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Vet Tech Journals 17 (long)
I think I'm on number 17, but it's been so long I haven't kept track.
Anyways, sorry I haven't been keeping up to date, but I've been busy with school, work and springboard diving. Also after a while the same things tend to go on at work. Also for the last month it's been REALLY slow. But in the last week, with people going away for the holidays, it's been extremely busy again. So here's a few vignettes of what has happened over the last month or so. My Clinical Procedures class had out first surgery lab on Wednesday. It was just a simple cat neuter, but since there's 13 people in my lab, there were 13 tasks that needed to be done. Things like intubating the cat, inducing anesthesia, taking blood, taking urine, assisting the doctor during surgery. My task was post-operative recovery. I keep an eye on the animal once he's taken off the anesthesia and check his vital signs every 15 minutes. Well, our cat being neutered was an 8 month old tabby named Kit Kat. Well after the first 15 minutes, he tried to bite me as I took his vitals. 15 minutes later, he was still woozy, but he screamed and jumped up about 6 inches when I tried to take his temperature. "Uh, Dr. Grisham? I think the cat's definitely awake." Next week, I'll finally get to do a dental during class. Well, at least a little bit. It's one dog and there's six of use that are going to be performing the dental, so I'll probably get a few teeth. One day after working an 8 hour shift, a cat came in with a blocked urethra, which needed immediate surgery. His name was Buster, and though he cleared up, he blocked again, so I heard he had to have an operation which bypasses the urethra a little bit. Basically, poor Buster now pees like a girl cat. Brother is now back with Sister and the last I saw of him on Wednesday he's looking just fine. He still has some battle scars on his nose from when he hurt himself trying to go through a chain link fence, but I know he is SOOOOO happy to be safe indoors. One of my doctors at work is trying very hard to find a home for some cats. She has about nine of them and is having trouble finding homes for him. The two I know of that are up for grabs are two Scottish Fold cats. The first is Fiona. Fiona is an adult female, that's brown, white and gray. She's very sweet, but she needs a home where she's an only cat. Dr. Z has to keep her separated from her other cats because Fiona will fly out and attack them all. The other is Oscar. I haven't seen him since he was a kitten, but I hear he's grown. He would be about 6-7 months now. He's gray and white, and also a sweetheart. However, he does have chronic diarrhea. As long as he's on his medication, he's okay, but he gets bouts of diarrhea, and Dr. Z has done a lot of tests and can't find anything. As long as he gets his meds, he's okay, but he's going to be hard to find a home for. Let's see, what else? Currenly boarding for the holidays a Molly and Riley: Two LOVABLE golden retreivers. I would own a Golden retriever if I knew Mischief wouldn't beat him up. Sugar, Romeo, and Mao: I've probably mentioned them before. Mao is a white cat that is as big as a turkey. He also has diabetes, big surprise. Romeo is very shy, but Sugar makes up for it. She yowls at the top of her lungs. Of course I did a fecal on her today, and I found out one reason why she was so upset. She's got Coccidia, a parasite. Easily treatable however. Fat Louie: Contrary to his name, Fat Louie is a tiny, blue eyed kitten. He's SOOOO cute too. Jack and Vanna: Known as the "Pigs" because they are bulldogs. Have you ever heard a bulldog? They sound like pigs, they run and eat like pigs. They are so funny though. The rest is pretty much routine. The animals come in, the doctor tells us what they need help with, and we assist them. I've gotten much better at drawing blood from the jugular. Now my next goal is to be able to perform dentals. That's a tricky part, because not only are you performing the cleaning, but you also have to monitor the anesthesia and the animal at the same time. I'd like to get into it more because there are days when I'm tired of walking dogs and giving baths. And I found something else to dread besides doing poop patrol. Try doing poop patrol in the dark............with a flashlight. Sometimes we're so busy that by the time we finish walking, the sun has set and it's dark out in the parking lot. Looking for s*** with a flashlight was NOT in the job description. You can't see s***, literally. As bad as it was, there's another low that will be even worse, and I know I will eventually have to do next year. Scooping poop in the dark with a flashlight in the rain. yeah, I'm really looking forward to that, NOT!!! Gave my furkids ham for Thanksgiving, and they really liked it. And even though I had to work on Thanksgiving and couldn't see my family, my best friend invited me over to his place to eat with his family. It was really cool. I couldn't stay long because I had to work this morning. I have the day off tomorrow, which will consist of cleaning, studying, more cleaning, starting my senior project which is due in two weeks that I haven't done anything one, yet more cleaning, finishing my journal report that is due wednesday, but I haven't made it to the library yet; and yes, even more cleaning. That's the plan anyways, the trick will be to see how much actually gets done. Okay, must go now, I have a purring cat on my desk that starting to eye my pizza crusts. Kristi |
