During my first year of vet school, I applied for two summer programs: the Zoetis externship and an Animal lab externship in New York. I was selected to participate in the Bovine Zoetis externship, I was the only student from my veterinary school that was chosen to participate in this externship. After I finished my first […]
Out of my Element
While driving to a farm call with my externship mentor, I was getting drilled with questions about the various causes of lameness in a horse, reasons for bloat in a cow, and the numerous toxic plants affecting livestock. Aside from me hating being put on the spot, I realized that I did not know quite […]
Using the Dart Gun
As we pulled up to the truck parked in the field, I kept my eyes peeled for our cow. The owners had called us because there had been calf feet dangling out of her rear end for most of the day. Unfortunately, it was getting dark and the herd was out in a large field. […]
