More Firsts

-Visited Hawaii





-Ran a half marathon




-Ate sushi


What have you been up to lately?

The beginning of the end.

We got our senior year clinical rotation schedule today. Scary. I'm getting the party started with the Equine Medicine service! Clinics begin June 15th!

Quotes:

"You can see it's a team effort, because I'm in the back doing nothing." -FAM

"It wasn't really a walk, it was a Sling-Assisted Outdoor Experience." eq med

"What are events in a dairy cow's life? Her first mastitis. How sweet." -dairy herd health

Borrowed from small animal:

"What do you do next? (after viewing a lateral w/ a suspected foreign body) Take an orthogonal view! Great idea. We could have taped something to the outside of the body and radiographed it just to fool you. And see if you'd take it to surgery." -small animal radiology

Emergency & Critical Care

"What do they do on tv when a pateint's heart stops? Defibrillate. And what is defibrillation trying to do? Stop the heart. So this not actually an effective treatment for this. Shocking. Don't believe everything you see on tv."

Lame-ity

Finals are lame.

I'm leaving for Hawaii on Thursday.

That is all.

AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

You can't do this to horses or you'll get an explosion. -equine surgery

They bring you these horses, and they have like two teeth. And one of those is loose. "But he loves his hay!" Yeah, hunger is a good motivator -equine surgery

These are named after the German dude who found them in 1893. -Food animal med

Pigs like to forage around. They don't realize they can get foxtails stuck in their noses. -Food animal med

When Dr. L moves his head to the right, it means my accent is getting really bad. However, when he moves his head to the left it's really bad. It means he doesn't believe anything I am saying. -fa repro

CALL THE FEDERALES!! -fa repro

You don't go to the grocery store and buy a nice piece of lung. But we export it! -beef herd health

Half of those animals are just losers. -FAM

You increase the fiber, just like in humans. You have to eat oatmeal. And salad. And fiber. -endocrine

In general, they need to be able to walk to find the females in heat. -fa repro

Bulls are not pets. They are killers. If they can get you to play they will smash you and kill you. -fa repro

Isn't that funny, that an animal is allergic to a product produced in it's own body. -fam

Hello, I have a photosensitizing problem. -eq med

It's amazing that these cows are alive. Until they drop over dead I guess. -herd health

So you still won't know where your SPAM came from. You probably don't want to know anyways. -herd health

It hurts my back. I don't want to. I look like a Christmas tree. -eq med prof's response to being asked to use a wireless microphone

In people, you only need 60% MAC of a 40 year old when you're 80. So, if you're 80 years old, you're walking around 40% anesthetized. -LA anesthesia

Valentine's Day etc

I had such a great Valentine's Day. And I'm single.
OH THE IRONY!!

Our Bible study group made Valentine's and gave them out at a local nursing home. = ultra feel good experience (selfish, yes. But the residents were still happy to see us).
I went shopping at the outlets, and all the stores were having CRAZY President's Day sales (the upside of the poor economy), so I indulged a long-time yearning for a really nice purse = ultra feel good experience (materialistic, yes. But it was 60% off, and I'll use it forever).
I went to yoloberry yogurt with one of my best friends. Froyo + friends = ultra feel good experience (and only moderately unhealthy because I added KitKat pieces to my yogurt).
A group of us went to the Punch Brothers concert (modern bluegrass group) at the Mondavi Center, a beautiful performing arts center on campus.
Then we went back to our house and had some drinks, just hanging out, shooting the breeze, etc. Such good times.

What did you do for Valentine's Day?

Also, a BIG thank you to all of my engaged/married friends who are so awesome and never make me feel like a failure for not being married yet. You guys are amazing and I love being a part of your lives. :)

Last but not least, PHOTO DUMP!!! (just borrowing the phrase, J Bo!)


Fizz, BDE (best dog ever) and I in Seattle for New Year's.













25th Birthday Silver Party! This is my roommate Lizzy and I.












Puppy + premeds = naptime! I neutered this dog shortly after the photo was taken.












The lamblets after the C section surgery!! All three were healthy and crazy and adorable. Too bad they grow up into worthless, stupid sheep.










Little found a warm spot while I was folding laundry.

Quote Madness!!

Long time no post. Updates:
-surgery #4 last week (I was the anesthetist), success.
-Bday silver party, success (pics to be posted eventually).
-Professors, out of control (see below).

