#rectal palpation

[veterinaryshitposting]

rectaling a huge dairy cow is all fun and games until you unintentionally start mooning everyone from your perch atop the crush

[missnoodliness]

Fridays, you never cease to bring me joy.

My morning starts with my significant other retching in the bathroom for an hour. I get to school and the real fun begins. 

Rectal palpation of a mare to determine her estrus cycle. She’s no longer a fan of mine and I am fine with that.

My allergies are winning the fight against my antihistamines after being covered in horse. I want to scratch my eyes, but I know they will swell.

Rectal palpation of a cow to see if I could even reach her dorsal intercornual ligament to see if I could grab her uterus and examine her ovaries. Working through a rectum is no joke.

Take off my glove and there’s a tear in it. NO WONDER MY ARM FELT SO WARM THERE. there’s poop on my arm...

I need to call my workplace to get myself put on the schedule for my summer.

Diagnostic Imaging exam later today, so we’re just going to see how this plays out, alright?

[a-timey-wimey-leaf-on-the-wind]

You know those shirts with the large animal vet doing a rectal palpation on a cow? I need one of those, but with the vet on their tip toes because that is me.

[marleyandmandy]

I found the ovaries by myself that day! The veterinarian (just behind me) is the coolest guy around. So much patience, explains really well and lets us try just about anything.

[tdiazsguvm]

I AM FINALLY A REAL VET STUDENT!

I did bovine rectal palpations.

I am finally a real vet student.

I found the cervix on all five, one ovary, and two calves. (It’s not as easy at they’ve lead us all to believe. Mostly, it just feels like hot mush.)

[diaryofafuturevet]

Today I performed my first rectal palpation

and while I was covered in cow faeces, smelt absolutely terrible and wasn't even sure half the time what I was actually touching, I couldn't help but think that I could get use to that kind of work. There's really nothing more incredible than feeling a practically fully formed little calf inside these beautiful animals. Practical activities like that really make all the theory studying worth it. Can't wait for more opportunities to get shoulder deep in faecal matter (and start to actually completely understand what I'm feeling)!

[vettechadventures]

My first rectal palpation! I was so proud!

[crisscrosscutout]

Sorry if this is overly gross for anyone, I personally think it's super cool. Someone took a video of me doing a rectal ultrasound in Livestock Lab today. I'll post pictures of what we found as soon as the email comes in.

This is one of the procedures for which I must utilize my knowledge of 'Proper Rectal Management and Technique' because yes, that is actually a thing.