Week 2 Day 3

Hello again!  Today was day three of my surgical skills rotation.  We started the morning off with a lecture on how to break bad news to clients.  We then split off into our rotations and my surgical skills rotation learned how to scrub up for surgery, how to correctly place the surgical gown and gloves on without contaminating them, and then we practiced our hand-ties and suture patterns again.  At 11AM it was off to learn how to perform an exam of a dog's abdomen and limbs.  After lunch we learned some of the different techniques used to castrate cattle and tried our hand on it on models.  We also learned how to draw blood from a llama model.  At 2PM it was off to have a discussion that was supposed to be about open-ended questions but was more of a discussion on good and bad traits of different vets we've worked with and then watched some humorous vet/animal-related videos.  We ended the day by reviewing the different surgical instruments, dehorning instruments, and castration instruments that we will need to know for the assessment that will be given on Friday. 

Also, I meant to note a funny comment that was made at the Mens Sing this past Saturday in Tremont.  The person who was conducting us said something like, "Pretend you have an inner tube around your waist."  From behind me a man pipes up, "I already do and it's inflated!"