At the Vet: Expressions
Akut hos veterinären, självrisk, avliva — the harder side of pet ownership.
One pet's medical journey, told honestly: symptoms and the akuttid, tests and diagnosis, the eye-watering bill and the insurance labyrinth (självrisk, karenstid, takbelopp), recovery with the cone of shame — and, treated with the seriousness it deserves, the hardest decision an owner makes. Swedish vet-Swedish is insurance-Swedish; both are here.
- 1
åka till veterinären
to take the dog to the vet
Tip: lit. the same.
- 2
han är inte sig själv
he's not himself
Tip: lit. the same — usually the first sign.
- 3
har tappat aptiten
off his food
Tip: lit. 'has lost the appetite'.
- 4
halta
to be limping
Tip: lit. 'to limp'.
- 5
ha ont
to be in pain
Tip: lit. 'have pain'.
- 6
en akuttid
an emergency appointment
Tip: lit. 'an acute time'.
- 7
jourveterinären
the out-of-hours vet
Tip: lit. the same — and expensive.
- 8
beskriva symtomen
to describe the symptoms
Tip: lit. the same.
- 9
en undersökning
an examination
Tip: lit. the same.
- 10
en röntgen
an X-ray
Tip: lit. the same.
- 11
blodprover
blood tests
Tip: lit. the same.
- 12
svaren kommer imorgon
the results come tomorrow
Tip: lit. the same.
- 13
en antibiotikakur
a course of antibiotics
Tip: lit. the same.
- 14
stygn
stitches
Tip: lit. the same.
- 15
en tratt
a cone collar
Tip: lit. 'a funnel' — the cone of shame.
- 16
bli kastrerad
to be neutered
Tip: lit. the same.
- 17
smärtlindring i några dagar
pain relief for a few days
Tip: lit. the same.
- 18
hålla dem lugna
to keep them calm
Tip: lit. the same — the hardest instruction.
- 19
endast kopplade promenader
lead walks only
Tip: lit. the same.
- 20
återbesök om tio dagar
a follow-up in ten days
Tip: lit. the same.
- 21
då tas stygnen bort
the stitches come out then
Tip: lit. the same.
- 22
och allt är bra igen
and everything is fine again
Tip: lit. the same.
- 23
räkningen var svindlande
the bill was eye-watering
Tip: lit. 'the bill was dizzying'.
- 24
täcks det av försäkringen?
is it covered by the insurance?
Tip: lit. the same.
- 25
självrisken
the insurance excess
Tip: lit. 'the self-risk'.
- 26
ett kostnadsförslag först
a cost estimate first
Tip: lit. the same — always ask.
- 27
ett förhandsbesked från försäkringen
an insurance pre-approval
Tip: lit. the same.
- 28
ett takbelopp
a lifetime cover limit
Tip: lit. 'a ceiling amount' — per year, usually.
- 29
en karenstid
a waiting period
Tip: lit. the same — before cover starts.
- 30
befintliga sjukdomar undantas
an existing condition is excluded
Tip: lit. the same.
- 31
försäkra som valp
to insure them as a puppy
Tip: lit. the same — before anything shows up.
- 32
en årlig hälsokontroll
an annual health check
Tip: lit. the same.
- 33
en påfyllnadsvaccination
a booster vaccination
Tip: lit. the same.
- 34
en tandkontroll
a dental check for animals
Tip: lit. the same — and expensive.
- 35
narkosrisk
anaesthetic risk
Tip: lit. the same — the thing owners worry about.
- 36
ett blodprov före narkos
a pre-anaesthetic blood test
Tip: lit. the same.
- 37
en ultraljudsundersökning
an ultrasound scan
Tip: lit. the same.
- 38
remiss till djursjukhus
a referral to an animal hospital
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
en specialistklinik
a specialist clinic
Tip: lit. the same.
- 40
en kronisk sjukdom
a chronic condition
Tip: lit. the same — and often excluded.
- 41
medicin livet ut
medication for life
Tip: lit. the same.
- 42
fatta beslutet
to make the decision
Tip: lit. the same — the one nobody wants.
- 43
avliva
to put a pet to sleep
Tip: lit. 'to de-life' — the direct Swedish term.
- 44
låta honom somna in
to let him go
Tip: lit. 'let him fall asleep' — the gentler phrase.
- 45
finnas där till sist
to be with them at the end
Tip: lit. 'be there at the end'.
- 46
det sista fina man kan göra
it's the last kind thing you can do
Tip: lit. 'the last kind thing one can do'.
- 47
huset känns tomt
the house feels empty
Tip: lit. the same.