6/12/07

I hate coming in at 9. I miss half the morning! That extra hour is sure nice though. Bit of tension brewing today, but I keep my head down since I'm not really part of the full-time staff. I don't get into it much or have much to say, but just being around I can tell what's going on. A lot of shifting towards the corporate view and not everyone is behind that.

Anyhow!
-Did my first dental today! Well, sort of. I learned the different heads to use to clean (perio, beaver and a 'regular' head), how to used them and what setting the water should be at, such as enough to saturate and cool, but not too much to drown and too little to burn. Very interesting though! Did it on a giant dog, a great pyrenese. I cleaned, then scaled to get off all the tarter (used some extractors/rongueres to crack off the tartar-cool!) then polished. Clean mouth for the most part. Was taught to look up under the gums for tartar, but will get more into it later (there wasn't much there to find on this dog).
-getting used to using the vet test machine.
-Jake, a little golden retriever pup, came in with basically ADR symptoms and seizures. Sounds like it's stress induced, but it seems to be getting worse. Put him on a heavy dose of morphine and phenobarbitol and will see how he does.
-Willow, a little old and frail yorkie, came in with renal failure. She's the epitome of a lap dog and will try to launch her self out of the cage to get into someone's arms, crazy dog. She also makes the most ungodly sounds if you leave her alone, like someone skinning a wallaby and trying to strangle it at the same time. I learned the importance of placing a catheter correctly on different sized dogs, though, since her's kept crimping in her short little toy-dog legs. Had to eventually put a splint on her.
-'Lady' the very male cat was boarding. Friendly kitty, if horribly named. Tried to eat a dog through the cage door, though.
-Max went home! Doing better, but still not great. I bet we'll see him soon, sadly.
-The two strays with the sickly sweet smell and lethargic tendancies had rat poison poisoning, and the boy died. His chest was filled with blood, but the girl is doing all right.
-Did my first go home appointment!
-Had a big fluffy spaniel come in with pancreatitis. Just on regular treatment right now, but he's kind of a spaz. Guess that has to do with him being a spaniel.
-Daisy, one of the owner's dogs, is still there (she's been sort of living there while they do work on their house). Nice dog, but man, she hates other dogs! Makes juggling kennels interesting.