The diary of Chris Allen through his vet student years.
Ok so last night I went to town with a group of friends as they had the Biela Noc (or White Night) festival in town which has different art exhibits based around light. This festival is on every year however Continue reading Biela Noc / Nuit Blanche (White Night)… (Day 27)
Today I came across the update the Pedegree Dogs Exposed Revisted episode. Previously the initial hard hitting BBC Documentary forced the suspension of TV coverage of the Crufts dog show. It is distressing to watch, however it is very educational Continue reading What? Pedegree Dogs Exposed Revisited (Day 26)
Ok, so onto another day of testing milk. Today we looked at the enzyme functionality of milk (aka how do you stop milk going off) and pasteurization which was pretty cool. Great joys, I found I had a sample of raw Continue reading Milk testing and the wonders of genetic inheritance (Day 25)
Ok this morning I was pretty sure that my Anatomy credit test today was not going to go well. Every free moment I had today went to trying to cram more and more into my brain and I’d spent a Continue reading Blood draws and my first Anatomy A!!! (Day 24)
Milk Hygiene this morning was cancelled as the lecturer was out on a trip with the Slovakian students so i got an extra hour in bed (yay!). The rest of the day was then devoted to languages and self study Continue reading The frustrations of Language… (Day 23)
So Tuesday is solely Microbiology and Immunology, I kinda enjoy it as many of the why’s that previously confused me are being made clear. The morning starts with a lecture, before then having a practical session a couple of hours Continue reading Looking at Bacteria and Microbiological Staining (Day 22)
Welcome to Monday the start of my third week at Vet School here in Kosice, Slovakia. The weather is getting cooler yet still remains a lot warmer than back in the UK and there is still the same buzz as Continue reading Epithelium, and the mechanics of Blood (Day 21)