Family and Animal Rescue

Goa has been incredible thus far! I am getting one of the best experiences here in the clinic. I have been working for only three days at the Assagao animal rescue facility and I've already done so much. The other day, I was basically in charge of giving all of the post surgical injections (ivermectin, enrofloxacin, meloxicam, and benzathine) and also helped a lot with pre anaesthesia. For the first time in my life I also put in the trachea tube! It was awesome. It is a lot of fun helping with the out patient cases (OPD) and I've been learning a lot about different treatment methods and why certain medications have been administered. There are many differences between Indian and American methods which I've noticed repeatedely.

There are 6 veterinarians that work here and 3 nurses. The total staff is very large, because they also have many kennel assistants and cooks, etc.. They do about 15 sterilizations a day here, along with 10-20 out patient cases.

I've also been visiting a lot of family and it's been wonderful. I am staying with my Uncle Allen, Aunt Henrietta, and cousin Neil. However, I've had the chance to see many other relations including Aunty Theresa, Bertha, Olive, Muriel, Eric, and cousins Avito and Ashwin! The days are filled with hard work at the clinic (usually 9 am - 5:30 pm) and the nights with visiting family, eating awesome food, lifting weights, and studying a little for the G.R.E.).

Gosh, there is so much to talk about but I will have to end this entry, because I need to catch a bus back to my home village...SALIGAO :)