Background Information

Well it just so happens that I am volunteering at a Veterinarians office all throughout the summer and because some of the stuff that's going on in my vet's office is noteworthy I created this blog.   My main duties at the office is to clean.  When I arrive I get to sweep and mop the surgery room/Doc's office (We call the vet Doc).  Then I wait for either Becky or Whitney (the veterinary technicians at the vet's office) to arrive and then I either clean the runs (kennels) or something else in the exam room.

By the time Doc gets here at 2:00 the first patient of the day is there and waiting for him.  The Exams for dogs usually start out with either me or Becky/Whitney getting the weight of the dog.  Then we pick the dog up and put it on the exam table while we get it's temperature.  After that Doc comes in and looks at the dog's ears, eyes and mouth.  He asks a few questions about the dog to see if there is anything out of the ordinary then checks the dog's history to see what vaccines are due.

For a cat the routine starts the same -  we get a weight and a temperature, except for the weight there is a special scale.  It looks kind of like the ones that are used in science classrooms but it only has one end so you don't have to balance the scale.  We put the cat in a bucket and put the bucket on the scale.  Other than being shedded upon in extreme quantities the rest of the process is identical to that of a dog's.  After each exam I get to clean the exam table

I haven't seen any normal horse exams so I cant really give an explanation for those.  I have seen Longhorns though.  They were unloaded into a pen with a chute to one side.  All 5 longhorns were then crowded into the small chute.  The longhorns that needed vaccines were given them and Doc asked questions concerning what the owner wanted for the longhorns.  They were going to a show and the owner needed a certain form from Doc saying that they were medically sound and up to date on their shots.

When the last patient of the day leaves I get to sweep and mop the exam room and take out the trash.  Even though most of the work is cleaning, I enjoy the time that I spend at the clinic.

I'll post todays experiences later so please check in then.

~Rebecca