what would dana scully do?

veterinary surgeon. I post my notes, my bullet journal, and advice! tag me #vetschooliscool.

[great-and-small]

Cow vet:

it’s usually the fattest cows that get this metabolic condition; let’s call it “Fat Cow Syndrome”

Sheep vet:

this prion disease makes sheep scrape themselves till their wool falls off; let’s call it “Scrapie”

Pig vet:

this bacteria causes skin infarcts in the shape of diamonds; let’s call it “Diamond Skin Disease”

Horse vet:

huh, inflammation of the hock joint causes effusion in young horses; I’ve got the perfect name for that…

[darkmacademia]

vaguely academic things to do to keep yourself entertained

go down a wikipedia research hole by clicking the first term you don’t understand

binge a crashcourse series end to end (personal recs: world history, history of science, big history, philosophy)

find free books on project gutenberg

download some western classics for free

borrow books and audiobooks from the libby app or borrowbox

start a commonplace book

take a khan academy course

browse MIT’s free online course materials

teach yourself to code

go on a google scholar essay dive

try the open access button to avoid some paywalls for academic media, or install unpaywall that does a similar thing

research the history of the place you where you live

tempt the wrath of the duolingo owl and learn a language

search for online streams of the local tv in your target language’s country and use as background noise for immersion points

print and scrapbook favourite poetry and literature quotes

improve your handwriting by doing handwriting exercises

learn philosophy with the philosophize this! podcast. actually just check out all the educational spotify podcasts there are many good ones

start a weekly club with friends to share new and interesting things you’ve learnt that week

clean and reorganise your study space, physical or digital

check out online museums

fave educational youtube channels that I adore: vsauce, crashcourse, smarter every day, kurzgesagt, school of life, tom scott, r. c. waldun, vsauce3, primer, mark rober, veritasium, asapSCIENCE, scishow, TED-ed

hopefully you’ll find something to enjoy! happy learning x

[southislandwren]

yall please enjoy this EXTREMELY niche meme I made

[southislandwren]

yall please enjoy this EXTREMELY niche meme I made

[vetschooliscool]

when the blood results come back and they are 100% not what you were expecting

[djklmnx]

Source

[vetschooliscool]

what i learned in my first week of working as a vet

take a packed lunch and make time to eat it - don’t sit at your desk catching up with notes at the same time, go and sit somewhere quiet or outside. it helps!

you will be EXHAUSTED. and that’s okay.

some clients will be okay with you admitting you’re new, others won’t - but all of them will appreciate you asking for a second opinion instead of bluffing your way through

always check the eyes and ears

relish the farm/yard calls and, if you can, drive back to the practice at a leisurely speed. make the most of being out.

most of the time, people want to help you. make the most of this, but help them out too when you can.

you are a vet. the client is paying you handsomely for your time, so respect them and take a moment to read notes before a consult. not only will your consult be more efficient, but if you can demonstrate that you know a bit about the animal and their history, it’s a little way of showing that you care about them. and clients love that shit.

sometimes you have to man up and do it yourself. it can be tempting to run outside and ask for a second opinion on everything, but you have spent five or more years honing your judgement. trust it.

use a map, not a satnav.

COVID is awful in that the process of consulting is awkward and clunky, the diary is rammed, and people are more angsty than usual. however COVID is also great, because, as a new grad, once you’ve got the animal and closed the consult room door, you can do whatever you want - ask another vet to take a look, desperately scan a textbook for help, read the history again, check and double check your maths while dispensing...

always have a bottle of water or squash with you in consults, ops, office etc and keep drinking!

feel proud when a client rebooks to see you, a receptionist asks your opinion, or a case you’ve dealt with comes right. the little wins count and you’ve earned it.

[vetschooliscool]

well, there we go. I did it. I’m a veterinary surgeon.

it feels intensely underwhelming to have graduated right now. there is so much else going on that my achievements feel insignificant and I feel bad for taking a little bit of time to be proud of them.

onwards and upwards now.

maybe I need to change the name of this blog!

[vetschooliscool]

found some anatomy drawings in one of my notebooks from equine diagnostic imaging a couple of months ago. it seems like only yesterday that i was sitting in the DI office mucking around with radiographs, yet the world has changed so much in this incredibly short space of time. for me, this is a little reminder that it’s okay to grieve and be lost without your work; i hope somebody else likes them.

