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Field Work vs. Clinic Work
Veterinarian medicine has many areas of focus within the career. One of the biggest decisions veterinarians need to make when choosing their career path is whether they want to be in a clinic setting or working in the field. Small animal veterinarians typically work in a clinic while large animal veterinarians work in the field.…
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Anesthesia
Anesthesia is one of the most common practices used in wildlife medicine. As you can imagine, most wildlife is not keen to being handled by humans and some species are too dangerous to handle without anesthesia. Some of the more advanced treatments and diagnostics require the animal to be anesthetized to perform. Even X-rays can…
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Parasites
Parasites are never a fun topic to discuss. They are creepy crawlers that make your skin itch and your stomach ache. Our domestic animals and wildlife deal with the same issues when it comes to parasites. We, as a society and industry, have worked hard to eliminate or reduce the number of parasites that we…
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Necropsies
Necropsies are the animal equivalent of an autopsy. They are performed when animals die and a definitive diagnosis is wanted. The field of veterinary medicine that performs necropsies is known as pathology. Pathology is the science of the causes and effects of diseases. Pathology can be split into two main categories: gross and histopathology. Gross…
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June 30, 2021
I am again very late on this post and it is again not even through the current date. We have been doing so much during the week which is awesome, but it leaves me very tired at the end of the day. I have been struggling to motivate myself to write during our downtime and…
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Hematology
Hematology is the study of the blood and diseases associated with blood. Blood is made up of 3 main cell types: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Red blood cells make up the majority of the blood cells and are responsible for housing a molecule known as hemoglobin which transports oxygen and carbon…
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June 15, 2021
I am sorry that it has taken me so long to get my second post written! We have been extremely busy the past 2 weeks while we were completing the Wildlife Veterinary Course. Usually, this course would be for externs who cannot come for a long duration or animal care volunteers that just want to…
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Potato’s Case Report
Welcome to my International Certificate Project! Throughout my externship at the Lilongwe Wildlife Center, I will be posting short, educational posts about common aspects and practices in veterinary medicine. They will focus on issues and procedures done at the center in order to care for their patients. Each post will explore the challenges of working…
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June 1, 2021
Hello from Malawi! I have just finished my first week here at the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi. Lilongwe is the capital of Malawi and the second largest city. The economic center is Blantyre which is in the southern part of the country. Malawi is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the…
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About Me
Childhood: One thing that has remained constant throughout my life is my love for animals and nature. My mom always tells me that from the time I could talk, I spoke about animals. Growing up, we had dogs, cats, and hamsters. As soon as I was old enough, I attended a horse-back riding summer camp.…