Friday was a pretty exciting day. Not only did I get to see two surgeries, but I was also able to see how Vets handled smaller and less common animals. It was wellness day which meant that the vets could bring in their animals and get them checked. One of the nurses brought in her pets and I was really surprised. She brought in two hedgehogs! Their names were Pamela and Cynthia and they were very grouchy. Three vet techs had to help get them into the correct position but even then, the hedgehogs kept rolling into balls and hissing. In order to solve this problem, the owner brought an anesthesia tank towards the hedgehogs with a cone at the end of the tube. She took the hedgehog ball and covered it with the cone while the gas came through and calmed her down. After the hedgehog was at ease, another vet tech pressed its small belly to search from some problems and the owner helped to cut her nails. They were so adorable! After this Adrienne and I were able to watch a splenectomy which was really interesting. It was cool how the Vet could take out the whole spleen (which is way larger than a human spleen) without harming the dog in any way. I can’t wait till next week which will probably be filled with more surgeries and maybe even more interesting animals. 
(Not the same dog that got the surgery)