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I really do enjoy reading these, Krista, and I appreciate your taking
the time to post them. Good luck with all your projects! -- Joy Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out. -- John Wooden "Mischief" wrote in message om... I think I'm on number 17, but it's been so long I haven't kept track. Anyways, sorry I haven't been keeping up to date, but I've been busy with school, work and springboard diving. Also after a while the same things tend to go on at work. Also for the last month it's been REALLY slow. But in the last week, with people going away for the holidays, it's been extremely busy again. So here's a few vignettes of what has happened over the last month or so. My Clinical Procedures class had out first surgery lab on Wednesday. It was just a simple cat neuter, but since there's 13 people in my lab, there were 13 tasks that needed to be done. Things like intubating the cat, inducing anesthesia, taking blood, taking urine, assisting the doctor during surgery. My task was post-operative recovery. I keep an eye on the animal once he's taken off the anesthesia and check his vital signs every 15 minutes. Well, our cat being neutered was an 8 month old tabby named Kit Kat. Well after the first 15 minutes, he tried to bite me as I took his vitals. 15 minutes later, he was still woozy, but he screamed and jumped up about 6 inches when I tried to take his temperature. "Uh, Dr. Grisham? I think the cat's definitely awake." Next week, I'll finally get to do a dental during class. Well, at least a little bit. It's one dog and there's six of use that are going to be performing the dental, so I'll probably get a few teeth. One day after working an 8 hour shift, a cat came in with a blocked urethra, which needed immediate surgery. His name was Buster, and though he cleared up, he blocked again, so I heard he had to have an operation which bypasses the urethra a little bit. Basically, poor Buster now pees like a girl cat. Brother is now back with Sister and the last I saw of him on Wednesday he's looking just fine. He still has some battle scars on his nose from when he hurt himself trying to go through a chain link fence, but I know he is SOOOOO happy to be safe indoors. One of my doctors at work is trying very hard to find a home for some cats. She has about nine of them and is having trouble finding homes for him. The two I know of that are up for grabs are two Scottish Fold cats. The first is Fiona. Fiona is an adult female, that's brown, white and gray. She's very sweet, but she needs a home where she's an only cat. Dr. Z has to keep her separated from her other cats because Fiona will fly out and attack them all. The other is Oscar. I haven't seen him since he was a kitten, but I hear he's grown. He would be about 6-7 months now. He's gray and white, and also a sweetheart. However, he does have chronic diarrhea. As long as he's on his medication, he's okay, but he gets bouts of diarrhea, and Dr. Z has done a lot of tests and can't find anything. As long as he gets his meds, he's okay, but he's going to be hard to find a home for. Let's see, what else? Currenly boarding for the holidays a Molly and Riley: Two LOVABLE golden retreivers. I would own a Golden retriever if I knew Mischief wouldn't beat him up. Sugar, Romeo, and Mao: I've probably mentioned them before. Mao is a white cat that is as big as a turkey. He also has diabetes, big surprise. Romeo is very shy, but Sugar makes up for it. She yowls at the top of her lungs. Of course I did a fecal on her today, and I found out one reason why she was so upset. She's got Coccidia, a parasite. Easily treatable however. Fat Louie: Contrary to his name, Fat Louie is a tiny, blue eyed kitten. He's SOOOO cute too. Jack and Vanna: Known as the "Pigs" because they are bulldogs. Have you ever heard a bulldog? They sound like pigs, they run and eat like pigs. They are so funny though. The rest is pretty much routine. The animals come in, the doctor tells us what they need help with, and we assist them. I've gotten much better at drawing blood from the jugular. Now my next goal is to be able to perform dentals. That's a tricky part, because not only are you performing the cleaning, but you also have to monitor the anesthesia and the animal at the same time. I'd like to get into it more because there are days when I'm tired of walking dogs and giving baths. And I found something else to dread besides doing poop patrol. Try doing poop patrol in the