Today was another day in SA Obgyn. The doctor that was there yesterday was unable to make it today so no more awesome lessons. We did see a dog with a vaginal prolapse. Afterwards we went to see the spay and neuter clinic. I found it funny that compared to the OT (the place with all the major surgeries) this spay and neuter clinic was way more strict in regards to taking out my notepad during surgery or even having my stethoscope draped across my neck. They also made us switch out of not only our shoes, but out of our socks, in exchange for flip flops. I didn't like the fact that my feet were exposed to what ever they last person may have had on their bare feet. I much preferred general surgery. Amber, Kelly, and I watched for a bit and then joined the rest of our class to watch hemodialysis on a dog. The dog had severe leptospirosis which attacks the kidneys. The hemodialysis takes the place of the kidneys to clean and filter the blood and remove the lepto bacterial organism. We watched for a while as it ran. After a while I went up to watch another surgery. When I came in I saw a wound laceration repair and a parrot that had recently lost most of its wing to a cat.
I headed back to the hostel for lunch. In the afternoon we had a talk on rabies. I feel like the labs and talks in general have gotten kind of thrown together last minute. We toured their rabies lab, but our guide didn't even work in in the lab. We did see what a postive Fluorescent Antibody Test appears like under the microscope. We headed back to the hostel and Heidi, Caitlin, Julie, and I went out to Spencer's, the nearby grocery store. While out it started pouring and we had to walk back in the rain. I did get the Indian Magic Masala chips to try. They are kinda like a spicy barbeque. The rest of the evening was relaxing and hanging out inside because of the rain.
-7/17/15
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