Ooops!

Well I've gone and lost some notes. They aren't very important, but it would be nice to have them still to refresh my memory. I'm sure I put them somewhere safe!

One thing however is certain - I will find them the moment I've written up this case.

Exams And Rectal Palpation

Seems an odd way to start a new year doesn't it? I was somewhat surprised myself!

After a couple of busy days things are starting to become more settled with a couple of hours of free time to relax. Tuesday was especially long seeing me leave the flat at 8am and not getting back until 11pm. I had the rectal palpation class in the morning and then an equine clinic in the afternoon!

Exam today was testing our communication skills with clients in a veterinary environment. We were briefed on the situation and told the get the client. I think it all went well, but found it really hard to concentrate without the focus of an animal in the room. Instead there was a stuffed toy cat in a box. When I've been in practice I've taken a history before, but always with an animal present so I can ask about the body systems as I examine Fluffy. No such luck this time.

Off climbing this evening to see if my foot holds up. If not I may have to visit a medic. Urgh.

4th Year

Well it all starts again tomorrow with the usual mixture of lectures, practicals and tutorials. So far this year looks to be really fun and interesting. Whilst seeing practice I noticed that I knew things about cats and dogs (probably because I've done that course) but nothing about cattle or sheep just yet. This will hopefully all change soon!

Now all we need to do is get the timetable organised. I'm not a great fan of the 2am lecture or the one on a Sunday morning. Possibly a small mistake in the system somewhere.

Practice

Seeing more practice in Wales at the moment with many interesting things to see. There is an ill horse, some sick cattle and a 3-legged dog so far. I've also been doing some surgical practice, a couple of castrations and a lump removal. Hurray!