In small animal land

So, just to update on the Medicine Hat adventures. Although I managed to escape having my picture taken beside the teepee, I was forced to have my picture taken beside a huge cornstalk in Taber. Taber is to corn like PEI is to potatoes.... I've been told that I should be thankful for the corn because it could have been worse...I couldn have been forced to have my picture taken beside Pinto Pete....the HUGE (dressed like a mexican) bean that resides in Bow Island. (Bow Island is to Beans like PEI is to.....well you get the point....)

Also, remember how I was all excited for the drive back to Okotoks? Well, yes, it was AMAZING. So beautiful, so flat, so many grain towers, and trains, and HUGE straw bales, and coulees and Oh so many irrigation systems! AND! Windmills! Gosh there were so many windmills! However guess whose camera battery died before even leaving Medicine Hat.......enough said.

Today the small animal tech and I discussed my dislike for cats :) Having never grown up with cats, I am not comfortable with being all "coochy- coo" and would like nothing better to burrito them in a towel. So, today when we had a fracious cat, I was told that it was okay, and that I didnt need to scruff the cat. What happened? Well, I didnt get scratched, but she sure did. Pretty deep too. It bled a lot, and if she was in pain, she hid it well. However she said that it was okay, that it comes with the job!....I personally dont like that out-look because safety should be anyones first concern, and that is why I don't like or trust cats :)

At lunch we had a guest speaker come from Boehringer ( a pharmaceutical company) come and talk to us about a new drug in Canada used to treat colics! He brought pizza with him! And it is worth 1 hour of Continuing education points!

Before I forget, I got a call from Dr. H today!! I was so excited when I heard them call his name over the intercom. I told him to check out the blog... so, in the event that he does check it out.....

HI DR H!! :)

Oh yes! and today I was told to come into the barn to see a UNICORN!! hahah it was funny. But in a non-funny, funny kind of way. He got kicked in the head ( so they believe) and as a result, cracked his skull, and his eye became all swollen. The vets decided to stick a probe up the crack, right into the sinus and took a few xrays. It was during this time that I came through with my camera and got a picture of this unicorn!! Quite the sight!!

In fact, here is a shot of the unicorn in the stocks and of his radiograph!

I also spoke with my cousin Leanne last night and we've made plans to go to the mountains next wednesday!!! She said we'll go to Banff! I'm REALLY excited for this.

Oh, and today was another BEAUTIFUL day! PLUS 10!!! I was going to take that opportuntiy to go for a run however my wonderful father called me 40 mins before I expected him to, and during this time it got dark and cold, so I opted for making a blog entry instead!

Now I think I'll watch a couple of episodes of Grey's anatomy, and call it a night early and maybe try to think happy thoughts which include my wonderful father giving me back my money, and horses. Lots and lots of horses...no cats allowed.