Yesterday was a day full of vaccinations and physical exams for a couple of goats and about forty horses. The goat vaccinations were interesting; their thick hair made it a bit difficult to find the skin, but once we did we were able to get the vaccinations over with. The goats were great and didn't even scream.
Next up were the horses. For the horses we broke up into three groups of three and gave physical exams to all of them. This involved going over respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital, and other functions as well as giving them their vaccinations. There were some horses that were sore or had relatively simple diagnoses to walking difficulties. There was one that had noticeable back and leg problems and was in a chest brace as well as having foam taped to her hooves in order to try to alleviate her pain. There were a few horses that were great patients and a few that were less than happy to be there. There was one horse that we had to calm for about ten minutes after the physical exam just to be able to administer the vaccine!
Next up were the horses. For the horses we broke up into three groups of three and gave physical exams to all of them. This involved going over respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital, and other functions as well as giving them their vaccinations. There were some horses that were sore or had relatively simple diagnoses to walking difficulties. There was one that had noticeable back and leg problems and was in a chest brace as well as having foam taped to her hooves in order to try to alleviate her pain. There were a few horses that were great patients and a few that were less than happy to be there. There was one horse that we had to calm for about ten minutes after the physical exam just to be able to administer the vaccine!
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