Every morning and evening this week, I'm in charge of the care
of our surgery patient. Consequently, my weekend started at 6:00 am
Saturday morning. I might have been up, but the sun definitely was
not. Thank goodness our surgery animal this week is a healthy,
spry, little cat that doesn't mind a thorough physical exam (minus
the temperature-taking, but honestly, who wouldn't be a little
upset about a rectal thermometer?). After finishing the paperwork
for our kitty, I headed to the large animal hospital for an equine
castration clinic that one of our veterinary student chapters
organized for the community.
At this clinic, we vet students had the opportunity to handle
every aspect of patient care with castrations in the field. We all
rotated between anesthetist, surgeon, and assistant surgeon with
each horse. I have watched numerous castrations in the past, but
getting a chance to perform one was a great experience. We had
clinicians and experi...
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