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My Four Years and Counting: June 2014
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My Four Years and Counting. The documentation of my four years at the Atlantic Vet College, from orientation to graduation. Wednesday, June 11, 2014. John Bridger: How do you feel? Charlie Croker: [shrugging] I'm fine. You know what "fine" stands for, don't you? Charlie Croker: Yeah, unfortunately. John Bridger: Freaked out. Charlie Croker: And Emotional. Ooh, that's up a little, do I need to worry about that? Why is his AST down? Namely, patients die. What gets me are the ones we just can't save. A teac...
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My Four Years and Counting: Some days you just don't get it
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My Four Years and Counting. The documentation of my four years at the Atlantic Vet College, from orientation to graduation. Sunday, March 2, 2014. Some days you just don't get it. Friday was one of those days. Sitting on the fence" 3 year old Quarter Horse stallion, lame left hind leg. Followed by an image like this:. And I thought, hey no big deal, it's an OCD lesion, distal intermediate ridge of the tibia. But what the hell does "sitting on the fence" mean? Did he try to jump the fence and missed?
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My Four Years and Counting: BToW: The Importance of Diagnostics
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My Four Years and Counting. The documentation of my four years at the Atlantic Vet College, from orientation to graduation. Saturday, March 15, 2014. BToW: The Importance of Diagnostics. What has been the most interesting case you have seen? So, meet Baby. 13 year old female spayed Valley Bulldog. Owner's daughter is a vet student (c'est moi, duh) and wants a geriatric blood panel done. Results below with normals in parantheses). WBC: 8.68 x 10 9/l (6-17). LYM: 1.46 x 10 9/l (1-4.8). MO%: 5.3% (2-4).
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My Four Years and Counting: February 2014
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My Four Years and Counting. The documentation of my four years at the Atlantic Vet College, from orientation to graduation. Friday, February 28, 2014. We Are Who We Are. It's that time again! Your favorite thing about vet school. Or a specific disease/condition/subject that you found interesting.". Watch it now, I'm about to throw down more cheese than fried mozza sticks. Thursday, February 20, 2014. You have what it takes, why don't you just go be a vet? In a way, the assistant program was a bit of a wa...
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My Four Years and Counting: October 2012
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My Four Years and Counting. The documentation of my four years at the Atlantic Vet College, from orientation to graduation. Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Jello flavours that didn't make the cut. Grape and beef liver and cherry and beef kidney. Yum. Oh lord no. I found out my left hand likes to think for itself, because it kept wanting to drift around. Next thing I know, I can't find my needle on the screen because the probe is now an inch away from it. Stupid left hand. As a bonus, the vet told us we were...
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My Four Years and Counting: July 2012
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My Four Years and Counting. The documentation of my four years at the Atlantic Vet College, from orientation to graduation. Monday, July 9, 2012. A Midsummer Night's Check-In. Yes, just poking my head in here. Expect more regular updates after August 27 when second year officially starts. Which brings me to my latest scar in the making. A run in with a goat at work resulted in my glasses frame being pushed into my right eyebrow. Result? A 4cm-ish long gash, needing five stitches and a broken lens.
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My Four Years and Counting: November 2012
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My Four Years and Counting. The documentation of my four years at the Atlantic Vet College, from orientation to graduation. Friday, November 16, 2012. I almost failed home ec. Okay, I realize that's a weird intro for any blog about vet school, but hear me out. In sixth grade (Or was it seventh? Her: "You have to know how to sew.". Me: "No I don't.". Her: "Well what about when your husband needs his pants hemmed? Me: "Why can't he do it himself? Or use a tailor? Or buy pants that fit in the first place?
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My Four Years and Counting: An Open Letter From A Senior Student On Rotations
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My Four Years and Counting. The documentation of my four years at the Atlantic Vet College, from orientation to graduation. Saturday, June 7, 2014. An Open Letter From A Senior Student On Rotations. Are those gut sounds increased? Are these gums pink or a little pale? Is that a murmur or just the hair on the stethoscope? Oh crap, forgot to check the joints. Temperature is 38.1, what's normal in this species? 372 to 38.5? Wait, but it's a neonate, what's normal in them? So next time a senior student is in...
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My Four Years and Counting: March 2014
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My Four Years and Counting. The documentation of my four years at the Atlantic Vet College, from orientation to graduation. Thursday, March 20, 2014. What do you like to do outside of school? We must have other interests, right? Doctor Who and Orphan Black (Season 2 April 19! Addition Japanese obsessions: cosplay, geiko and maiko, food, kimono (I own 10, I think), lolita fashion, J-pop and J-rock, and I own a cheap katana. As you can tell from my blog background, I love the sea. Tall ships, pirates, ...
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My Four Years and Counting: August 2012
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My Four Years and Counting. The documentation of my four years at the Atlantic Vet College, from orientation to graduation. Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Cows don't care if it's cute. With Clinical Orientation II and physical examinations looming in my future, I went to buy a digital thermometer today. First off, I couldn't figure out why all the stores were so busy at 1:30 on a Tuesday. Oh, right, the normal. Students haven't gone back to school yet and are still buying supplies. Bugger 'em. Second year wil...
