A few weeks back I had my Neurology rotation at school. Other than learning how to use all of the new computer software, I had a great week! Students on the rotation get to run the initial appointment, do a physical exam, then bring the animal back to the neuro lab to do a neuro exam and discuss the findings with the residents and faculty vet. I was lucky enough to be the only student whose patient went to surgery, so although that meant more paperwork and going to school to do more treatments, I got to scrub in on a herniated disc surgery :) Since I plan on going into general small animal practice, it's something I may not see again so that was awesome!
Today marked the end of my 2 week rotation at a small animal clinic with a vet that I've known for years. He was Daisy's, and is now Ricky's vet and he wrote me my reference letter to get into vet school when I volunteered with him - so it was pretty cool to be able to go back and work with him and actually be able to discuss vet med. He organized a bunch of barn cat spays/neuters for me to get surgery practice, so I have added 12 more solo surgeries to my accomplished list! These basic surgeries are going to likely be an every day occurrence in my future so I'm very thankful to have gotten such a great amount of practice this early in my clinical year.
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| One of my patients - the most cuddly barn kitten ever :) |
Next week I'm on the move again - I'm doing a week long rotation at a small animal clinic in Owen Sound, then I have a week off before starting another one here in London.
4th year is scary and I know some rotations are going to be harder than others, but so far I have loved the challenge :)
Talk soon!