I'm feeling pretty sorry for myself because I have bilateral vestibular disease. -neuro

When you give drugs, they have effects. Side effects? Bull s***. -neuro

I think it would have been fun to be a flying dinosaur. -Kristin
I think it would be great to be a flying anything. -me
Well, I think it'd be great to be a noodle. -Lizzy

Nobody cares about dinosaurs. They all died. -Kristin

This dog thought that when you touched it, death was the sequela. -Derm

You'll see 5 lambs following a rattlesnake. They're not all going to come back. -sheep herd health

No winking! There should be no winking during the procedure. There should be no winking and there should be no listening. -large animal anesthesia

Which of the following accurately depicts the events that we call maternal recognition of pregnancy in the cow?
b. At day 19, during a cow’s sleep, the Cow Fairy whispers in her ear that a most happy event is to occur, and the subliminal excitement causes her to forget to lyse her CL.

You probably go to bed every night thinking about the importance of colostrum. -FAM

I am glad you are reading English. After 15 minutes my pronunciation is going down and down. -FA repro

Did I fail to notice the 6 L of blood on the floor? -LA anesthesia

Colonel Sanders would have had marketing problems if his product was "fuzzy baby chicks." - sheep herd health

Oh Dear

"Tilters and Rollers: Understanding Canine Vestibular Diseases"
-heading for neuro lecture

Pre-Thanksgiving Treat

Some stallions could care less. They'll breed anything with four legs. -equine repro

The cartilage is gone, like a balding head. -orthopedics

That's what's nice about neuro patients; half of them can't walk so they can't run away from you. If the other half gets away, they'll circle back. -Neuro

Dribbling of feces. -Small animal med

Wow, that's a remarkable looking butt. I will not take your temp today. I will respect your butt. -small animal med

Factor III is a bad boy, if you will. -eq med

Wow, I see lots of bacteria. Well, woop-dee-doo, that's s*** for you. -small animal med

German Shepherds love perianal fistulas. -small animal med

Profs say the darndest things...

This is the Bart Simpson version of the citric acid cycle, which is just fine by me.

Don't believe anything owners ever tell you. -food animal medicine

Embarrassing case examples. Hmmm, I have a lot of these. -food animal medicine

Fun with involuntary movement disorders. -heading in neuro lecture notes

Happy cows

"The cows are eating all the M&Ms out of the trail mix!" -food animal medicine

For reals?

So I voted today, like a lot of other Americans...and it didn't feel very official. I arrived at my polling place and picked up my ballot, which was handed to me in a "secrecy folder," otherwise known as a 15 cent manila folder. It actually had a "secrecy folder" sticker on the front. Right. Next, I was given a black scented marker to fill out my ballot. That's right, the nasty licorice-scented marker no one wanted to use in 3rd grade ("So that's where they all went!" I exclaimed internally). I walked up to my polling booth (no curtain, just a metal, freestanding structure), filled in my selections, returned the ballot to the "secrecy folder," and headed over to the poll volunteers. They stuck the secrecy folder halfway into the ballot box and shook my now-unpleasantly-scented ballot into it, then handed me a souvenir ballot and an "I Voted" sticker. Question: what would have happened if my ballot had fallen out of the "secrecy folder" while it was being shaken into the ballot box?
On my way back to school, I considered stopping by Ben and Jerry's for a free scoop (if you prove you voted, you get a free scoop of ice cream), but alas, no free scoops until after the polls close...unfortunately I had lab and am now at work, so no ice cream for me. Starbucks is also offering free coffee but since I don't drink it, I guess I'm out of luck.
Are the freebies supposed to be incentives for people to vote? Honestly, I don't know if I want someone making decisions about the future of this country if their primary motivation to vote was to get a free snack. Come on. I'm probably the most politically apathetic person I know, and even I care enough to get to the polls without needing the promise of a sugar high.
I could buy the argument that B&Js is just being philanthropic and meeting the needs of hungry voters (my blood glucose was definitely low after my 4 minute voting adventure), but I'm not so sure about the 'Bucks. Oh well. For those of you who enjoyed a free cup of coffee or ice cream cone, well done! As a starving student I have to commend you for taking advantage of corporate America.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Ridiculous quotes and Halloween pics to be posted soon-ish.

