Today, I completed my first week at the SPCA’s Humane Alliance shelter medicine rotation. A group of five classmates and I made our way to North Carolina to learn about the in’s and out’s of a high volume spay and neuter clinic. I had preconceived assumptions about high volume surgery and assumed that to some […]
My First Patient
After getting into the truck for our morning ride to work I was handed a small puppy. Just shy of ten weeks old, she wriggled in my arms. She was scared and did not want to be held. After some cooing and petting, she finally settled into my lap. It wasn’t until she became still […]
My Canine Soulmate
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to visit my family in Wisconsin for the Christmas and New Year holidays. It is always a whirlwind trip, but definitely one I would not trade for anything. Every time I am able to make a visit, I enjoy the reunion I have with my childhood pets. Growing […]