Title Text: milk fever is also the name of a short-lived 70s dance craze
Now, now, young lady, these are perfectly crommulent words the man is speaking
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postparturient hypocalcemiaChekeBello wrote:What is Milk Fever? I dont think in my country we translate it literally so I dont get what it refers to
And this one too.Frank wrote:The vet's sole purpose in life is to antagonize midwives, isn't it? I don't think I like him that much anymore
postparturient hypocalcemiaChekeBello wrote:What is Milk Fever? I dont think in my country we translate it literally so I dont get what it refers to
Dude, I would love to see King make use of that kind of knowledge. He did mention going to college one time.valerio wrote:...and then King decides to talk and put to use Joel's studies and out-speak the supremacist vet...
Yeah, me too.CHAOKOCartoons wrote:...I still like the vet
But when someone says "I am a midwife", you expect them to know these terms.John-056 wrote:
I mean, does he tell that techno babble to humans? NO!
As far as midwifing goes, this practice among humans was, for a very long time, performed without the least intimate medical knowledge, just experience born out of 'trial-and-error' mixed with instincts. For example, even among skilled physicians, it took as long as NINETEENTH century before a physician by the name of Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis realized that many women died of childbirth due to infection caused by lack of hygiene. It was after his frustrated attempts to convince his fellows that new measures were finally added to the surgeon and medical protocol.Jakkal wrote:But when someone says "I am a midwife", you expect them to know these terms.John-056 wrote:
I mean, does he tell that techno babble to humans? NO!
I am on the side of the vet, too.
Uh... no he's not.valerio wrote:but the point here is that he's acting like a complete jerk and treats Elaine as if she were a cub 'playing mommy' with Bailey as a doll.
wonder how can you say that.SuperStar wrote:Uh... no he's not.valerio wrote:but the point here is that he's acting like a complete jerk and treats Elaine as if she were a cub 'playing mommy' with Bailey as a doll.
He's talking sense to her.valerio wrote:wonder how can you say that.SuperStar wrote:Uh... no he's not.valerio wrote:but the point here is that he's acting like a complete jerk and treats Elaine as if she were a cub 'playing mommy' with Bailey as a doll.
And labor in a 'morph dog can last quite differently respect to a human's...not to mention that so far it doesn't look like much time has passed since Bailey's waters broke, so all right for now
Milk Fever, also known as Eclampsia, is low calcium levels in the blood, usually caused by not having enough calcium in your diet at the time of pregnancy, giving birth or lactating (producing milk). Interestingly the name is a misnomer as it doesn't cause a fever at all - rather it causes a reduced body temperature and shaking (muscle fasciculations if you want the medical term). As my lecturer pointed out, a better name for Milk Fever might be "Cold Milkshake".ChekeBello wrote:What is Milk Fever? I dont think in my country we translate it literally so I dont get what it refers to P=
Is he saying the correct things as far as medics go? YESSuperStar wrote:He's talking sense to her.
And what's this about labor being different? What does that matter, this guy is a vet, he knows what he's talking about.
But I don't see how he's acting like a jerk, he's asking reasonable questions. Honestly, if anyone is being rude I think it's Elaine. Upon hearing that Elaine was a midwife, he asked her reasonable medical questions to see how things were going, and upon hearing that she didn't seem to be doing the right stuff(and cracking a joke in the middle of it) I'm not surprised he asked her to leave(with the rest of the family), and now he's still trying to explain the matters to her. The Vet is being more or less tolerable, Elaine is the one getting grumpy and shouting.valerio wrote:Is he saying the correct things as far as medics go? YESSuperStar wrote:He's talking sense to her.
And what's this about labor being different? What does that matter, this guy is a vet, he knows what he's talking about.
Is he acting rude like heck to someone who KNOWS how to midwife? YES
The fact that one is good at his job shouldn't include rudeness. In fact, if a doctor were rude to a patient, if that patient was human, doc could be easily sued. The fact that in US animals cannot sue or complain in legal terms doesn't mean that this guy must act like a jerk to them. It's a question of basic good manners.
Define "knows" I define knowledge, by knowing the complication and how to deal with them in the ideal way.valerio wrote: Is he acting rude like heck to someone who KNOWS how to midwife? YES
6 living cubs (three from Lucretia, three from snow) tell that Elaine and Mom Wolf know how to do their job. Now, given they used to live in the wild most of their lives, it is plausible there were complications that you wouldn't find in a hospital, but STILL it doesn't mean the midwives in the pack are incompetents.Jakkal wrote:Define "knows" I define knowledge, by knowing the complication and how to deal with them in the ideal way.valerio wrote:Is he acting rude like heck to someone who KNOWS how to midwife? YES
But he isn't doing that in this strip. In panel #2 he finds out that, if he uses straight English, Elaine not only knows what he's talking about but also knows how to look for it, what the symptoms are and how to treat it. She just doesn't know the scientific terms. With this in mind he pulls the move of a pure jerk by going straight back into the scientific terms. Essentially he's pulling a 'Myaah, I know more than you' move at exactly the time he should be building a relationship with someone who knows enough to assist and has done so before.SuperStar wrote:But I don't see how he's acting like a jerk, he's asking reasonable questions. Honestly, if anyone is being rude I think it's Elaine. Upon hearing that Elaine was a midwife, he asked her reasonable medical questions to see how things were going, and upon hearing that she didn't seem to be doing the right stuff(and cracking a joke in the middle of it) I'm not surprised he asked her to leave(with the rest of the family), and now he's still trying to explain the matters to her. The Vet is being more or less tolerable, Elaine is the one getting grumpy and shouting.
One thing I forgot to mention before, dog body temperatures are normally at 101-103F(38.5-39.5C) but they do drop a degree or two as the dog goes into labour and once the temperature drops the dog gives birth within an hour. So Rick has definitely done his research here!GameCobra wrote:Also, I'm with Hlaoroo - Rick knows his medical stuff. I figured at this point I would at least know what medical terms go on into pets at this point with a vet, but then again, we don't get to visit a vet much these days where i live =\
He did, and with an even worse attitude:GameCobra wrote:Elaine, stop being such a cat in the laser panel =3
Vets usually aren't jerks, but this vet clearly tells me he's the no-nonsense type and wants to make sure Elaine is up-to-speed on his level. I'm just surprised he didn't ask her if she ever performed deliveries before?
I thought it was mainly caused by high blood pressure. Low calcium can be a contributing factor.Hlaoroo wrote:Milk Fever, also known as Eclampsia, is low calcium levels in the blood
Again, I don't see him acting rude here.valerio wrote:He did, and with an even worse attitude:GameCobra wrote:Elaine, stop being such a cat in the laser panel =3
Vets usually aren't jerks, but this vet clearly tells me he's the no-nonsense type and wants to make sure Elaine is up-to-speed on his level. I'm just surprised he didn't ask her if she ever performed deliveries before?
Well actually, he asked if she knew what went into a birth. But he is being hard on her by slapping the book on her. to me, it's also his attempt to get her out of way so he can perform the delivery.valerio wrote:He did, and with an even worse attitude:
He is not implying that, he's asking honest reasonable questions to see if she knows enough.valerio wrote:he's implying that she knows nothing about whelping.
Rude.
I've never heard of it being that way in the vet world.Argent wrote:I thought it was mainly caused by high blood pressure. Low calcium can be a contributing factor.Hlaoroo wrote:Milk Fever, also known as Eclampsia, is low calcium levels in the blood
In humans at least.
The human uterus is really weird and nobody's quite sure why. It's almost like humans are from another world.Hlaoroo wrote:I guess humans are just weird.