Health Editor’s note: Gomer Blog is an insanely funny medical satire site. Some of the latest titles to articles on this site were, “Patient Insists it Feels Like Pins and Not Needles, and another was “Breaking: Surgeon asks Anesthesia to Lower His Tray Table”. Since I am the health editor and usually deal with medically related issues, often bringing information that will help but may not make the reader feel all that relaxed, I am going to share some of these amusing articles from time to time. Sometimes we just need a chuckle because laughing actually adds minutes to your life and I like the idea of that……Carol
Again, Note this is from the medical satire site, GomerBlog…..
Veterinarians are seeing a spike in burn out amongst dogs, thanks to rampant abuse of the “emotional support animal” label (ESA). In the past year, the number of emotional support animal letters for pets has increased 101-fold and dogs and cats are suffering as a result.
An editorial in The Newfoundland Journal of Medicine implores doctors to stop writing these letters, explaining: “Previously, dogs were able to rest at home while owners went to work or ran errands; now, they are now forced to accompany their demanding pet owners everywhere—to restaurants, stores, airports, and buses.
This constant companionship is detrimental to dogs’ mental welfare, not only subjecting dogs to sensory overload, but also forcing them to remain ‘on call’ at all times. Imagine being hammer-paged by your most insufferable patient every minute of every day for months on end—that’s how the dog feels.”
While they wait for this epidemic to pass, veterinarians are focusing their efforts on the dogs currently suffering. The treatment for emotional support animal burnout is prolonged absence from the owner; however, for dogs whose owners are particularly overbearing and/or unable to separate, veterinarians have begun prescribing emotional support hamsters.
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator.
She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues.
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Funny, I had an old German Shephard that had a strong grasp of English. He hated baths. Once I told the dog I was going to give him a B.A.T.H. spelling it out and the dog dissapeared. When I told my girlfriend she started laughing and said to me, “You big dummy Blanco can spell bath now.” It’s not like we talked to him constantly; I think he just liked to listen in on our conversations.
We had emotional support dogs when i was a kid, but we just called them dogs…. That’s what dogs do – they make us feel better, they give us loyalty and friendship and companionship in return for board and lodgings, it’s a relationship that goes back into the mists of time.
Symbiotic relationships are integral to our ecosystem. All species produce a number of inter-species liaisons.
Spiritually and physically. We are so disconnected from nature now, that the last tether of any sanity for some people, is our domesticated partners. It is indicative of an illness that has progressed to “very serious”.
to bad you leave out the part of what was said.
i talk constantly to my dog….maybe you think the idea of a pet is that it be treated like a table?
you sure dont have any idea about what a pet actually is.
and just where would these pets all leave to?
or do you think they have social clubs where talking with each other is ok…but forget those humans….but maybe it is just what you are accustom to….having to FORCE other people to talk to you….
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