I recently completed a clinical rotation in Large Animal Surgery. This is known as one of the most physically demanding and time-consuming rotations that we must complete during our clinical year. The hours are typically 80-100 per week, with no days off. That does not include on-call time, which can be significant if the right […]
Late-night Colic Surgery
On my second night on-call for large animal surgery, I got home at 10:30 pm after helping the technicians with evening treatments. I’d run a total protein and lactate on an abdominal fluid sample from a Clydesdale suffering from colic cross with a suspected pelvic flexure impaction. Although the results were normal, I had a […]
Horse Whispering
I have had the good fortune of being able to help and assist the fourth-year students with their treatments on a lot of their patients here at New Bolton Center. Since every student is required to rotate at least once through Large Animal Surgery, Emergency/Critical Care and Medicine, I have seen my fair share of terrified […]
