The first patient that came in was a dog who had a histiocytoma on his foot, which is a tumor that is not cancerous or spreadable. These tumors often go away on their own, but some require surgery.
Joey was a very unique patient that came in; he was previously a stray from Michigan, but he was a beautiful dog and very friendly, too. He looked great, but we found that he has a TON of whipworms along with heartworms. I was able to see both under the microscope. The heartworms were very interesting to look at because they coil and uncoil under the microscope. There was only one other dog that I've seen with Heartworm here, but he had already been diagnosed and was being treated, so I never got to see the worms in his blood. Later in the afternoon, there was a puppy that came in who had just gotten adopted from the dog warden who has tapeworms and roundworms. I have now seen all four of the internal parasites that I researched about last week.
I got to watch the surgery for Harley, the dog that came in yesterday with the ear hematoma. This pocket was completely filled with blood from a bunch of vessels that burst, so Dr. Beth sliced open the entire length of the inside of his ear, and it all came gushing out. She didn't sew the incision closed, though, because that would have cause the pocket to fill right back up, so instead she stitched it like a quilt--all the way through the ear--and left the incision open for anything else to drain. Scar tissue will then build up, and the incision will close on its own.
Right before lunch, there was an ADORABLE puppy that came in, and he curled up and fell asleep on my lap! I was highly considering stealing him, but I don't think my dad or the owners would be too thrilled. Tomorrow is my last day, and it's full of appointments and no surgeries. The staff has been very fun to be around.
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