Trust me, I'm (going to be) a Vet

I came home from Yass yesterday for Animal Husbandry Placement, where it is about 2.5 hours drive from my place and about 1/2 and hour from Canberra. A and i went to Allain's Piggery in Blakney Creek. We left Sydney on Sunday with the temperature at high 30s to mid 40s at about 2pm. We arrived at Goulburn (about halfway) to be greeted with nice 25 degree coolness. When we got to Yass it was about 25 degrees too. I called T later that night at about 5pm and he told me in Sydney it was still mid-high 30s. We were hoping it wasnt going to get cold as we didnt pack a suitcase suited for it.
We stopped by the Big Merino and had a look around.

You can actually go in and climb up to the eyes of the ram. On the way up, it was a wool history museum. You can feel the temperature rise 5 degrees as you go up each level. By the time you were are the top, we reached the temperature we left behind in Sydney.

Most of the ham spanking good times were spent with the pressure hose cleaning out pens and giving the pigs a cool down. We also did alot of feeding, saw matings, did AI, learned about management, moved pigs around and asked lots of questions.


This is Rupert, the fat pet sheep that hangs around the propety. He was hand reared hence is a big sook. He is usually found under the silos sticking his nose in and eating grains all day or found in doorways of the piggery looking out for someone to give him a pat on his head.

The main street in Yass isnt any different from that to Orange. Except that Orange has more main streets and lots more coming off it to residentials. Oh andtheres alot more shops.

Labels: farm, pig, pracwork, sheep, Yass

Labels: dog, Matisse

I went for a check up the other day for my wisdoms. I got them surgically removed on the 20th of December, which sucked because i was living on congee and was housebound for a week THROUGH CHRISTMAS. The last thing i remembered before waking up with the oxyygen mask was lying on the bed looking at the surgrical light. I asked the doctor whether or not i shifted across from the bed to the table myself and he excitingly claims yes. Anywhoo, studying a medical-related degree doesnt really help your situation. After watching many veterinary procedures, you just become uneasy and funny thoughts come in and out of your mind when you're about to go under for the first time. The IV catheter hurts alot. You get this cold wave when they pump the relaxants up your arm and across your neck-it feels very freaky. When i woke up the bottom half of my face was numb and I couldnt talk/laugh/smile. In recovery, when the other dental patients woke up, we tried to crack jokes to see if any of us could do the above. Obviuosly it was unsuccessful. I couldnt do any of the above until the next day.
What i am thankful of is i never experienced any pain. I only had pain when i opened my mouth too wide and i never touched the prescribed painkillers-an applause to the surgeon! Because the mouth is full of microflora, oral hygiene is vital post-op. One of the things Principles of Diseases/Work has taught me is Chlorhexidine is used for hand washing pre-surgery, but this time i learnt that it is also used as a mouthwash but the hard way. I guess you can tell it was horrible tasting right? Extremely i say.

Good riddance i say.

Labels: Surgery, Wisdom, Xray

TinTin! Tintin was a puppy from the RSPCA when S and D picked him up. Like all border collie Xs, hes a smart cookie! And of course VERY adorable and is pick-up-able! His tricks invovle running very fast and as you can see, he is anatomically adapted to be streamline and aerodynamically advantageous. He also sits when you have food. We had dinner outside and D threw mussel shells on the floor and Tintin proceeded to lick and eventually chew them. Of course this behaviour isnt allowed.

Labels: dog, horse, tintin