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Does anyone know any helpful animal psychics?




My dog ran away two nights ago. I spoke with an animal psychic today that believes she has been picked up by a stranger. Does anyone know any highly successful animal communicators? I would love to get a second opinion but I know not many are legitimate.

Please help me.




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Have you used an alternative therapy on your horse?




Have you ever tried anything like Reiki or flower essences on your horse? What about meditation with your horse? How did your horse react? What about shiatsu or chiropractic work? Did your horse like it? Have you tried accupuncture? Maybe you tried an animal communicator or a horse astrologer. Perhaps you are a qualified therapist in a chosen field that could shed some light on some therapies that are available. I want to hear what you have tried and if you can recommend a therapy that your horse loved. Any thing goes! If you know of a new and upcoming therapy that works lets hear it!




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Critique my cover letter PLEASE?




Doctors ______ and ______
Vet name
address
TX, TX

Dear Doctors ___ and ___

I have recently found the opportunity to actively follow my dreams and ambitions in the field of my choosing. In fact, that is the purpose of this introductory cover letter. I am very interested in obtaining a position within your veterinary clinic, my overall goal being to become a veterinary technician as the opportunity arises.
I have extensive experience caring for a wide range of species including canines, felines, rodents, reptiles, and some exotic species. I am adept at administering medications and first-aid to animals and my experience extends past injured animals into the areas of geriatric care and care of animals with behavioral problems. I am keenly aware of animal body language and consistently react appropriately in my interactions to the benefit of myself and the animal in question.
I crave an environment which will allow me to exercise my strengths and explore my passion for the veterinary field. I feel this is the optimal career choice for me and do believe you will be very pleased with my work. I am well known for my compassion and enthusiasm toward animals and am very eager to learn all there is to know about the Veterinary Arts. I am a quick study, a great
communicator with the public, and am known for my impeccable record keeping. I am certain I possess the qualities that are essential to a position within your company.
May I come by for an interview and to introduce myself in person?
I am eager to find out what you expect from veterinarian technicians and how I might be the one for a position in your office.

Please call me on my cell phone:____________ to arrange an interview. Thank you for taking the time to review my resume and
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
****readers****
I’d like to add that I have no previous WORK history in a vet clinic, nor have I gone to school for such. But I live in an area that does not offer that type of schooling and as a result, on the job training is provided. I am looking for any entry into the business that will let me end up as a vet tech




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Has anyone ever been to an animal communicator?




I was just telling someone here about the time I took my last dog to an animal communicator. It was at a fund raising event for our rescue and was for 10 minutes. It was the most bogus thing I’ve ever been involved with. LOL

She told me to ask her questions and she would communicate my dog’s answers to me. ooooooooook.
I asked her a few questions, she closed her eyes and focused, then proceeded to give me training tips.
Then she ushered me out of the room 5 minutes early. This was over a year ago.

I just wondered if anyone here has ever used a pet communicator in any context and whether your experience was fulfilling or bogus like mine.

Or do you think it’s possible that some people can communicate with animals?




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Is this Asperger's Syndrome?




Before I seek an official diagnosis from a doctor, I’m looking for some opinions. Someone told me that she thinks I have Asperger’s Syndrome. I would love for a professional or experienced person to tell me what they think before I start hunting for a doctor. I don’t want to go through all of that for no reason.

I’m a 25 year old female. I have never been able to look people in the eyes. I have never had friends. As young as I can remember I have been awkward. I most of the time would play with my stuffed animals and my cat. This is still the case. Most people think I’m too strange to befriend, or are put off by my bluntness. I’m nothing like the other girls my age, and I know it. I wish I knew why!

I have rocked since I was able to sit up in my crib. The only friend I had in elementary school made me keep it a secret. Sometimes when I’m stressed out I flick my fingers, snap, or flap my hands a little. I love to twist and untwist rubber bands over and over again. Repetative things like that are soothing. To block out the world I wear headphones and put one song on repeat for the whole day. This is soothing, also. If my routine is disrupted it causes a panic attack. I’m a horrible communicator, and sometimes when I have trouble getting across to people I melt down or get angry. Little annoyances can throw me into a tantrum, but I have better control over that than I used to.

Light is very painful to my eyes, some more than others, but at the same time I have low light blindness. Certain textures or feelings drive me CRAZY! Some sounds agitate me so much that I have to leave the room. They don’t bother anybody else that bad. My affect is not flat, and I can be very emotional. Just not emotionally competent. I scored a 36 on the AQ.

