Sunday, September 2, 2007
6/23/07
Went in today a little nervous since I wasn't supposed to go in and I didn't want to, but it went well and I wanted to help out. Clipped nails, gave vaccines and got blood all right. My one big point of excitement was getting blood from a cat, of which this was only my second time. I also gave a cat a wrong vaccine, distemper instead of leukemia. I talked to the doctors and they said it was fine, but I still had a little heart attack moment. Since I was the closer, I stayed late and wrapped things, and wrapped UP things, including a very irritating phone call to a man who was convinced that I had told him his dog was heartworm positive, when in fact it was just slightly lyme positive...something that he already knew. All in all, a good, fast-paced day.
6/21/07
Slow day! Well, slow, but good. We were overstaffed by some fluke (4 techs to 1 doctor) but it was still a good day and went by rather fast. Nothing too interesting happened, but I did quite a bit on my own, which was nice. Got to leave a half and hour early, and since I usually end up staying late anyhow, I didn't feel too bad.
That's it!
That's it!
6/20/07
Another good day, although a bit stressful for the regular techs. There's a bit of interdepartmental strife, but I try to stay out of it. It's interesting on a purely outside level to watch the comments and interactions of people. Anyhow, notes!
-Max, the malamute, was euthanized today. Nothing is sadder than a 100+ pound dog lying on the floor because we couldn't find a bag big enough to fit him.
-I did a cat neuter today on my own (basically)! Exciting stuff, although I am not too fond of pulling a cat's testicles.
-Baxter, who came in a while ago with a broken leg after jumping out of a moving car, was back in today after an incident at another doctor's office. This dog has been known to be a little mouthy and not that nice to the techs, but they must have squished him in a certain way to get an xray and he came back to us coughing, breathing in a strained way and blood coming out of his nose. He was also listing a bit to one side, which made them think that he had some neurologic troubles. His xrays with us showed his lungs like cotton candy, which made the doctors say something about plural edema and something called neuroplastic edema (I think?), which was apparently some sort of bruising and fluid around the brain. We had him in for a while giving him care, and he went home with his parents at the end of the day, but it was touch and go for a while. We're still not sure he's going to make it through the night, but the people elected to take him and call BEVS if anything happened.
-Max, the malamute, was euthanized today. Nothing is sadder than a 100+ pound dog lying on the floor because we couldn't find a bag big enough to fit him.
-I did a cat neuter today on my own (basically)! Exciting stuff, although I am not too fond of pulling a cat's testicles.
-Baxter, who came in a while ago with a broken leg after jumping out of a moving car, was back in today after an incident at another doctor's office. This dog has been known to be a little mouthy and not that nice to the techs, but they must have squished him in a certain way to get an xray and he came back to us coughing, breathing in a strained way and blood coming out of his nose. He was also listing a bit to one side, which made them think that he had some neurologic troubles. His xrays with us showed his lungs like cotton candy, which made the doctors say something about plural edema and something called neuroplastic edema (I think?), which was apparently some sort of bruising and fluid around the brain. We had him in for a while giving him care, and he went home with his parents at the end of the day, but it was touch and go for a while. We're still not sure he's going to make it through the night, but the people elected to take him and call BEVS if anything happened.
6/19/07
Pretty good day, it was busy and interesting. We had 2 guinea pig neuters, and one of them had these nasty masses in it's neck. We took 3 out and they were little masses of pus. Ewwwww. Had to put them down in a anesthesia box and then mask them. Neat!
Sadly, something I've been dreading happened today: I fell in love. 2 humane society dogs came in for neuters, Harley and Dakota, and while they evidently had too much coffee on the ride over, they were both complete sweethearts. I wanted to take them both home, and I kept just walking past them and making sad faces...I don't think my landlords would appreciate two spastic dogs in my small little apartment. I'm sure Murphy wouldn't mind, though (the cats, on the other hand....). I just hope they go somewhere nice.
-Guinea pig neuters were spiffy! Not a pet I'd want, though.
-Did some estimates today. Hope I got them right!
-Max, the big fluffy malamute with kidney troubles, is coming in tomorrow for a creatinine level. -Getting better at packs. I think.
Sadly, something I've been dreading happened today: I fell in love. 2 humane society dogs came in for neuters, Harley and Dakota, and while they evidently had too much coffee on the ride over, they were both complete sweethearts. I wanted to take them both home, and I kept just walking past them and making sad faces...I don't think my landlords would appreciate two spastic dogs in my small little apartment. I'm sure Murphy wouldn't mind, though (the cats, on the other hand....). I just hope they go somewhere nice.
-Guinea pig neuters were spiffy! Not a pet I'd want, though.
-Did some estimates today. Hope I got them right!
-Max, the big fluffy malamute with kidney troubles, is coming in tomorrow for a creatinine level. -Getting better at packs. I think.
6/16/07
Good day! Very satisfying.
My first time as a full tech and it went well. I took bloods, roomed clients, gave vaccines, put up meds, and learned how to board clients (no, not with bad stories, heh). I even brought in Murphy for a few minutes and he was well behaved.
-Met an 18 year old cat! 4.45 pounds and high creatinine.
-Also met a 22 pound cat. Yowza! Luckily he was a doll, I don't fancy wrestling something that big with that many sharp points.
Short but sweet!
My first time as a full tech and it went well. I took bloods, roomed clients, gave vaccines, put up meds, and learned how to board clients (no, not with bad stories, heh). I even brought in Murphy for a few minutes and he was well behaved.
-Met an 18 year old cat! 4.45 pounds and high creatinine.
-Also met a 22 pound cat. Yowza! Luckily he was a doll, I don't fancy wrestling something that big with that many sharp points.
Short but sweet!
6/13/07
Lousy day. Felt out of place all day, and everyone was in a bad mood. I can only hope tomorrow is better!
-Leg amputation! I got to watch most of this (at least in between clients and helping the other techs. It's nice to be in surgery!) and got to see her use the mallet and the osteotome! Man, they really do just smack it.
-Helped with an xray for the female rat poison dog, who is now dubbed 'June'. Very sweet dog, and really hyper now! She's doing well, and has some very nice, very responsible owners. Lucky dog.
-There was a lot of death today. A husky died in the kennels after receiving the pre-euth cocktail (a mix of sedatives to relax them), and appointment died before it even got to the clinic, a 3-legged patient that was previously in died, and Jake, the little golden puppy with seizures, died after another seizure.
-Another pancreatitis and pyelonephritis case came in. This is the...third?
-Learned about the creation of billing and how to charge for fluids, hospitalization fees.
-Slow surgery day.
-Blah. Tomorrow is another day.
-Leg amputation! I got to watch most of this (at least in between clients and helping the other techs. It's nice to be in surgery!) and got to see her use the mallet and the osteotome! Man, they really do just smack it.
-Helped with an xray for the female rat poison dog, who is now dubbed 'June'. Very sweet dog, and really hyper now! She's doing well, and has some very nice, very responsible owners. Lucky dog.
-There was a lot of death today. A husky died in the kennels after receiving the pre-euth cocktail (a mix of sedatives to relax them), and appointment died before it even got to the clinic, a 3-legged patient that was previously in died, and Jake, the little golden puppy with seizures, died after another seizure.
-Another pancreatitis and pyelonephritis case came in. This is the...third?
-Learned about the creation of billing and how to charge for fluids, hospitalization fees.
-Slow surgery day.
-Blah. Tomorrow is another day.
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.
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.
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