The Tufts at Tech Community Veterinary Clinic is a collaboration between Worcester Technical High School (WTHS) and the veterinary school at Tufts. I first learned about this special place where vets, certified vet techs, vet students on their fourth-year rotations, high school students, and even international visitors work together to offer veterinary services to Worcester […]
Pathway to Parturition
During our trip to the horse farm for mare palpations the other day, our teacher gave us a hands-on task to complete. For the remainder of the semester, my friends and I must visit our mare and follow her throughout her later portion of gestation. As the due date gets closer, different things happen. For […]
Lupus in German Shorthaired Pointers
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is a localized skin disease that occurs in a few canine breeds, but the mode of inheritance has yet to be completely described. For some time, it has been believed that exfoliative CLE has a heritable form present in German shorthaired pointers. Most dogs develop this disease before 10 months of […]
The Last Rotation
It is hard to believe it, but fourth-year is almost over. I’m on my last rotation now, which means less than three weeks left until I am finished with vet school. Fourth-year has gone by in the blink of an eye, and I’m sure these next three weeks will go even faster. My last rotation […]
Fresh Milk, Anyone?
I have been taking a lot of classes about dairy medicine and dairy production during my time here at Cornell. I also took a lot of dairy-centered classes during my undergraduate years in Vermont. While I had some farming background from my childhood, my understanding of dairy production medicine did start on quite the incline. […]
Third Year Slump
It’s that time of year again, spring is in the air, baby animals are on the ground, and third-year vet students are? Panicking. We’re panicking. It’s almost time to move into our clinical year and after a spring break (aka last vacation before fourth-year) of not-enough-time, we are gearing up to get out of the […]
Using Art to Avoid Burnout
One of the most important strategies for avoiding burnout is “maintaining a healthy work-life balance.” That phrase encompasses many things and means different things to different people, but to me, it means not feeling guilty and allowing myself to recharge while pursuing activities outside veterinary medicine. One of my favorite things is organizing free on-campus […]
Declawing: Opposition from the CVMA
Recently, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association released a statement on their views on declawing cats. The organization strongly opposes the practice, stating that the elective procedure is unnecessary and causes needless suffering. Previously, the CVMA had stated that the procedure was acceptable under some circumstances. They have now updated their guidelines to recommend that the […]
More Than Just a Test
A lab test for a pet can gain popularity quickly if it’s easy to run and read. However, there are many other things beyond the test itself that need to be taken into consideration. On the first day of my microbiology rotation, the professor asked each of us to talk about what type of veterinarian […]
Nature is Calling
Over Spring Break, along with my boyfriend and a couple of other close friends, I embarked on an adventure to Big Sur along the California coast. With camping gear and tons of yummy food stowed in our packs, we headed out. Where we ended up took my breath away. Our campsite was located right on […]
