Sadly, today was our last day at TVRH. Although it was upsetting to leave, we were really excited to spend yet another day there. The staff didn’t fail to make this day memorable. Today we watched 3 surgeries: An orthopedic surgery, a mass removal on a tail, and a toe removal. The last two surgeries mentioned were done on the same dog. It was pretty gory to watch a toe being cut off, but it was nothing I’d ever seen before. It was so cool to watch something being amputated because I’d always wondered what that would be like. The mass removal didn’t take very long. The surgeon just cut the bottom of the tail and removed the mass which wasn’t located very deep in the tail. It was a great end to an amazing WEP and I’m really glad I could experience all these interesting things during it. I hope I can go back and visit the TVRH staff who made us feel so welcome while we were there and continued to allow us to watch about everything they did.
In the picture below are two amazing vet techs, Laura and Steve, giving a dog anesthesia to prepare him for surgery.
