I am half way through my rotation year. It has definitely gone by quite quickly. It has been a very steep learning curve and I am definitely more confident with the knowledge that I have.
I am still not so sure with large animals, possibly because I don't have enough experience with them and/or I'm not as interested with them.
I really can't wait to be finished do that I can start working. After all that has happened the past year. I want to start my career which is like starting fresh.
This year isn't only about getting experience with veterinary related topics but also gaining life experiences.
I need to learn to treasure myself more. Apparently I have been putting other people first before myself, which sometimes mean that I rather a person be happy at the expense of my own. I know now that, that is not healthy, but it's really hard to change that overnight.
I'm getting there, slowly but surely.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Friday, November 25, 2011
Last year
So i am approaching my last year of my veterinary program (that is if i've passed all my final exams). Alot has happened this year and I am hoping that it is for the better.
I am currently in my week of "rest" before the hectic life of internship.
I finally see the end of the tunnel and I can't wait to graduate and finally get on with my life.
Wish me luck! I will try and update any interesting cases I will get here (if i have the time).
I think this internship will be life changing and that I will lots of experience to help me when i step into the real world.
I am lucky to have met all the people I have met so far, and I wish the best for everybody.
I am currently in my week of "rest" before the hectic life of internship.
I finally see the end of the tunnel and I can't wait to graduate and finally get on with my life.
Wish me luck! I will try and update any interesting cases I will get here (if i have the time).
I think this internship will be life changing and that I will lots of experience to help me when i step into the real world.
I am lucky to have met all the people I have met so far, and I wish the best for everybody.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
A dream i had...
So today i had a horse practical exam which involves catching a horse in the yards and putting a halter and lead on.
The dream i had the night before was about this horse exam...
I was told to get my horse...and as i walked towards the yard where my horse was..there were crowds of ppl dressed very posh like royal people....i guess they are dressed like in the races.....with nice hats and stuff, like in 'My Fair lady'.
Anyhow, whilst walking through all the crowds to get to my horse, for some reason Angela Lansbury was in my dream and she was very nice and gave me a nice hug and greeted me with cheek kissing. At this point, i got very excited, because I remember my mom loved her in "Murder She wrote" so i wanted to get a picture with her, but for some reason my camera phone was very dim....
And then somehow, i just left and realised i wasn't even holding a halter and lead rope to catch my horse! so i went to the fence which looked like tables with the game Balderdash on it, so i had to move the tables to get out. This is when my examiner looked at me funny, wondering where my horse was....and I had to tell him that i need to go get the halter first...
Thats when i woke up...
Is that stress or what??
=P
Oh and by the way, i passed the exam =)
The dream i had the night before was about this horse exam...
I was told to get my horse...and as i walked towards the yard where my horse was..there were crowds of ppl dressed very posh like royal people....i guess they are dressed like in the races.....with nice hats and stuff, like in 'My Fair lady'.
Anyhow, whilst walking through all the crowds to get to my horse, for some reason Angela Lansbury was in my dream and she was very nice and gave me a nice hug and greeted me with cheek kissing. At this point, i got very excited, because I remember my mom loved her in "Murder She wrote" so i wanted to get a picture with her, but for some reason my camera phone was very dim....
And then somehow, i just left and realised i wasn't even holding a halter and lead rope to catch my horse! so i went to the fence which looked like tables with the game Balderdash on it, so i had to move the tables to get out. This is when my examiner looked at me funny, wondering where my horse was....and I had to tell him that i need to go get the halter first...
Thats when i woke up...
Is that stress or what??
=P
Oh and by the way, i passed the exam =)
Friday, October 7, 2011
Last Semester!
So, I have finally reached the "end point" of my veterinary program. I can finally see the end of all this "studying" (even though technically i will be studying for the rest of my life with this degree)
I am starting to get fed up of all this studying, i really just wanna get out there and work. I'm sure alot of people will think i'm crazy, but after doing 2 degrees, i've had enough of sitting in lectures and trying to pay attention to boring professors. I can't wait for this semester to end, but i am not looking forward to the exams....i relaly hope i pass this last hurdle before my rotations...WISH ME LUCK!
However, i find that i am enjoying life more in this last semester more than all the other semesters here in Australia....maybe because i know its kinda like the last time i will be hanging out with all my friends here all together before we all go our separate ways BUT before then, i must say living here in Camden is great, getting to know other people from my year even though we have been in the same class for like 4 years!
Things I have done:
Gone out for many dinners
hanging out at people lodges
drinking..even on weekdays!
movie nights...
AND
Tomorrow is the "Camden Weekender". This is where my year has pulled out alot of creativity and effort to put a revue together. Even though i'm not participating in the revue itself, i am last minute help =P
There will be lots of crazy games which i am not sure if people will get if they are non-vet people...
But i'll let you guys know the details tomorrow, or the day after =P
I am starting to get fed up of all this studying, i really just wanna get out there and work. I'm sure alot of people will think i'm crazy, but after doing 2 degrees, i've had enough of sitting in lectures and trying to pay attention to boring professors. I can't wait for this semester to end, but i am not looking forward to the exams....i relaly hope i pass this last hurdle before my rotations...WISH ME LUCK!
However, i find that i am enjoying life more in this last semester more than all the other semesters here in Australia....maybe because i know its kinda like the last time i will be hanging out with all my friends here all together before we all go our separate ways BUT before then, i must say living here in Camden is great, getting to know other people from my year even though we have been in the same class for like 4 years!
Things I have done:
Gone out for many dinners
hanging out at people lodges
drinking..even on weekdays!
movie nights...
