I should have started this blog when I first started college, but now that I'm here I'm excited to share with you my journey as a pre-vet student. Here I'll share my accomplishments, failures, and obstacles in high hopes to get to my destination.
"It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop."
- Wisdom of Confucius
Life of a Pre-Vet Student
“Welcome to our practice. The following are some suggestions of how to make things most pleasant for our staff.
*As you have already figured out your scheduled appointment time is just a suggestion. Feel free to ignore it and do as you please.
*If you are not going to show up, please do not…
On point.
around dying animals all day but it really doesn’t feel the same when it’s one of your own.
RIP Poof <3
I tried.
but why does it not seem like enough.
You look at a cardboard box and recognize its coffin potential.
You go out to a club and when the black light comes on, you check yourself for ringworm.
You can eat lunch while cleaning up a Parvo blowout.
You keep your milkshake frozen in the freezer around a dead dog’s tail.
After…
When your boss and two veterinarians compliment you on the way you handle a bad cat that no one else had success with it.
Yah, that happened today.
Feels good.
I came to a realization last night that I am stuck in a rut. It was brought to my attention last night that I haven’t made a “To-Do List” in the last few months. If you know me, lists are my thing. I make lists for everything, it keeps me sane.
Recently though, I’ve been feeling less motivated to do anything lately. I know there are so many things I need to stay on top of, but at this point I cant bring myself to keep going. Over the past few months, I’ve been secretly sulking in my own self-pity after leaving SLO and transferring to CSUCI as a bio major. I know I can still get into vet school with a bio major, but the amount of time it’s taking is far more than I had planned.
Because my classes are now biology oriented and less of an animal science orient, I feel bored. This boredom is taking a major toll & I need to get out. I know if I dont, I wont even have a chance to get into vet school.
Work at the animal is going by slow. I have learned so much, but since I’ve been stuck, I haven’t been focused. I make little mistakes that apparently only I notice, but it bothers me so deep. I can’t figure out whats going on.
I’m hoping this is a phase. I’m hoping this is just an obstacle every student goes through. I can’t stay down so long or I’ll lose myself. I’m struggling so hard to keep myself up. Laughing as much as I can, joking as much as I can, trying to be myself. But when I go home at night, I can feel there’s something wrong.
- Chairs, and sitting at work in general
- Staff-only bathrooms
- Not getting attacked once in a 24-hour period
- Designated lunch time
- “Regular office hours”
- Management training
- Wearing jewelry, nice clothes, and “impractical” shoes
- Saturdays and Holidays off
- Free food
- Manicured (or simply not scratch-and-scab-covered) hands
via on the floor @dove
THIS.
(via justanotherprevetblog)
Loved these pictures that On the Floor @Dove posted!
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Short-handed two people at work during a two doctor day with full booked appointments, two procedures, and a handful of drop-off appointments && STILL got out early. why?
because I am an awesome tech assistant, thats why.
feels so good to work this hard.
one step closer. one step closer.
PS. I got a crash course in reading the ultra sound today by one of our RVTs. bam.
jennjann asked: I saw you go to cal poly slo and are in animal sciences! I just got accepted into the program and can't wait to confirm :) do you like it?
hi hi!
I went to cal poly slo last year and unfortunately had to leave because of finances.. but if i had a chance to go back, i would go back in a heartbeat!
The program is absolutely amazing as well as the professors. (your advisors know what they’re talking about!) I absolutely loved my year there & I’m very excited for you!! That program is so hard to make it into because of the requirements. CONGRATS!!
I thank cal poly slo for giving me the experience. Thanks to them, I have a job at an animal hospital and am learning so much!
Finals are right around the corner & Organismal Biology doesn’t fuck around -___-
I’ll post more once winter break hits!
Elephant birth
DO NOT WATCH if you are squeamish, please.
(Source: taraheartsanimals, via hopefulveterinarian)
