TGIF#3!

Wow, where has the time gone? It doesnt seem like I've been here that long, but already I'm writing about a TGIF #3!

Today was busy. The small animal vet that was on today was in Las Vegas all this week at the Western Veterinary conferences. He only got back this morning, and so there were no small animal appointments until 11 am. This meant that I got to sleep in :) When I came upstairs at 1030, the small animal tech asked me to do a bunch of lab work. Before I could even get that done, Kate came in and asked me to set up the surgery. One of the vets got a call last night and had to go out and look at a horse that had a septic hock, like the other 2 we've already put on the table. So I got to set up the surgery and then Kate told me that it was going to be MY surgery,
so I was looking after EVERYTHING and she was going to just sit back and watch. She also asked me if I'd feel comfortable placing a catheter in this horse! So my answer was " Umm YES OF COURSE!"

So I got to shave it, and prep it and place the HUGE catheter! it's like 5 inches long! So that was pretty cool! The catheters however are sutured in on large animals and where we didnt really do any stitching at school... I didnt know how to do that, so Kate did it.

After the mare was all ready to go, I got to go into the induction/recovery room with the vet. That was pretty exciting because the mare dropped really quick! As I explained to my mom, we bring the horse in , and stand her a couple of feet away from the wall so that with a little bit of a helping hand, we can and push her towards the wall and she falls down. Well this mare went from standing, and looking a LITTLE wobbly, to all of a sudden collapsing. She didnt even try to take a couple of steps to pick herself up, just dropped! Once she was down, we hooked the hoist up to her and brought her into surgery.

After surgery I went back into the recovery room with the vet, where we kneeled on her head and neck to keep her from getting up too soon, and beating herself up. Well, that didnt go very according to plan because she magically decided to wake up with a vengance, and we had to jump out of the way and out of the room in a hurry... very intense! haha

By the time all of this excitement ended, it was 430! So after cleanup it was basically time to close up shop for the night.

So now! plans for the weekend include: working all day tomorrow, (while also being on call all weekend), then to Ranchmans, THE COWBOY BAR!! in Calgary tomorrow night with a bunch of the crew from the clinic. On Sunday, I'll be studying. Studying?! ...yes....Studying...I finished season 3 of Grey's anatomy last night, so now I actually have to do work :( hahah I totally could have dragged the seasons out until my OJT is done, but that's what I get for watching 4-5 episodes a night....hahah

Oh my..... ok well, I've got a hugggge text book here on the desk, a towel tucked tight under my legs, some 70 cm suture material and a pair of needle drivers. Better be productive and teach myself how to suture..... because Kate said to be prepared to place another catheter tomorrow. :) I think I've got the simple interupted, simple continous and cruciate down pat...now I just have to work on the GD mattress patterns.

Later gators!