ADM
Like anywhere else, we have lots of acronyms we use at work. One of them is ADM. It stands for Automatic Defense Mechanism - which decoded means CAUTION - WILL ATTACK! This is most useful information to have before interacting with a cat (or any other animal that comes to the vet). We make alerts in patients' files such as "vaccine reactions - pre medicate", "diabetic", "deaf", "Owner can't give pills", "turns quickly - examine first, then talk", "diarrhea on Clavamox", "no jug sticks", "name pronounced...", "refer to the cat as a female - daughter thinks he's (the cat) a girl", "don't put client in room 2 - her other cat was euthanized there" and "ADM". We all appreciate being made aware that a cat may lash out but every once in a while it's better not to know. Hudson is a case in point. His patient file, and his cage cards when he's boarding, say he is ADM. I somehow neglected to see the ADM warning the first time I met him several years ago and so approached him as if all was normal. His owner looked away and the vet held her breath when I reached down to lift Hudson out of his carrier. Nothing happened and Hudson and I have been great buddies ever since. He comes in to board fairly frequently and I think we both look forward to the visits... well, at least I do!
I probably shouldn't tell you about the ADM-C code. Oh well... now that I've gone this far I'll just tell you that C stands for Client. :)
BTW, since Hudson always looks so serious, I tried to lighten the mood for this picture by putting lots of toys in his cage. I'm not sure he appreciates the humor.
ADM
Like anywhere else, we have lots of acronyms we use at work. One of them is ADM. It stands for Automatic Defense Mechanism - which decoded means CAUTION - WILL ATTACK! This is most useful information to have before interacting with a cat (or any other animal that comes to the vet). We make alerts in patients' files such as "vaccine reactions - pre medicate", "diabetic", "deaf", "Owner can't give pills", "turns quickly - examine first, then talk", "diarrhea on Clavamox", "no jug sticks", "name pronounced...", "refer to the cat as a female - daughter thinks he's (the cat) a girl", "don't put client in room 2 - her other cat was euthanized there" and "ADM". We all appreciate being made aware that a cat may lash out but every once in a while it's better not to know. Hudson is a case in point. His patient file, and his cage cards when he's boarding, say he is ADM. I somehow neglected to see the ADM warning the first time I met him several years ago and so approached him as if all was normal. His owner looked away and the vet held her breath when I reached down to lift Hudson out of his carrier. Nothing happened and Hudson and I have been great buddies ever since. He comes in to board fairly frequently and I think we both look forward to the visits... well, at least I do!
I probably shouldn't tell you about the ADM-C code. Oh well... now that I've gone this far I'll just tell you that C stands for Client. :)
BTW, since Hudson always looks so serious, I tried to lighten the mood for this picture by putting lots of toys in his cage. I'm not sure he appreciates the humor.