AND
Tomorrow is the "Camden Weekender". This is where my year has pulled out alot of creativity and effort to put a revue together. Even though i'm not participating in the revue itself, i am last minute help =P
There will be lots of crazy games which i am not sure if people will get if they are non-vet people...
But i'll let you guys know the details tomorrow, or the day after =P
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
First catheter placement and intubation
Today, i got to place a catheter into the cutest Sharpei x lab for a castration procedure. It was actually quite simple to do. I had lots of fun and had good clinical practice. It was pretty cool being able to work out an anaesthetic plan for my patient and to monitor throughout the whole surgery and ensure the patient recovers well=)
For premeds, we gave him ACP and butorphanol. We had to top up the butorphanol as the surgeries were backed up and our dog didnt get into surgery at the anticipated time.
Induction with ketamine and diazepam due to it being a short routine procedure. The recovery was very quick and a little bit rough, but he recovered smoothly.
Gave it meloxicam post-op for the pain.
I wish i could've taken a pic of him. He was the cutest thing=) (but i didn't have my camera/phone with me =()
For premeds, we gave him ACP and butorphanol. We had to top up the butorphanol as the surgeries were backed up and our dog didnt get into surgery at the anticipated time.
Induction with ketamine and diazepam due to it being a short routine procedure. The recovery was very quick and a little bit rough, but he recovered smoothly.
Gave it meloxicam post-op for the pain.
I wish i could've taken a pic of him. He was the cutest thing=) (but i didn't have my camera/phone with me =()
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Birds
The birds are pretty, love watching them outside =]
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| masked lapwing |
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| a crested pigeon gathering |
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| the pigeons on my roof |
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| take offf |
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| noisy miner |
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| close up of crested pigeon |
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| cockatoos eating feed placed by my neighbors |
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| Oops, it caught me taking their picture |
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| paired cockatoos flying away |
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| A pair of wood ducks |
Other birds seen in camden: rainbow lorikeets, magpie lark (wasn't lucky enough to take photos of them =(
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Day 2 + 3: Abattoir + Byron Bay
Today we woke up at 7am as we had to arrive at the abattoir at 8.30. Had a big breakfast with eggs and bacon while watching the morning news.
We then drove to the abattoir which only took 5 mins. The vet that we followed was a young vet, she gave us an introduction of the place, and gave us all the information required to complete our assignments and then she brought us to follow the production line of where our meat is produced from start to finish. It was very interesting to see the inner workings of an abattoir. I really enjoyed it, I won't describe too much of it, however, they are very strict with hygiene. So you can rest assure that our meat is safe for consumption.
We finished about 4pm got home tried out this bar/restaurant that the vet recommended us. It was really good actually, we had a steak and fries and a salt and pepper squid and fries and just shared the dishes.
Afterwards, we watched tv and crocheted as usual till bedtime.
The next morning we woke up at 5am as we had to arrive at 6am to the abattoir to help with the morning check of the cows to make sure if they are fit for slaughter.
However, by noon, we have already seen eveything we needed to see for our assignment so the vet decided to just let us off early and that we can do whatever we like.
Yay! we were done our abattoir placement. A 3 day placement done in 1.5 days. It was very exciting.
Since we thought that we drove so far for it, we had to go do some sight-seeing and drove about an hr to Byron bay. When we got there the weather was nice, went to the beach to take some pretty pictures, drove to the cape byron lighthouse for some sunset pictures and was planning to go for dinner at 6pm at this byron cafe which was wat the visitor centre recommended. However, we finished everything before 6pm and we were hungry and decided to wait in the car till 6pm to eat at that cafe. We were slightly bored and hungry. When it was 6pm we walked over to the cafe and it was closed! We waited all that time and it wasn't even open...we were very disappointed. so we just drove to the beach where there were some restaurants along the promenade and ate at the bar/restaurant. there food was pretty good and in big portions, we couldnt finish everything. then we drove home and slept early so we can have an early start drive back to sydney.
We then drove to the abattoir which only took 5 mins. The vet that we followed was a young vet, she gave us an introduction of the place, and gave us all the information required to complete our assignments and then she brought us to follow the production line of where our meat is produced from start to finish. It was very interesting to see the inner workings of an abattoir. I really enjoyed it, I won't describe too much of it, however, they are very strict with hygiene. So you can rest assure that our meat is safe for consumption.
We finished about 4pm got home tried out this bar/restaurant that the vet recommended us. It was really good actually, we had a steak and fries and a salt and pepper squid and fries and just shared the dishes.
Afterwards, we watched tv and crocheted as usual till bedtime.
The next morning we woke up at 5am as we had to arrive at 6am to the abattoir to help with the morning check of the cows to make sure if they are fit for slaughter.
However, by noon, we have already seen eveything we needed to see for our assignment so the vet decided to just let us off early and that we can do whatever we like.
Yay! we were done our abattoir placement. A 3 day placement done in 1.5 days. It was very exciting.
Since we thought that we drove so far for it, we had to go do some sight-seeing and drove about an hr to Byron bay. When we got there the weather was nice, went to the beach to take some pretty pictures, drove to the cape byron lighthouse for some sunset pictures and was planning to go for dinner at 6pm at this byron cafe which was wat the visitor centre recommended. However, we finished everything before 6pm and we were hungry and decided to wait in the car till 6pm to eat at that cafe. We were slightly bored and hungry. When it was 6pm we walked over to the cafe and it was closed! We waited all that time and it wasn't even open...we were very disappointed. so we just drove to the beach where there were some restaurants along the promenade and ate at the bar/restaurant. there food was pretty good and in big portions, we couldnt finish everything. then we drove home and slept early so we can have an early start drive back to sydney.
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