Well, I've just finished my two week block of Small Animal Internal Medicine. It's been very enjoyable but very tiring - I haven't had a full 8 hours sleep for the whole time! We've seen lots of interesting cases and most of the animals have survived to tell the tale. There are so many things that you can do for animals now that could never have been dreamed of before.
We've had lots of dogs coming in with vomiting and diarrhoea for several reasons, a dog with classic Cushings disease, a dog with Leishmaniasis (a parasitic disease transmitted by sandflies around the Mediterranean - the dog had previously lived in Spain), animals with kidney failure, dogs with liver shunts, and a few other weird and wonderful conditions.
I have managed to do a couple of consultations and most of my patients have been very nice, although one was a bit aggressive. My nicest patient unfortunately had to be barrier nursed so I had to wear gloves and an apron when handling him. The green apron has turned my lab-coat yellow which I'm hoping isn't permanent!!!
It's been very hot and sunny this week so it's been a shame to be stuck inside all the time, particularly when the air-conditioning stopped working and the heating came on! Overall, however, I've had a very enjoyable and interesting week.
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