Monthly Archives: November 2011
Beware of Growth Plates!
| November 30, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Had an osteology lecture this morning that included (among a plethora of other things) a radiograph (xray) of a young dog that had a injury to his *radial distal physis that caused the distal growth plate to close early…..while the ulna growth plates continued to remain open and elongate the ulna normally. So, the ulna […] more
EEK!
| November 28, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I knew I was going to die in this block – I just didn’t realize it would be by the second lecture. Reynold’s number? Von Karman Trailing Vortices? Where did I put that physics book? How did I get in with less than a year of physics and no lab? AHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Can we just agree […] more
A pet peeve
| November 27, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Excuse me while I step up to the soapbox. There are certain companies that continually use *statistics in a way that I feel is misleading and slightly ridiculous. I value transparency and disclosure, and running a business in a way that is above reproach. This is why, even though I think the average consumer […] more
Tess’s first trail ride
| November 26, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m scared to look at the number of unread posts in my google Reader so I’ve decided to avoid it. Tess went on her first trail ride today. At 8 1/2 months it’s time she started learning about her job as my trail dog. Was it possible to have a dog more stupid about horses? […] more
Happy Anniversary!
| November 24, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On this day, in 2007 I braved bay area day-before-thanksgiving-traffic with a horse trailer and brought Farley home. The next day we were off to my aunt’s house and some trail riding. I had already planned to bring Minx and spend the holidays trail driving (Minx was recovering from an injury and was only being […] more
Mel writes the columns…
| November 22, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
…so you don’t have to buy the magazines! I don’t currently subscribe to any horse magazines, (AERC excluded) because with the exception of one (Equus) I find them rather repetitive, trivial, and simplistic. While waiting in line to buy cat food (at TSC, taste of the wild, if you most know) I observed the following […] more
More notable vetmed wisdom
| November 22, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
How to have happy clients – prep them for failure. Then they are happy! Better NOT to suprise them with bad news right? –I’m a little unsure how I feel about this – stress and worry on the clients part isn’t exactly comforting from their point of view… Funniest thing heard today “sometimes you can either […] more
