As usual, no one has posted on this blog for about 10 years. We could make up all kinds of ridiculous and lame excuses, like "I've been really busy studying for my board exams," or "I had to work a lot of emergency shifts in the hospital," and "I've been in Omaha for 3 weeks," but we all know that eventually you run out of excuses and just have to write a post when you're finally on vacation.
So, in the past 8 months I have been busy studying for my board exams (which I passed, in case you haven't heard), working a lot of emergency shifts in the hospital and recently I have returned from 3 weeks in Omaha (which is fired, by the way--everything we tried to do there was super lame). I spent a little time in December and January visiting some friends from high school and my family in Minnesota. I have been through rotations including Anesthesia, Necropsy, Pet Health, Orthopedic surgery, Advanced Feedlot medicine, Lab Animal medicine, Equine surgery and medicine, Small Animal Internal medicine, and 3 weeks of externships in Omaha. Now the only thing I have left is Food Animal...and finding a job.
In any event, here are a few of the pictures I have from the past few months.
This was a really big horse called "Mike," whom I cleverly referred to as "Big Mike."
One day he decided he was tired of being in the stall and tried to run at the gate like he was going to jump it. Fortunately he couldn't get up enough speed to make it over. He settled for kicking the gate instead. I think the horrendously loud noise that made hurt his ears, because after 2 kicks he stopped.
On Feedlot Medicine we spent a lot of time in a school van driving across Kansas. I would have posted a picture of that, but you would probably fall asleep just looking at it. I managed to avoid any serious problems with car sickness (with a little help from my friend Dramamine).
Kansas is the #2 beef cattle producing state...after Texas, which wouldn't be #1 if it weren't so big.
Laura and I had a lot of fun riding in the front of the van, mostly sleeping so we wouldn't get sick. We never did stop for our "Wind Farm Souvenirs." I'm sad.
This is a feed mill at one of the feedlots we visited. You don't even want to know how much grain they process there every day. It takes a lot to feed 10,000 head of cattle.We have been through a busy year with a lot of challenges. I know I am really looking forward to graduation (May 15th!) and a nice trip to Kodiak, Alaska. Wish me luck in my last 6 weeks of school and give me a shout if you know of a veterinarian who's hiring!
3 comments:
oh my. thanks for the warning. that horse is HUGE. I would pee my pants. Carrie and I watch a lot of AFV, and the other night they had a MONTAGE of horse related clips. It exemplified every reason why they are so dangerous we should not be allowed near them. there were horses kicking people, biting people (#1 reason. THEY COULD EAT YOU.) and running off into the horizon with someone hanging upside down on a saddle. I can't believe just watching it didn't cause me to die. it was not okay.
we need to visit soon. and I hear that olathe north high school needs a veterinarian.
oh, and....
SBENEFITS! it's been awhile.
Ok so with all your vet stories I have to tell you that Pilchard (Taylor's cat) is sleeping on my shoes. Yup, on my shoes. Don't know why, they don't seem particularly comfortable to me, but he seems quite content.
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