Today was my last day at Lisburn. I really enjoyed the last two weeks – all the staff there are encouraging and really nice. And I actually got to do stuff (I’m now semi-proficient at putting a cow down with barbiturates) and it’s surprising how much one remembers when faced with several sick cows and an anxious farmer. I’ve decided to make the practice my base practice – one which I go back to every so often during my last two years – and I’ve booked another two weeks EMS there for September (told you we didn’t get much of a holiday).
The only thing I’m slightly surprised about is that I didn’t see a single caesarean or calving – working at a large animal vets at calving/lambing time, I expected to see at least one of those! Suppose there’s always next year…
(And if anyone from Lisburn is reading this: no, I’m not going to text him!!!!)
I’m now mid-way through my Easter holidays. I start lambing on Monday, at a farm I’ve been working at for four years, and I’m looking forward to it. It means long hours and not much sleep, but I enjoy it, and I won’t feel so bad about not studying cats and dogs when I’m out working all day from before dawn to after dark! And this year I’ll actually be able to remember all the vetty things like dose rates of drugs and vaccinations and minor surgical procedures, having just spent the last two weeks doing farm work.
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