http://www.veterinaryparasite.com The Meanderings Of A Veterinary Student Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:49:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ah, the joys of farm reproduction - a morning spent with an arm up a cow's arse, followed by an afternoon watching a caesarean video...what could be better?  Well, lots of things do actually spring to mind, but as far as good practical experience goes, then this week has been ... http://www.veterinaryparasite.com/2008/04/28/well-it-keeps-your-arm-warm/ Bloody hell this blogging lark is harder than it's cracked up to be!  I came into it thinking I'd whip out a post once a day no problems, but then something comes along to eat every second of your time!  In this case, the time eater was the indubitable pleasure ... http://www.veterinaryparasite.com/2008/04/21/yet-another-absence/ While I was seeing practice over Easter, one of the cases I had responsibility for was an alpaca with a broken leg (contained within an external fixator!).  I have (well had) zero experience with camelids, to the point where I really didn't know what to expect going to see him ... http://www.veterinaryparasite.com/2008/04/09/a-mans-best-friendalpacas/ Throughout my undergraduate career, I've bought a fair few textbooks, and referred to probably hundreds more. I've found that while most are generally good, there are some absolute crackers, and a few that are absolute rubbish. This is the start of several posts looking at books I've enjoyed using, starting ... http://www.veterinaryparasite.com/2008/04/09/textbooks-anatomy-physiology/ Work on my TPRMyHorse project continues (slowly - I have an equine practice rotation to fit in somewhere as well!), and I have come up with a logo. I'm posting it here for comments, criticism, and general public lambasting! Let me know what you think: This week's rotation. equine ... http://www.veterinaryparasite.com/2008/04/08/tprmyhorse-a-logo/ It's your worst nightmare - you're walking your dog out in the park, and a small child approaches him and starts to prod/poke/squeeze and generally annoy.  Being a lovely young dog, he puts up with it for a while, but eventually he growls at the irritating youngster, who runs off ... http://www.veterinaryparasite.com/2008/04/06/reward-your-dog-for-growling/ Over the last few weeks, I've taken a lot of horse's temperatures, lots of times. Most of these occasions were, if not enjoyable, then at least safe and uneventful! Unfortunately, a certain few horses seem to have a real problem with it, to the point of kicking out, ... http://www.veterinaryparasite.com/2008/04/05/take-your-horses-temperature/ The last five days has flown by, and the first week of my clinical rotations is over! I suppose this effectively means I now know all I need to know about diagnostic imaging of horses...which is a little concerning really. Well, at least I can safely say I know ... http://www.veterinaryparasite.com/2008/04/04/one-down-twenty-three-to-go/ No posts in over two weeks is pretty poor form in anyone's books, so I can but offer my excuses.  I've been away at the Royal Veterinary College in London doing equine work, and internet access has been limited (as well as my waking hours away from their hospital!)  I ... http://www.veterinaryparasite.com/2008/04/01/awol-over/ I'm trying to think of some ways to expand my writing on this site beyond just a blog. After all, my life isn't that exciting, there's only so much I can rave on about unnecessarily, and I'm just not that good a writer! Anyway, here they are: Your Pet ... http://www.veterinaryparasite.com/2008/03/16/some-ideas/