And….fail. So, apparently it is a lot harder to update on certain rotations than others!
Surprisingly, I thoroughly enjoyed small animal critical care. I’d honestly been dreading the rotation as it’s known for long hours, stressful situations, and the inevitable for some of these little creatures – death. What I found instead was long hours, stressful situations, death, AND life, compassion, dedication, and some amazing rotation-mates, technicians, and doctors who made the mental, physical, and emotional demands easier to handle.
Critical care is a lot of statistics and luck – some of my rotation-mates had several patients go home happy and healthy. Others discharged patients to go home and spend their final days with their families. Unfortunately, I was one of those students who (through no fault of her own) was not able to send very many live patients home with their families. It was easier in some cases - where euthanasia was elected in the best interest of the animal, and much harder in others - when the loss of a patient was out of our control.
I certainly did a lot of praying for the people affected by the conditions and/or losses of their dear pets.
I’m running out of time at the moment, but I promise I’ll post another, more up-beat article soon – with little pointers on surviving clinics for the underclassmen who might be reading this.
Off to ambulatory!
War Eagle,
Jess
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