Surgery! Permalink | 291 Comments

Sophomore surgery lab started out with a bit of a surprise when we discovered that the humane society did not have enough dogs in need of spaying to supply all of the surgery groups. So instead of performing a dog spay, I would be performing a cat spay. I was a bit disappointed at first in that I had done a cat spay a few months before and was looking forward to doing a dog spay. But in the end, it doesn’t really make that much of a difference - same procedure, just with smaller “parts.”

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Sophomore Surgery Permalink | 167 Comments

First things first. The answer to the radiology question in my last post is “A”. Several people got it correct and I am currently negotiating to get them into vet school. I take the radiology final this Tuesday - a three-hour computer-based test that gives you instant feedback when you are done. Please send good karma.

We have about six more weeks left in the semester and, as always, they’ve packed as much fun as possible into that time. In addition to the radiology final, we have a two-part clincal pathology final, with the first part on Monday and the second part on Friday. The next week we are faced with three more tests. The fun never ends! (more…)