I'm not sure "sneak up behind them" is covered in nursing manuals
::laughs:: Um... believe it or not, the more advanced lessons for Veterinary Technicians include such things... including, but not limited to the ever-popular: "Think about anything except what you are about to do to the animal. Think about dinner, think about wildlife, but don't think about whatever treatment you're about to give. Your posture and facial expression will tell the animal you're about to do something that might cause them pain, and the animal will be more likely to bite or react out of fear".
Yeah. Some of us have perfected this practice... usually thinking about Burger King onion rings is potent enough for me to ignore the thought of giving a shot :)
And after giving the injection, lots of random love is always a good thing. "Whoa, dad sneaks up on me, but he gives me lots of smooches when he does, cool! I should let him do that more often!"
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Date: 2005-04-27 05:24 pm (UTC)::laughs:: Um... believe it or not, the more advanced lessons for Veterinary Technicians include such things... including, but not limited to the ever-popular: "Think about anything except what you are about to do to the animal. Think about dinner, think about wildlife, but don't think about whatever treatment you're about to give. Your posture and facial expression will tell the animal you're about to do something that might cause them pain, and the animal will be more likely to bite or react out of fear".
Yeah. Some of us have perfected this practice... usually thinking about Burger King onion rings is potent enough for me to ignore the thought of giving a shot :)
And after giving the injection, lots of random love is always a good thing. "Whoa, dad sneaks up on me, but he gives me lots of smooches when he does, cool! I should let him do that more often!"
:)