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I can go watch surgeries! I had generic permission from the clinic owner, and for tomorrow morning I have permission from the vet doing the work.
I am trying to see whether I will get woozy or faint. There's just dental work and some skin tag removal on the docket for tomorrow morning, so I'm probably safe this time. And if I don't fall over and cause all the staff to trip on me and injure themselves, I may get permission to do this AGAIN.
I know I need some serious desensitizing. I'd like to make this a semi-regular activity if I can. Who knows what I might be able to observe in the future? And if I don't pass out all the time, I'll one day be a much more effective veterinarian. I get the impression that during surgery it's frowned upon for the person doing the work to go off and faint in the corner.
(You thought I was going to say something about the shuttle launch, huh? That one got rescheduled anyway.)
I am trying to see whether I will get woozy or faint. There's just dental work and some skin tag removal on the docket for tomorrow morning, so I'm probably safe this time. And if I don't fall over and cause all the staff to trip on me and injure themselves, I may get permission to do this AGAIN.
I know I need some serious desensitizing. I'd like to make this a semi-regular activity if I can. Who knows what I might be able to observe in the future? And if I don't pass out all the time, I'll one day be a much more effective veterinarian. I get the impression that during surgery it's frowned upon for the person doing the work to go off and faint in the corner.
(You thought I was going to say something about the shuttle launch, huh? That one got rescheduled anyway.)
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I'm trying to imagine anyone watching a rat surgery. There's probably room for the main players around the table, and everyone else can't see! Now a Great Dane... :-)
OK, now that I've said that, I feel pretty foolish. No matter what kind of critter it is, it's on a table at waist height. If I'm going to be watching, I'm going to be standing at that table, right? Umm. Not sure I'm ready for this. I guess I'll know tomorrow morning!