"Anatomical barriers can be overcome!"
-food animal medicine notes
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Did ewe know?
To get ewes to urinate:
Hold off nose; causes momentary panic and urination occurs.
-food animal medicine
Awesome.
Hold off nose; causes momentary panic and urination occurs.
-food animal medicine
Awesome.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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
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
Monday, October 6, 2008
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
-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
Monday, September 22, 2008
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.
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.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
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).
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).
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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.
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