My Life as a Vet Student

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. - Marianne Williamson

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Things I learned during my second year of vet school:

It’s that time of year again. That wonderful few days between feeling beat down by finals and worrying about what delights the professors have in store for next year. That being said, here are a few things that I learned this year:

  1. A’s are overrated. No, seriously. I think it says a lot that our professors keep telling us “C’s get degrees!” with maniacal grins on their faces.
  2. Taking the killer P’s (Pharmacology, Parasitology, and Systemic Pathology) all at the same time is the closest thing to hell on Earth that I’ve ever experienced.
  3. You’ll be surprised by what you’re good at. I’m terrified of surgery, but I found out that I’m really good at suturing. Go figure.
  4. Eight point grading scales SUCK. I can’t tell you how many 91.2s I’ve made this semester. A 91.2 B hurts a whole lot more than an 88 B.
  5. I’m truly amazed at how much I actually remember from first year. Unfortunately, most of it isn’t relevant and all of the “important” information is nowhere to be found. But still, I remembered something.
  6. Parasitology lab is the most fun you’ll ever have with poop. Just trust me.
  7. You get really excited every time your dog tears up a plush toy because it’s a new opportunity to practice your favorite suture pattern.
  8. After taking Parasitology and Public Health/Epidemiology, you’ll be afraid to eat sushi, beef, pork, chicken, or anything that’s been sitting out for more than 30 minutes, and you’ll be terrified of walking outside barefoot or wading in any open body of water. But only for like a week, then it’s back to burgers every day and running around with no shoes.
  9. Second year is a lot harder than first year, but it’s also a lot more fun. Everything feels a lot more relevant to what you’ll be doing in clinics, and you get a feel for all the different specialties that you can go into.
  10. You get to the end of the year and realize that you’ve just survived the hardest academic year of your life, and you’re still going strong. Bring it on, clinics!

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Nathan Fillion, ladies and gentlemen. 

All the awards. Seriously. The depth of emotion here.

He just…and her face…and the lighting…Someone get this show an award immediately.

He was so amazing.

I’m pretty sure I’ve reblogged this four times. It chokes me up every time I see it.

I have never shed more tears over a confession of love than I did over this scene. Nathan has such a gift for genuine emotion. None of it felt forced. None of it felt overacted or out-of-character. This was simply Richard Castle laying all of his cards on the table and crumbling from the inside out as he realizes that might not be enough to keep the woman he loves from destroying herself and the future they could have had. 

The comments. Now I’m crying about it all over again. This is a man, in love…and nothing else. The pure vulnerability is what gets me. This was, hands down, my favorite scene. My god, Nathan nailed it!

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sundrythings:     The photo is of a syringe filled with euthanasia solution which is usually bright blue or neon pink in color to distinguish it from any other injectable medication. Euthanasia solution is just a barbiturate (usually pentobarbital) that is given in an excessive dosage. How does it work? Well basically it is GABA-ergic meaning it binds to GABA receptors in the CNS and potentiates their inhibitory action. Basically animals slowly go to sleep and then their brains and hearts “shut off”.    I wanted to post this to clear up a few things about euthanasia. First of all, I am totally pro euthanasia. I think there are times when it is absolutely more humane to put an animal to sleep than to let it live in constant pain. People balk at putting animals down and applaud these no kill shelters but to me, it is worth putting down sick, old, poorly behaved animals that have little chance of being adopted and spend that money helping animals that have a better chance. That is an entire new thread in and of itself though.    Being put to sleep does not hurt and animals don’t feel anything except the prick of the needle. I have had surgery before and imagine the sensation is much the same as being put under for that, you just slowly get more tired until you are asleep and don’t even realize it is happening. If an animal is particularly nervous we can give a sedative beforehand and this will help them calm down and relax. Some animals will take one last deep breath called an agonal breath and may tense their muscles, but they are not aware this is happening and it is just a reflex. We always warn owners that their pet may evacuate their bowls and bladders at the end and that their eyes will probably not be closed.     If you are concerned about having a pet put to sleep, talk to your vet about it. They should have no problem discussing the entire procedure with you and telling you what to expect. As a veterinarian, we have to perform a few euthanasias a day and I think we tend to become a little numb about the entire thing. It would be far too difficult to become emotional at every one and we would suffer burn out very quickly. That being said, we still are attached to patients and a few vets I know have cried when they lose a patient they have known for years.  I always stick around after the procedure to offer hugs and to listen if needed.     Vets do not enjoy putting animals down but at the same time we realize it is often for the best. Animals don’t understand “being alive” like we do. They cannot think “At least I am alive” and when they are sick they become stressed that they cannot move like they are supposed to or are in constant pain. Many owners want to keep animals that are unable to move on their own and can’t even defecate on their own alive with feeding tubes and catheters and I think that is the ultimate in cruelty and selfishness. It is an owner’s responsibility to know when it is time to humanely end a pet’s life and many people abuse this power.    Before making rash decisions talk to your vet and decide what is best for your pet, not for you. Euthanasia is not a coward’s choice but that of someone very brave.

