Over the past two weeks, we’ve seen some really amazing pathologies in the many species we’ve necropsied. We saw emphysematous cystitis (gas in the bladder wall) in a foal, a gastric dilatation and volvulus (when the stomach twists) in a dog, and severe pneumonia in cows and sheep. I could go on and on about […]
Pathology: Week Two
This past week in pathology, we saw a bit more farm animal specimens than in the previous week, which brought up many new and interesting disease processes. We had a couple of sheep, two lambs and an adult that all coincidentally had pneumonia. It was an interesting point of learning, however, to compare the severity […]
In Passing
As fourth-year veterinary students, we’ve spent the past three years sitting together all day every day and could probably tell you where any given person would be at any time. In fourth year, we’re all on absolutely opposite schedules. We have different rotations at different times, and each rotation has very different requirements. Every rotation […]
