Year 3: Week 4
Ah yes, week 4. How much you feel like week 40! At this point, I feel like the amount of information they’ve given me to learn is enough for 10 exams, and yet I’m not even halfway through the semester. Worst of all, everything in our lectures seem relevant to actually being a vet, so unlike last year, when I would read an entire paragraph and (correctly) assume that I didn’t need to overload my brain with extra information, now I feel like I need to memorize each line of notes.
Today was fun, though. I had a practical on bandaging dog legs, and as the nurse demonstrated on one very cooperative springer spaniel (who had a certain Eeyore quality about him) two collies, a poodle, and a lab all chased each other around the room, nibbling and wrestling and generally playing like they were puppies. The terrier and lurcher couldn’t be bothered, but otherwise the room was a big raucous doggy pile of playfulness. After the demo we teamed up and each picked a dog to practice on. My partner and I picked the collie who was initiating all of the naughtiness, but he was really great to work with. He was curious about all the other dogs also being bandaged, and was a little sad when all of his buddies were finished and on the floor while he had to wait for my very, very poorly created Robert Jones bandage, but otherwise he seemed to enjoy the petting and cooing. I really wish I had thought to bring a camera!
Today we walked into lecture and there were free Royal Canin mugs, so woohoo!