Sheep and cows and horses, oh my!
Joseph g -
Given it’s been a couple of weeks since I gave an update on my internship, today we’ll be doing a recap.
I’m honestly not as in love with being a veterinarian as before I started shadowing at the clinic.
However, there are still a bunch of things that happen every day. One day, there was a sheep that came in for treatment after getting attacked by dogs, and due to some restrictions on the owner’s side, the treatment was difficult, and they spent three hours trying to keep its temperature up while they cleaned its wounds and stitched its hind flank back together. Things like that are very common and there are often dogs that got into fights or were attacked by a coyote. Now I don’t get to see the outcomes of most of these cases because they will often take multiple days to deal with. (The doctors have to fit them in for a surgery time or hospitalize the patient for a few days)
The sheep was probably the most guarded case I’ve seen, where the doctor I’ve been shadowing could not tell me whether it would survive due to all the external factors.
Another thing I have only seen a few of are large animals. I have seen four horses and one cow, but from what I’ve seen, I don’t believe I would enjoy large animal care. It has higher risks of being kicked if you aren’t careful and I have little interest in most large animals outside of horses. So if I remain steadfast in this career, I will ultimately be a small-animal vet.
There is one more thing that I haven’t been allowed near, but I believe could affect my final decision. Euthanasia. I haven’t been able to watch the process for obvious reasons, it’s often a very private moment with owners. So, it may still be a make or break thing for me in whether I want to be a vet.
See you all next week.
-Joseph
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