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Calf Health and Management
I can remember the first cows and calves that I encountered when I younger. I was probably in kindergarten or the 1st grade, and I went to my best friend’s house for the day. At the time, they had a...
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Fresh Milk, Anyone?
I have been taking a lot of classes about dairy medicine and dairy production during my time here at Cornell. I also took a lot of dairy-centered classes during my undergraduate years in Vermont....
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What a Dog Has Taught Me
I have been a dog owner for about 3 months now. That is a drop in the bucket compared to many people, and it still feels new to me. I figured it was about time to get underway, stop making excuses,...
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If At First You Don’t Succeed
It has now been two weeks since I have finished my final exams of my first year as a vet tech student and I couldn’t be more amazed at how far I have come. When I graduated high school I had vowed...
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Energy During School
We face many challenges during our lifetimes, including instances in our personal lives, jobs, hobbies and other pursuits. During veterinary school, challenges pop up quite frequently and can seem to...
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Speaking the Lingo
Free time away from school and work is a rare commodity; however, in the small amount of time in between the two I started rewatching one of my favorite TV medical dramas. While watching this show I...
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I Got a Goose
Over the summer, I spend my time on my parent’s farm. It was over this summer that I acquired a goose. A gosling to be exact, barely a month old. She had been passed around from the person who got...
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Getting Up Again
Coming back to school after a busy summer is always a shock to my system. The first shock is being surrounded by so many people. The second shock is when I realize just how much time I spend sitting...
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Searching for Orchids: Equine Cryptorchidism
Simple veterinary procedures can sometimes have strange and unexpected turns that make them more than just a simple procedure. They become interesting puzzles that can, in this case, take years to...
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Tips for Surviving Finals
Over the past semester, all of my classmates and I have gone over pages of theory on animal disorders, we’ve been tested every week, and we’ve studied for hours. Finally, the time has come for us to...
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Resolutions for the New Year
is the time to set up new goals for the New Year! 2017 was a hard year for me and many of my classmates. With most of our classes being strictly theory it was hard to keep motivated and to keep our...
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You are What You Eat: Animal Nutrition
You are what you eat is an expression that is told to people from childhood to adulthood. It refers to the body being affected by the food that gets put into it. What not everyone realizes is that...
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First Time Experience: IV Catheters
Everyone is ready for it to be over, you want to get it on the first try, your teacher wants you to get it on the first try, the animal wants you to get it on the first try, you don’t want to collapse...
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Keeping Feet Dry: Dealing with Mud Fever
Now that spring has finally sprung here in Eastern Canada, horse owners have to deal with the increasing amount of mud in their paddocks. With mud comes mud fever; every horse owner’s spring nemesis....
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And the Summer Started
My fourth semester as a veterinary technician is now completed and the feeling is bittersweet. This semester I feel as if I have been pushed to the limit, I am tired, my brain feels like mush, I have...
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Mystery Leg Swelling: Equine
Leg injuries in horses should always be taken with caution. Often leg pain in horses can have life-threatening secondary consequences such as colic or founder. That’s why when in doubt my advice is...
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Expand your Potential: Tips for Studying in a Group
Studying is obviously an important part of being a student and a lot of us do it alone. However, at a certain point, studying alone can become ineffective due to procrastination or distractions such...
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Hard Decisions: Euthanasia
This summer I have been working in a small animal clinic in the country. Working there has given me the opportunity to apply the skills I have learned in school to a professional setting. However, one...
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Bringing My Horse to Vet School
The Black Mare, as she is referred to at my undergrad’s barn It shouldn’t come as any surprise that where there are vet students, there are pets. Dogs, cats, pocket pets, birds, reptiles; I think...
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Surviving Your First Year of Veterinary School
It was nearly a year ago today that I finished my first week of veterinary school. The emotions of one of my biggest dreams becoming reality were still fresh in my mind and I was surrounded by all the...
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