[veterinaryshitposting]

ok this did more for me than an entire year of pharmacology

[badjokesbyjeff]

A nurse finds a rectal thermometer in her front pocket and thinks:

Some asshole has my pen

[tubes-n-needles]

OP, come on, we’ve discussed your url

[veterinaryshitposting]

well fuck

[littledeludeddupes]

my official opinions

regular size dogs, the standard by which all variant dogs are compared to, the vanilla dog, are dogs. they often produce slimes and cause ruckus. i actually find dogs in general harder to get close to than cats? dogs are weird men who cant read and crawl on the ground. dirty boys who can be troublesome. they are utilitarian animals who like to help and be good though and are very admirable in nature. they come in lots of fun customizations and you can add cosmetic items to your dog for flavor, or go au naturel. i have great respect for these fucked up men of the dirt as should all people

small dogs are a point of much contention as they are often heinously fucked on a biological level. ive never been all that affectionate towards them because in my mind one of the best parts of dogs is their bigness, however, when i spend some time with a small dog i usually wind up thinking “okay i understand why people like these so much.” some good points of small dogs is that theyre very portable and, in general, small. theyre very dumb and rowdy like all dogs but with a smallness twist and often i think that they are gremlins or perhaps a small demon like a imp. they are naughty men but they certainly have a purpose

bighuge dogs are a very special type of dog indeed. they are so so so so huge and large and big. i respect strongness and hugeness very much on a personal moral level. there are a few downsides to a dog so huge, they are a great and sacred responsibility. if this big huge man wants to cause trouble and mischief you may not be able to stop them because they are, and i cannot overstate this, so much a big boy. but their legs are so mighty and their form is so Good. this is a dog for the dedicated but in my opinion very worth it. you must earn this good dog

***BONUS*** longdogs, these strange long men are most certainly fae in nature, we all know this. they function in mysteries and riddles. this dog is built for speed and dexterity and is a good template for those who want to go the spellcaster route. ive heard tales from people who say that theyve lived in areas where most people have retired racing greyhounds and that there were just insanely fucked up jacked just totally diesel greyhounds all over the place and i think that would be scary as hell. this is a dog whose power youve got to acknowledge

in conlusion: i started typing this and just didnt stop. i cant explain my poetry often. dogs are dirty rowdy lads and id like to gain a deeper understanding of them. we have to do right by them because theyre very important and they trust us. thank you

[veterinaryshitposting]

today's theater list:

ginger tom-castration

ginger tom-castration

ginger tom-castration

[thebestoftumbling]

[arvanitish]

This is hands down the best tik tok ever made.

[actualfkntrash]

mAM dOES yOUR hUSBAND HAVE NIPPLES

[vetschooliscool]

Hi! I don’t know if you answered this before bc I’m on mobile but could you talk a little about the application process for getting into the royal veterinary school? Thanks!

Hi! Lovely to hear from a potential applicant :)

So, I did my application to the RVC nearly five years ago now and I expect a lot has changed. In my day, you needed four weeks of work experience and a pass in the BMAT in order to be considered - I believe both have now been abolished as criteria (although please check as my word is not gospel!)

I visited the Hawkshead campus before applying, which I would definitely recommend - I hadn’t wanted to apply to RVC but the open day totally changed my mind.

I’m a UK student so applied early through UCAS and got my interview in early December. This was an afternoon session with a group activity and an MMI (multiple mini interview). The group activity was a selection of day one skills that the group had to put in order of importance for a new graduate vet. The MMI was a bit more complicated and, from memory, involved six stations - a calculation, a bone identification question, an ethics scenario, a client communication roleplay, and a couple more that I can’t remember. These were designed to test, to a certain extent, your knowledge, but mostly your logical reasoning and empathic acumen. Again, I expect this has changed somewhat with the move away from formalised interviews.

Get in touch if you have any other questions!

[followthebluebell]

So here’s something you won’t see everyday.   A follower graciously offered me these x-rays and their permission to post them.  I’m eternally grateful to them and sorry for their loss; these x-rays were given to me with the understanding they’d be used for educational purposes.  Please be respectful as you study these x-rays and comment.

These came from a 15 year old female domestic longhair cat with gastric dilatation volvulus, aka bloat.  This is INCREDIBLY rare in cats.  We’re talking maybe 10-11 recorded cases worldwide, and that’s including this one.   She was also recently diagnosed with diabetes and had a history of constipation, although I doubt that was a factor.  You can see a MASSIVE amount of gas in her stomach as a result of it twisting over.  That gas had built up for less than a day.