Horses and Dogs and Cows, Oh My
We've officially survived our first week of vet school! It's been a long but eventful and exciting week. Even though I don't exactly know where everything is or what all of the protocols are yet, I already feel like I've been here for a long time. I'm so happy to be here. Here's a breakdown of what happened this week: Monday: This was the longest day of the week. We had lecture from 8 AM to 4:50 PM, with a one-hour break for lunch. The lectures varied from Cellular Structure & Function to the Behavior/Handling of Equine, Bovine, and Small Animals. This week is meant to be a review and to level the playing field for everyone. We did get our dissection kits though! Tuesday: We had lectures in the morning, which started to go into Anatomy. The first lab happened this afternoon. The class of 128 is split into three lab sections that rotate depending on the day. My team and I had Equine lab for two hours. This was my first experience truly working with hors