At the end of my last surgery rotation of my clinical year, I can’t help but recall my very first surgery of veterinary school. It was a Grenadian stray dog named Sparky, oddly enough the name of my family dog from my childhood. And it was Valentine’s Day. And he had heartworms. And he was […]
Senior Student Zombie Syndrome (SSZS)
In the movie Shaun of the Dead, the protagonist confuses zombies for humans for the first half of the movie. Senior year of vet school can be like that, only inverted where seniors are confused for zombies. In the last two weeks, I think I have worked about 170-190 hours on my Equine Medicine rotation, finishing […]
For The Love Of A Mouth Speculum
You learn things as a student; things like how a mouth speculum will be your first purchase as a vet. Unfortunately, epiphanies like these only come after some traumatic event, like watching your own blood drip off your elbow. I was doing an independent study rotation with an ambulatory vet who worked in the Fort […]