dark............with a flashlight. Sometimes we're so busy that by the time we finish walking, the sun has set and it's dark out in the parking lot. Looking for s*** with a flashlight was NOT in the job description. You can't see s***, literally. As bad as it was, there's another low that will be even worse, and I know I will eventually have to do next year. Scooping poop in the dark with a flashlight in the rain. yeah, I'm really looking forward to that, NOT!!! Gave my furkids ham for Thanksgiving, and they really liked it. And even though I had to work on Thanksgiving and couldn't see my family, my best friend invited me over to his place to eat with his family. It was really cool. I couldn't stay long because I had to work this morning. I have the day off tomorrow, which will consist of cleaning, studying, more cleaning, starting my senior project which is due in two weeks that I haven't done anything one, yet more cleaning, finishing my journal report that is due wednesday, but I haven't made it to the library yet; and yes, even more cleaning. That's the plan anyways, the trick will be to see how much actually gets done. Okay, must go now, I have a purring cat on my desk that starting to eye my pizza crusts. Kristi |
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Many thanks for the vet journals updates, Kristi; I really enjoy reading
them! You definitely have a very busy schedule -- hope you manage to have some down time soon! purrs, Christine "Mischief" wrote in message om... I think I'm on number 17, but it's been so long I haven't kept track. Anyways, sorry I haven't been keeping up to date, but I've been busy with school, work and springboard diving. Also after a while the same things tend to go on at work. Also for the last month it's been REALLY slow. But in the last week, with people going away for the holidays, it's been extremely busy again. So here's a few vignettes of what has happened over the last month or so. My Clinical Procedures class had out first surgery lab on Wednesday. It was just a simple cat neuter, but since there's 13 people in my lab, there were 13 tasks that needed to be done. Things like intubating the cat, inducing anesthesia, taking blood, taking urine, assisting the doctor during surgery. My task was post-operative recovery. I keep an eye on the animal once he's taken off the anesthesia and check his vital signs every 15 minutes. Well, our cat being neutered was an 8 month old tabby named Kit Kat. Well after the first 15 minutes, he tried to bite me as I took his vitals. 15 minutes later, he was still woozy, but he screamed and jumped up about 6 inches when I tried to take his temperature. "Uh, Dr. Grisham? I think the cat's definitely awake." Next week, I'll finally get to do a dental during class. Well, at least a little bit. It's one dog and there's six of use that are going to be performing the dental, so I'll probably get a few teeth. One day after working an 8 hour shift, a cat came in with a blocked urethra, which needed immediate surgery. His name was Buster, and though he cleared up, he blocked again, so I heard he had to have an operation which bypasses the urethra a little bit. Basically, poor Buster now pees like a girl cat. Brother is now back with Sister and the last I saw of him on Wednesday he's looking just fine. He still has some battle scars on his nose from when he hurt himself trying to go through a chain link fence, but I know he is SOOOOO happy to be safe indoors. One of my doctors at work is trying very hard to find a home for some cats. She has about nine of them and is having trouble finding homes for him. The two I know of that are up for grabs are two Scottish Fold cats. The first is Fiona. Fiona is an adult female, that's brown, white and gray. She's very sweet, but she needs a home where she's an only cat. Dr. Z has to keep her separated from her other cats because Fiona will fly out and attack them all. The other is Oscar. I haven't seen him since he was a kitten, but I hear he's grown. He would be about 6-7 months now. He's gray and white, and also a sweetheart. However, he does have chronic diarrhea. As long as he's on his medication, he's okay, but he gets bouts of diarrhea, and Dr. Z has done a lot of tests and can't find anything. As long as he gets his meds, he's okay, but he's going to be hard to find a home for. Let's see, what else? Currenly boarding for the holidays a Molly and Riley: Two LOVABLE golden retreivers. I would own a Golden retriever if I knew Mischief wouldn't beat him up. Sugar, Romeo, and Mao: I've probably mentioned them before. Mao is a white cat that is as big as a turkey. He also has diabetes, big surprise. Romeo is very shy, but Sugar makes up for it. She yowls at the top of her lungs. Of course I did a fecal on her today, and I found out one reason why she was so upset. She's got Coccidia, a parasite. Easily treatable however. Fat Louie: Contrary to his name, Fat Louie is a tiny, blue eyed kitten. He's SOOOO cute too. Jack and Vanna: Known as the "Pigs" because they are