I might add that I have suffered abuse as a child and an adolescent in the foster care system. So sometimes I don’t know if this is Asperger’s or PTSD. Maybe it’s both! What do you think?

I’m not looking for a diagnosis. I’m looking for your opinion.

Most of what I listed are things that have been pointed out by others. I did not realize I did it until I was made fun of for it.




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Is this Asperger's Syndrome?




Someone told me that she thinks I have Asperger’s Syndrome. I would love for a professional or experienced person to tell me what they think before I start hunting for a doctor. I don’t want to go through all of that for no reason.

I’m a 25 year old female. I have never been able to look people in the eyes. I have never had friends. As young as I can remember I have been awkward. I most of the time would play with my stuffed animals and my cat. This is still the case. Most people think I’m too strange to befriend, or are put off by my bluntness. I’m nothing like the other girls my age, and I know it. I wish I knew why! I have rocked since I was able to sit up in my crib. The only friend I had in elementary school made me keep it a secret. Sometimes when I’m stressed out I flick my fingers, snap, or flap my hands a little. I love to twist and untwist rubber bands over and over again. Repetative things like that are soothing. To block out the world I wear headphones and put one song on repeat for the whole day. This is soothing, also. If my routine is disrupted it causes a panic attack. I’m a horrible communicator, and sometimes when I have trouble getting across to people I melt down or get angry. Little annoyances can throw me into a tantrum, but I have better control over that than I used to. Light is very painful to my eyes, some more than others, but at the same time I have low light blindness. Certain textures or feelings drive me CRAZY! Some sounds agitate me so much that I have to leave the room. They don’t bother anybody else that bad. My affect is not flat, and I can be very emotional. Just not emotionally competent. I scored a 36 on the AQ.

I might add that I have suffered abuse as a child and an adolescent in the foster care system. So sometimes I don’t know if this is Asperger’s or PTSD. Maybe it’s both! What do you think?
I’m not looking for a diagnosis. I’m looking for your opinion.

Most of what I listed are things that have been pointed out by others. I did not realize I did it until I was made fun of for it.

And I think that the biggest difference between autism and Asperger’s is that people with Asperger’s have average to above average IQ. So my being able to write this is not a rule-out.




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Any experience with animal communicators?




In my years with horses i have tried every route from traditional to monty roberts and recently used a communicator. She was amazing! Told me things she could never have known. I am a spiritualist and so always open to this kind of thing. Does anyone else have any experience with a communicator? Was it good or bad? What did they say? Who did you use? I love other peoples opinions.
(I realize i am setting myself up for some smartar*e comments here from skeptics but i don’t mind i find it funny)
Thanks for your feedback. I am totally in agreement that most people who claim to be psychic or communicate with animals are either mad or con artists, I bet you are all thinking i am some hippy type but i am totally the opposite. Was non believer until about 6 years ago. I tried to flog a woman with an interior design business some advertising and she was a phschic. She just spouted out loads about me and even called my dead aunt by name. I never paid her or anything so wasn’t being ripped off i was just sat in a business meeting gob smacked. She and i have become friends over the years and i can grill her and ask her loads of questions so have gotten understanding. Lots more to it but i also have a friend that is an animal communicator once again when i was in trouble with a sad little mare i had. Again she spoke to me once said she knew how kind i was and read all four of my horses for nothing to help me.
I Love horses and because all of the horses i have had over the last 20 years have been rescued or "problem" i have taken the time to look into every avenue of how to work with them from BHS, to monty roberts, individual trainers, communicators and alternative therapists. I didn’t believe in a lot of methods and still think some is rubbish but i do know what is what for myself. I would never give an opinion about something i hadn’t experienced for myself. The communicator was actually a psychic she doesn’t talk horse! She sees mixtures of pictures or symbols and can sometimes hear things and will translate it so that i could understand. Said lots i have four horses but examples of stuff, were nick names i use, individual problems i have had with each horse, their backgrounds etc. Also they told her i rescued them all. However overnight my mare changed behaviour wise and EVERYONE had worked with her with no success til then.