sundrythings:

    The photo is of a syringe filled with euthanasia solution which is usually bright blue or neon pink in color to distinguish it from any other injectable medication. Euthanasia solution is just a barbiturate (usually pentobarbital) that is given in an excessive dosage. How does it work? Well basically it is GABA-ergic meaning it binds to GABA receptors in the CNS and potentiates their inhibitory action. Basically animals slowly go to sleep and then their brains and hearts “shut off”.

   I wanted to post this to clear up a few things about euthanasia. First of all, I am totally pro euthanasia. I think there are times when it is absolutely more humane to put an animal to sleep than to let it live in constant pain. People balk at putting animals down and applaud these no kill shelters but to me, it is worth putting down sick, old, poorly behaved animals that have little chance of being adopted and spend that money helping animals that have a better chance. That is an entire new thread in and of itself though.

   Being put to sleep does not hurt and animals don’t feel anything except the prick of the needle. I have had surgery before and imagine the sensation is much the same as being put under for that, you just slowly get more tired until you are asleep and don’t even realize it is happening. If an animal is particularly nervous we can give a sedative beforehand and this will help them calm down and relax. Some animals will take one last deep breath called an agonal breath and may tense their muscles, but they are not aware this is happening and it is just a reflex. We always warn owners that their pet may evacuate their bowls and bladders at the end and that their eyes will probably not be closed.

    If you are concerned about having a pet put to sleep, talk to your vet about it. They should have no problem discussing the entire procedure with you and telling you what to expect. As a veterinarian, we have to perform a few euthanasias a day and I think we tend to become a little numb about the entire thing. It would be far too difficult to become emotional at every one and we would suffer burn out very quickly. That being said, we still are attached to patients and a few vets I know have cried when they lose a patient they have known for years.  I always stick around after the procedure to offer hugs and to listen if needed.

    Vets do not enjoy putting animals down but at the same time we realize it is often for the best. Animals don’t understand “being alive” like we do. They cannot think “At least I am alive” and when they are sick they become stressed that they cannot move like they are supposed to or are in constant pain. Many owners want to keep animals that are unable to move on their own and can’t even defecate on their own alive with feeding tubes and catheters and I think that is the ultimate in cruelty and selfishness. It is an owner’s responsibility to know when it is time to humanely end a pet’s life and many people abuse this power.

   Before making rash decisions talk to your vet and decide what is best for your pet, not for you. Euthanasia is not a coward’s choice but that of someone very brave.

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animalstalkinginallcaps: DO YOU SEE, RICHARDS? THANKS TO YOUR INTERFERENCE THE PORTAL GROWS LARGER. IF WE DO NOT REVERSE THE DAMAGE THIS ENTIRE FACILITY WILL SOON BE GROUND ZERO FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF REALITY AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT. WHAT HORRORS MAY EMERGE? WHAT CHAOS MAY YOU HAVE WROUGHT? WE KNEW THIS TO BE A POSSIBILITY, DOCTOR MESSING. WHY DO YOU SHRINK FROM DISCOVERY? LET US VIEW THIS MOMENT AS AN OPPORTUNITY. RELATAVISTIC TIME DILATION IS NOT A PLAYTHING, RICHARDS, FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT!  SPEAKING OF, HAVE YOU SEEN MY LITTLE GREEN BALL WITH THE BELL INSIDE IT? YES, IT’S UNDER THE COUCH AGAIN. DAMN IT ALL TO HELL.

animalstalkinginallcaps:

DO YOU SEE, RICHARDS? THANKS TO YOUR INTERFERENCE THE PORTAL GROWS LARGER. IF WE DO NOT REVERSE THE DAMAGE THIS ENTIRE FACILITY WILL SOON BE GROUND ZERO FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF REALITY AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT. WHAT HORRORS MAY EMERGE? WHAT CHAOS MAY YOU HAVE WROUGHT?

WE KNEW THIS TO BE A POSSIBILITY, DOCTOR MESSING. WHY DO YOU SHRINK FROM DISCOVERY? LET US VIEW THIS MOMENT AS AN OPPORTUNITY.

RELATAVISTIC TIME DILATION IS NOT A PLAYTHING, RICHARDS, FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT! 

SPEAKING OF, HAVE YOU SEEN MY LITTLE GREEN BALL WITH THE BELL INSIDE IT?

YES, IT’S UNDER THE COUCH AGAIN.

DAMN IT ALL TO HELL.