IQuest Update

I intern at Bollinger Canyon Animal Hospital during the given IQuest time. It depends if the week is even or odd, but I'm there for about 2-4 hours each week. When I go in during 5th period, I usually start by saying hello to the doctor and all techs. I also make sure I give a very special hello to Harley and Ally the office dogs. When I first get there, no patients are in because the office is at lunch. Patients that had surgery earlier in the day are in recovery. I have a routine of things that need to be done such as refill the bottles, sterilize the gauze pads, restock, check the laundry, do the dishes, and other things that will help the techs. When patients start coming in I make sure that I am there to help in case they need an extra hand. Most of the time I pat the dogs nose and talk to them to redirect their attention away from the procedure occurring somewhere else on their body. When there are a lot of patients or they want me to be more involved, I restraint the animal or take their temperature. Some of the positives are that I love being very hands on and when they let me try something new. I have seen so many things such as a euthanization and an ultrasound. It may be weird but I really enjoy taking the temperature! This leads into the negative things, though. There has been a recent vet student who is in her third year of graduate school who is working towards her required amount of hours. I've tried talking to her about vet school and what its like but she just gives me a cold shoulder. She isn't much of a charmer. Since she is a vet student and I am just a high school intern she gets much more hands on opportunities. I do understand that at her stage in her career she needs the training but I would be happier if she was a little more pleasant person. I'm going to start asking to be more involved. I learned that I don't mind cleaning and doing the dirty work because it helps out the office staff. They show how much they appreciate it. I've learned that the veterinarian field is very difficult when it involved the owners because they don't always take your advice. I'm going to start staying longer at the office so I can learn more.