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Alright, hear me out LOL. i don’t know what made me think of this, but today i was remembering when i was looking up chiropractors for my horse, one of the facilities had an "animal communicator". then i was remembering there was an article in horse & rider (one of the Drummer stories, if any of you read H&R) where the lady used a horse whisperer. i’m looking strictly for answers from people who have used an "animal communicator" or know someone who has. i know we all have our opinions of whether or not this works, and i’ll keep my opinion to myself. totally different question!

so i just want to hear opinions/stories from those of you who have experience in this area. i’m just bored haha. thanks :)




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Did you find it helpful for the problems you were addressing
Did it appear like they really knew your animal
Did it appear bogus.
Tell me about it.




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MRI’s, PET and CAT Scans, etc… R&D is expensive. And the cost to own/rent medical equipment is very high, so Hospitals and Doctors need to keep using it and bill insurance companies.

For good or bad, would this change? Would companies still be motivated to produce better equipment?
Beatle Dave…is that You?!!!
Very interesting answers. And very contradictory to each other.




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Non-Profit Hospitals must achieve a 1%-2% operating margin to be able to reinvest in capital. Medicare and Medicaid pay roughly 75% of what it costs to care for patients. This is made up by private insurances paying above cost to offset this shortfall. If private insurance is to go away or become less of a hospitals business then they cannot upgrade equipment or invest in technology. Then people will cry that they cannot MRI’s,PET scans or other high end tests – when the truth is Hospitals will not be able to afford to invest in the machines… If you are for Obama care then you have no right to complain when the quality drops.




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Hi,
I just started a pet-sitting service in my town.I have purchased
insurance and bonding (though I haven`t any employees)
I have made up my business cards (I checked the availability
of my business name}. I have joined Napps,PSI, and Care,com
also Petsit-usa, I have put my listing on superpages along
with my website link. I have made up flyers that match my cards
and have gone around to community boards to put them up.
I haven`t gotten one call! Any advice?? Please????




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What breed of dog should i get?




I travel once or twice a month, driving about 2 1/2 hours at a time with rest stops in between. I have an older, established cat that is kind of grumpy, so maybe a dog that doesnt have much interest in cats. I was thinking a small dog because of those circumstances… Also what is a dog that doesnt shed a ton?

I have other questions too. On one side of my house, there is a very intimidating dog that barks, pushes up against the fence etc. and my stepdad is afraid that if we get a dog, it would be scared of that dog, so how can I reassure him or deal with that?

Also, my family isn’t totally well off, so is there anything we can do so that when we get a vet bill, we make sure we can take care of us too? What is pet insurance? And does it work/ What does it cover?

Plus, my stepdad is worried about the grass getting ruined, so we were going to make like a "run" (is what he called it) on the side of the house, so what should we put back there?

What do you think?
Thank you :)




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The number of unemployed is greater than the number of truly uninsured. Would you rather be unemployed or uninsured? Which circumstance would have a more immediate, profound and genuinely devastating affect on your life?

About 15 million people are now collecting unemployment. It is estimated that, perhaps twice this number, is also unemployed, exhausted their benefits and/or have given up looking for work.

The number of truly ‘uninsured’ is considerably less. If you remove illegal immigrants, those between jobs and opting NOT to pay COBRA, those who voluntarily choose NOT to buy private insurance (middle income folks all). The number of truly ‘uninsured’ is considerably less than the number of unemployed. Insurance is important, don’t get me wrong, but isn’t a job? Isn’t employment, FAR more critical? A guy or girl needs a job NOW to pay the bills, buy food, pay the rent…heck! Buy insurance!

Shouldn’t Obama be investing himself and his efforts much more in the economy; creating an environment that promotes business, prosperity and jobs rather than this, his little pet project of government run health care?
Who said anything about ‘government provided jobs’? The government is not the engine that drives the economy or CREATES prosperity, but there is a LOT the government can do to, as I said earlier ‘…create an environment that promotes business, prosperity and jobs.’ Lower business taxes, reduce government intrusion, stop villifying ‘profit’ as an evil result of commerce. Obama raised the minimum wage that businesses are forced to pay entry level, mostly teenage, employees. In doing so, he increased the cost of doing business all across the board. Shouldn’t his actions ENCOURAGE rather than DISCOURAGE the private sector? Isn’t our nation’s prosperity and encouraging businesses to bring people back to work more important than health care? Seriously!!
tehabwa: You’re a good little Obama disinformer, Teha. I’m sure he’s proud.




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