Ever wonder why we veterinarians perform necropsies? Postmortem exam and dissection of a deceased animal certainly isn’t the most pleasant of activities—many a stomach has been turned by the sights and smells encountered during a necropsy. Plus, it’s a physical challenge and a two- or three-person job to complete one on a 1,000 lb horse! […]
A Different Type of Training
So far, I consider the pathology rotation to be the most unique rotation among all the rotations that I’ve had in the past 10 months. As we are dealing with dead animals (aka performing necropsy) all day every day during this rotation, we can’t really screw up anything as nothing can be worse than death. […]
