March 25, 2008

• ...the clinic...oh, the clinic.

  It was like stepping back a century where microscopes were illuminated using a mirror and sunlight, and anaesthetic machines were still in-circuit.  Sterilization was done by boiling and steaming...and resuscitation was done by blowing on the end of the ET tube.  I'm amazed.  I mean, there's no scavenge on the damn anaesthetic machine so if you're in surgery for 4 hours, then you're inhaling iso (at least it wasn't halothane) for 4 hours.  It's no wonder I felt woozy the whole time.  The X-ray machine was in a back room, and for our protection, we just went into the front room...haha...sigh, I'm sure my unborn progeny will thank me one day because I was too lazy to go outside to get further away.  Ah well, they'd be screwed anyway with me as a parent.

  All said, it was fun.  The vet is really smart and, though he's a bit deaf, still easy to talk to.  No matter what, I'm still learning...I know I have a long way to go still and even if what I see is outdated, I can make that judgment call - at least I know enough to make a decision.

  Feeling good...have lost the voracious appetite finally and am eating normally again.  Life's pretty good in general...I'm happy...really feelin' the love.  =)

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