#veterinary student

[starryvibed]

27.7.23

It’s been raining 🌧️🌂 so heavily that the city has declared a red alert ‼️ Also been tracking my sleep 💤 and I seem to have improved my morning wake up times ⏰ and have been thankfully getting 7-8 hours per night. 🌃

Reading 📖 :

• Feline panleukopenia

• Digital minimalism by Cal Newport

• FLUTD

[justanotherpersonwhowrites]

I love being told "this field is not for woman" when I'm struggling to do something I barely watched one time, while a male student can put himself and others at risk by engaging with a horse we were explicitly told to leave alone and not hear anything about not being fit for the field. Or a male student makes the same mistake as I did but for him it's a technical issue and for me it's because of my gender.

And all the comments about the female students "not wanting to do this" or "being too disgusted or scared to do that" when male and female students both chose to get into this. And yeah, there are some female students that jump or jerk away from an animal or get disgusted by something we're doing, but there are also male students who react the same. In fact, a male student once jumped the fence because one of the calves got out of their restraint, but nobody made any comments about whether or not he should be getting into veterinary medicine.

The fact is, with the way universities are set up in my country, lots of people don't end up getting the major they want because your grades kind of force you into a specific field. A lot of the students in my veterinary group wanted to go for human medicine, or computer engineering, or some other field and ended up getting stuck with veterinary medicine because of their high school grades. So, there are an equal number of male and female students who don't actually want to be there, who find animals scary or gross, and who are not necessarily excelling in the practical class. So, if we're being honest, half the students probably "aren't right for the field" simply because it's not what they wanted in the first place, but there's no distinction between male and female in that regard.

And I for one have dreamed of this career since I was old enough to know about it. I've always loved being around animals, used to beg for dogs and horses and take every opportunity I could to volunteer around animals. I don't want people telling me I'm not cut out in my first semester because I'm not a man. Sorry, but did you not see my male peer make the same mistake as me two minutes ago? Why is he more right for this than I am?

Honestly, it's not fair for the female students and it's not fair for the male students either. Because the professor will have them working with an animal that isn't as calm or gentle, and they aren't getting a good experience because they are just as new to this as the female students and shouldn't be forced to work with an animal they aren't ready for yet. While working with horses one of the male students ended up loosing the lead because the horse pulled and he didn't know how to deal with it. Separating between difficulty levels because they're males doesn't make sense on so many levels, and just puts everyone at risk anyway. We're all beginners, I don't see how being a guy automatically gives someone a greater affinity to working with animals.

I'm just so frustrated that I feel like I have to prove myself when I’m just trying to learn.

[thespace-cadet]

Rugged Beard + Tan = Winning Combo! Happy Pride! 💛🌻🌈

[archaic-stranger]

the veterinary science students

an innate love for animals

always finding pet hair on your clothes

learning the non-verbal ways animals communicate that something is wrong

being unafraid to get your hands dirty

gaining expertise in a wide variety of animal physiologies

educating people on how to take proper care of pets and farm animals

comfortable sweaters with the sleeves rolled up past your elbows

studying anatomical diagrams

a deep appreciation for the bond between people and their pets

a steady presence, knowing how to calm an animal in distress

careful notes, being sure not to miss anything

working to prevent zoonosis of diseases

examining the connections between the health of animal and human populations

steady, confident hands

cool mornings with the dew still on the grass

volunteering at local animal shelters

not being able to pick a favorite animal

arguing against purely aesthetic procedures

frustration with people who don’t treat their animals with respect

memorizing the signs of a variety of conditions and diseases

a commitment to giving pets long, healthy lives

[vetadventure]

1/3/2021//

I guess someone wants attention 💁🏼‍♀️

[ollie-alooffloof]

Figured I should probably post some art that is not John Oliver before that becomes my only thing here. Here’s an intro post! I’m Ollie! I mostly draw OCs and dabble in fanart when the urge arises. I drew at least one Ian Duncan for every episode of Community he was in as my Drawtober challenge.

[stinkybrowndogs]

I am also working on some stickers for vet tech appreciation week!! Anything u guys would like to see/suggestions? I will hopefully have the ability to print and mail them out myself at that point, so im just trying to come up with a few designs

[iheartvmt]