Ridiculous

I won't get to play tonsil hockey anymore. (pause) Because I won't have tonsils. -Kristin

Snot Funny

It's slicker than snot. -equine repro

Uplifting

"Anatomical barriers can be overcome!"
-food animal medicine notes

Did ewe know?

To get ewes to urinate:
Hold off nose; causes momentary panic and urination occurs.
-food animal medicine

Awesome.

Post-less

It seems like no one has been posting lately. It's really cramping my style when I'm looking for distractions during class. Get to it, people!

A few updates:
-My first surgery is tomorrow! We're neutering a dog, I'm the anesthetist.
-Our lecture hall is flippin' FREEZING! Apparently they're trying to cryopreserve us during class to make up for the 4 years of our lives we've sacrificed to vet school.
-Little has a harness and tie out. She's officially a guard cat. Feel free to swing by our place and laugh at her!

Also, some quotes:

"This is a 6 month old Charolais with her colleagues."-neuro

"How do you estimate total body potassium? The best way is to grind the cat up in a meat grinder."

"Wellness isn't sexy." - eq med

"I don't want to walk" looks exactly the same as "I can't walk." -neuro

"They're running out of dope!" eq med

"Manx cats are an abomination." -neuro

"When you do the 5th rib resection, you reach your hand into the space and you have the heart beating in your hand (looks expectantly at class, silence)...and that's very special." -FAM

For Better or For Worse

So I went to a wedding on Saturday. It was beautiful, etc, but I realized weddings have some weird traditions.
-Why is cutting the cake such a big deal? Yes, the bride and groom are capable of using utensils and feeding themselves...possibly making sure they'll be able to take care of each other in their old age??
-Two words: bouquet toss. Definitely my LEAST favorite part of every wedding.
-Retrieving the garter...hmmm, not so sure I want to be felt up in front of my grandma. But maybe that's just me.
-Toasts: Not so good when toasters are toasted. Moral of the story: taking 4 shots before making a toast is probably a bad idea. Yeah.
-Some excellent quotes: "Some people see the shape of the rings, and they like to get philosophical and say the ring is a symbol of unending love and all that. But really it's just the shape that fits best on your finger." (that's my kind of pastor!)
-"Steve graduated from college, and soon found the love of his life....golf." -best man's toast

Back to Reality

Some quotes from the end of last year and the first two weeks of school. Enjoy!

I think that's what my mitral regurg looks like, and you can see what a stud I am. (class laughs) Shut up.

When you're grappling with the pig, it's not going to give you warm fuzzy feelings.

Imagine your 80 year old grandma going to the doctor and having a wrestling match.

I was like a tennis ball.

I'm a licensed vet, I can diagnose anything I want!

Me: What do they put in footbaths?
Becca: Feet.

I'm not going to try to trick you in lecture. That would be a bit inhumane.

Babies are not going to choke if they're on their back. Unless they're drunk, and that's pretty rare at that age.

Your rolodex's are frickin overflowing.

Diet Turkey

Here are just a few selections from the 8 gazillion pics from Turkey. If you want to see the rest, come over and have tea with me and I'll tell you stories.






Jon, Dave and I enjoying the sunset.















The Aya Sofia, a beautiful mosque that was originally a church. There is an interesting mix of Christian and Muslim artwork inside.














Having tea with the students at a local Tea Garden. Seriously, come over and drink tea with me!














My second host fam. Gulsen (second from the left) was one of my students. I miss you!















Christy shopping at Elma, our local grocery store. Those peaches will CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!















The last day of class! Clearly, we took the teaching seriously. Super serious.

From the left: Kevin-shish, Gulsah, Gulsen, Ali, Muhammed, Yesim, me, Semiha.

Also, it's a good thing Ataturk got in the pic (framed photo to the left of Kevin).

Gobble Gobble

I return to the US tomorrow.  Turkey has been AMAZING!  And also difficult/challenging/exhausting.  I'll post a series of pics once I get home (dang it, I left my camera cord in CA).  Also, J Bo let the proverbial cat out of the bag...I finally got my tattoo!  I've actually had it for about a month and a half now, but, once again, I'll post pics once I get home.  :) 

So basically you get hints about all the cool stuff that's going on but no pics to supplement.  Sorry.  I'll rectify the situation ASAP.