Monthly Archives: May 2014
What your vet student did on a Sunday
| May 18, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I sorta got up early and went for a run with Tess. Tess would have been very miffed that she didn’t get to share this post as a contributing member since I forgot my camera, so I made it up to her by drawing a picture. (You’re welcome you white furry thing). I’m on call […] more
Merrylegs goes on a trail ride
| May 17, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On a pony rope of course! I pulled out one of my larger diameter rope halters for the occasion, saddled up Farley and hit the trails. In my opinion first time you give an intelligent animal a new experience, you are setting expectations in their mind that will last a life time. At 2 years […] more
Help! I’ve broken my brain and I don’t want to fix it!
| May 14, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On Friday, going for a run after clinics was like pulling teeth. You know, the feeling I expect *most* of us feel when we’ve been on our feet for 10 hours combined with mashing facts and concepts into the grey matter like stuffing cabbage in a mason jar for home fermentation. I did manage to […] more
Ride Vet practice
| May 11, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Yesterday I traded my tights and helmet for my stethoscope and a pen and tried on the hat of “ride vet”. I was invited to the Cache Creek endurance ride by the head vet, who knows me through endurance, to get some real practice vetting at a ride and to get to know some of […] more
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| May 7, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I find myself with a bit of time today so thought I would cram in as much random “stuff” into a post as possible. A witty title escapes me. Top searches We could make fun of the ridiculous searches that brought people to the blog in the last couple months….except they aren’t so funny. where […] more
Day 1 of clinics – Large animal anesthesia rotation
| May 5, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I finished my first day of clinics. And I found out that I do not, actually, suck. This, despite my first ever patient being a llama. I know the following facts about camelids They have big canine teeth that will slash you Their fluffy bits are called fiber. Calling it something other than fiber […] more
