By Brendon Charlton

Farr West Animal Hospital

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Why a Veterinary Clinic

I wanted to have this internship because I am trying to become a veterinarian myself. The best way to achieve this goal is to seek the guidance of people who have already achieved this in life. While I am there the veterinary techs and veterinarians teach me many different aspects of running a clinic. It has been a tremendous amount of information to learn but I have been soaking it up like a sponge.

What I Do at the Clinic

  • I will prep animals for surgery
  • Shadowing the doctors during physical exams and surgeries.
  • Note Taking during exams and after surgeries
  • Teeth cleanings to prevent gingivitis
  • Take X-Rays
An X-ray showing a marble stuck in an animal's intestines.
A veterinarian working to remove a marble from an animal's intestines.
View from above as a veterinarian works to remove a marble from an animal's intestines.
Figure 1. These pictures are of a surgery to retrieve a swallowed marble.
An animal with it's backend cut open on an operation table.
A veterinarian removing an animal's back leg during an operation.
A veterinarian removing an animal's back leg during an operation.
Figure 2. This surgery was an amputee of a hind leg because it was the second time it had shattered in two weeks.
A veterinarian working on the inside of an animal's knee.
A veterinarian working on the inside of an animal's knee.
Figure 3. This surgery was to increase the groove that the patella slides in on the knee in order to prevent it from dislocating again.