The diary of Chris Allen through his vet student years.
This year has been an amazing year for me, and I am scared (still need to raise £2000 to continue studying next semester) yet excited for I am closer to becoming a vet. One of the highlights of this year Continue reading The Highlights of 2012 – Happy New Year! (Day 113)
Well this is my first ever Christmas outside of the UK, I was hopeful with the snow the past few weeks that I would have my first “White Christmas” however that was not to be. However that said I did Continue reading Merry Christmas!!! (Day 106)
Todays diary entry is sponsored by Waggy Tail Dog Bakery Most dogs owners will tell you that chocolate is poisonous, yet many can not tell you why, or how much is needed so hopefully I will clear up some of Continue reading The truth about Chocolates being poisonous to dogs (Day 96)
Today waking up and thinking that it was my last Anatomy credit this semester was pretty weird. It feels like only yesterday that I arrived here in Slovakia yet I am now supposed to know all the different bones, parts Continue reading Gastric Juices, Bird Digestion, and the end of Anatomy 1… (Day 94)
You really can tell winter is here, there’s been snow on the ground for the past week or so now and the temperature is generally in the minus figures. Its beautiful, yet just shows me how I need to get Continue reading The end of Slovak Language… (Day 93)
Today was the last Immunology lecture and was looking at hypersensitivity reactions in animals. Hypersensitivity is when the immune system exagerates the response to allegens (which is the name for antigens involved in hypersensitivity reactions) and is the cause of Continue reading Hypersensitivity (allergic reactions) and washing cats… (Day 92)
The only lecture I had today was Genetics this afternoon as Milk Hygiene is finished pending the exam and there was no power on campus this morning because they were doing work on the mains. Campus today was looking very Continue reading Selective Breeding and what it takes to be an AI Sire… (Day 88)
Well today I got a suprise when I walked into Physiology and was told we were going to feed a cock starch solution and then take blood from it before we euthanised it and inspected the digestive tract. Now the Continue reading Crop Feeding Chickens, Taking Blood, Digestion, and the Joints…. (Day 87)
Something that still strikes me about Slovakia is the different culture, people are so happy here and this evening I went to see the lighting of the Christmas lights in town. The entire main street (Hlavna) has been transformed into Continue reading Official residency, and the lighting of the Christmas tree… (Day 86)
Today has been another long day, this morning went to Immunology and this afternoon has been about cows. Now today in immunology we started looking at phagocytosis, in basic terms this is when a cell “eats” another cell. Usually this Continue reading Phagocytosis, visiting the dairy farm, and snow… (Day 85)