The diary of Chris Allen through his vet student years.
Jabs are yearly because of the way the immune system works. There are two levels of response, the passive (protection by skin), and the active (which is where the body makes the antibodies). If you think of it like a Continue reading Why do vets want to give jabs yearly?
So today we are going learn how to cook a dog, this is a seasonal dish for car owners easiest to prepare during the summer period and can be done in as little as 10 minutes during the sun’s peak Continue reading How to cook a dog – hot car recipes…
It has been a very long sleep deprived. This past week I have done two of my end of year exams. Monday was pathological physiology and today was epizootiology (infectious diseases). Next week on Wednesday I have pathological anatomy so Continue reading The exams are here…
Sometimes I really wonder if I am good enough to be here. Sure sometimes I can make a good call or get to do cool stuff, but at the end of the day its whether my exams are passed and Continue reading The doubts of being a vet student….
My Friday night plans of studying with a film in the background after visiting the balloon festival vanished a few hours ago with a single phone call asking me to assist in an emergency surgery for a dog bleeding into Continue reading Heading into the bleeding abdomen…
Yesterday morning I picked up the scalpel blade, tensed the skin and made my first cut into the scrotum of a cat… or at least that was my intention. Not enough pressure on the brand new scalpel blade and the Continue reading My first ever castration on a cat…
Since last Wednesday I have barely slept, have been in surgery long past midnight on several nights, and have had the pleasure on one day of seeing the sun rise as I stumbled home to take a shower before heading Continue reading The satisfaction and the pain of being a vet student
Whilst TV can numb the mind, sometimes it inspires dreams, and for me it planted the seed that I did not want to work with just cats and dogs. I want the great variety that being a vet offers me, Continue reading This vet student’s wild dream….
Some days when I wake up with a feeling that I am going see something new and should get to surgery as quick as I can. Today was one of them, and within 20 minutes of waking I was in Continue reading The hunt for a bullet…
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Chart Stables Recently I’ve been noticing a lot of pet owners posting online with a picture of an animal with a wound asking for advice. These have varied from a scratch through to a Continue reading A little about dealing with wounds in animals…