Week 1: Observing

This week of my internship at auburn hill animal hospital was slow but knowledgeable. I didn't get to do a lot of hands-on tasks but I did do plenty of learning and observing. My first day at the animal hospital involved learning how many items need to be sanitized, how they clean their rooms there.  I help with folding towels and cleaning off tables. I was also shown how they have a section dedicated to sterilizing items such as tweezers, or forceps. Another task they do in that section is having surgery prep cloths which they fold them similar to a care package. 

One of the many tasks that I got to observe was with a small dog that was having some eye problems. Dr stamps wanted to check the eye for dryness alongside with anything else. They check a Pomeranian eye for dryness by gentle pulling the under eyelid and sticking a piece of paper slip inside it. It was done in both eyes it the results came back normal. 

Picture of the eye test done on the Pomeranian.