New Techniques

This week I went to my mentor's every day after school which totaled eight hours. In those four days I saw a pit bull who had his left ear completely removed because of an ear disease. He seemed to be in a lot of pain but was taking it like a champ, his name was Blue. I also saw a cat who had kidney failure and he was hooked on an IV and was given fluids. I also helped the technicians to set up for x-rays which was difficult because even though the large Labrador was sedated, he still put up a fight. I also helped take blood samples for a dog. The vet twisted the dogs fur to be able to reach the vein and it seemed pretty simple. When the vet got a blood sample from a cat she had to get the blood from it's neck. I also helped new clients get settled into the clinic and saw a dog get an ultrasound for kidney stones. The vet sprayed some alcohol on it's abdomen before using the ultrasound. There was also a sad case when a feral cat had it's kitties aborted because she could not care for them. It was sad and it was even more sad to see the owner because she seemed really down. It was a long week but I learned a lot.