bulldogs. Have you ever heard a bulldog? They sound like pigs, they run and eat like pigs. They are so funny though. The rest is pretty much routine. The animals come in, the doctor tells us what they need help with, and we assist them. I've gotten much better at drawing blood from the jugular. Now my next goal is to be able to perform dentals. That's a tricky part, because not only are you performing the cleaning, but you also have to monitor the anesthesia and the animal at the same time. I'd like to get into it more because there are days when I'm tired of walking dogs and giving baths. And I found something else to dread besides doing poop patrol. Try doing poop patrol in the dark............with a flashlight. Sometimes we're so busy that by the time we finish walking, the sun has set and it's dark out in the parking lot. Looking for s*** with a flashlight was NOT in the job description. You can't see s***, literally. As bad as it was, there's another low that will be even worse, and I know I will eventually have to do next year. Scooping poop in the dark with a flashlight in the rain. yeah, I'm really looking forward to that, NOT!!! Gave my furkids ham for Thanksgiving, and they really liked it. And even though I had to work on Thanksgiving and couldn't see my family, my best friend invited me over to his place to eat with his family. It was really cool. I couldn't stay long because I had to work this morning. I have the day off tomorrow, which will consist of cleaning, studying, more cleaning, starting my senior project which is due in two weeks that I haven't done anything one, yet more cleaning, finishing my journal report that is due wednesday, but I haven't made it to the library yet; and yes, even more cleaning. That's the plan anyways, the trick will be to see how much actually gets done. Okay, must go now, I have a purring cat on my desk that starting to eye my pizza crusts. Kristi |
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Mischief wrote: One day after working an 8 hour shift, a cat came in with a blocked urethra, which needed immediate surgery. His name was Buster, and though he cleared up, he blocked again, so I heard he had to have an operation which bypasses the urethra a little bit. Basically, poor Buster now pees like a girl cat. I've never noticed a DIFFERENCE in how cats do it! (Boy or girl, all mine have squatted the same way.) |
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"Mischief" wrote in message
om... I think I'm on number 17, but it's been so long I haven't kept track. rest gently cuddled for space Thankyou for posting these, they're interesting and its good to get stories from the point of view of "TED". Yowie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release Date: 21/11/04 |
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"Mischief" wrote in message
om... I think I'm on number 17, but it's been so long I haven't kept track. Thanks for the update, Kristi. Always enjoy reading them. Good luck on the project. Sam |
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Kreisleriana wrote in message . ..
Bulldogs are also the absolutely cutest puppies in the world. They are ridiculously cute. http://breedersdomain.com/englishbulldogbreeder.htm Don't DO that! Some of those puppies are right here in the same state as me, probably only a 5 or 6 hour drive away. I'm reasonably sure that Tallulah and Hubert don't want a puppy for Christmas, but if I look at that link again they're getting one. ;-) ------ Krista |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Mischief wrote: One day after working an 8 hour shift, a cat came in with a blocked urethra, which needed immediate surgery. His name was Buster, and though he cleared up, he blocked again, so I heard he had to have an operation which bypasses the urethra a little bit. Basically, poor Buster now pees like a girl cat. I've never noticed a DIFFERENCE in how cats do it! (Boy or girl, all mine have squatted the same way.) I have a girl and a boy, and I've never noticed a difference either. Both go outside, find some nice loose soil (dirt), dig a little hole, sit on it, wee, and cover it up. Except, over the past few months as Kitty is now getting really old, sometimes she stays by the fire until she is absolutely bursting. Then she rushes outside, finds some soil and doesn't have time to dig. You can almost see the relief on her face when she squats! Aaaaahhhh... If I'm not careful, she will wee on/in the logpile in the living room, I have to watch her for that. I keep telling her off for it and spraying fabric fresh and those types of things around the logs. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Because she hasn't got a miaow that I can hear, just an open-mouthed silent feral one, I have hung an old apron on the handle of the kitchen door. If she wants to go out when the door is closed, she will reach up and scratch on it, and I can hear her. Tweed (found this lurking in my outbox) |
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