• When I came into the clinic in the afternoon I was asked to clean out a cage for a patient that had recently left home. I previously discuss how I clean cages in journal 12. I didn’t have to set up the cage since patient had already left.
• I was able to do one room with Dr. Robins later in the afternoon. The appointment was on a Jack Russell named Cassie that came in for her last set of puppy vaccines. I ask the owner the usual questions, if she has been eating and drinking normally, any diarrhea or vomiting? She responds telling me no that she has been fine. After asking her all the appropriate questions I brought Cassie to the back for her weight, TPR, fecal, and administer a dose of Strongid.
• I weighed Cassie on the scale and it read 8.8 pounds. I previously discussed how I obtain a TPR in journal six. Cassie’s temperature was 102.6 F, HR 120, and RR 16.
• I previously discussed how I collect fecal samples in journal five.
• Cassie needed to get a dose of Strongid. I previously discuss how I administer
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He was a stray kitten that was staying at the clinic. Patty wanted me to do a fecal float on the cat because his stool looked a bit soft and we wanted to double check before the kitten left to his new home that he didn’t have any parasites. I previously discussed how I perform a simple fecal float in journal nine. I checked the float under the microscope and didn’t find anything, I informed Patty and she trusted my statement. Later on the kitten was picked up by his new owners.
• One of the last things I did at the clinic was take blood from the jugular of a Yorkie. Patty helped me restrain and I managed to get a clean stick. The blood was being sent out to test for heart worms. I spun down the red top tube and filled out the Antech forms.
• For any patient that comes in we always do TPR’s, record weight, and collect a fecal sample. I would say I helped around eight
The Hebrew University Animal Care and Use Committee approved the protocol (MD-07-10924-2), and each study was supervised by a veterinary surgeon. Each trial was conducted following a week of acclimation under veterinary care.
It was intimidating and a bit scary, but instinctively I tried to help the patient and his family in any manner I could. As the day progressed, I had less anxiety when administering medications to the patient, and I felt more at ease with checking on the patient and his family to ensure they had no unmet needs. Because of our initial encounter with the doorway assessment, providing patient care was not as frightening as past first days of clinical have been. This resulted in a quite interesting post clinical conference where every student had something interesting to discuss regarding the patients they cared
the urge to display eccentric habits through physcological suffering is advocated within their captive conditions. As Dunlap and Kellert explain, “Despite improvments in exhibit design, many animals remain confined in dirty,...
Tilley, Lawrence P., and Francis Jr. W. K. Smith. The 5 Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. Third ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. 372-73. Print.
Specifically, we reflected about how we should handle the cleaning of his legs. As stated above, our response to this situation was to work together while cleaning Brandon’s legs in order to provide effective hygiene care to appendages that are difficult for him to keep clean. Consequently, this reaction contributed to the scenario, as I was still able to complete a proper cleansing and assessment of the Brandon’s legs, prevent myself from obtaining an injury as a result of heavy lifting, as well as remind myself that challenges of some form will always accompany patient
When owners take their pets to the clinic, they are understandably anxious about the results and outcome of the visit. While it’s the veterinarian's job to provide care for the animal, it’s also their job to put the owners at ease, reassuring them that their pet will indeed be fine. This communication is vital for building trust, as it lets the owner know what is happening to their animal and gives them confidence in believing that everything will be okay. What’s more, veterinarians that take the time to thoroughly explain procedures and instructions regarding petcare, are teaching pet owners how to better tend to their
Since March 2013 I have been tending to the animals at Tam O’ Shanter Urban Farm at weekends, which demonstrates both my dedication to animal welfare and also my ability to work as a team. As the farm is a popular visitor attraction, communication skills are vital and I feel I have honed them significantly, which will be helpful when consulting with owners of patients in practice.
Pet Therapy A bus carrying several clinical students from the local college pulls up in front of the nursing home. The students begin to unload some boxes which contain puppies and kittens ranging in age from three to six months. Once inside, the students begin to pass the puppies and kittens out to the patients that are waiting expectantly in the recreation room. Some patients are alone, some are in groups, but all are delighted to see the animals arrive.
Whether you are bringing home your first kitten or first puppy, attempting to re-home a rescue animal, or trying to correct newly emergent bad
As a caring volunteer I provided limited direct patient care, assisted patients with mobility, grooming, and dressing, answered patient call buttons promptly, assisted in transferring patients from bed to wheel chair and visa versa, transported patients to and from procedure rooms, escorted patients, families, and visitors to their required destinations, assisted patients during meal times, managed patient records and assisted patients and families in filling out admission forms, made frequent rounds in assigned departments to assess patients' needs, prepared patient beds and equipment for procedures such as endoscopy or ultrasounds, aided patient discharge by managing appropriate paperwork, answered phones and relay messages, assist patients
I can still remember my first patient in detail although the event was over a year ago. A lady, just past childbearing age, had walked in and with the help of a translator I introduced myself and began taking her patient history. I asked when she had last visited a physician (it had been several years) and learned that she had walked 13 miles one way to get to our clinic. Hearing her answers to what many so often take for granted in the United States was heartbreaking. She described the gastrointestinal symptoms that prompted her to seek medical attention and we concluded that she had intestinal parasites. We prescribed medication and a treatment regimen for which she was so very grateful. Her problem was small compared to the pneumonia, progressive disease, and cancers that I saw during the rest of the work, but her story touched me so deeply. I knew then, without a doubt, that I wanted and needed to become a
The rest of the day we will spend on the unit orientation and I will assign a patient for all of you. I would greatly appreciate if you all go over the interviewing techniques and head to toe assessment in advance, because you
Since that birthing I have immersed myself in a spectrum of veterinary settings: from the zoo to the lab, from the farm to the urban clinic. My efforts have fostered an ever-evolving understanding of and respect for both the medical elements of the veterinary practice and the far-reaching responsibility of the veterinarian in the global community. Some of these countless junctions include public safety, agricultural stability, particularly in subsistence farming regions, community education, and relevance to human medicine. My experiences in this unusually wide range of contexts have cultivated awareness, versatility, responsibility, and dedication that, together with continually honed clinical skills, have prepared me to be an exemplary member of the veterinary
I slip off my shoes and step on the height scale first, leaning slightly forward against it, waiting for Marge to be done recording the measurements; then on the weight scale and waiting once more. I finally enter Mrs. Lampitoc’s office and I addressed my problems to my doctor of sitting on the toilet for what it seems like years that would range from 15 minutes to an hour, feeling the remnants in my bowels just waiting for them to come out that would burden pressure onto my ankles that would get sore from squatting.
I never really thought about where my life was going. I always believed life took me where I wanted to go, I never thought that I was the one who took myself were I wanted to go. Once I entered high school I changed the way I thought. This is why I chose to go to college. I believe that college will give me the keys to unlock the doors of life. This way I can choose for myself where I go instead of someone choosing for me.