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Equine Malignant Melanoma
Five years ago the veterinarian had given the horse a year to live. Five years later, he has finally reached his limit. Excellent (the name of the horse) has melanomas. These are round, black tumors...
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I Got a Goose
Over the summer, I spend my time on my parent’s farm. It was over this summer that I acquired a goose. A gosling to be exact, barely a month old. She had been passed around from the person who got...
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The Little Clinic that Could
When I began my journey into emergency medicine, I already had six years of day clinic experience under my belt. Switching to overnight hours was a challenge at first, but as a natural night owl, I...
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Getting Up Again
Coming back to school after a busy summer is always a shock to my system. The first shock is being surrounded by so many people. The second shock is when I realize just how much time I spend sitting...
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Animals’ Best Friend
She does not take a break today, she needs to place an IV catheter on the hypoglycemic stray. He sits in the kennel to monitor the splenectomy case, while a grateful dog named Payton appreciatively...
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Searching for Orchids: Equine Cryptorchidism
Simple veterinary procedures can sometimes have strange and unexpected turns that make them more than just a simple procedure. They become interesting puzzles that can, in this case, take years to...
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5 Free Resources for Veterinary Students
1. Watch our videos on clinical signs! Our videos provide a visual perspective of disease states you may have only read about. From classic presentations of heaves to clinical signs of avian...
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A Little Help From My Friends
I am approaching the end of my first semester and waiting for my finals grade. These 5 to 10 days of waiting feel like an eternity. This semester has been challenging, yet I am already looking forward...
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Lessons From a Clinic Cat
Our tech manager walked in carrying a loaf of a cat she found wandering one day outdoors. He weighed in at over twenty pounds, tested positive for FIV, and under his matted black fur hid a nasty...
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Tips for Surviving Finals
Over the past semester, all of my classmates and I have gone over pages of theory on animal disorders, we’ve been tested every week, and we’ve studied for hours. Finally, the time has come for us to...
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Note From a Neurotic Test Taker
I finished my last exam for semester one and panicked when I saw the note stating to allow five days or more for my final grade. I mean, five whole days? Don’t they realize that I am a ball of nerves...
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Resolutions for the New Year
is the time to set up new goals for the New Year! 2017 was a hard year for me and many of my classmates. With most of our classes being strictly theory it was hard to keep motivated and to keep our...
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Rethink Your Attitude
We have all been faced with explaining the same concepts repeatedly to our clients. There are times when we may feel as if we are a broken record. There are even those who complain and grow bitter...
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Strive for Excellence
Merriam-Webster defines success as a degree or measure of succeeding: a favorable or desired outcome. The definition of excellence is the quality of being excellent: an excellent or valuable quality....
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Horse Care in the Deep Freeze
Winter has arrived. Snow covers much of North America and has been hit by a deep freeze of exceptionally cold temperatures. Along with this shock of cold comes every horse owner’s largest fear, colic....
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My Experience With an Online College
I am currently in my second semester at Penn Foster College. After many conversations with coworkers and friends about my reasons for choosing this school, I have decided that now is a good time to...
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Voice
Give me dignity by showing me grace Lend me a soft bed while I leave this place Exhibit compassion to my owner, even when you have had a long day Their thoughts are racing, and they cannot find the...
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An Open Letter to the Emergency Room Client
I know when you imagined your day this morning, it did not include a rushed visit to the emergency room with your beloved pet. I know you did not plan on your friend becoming ill or suffering an...
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Keeping Feet Dry: Dealing with Mud Fever
Now that spring has finally sprung here in Eastern Canada, horse owners have to deal with the increasing amount of mud in their paddocks. With mud comes mud fever; every horse owner’s spring nemesis....
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And the Summer Started
My fourth semester as a veterinary technician is now completed and the feeling is bittersweet. This semester I feel as if I have been pushed to the limit, I am tired, my brain feels like mush, I have...
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