Veterinary medicine has always fascinated me mainly because you never know what you may see. Yes, there are routine visits, but every now and then you get a patient that you’ve never had to deal with before. So far on small animal surgery, I’ve had a few of those patients. The first patient came in […]
Picking a Stream
Just before the semester ended, we were informed that we would need to begin thinking about our veterinary stream. OVC has a few options including Small Animal, Equine, Mixed Animal, and Rural Community Practice. Come third-year, each student is expected to select a stream, which then determines the rotations we take in our fourth-year. Throughout […]
The Sheltie and the Beef Bone
After venting to my roommate about the complicated anesthesia case that kept me late –a Pekingese with heart disease, lung disease, and urinary stones obstructing his bladder and urethra— I reheated a frozen meal and checked my email before heading to bed. I awoke to the buzz of my phone at 1:30 am, my sheets […]
