more on vit E/Se/Balancing rations
| June 7, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Let’s move onto Selenium. Selenium Selenium has a very narrow range of “OK”. Too little is bad, too much is bad. This scares a lot of people. Talk to knowledgeable people in the animal medicine field about selenium supplementation in horses and the first thing I get is a look of concern, followed by “did […] more
Revisiting vit E, Se, and overall nutrition of the endurance horse
| June 5, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
During the last block of my first year of vet school I got to sit through some lectures on nutrition, including a lecture on equine nutrition given by Dr. Claire Thunes. I learned some really interesting stuff that I wanted to pass along to you. The good news is, if you’ve been following this blog […] more
10 steps to civilized living
| June 3, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Mel's Life |
How to integrate yourself back into the modern day world after a fabulous 4 day backpacking trip: Step 1: Look at your face in the starbucks mirror and realize that in addition to the overall dirtiness of your face, there are distinct lines of dirt as if you decided to do some sort of weird […] more
Mel’s on vacation and Farley’s not skinny
| May 29, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m off for a lovely 4 day backpacking trip! As this is a highly anticipated trip, I must admit I’ve deviated from my usual ultra light style and packed a few luxuries. I’ve hiked this trail before and know that it is mostly flat and easy and for 3 nights, and I’ll sleep better with […] more
Electrolyte Seminar TODAY (Wednesday)
| May 23, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Hey everyone – Just finished my equine nutrition lecture (which was awesome and I have a TON of notes for you’all on Selenium/Vitamin E supplementation and balancing rations for the performance horse) and the professor, Dr. Claire Thunes from Summit Nutrition was absolutely fantastic. I stayed after class to clarify some points and questions because […] more
Myths of a vet student
| May 21, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m here, as a first year “graduate” to bust all those myths of those vet school hopefuls, the class of 2016ers (that would be the first year class NEXT year), and anyone else that thinks that we vet students magically have all the answers after 9 months of classes (or after 4 years…but I digress […] more
Toxicity and other ramblings
| May 21, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
1. Toxicology, or, “everything can kill your pet so give up now” Toxicology started off like this: “mmm….I have that plant in my pasture…and that one….and that one….and that one. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen that in my hay. I’m positive that my dog has at some point eaten that. OMG they are all going […] more
