Check-Ups in Heights

In Hasbrouck Heights the office is very small; there are only three rooms for patients to go into when they are going to be looked at by a veterinarian. On Thursdays, Dr. Boren is the only veterinarian who is in this office. I often go in with him to either assist or observe as one of the veterinary techs help him. This week not many appointments were made between 12-3 pm. There were only three appointments, two cats and one dog. One of the cats was brought in for a check up on her blood because she was gaining a lot of weight. Also, a pitbull was brought in to transfer all files from its previous veterinarian.

Beating of a Dog's Heart

In surgery there was a Yorkie who had a mass growing on the inside of its chest. Dr. Miller was the surgeon in the room and he explained to me that the mass made it appear as if the dog had two hearts. Although the surgery was rather quick, it was very interesting to watch because Dr. Miller showed me the beating of a dog's heart. Once he removed the mass from the dog, he stepped back and told me I could take a closer look as long as I did not step too close. As I looked into the hole made in the dog, the lung came over the heart as the dog took a breath and the heart pumped which was fascinating to watch. Once I stepped back Dr. Miller said, "and that's why surgery is the best!"

Howling Pitbull

At my internship in Oradell there is a part of the surgery room that is known as Recovery. The function of this room is self-explanatory. After surgery, patients are brought into this room to recover and rest until they are able to walk again and function normally. There was a female pit-bull this week named Aaliyah and she did not stop howling. As I was assisting the veterinary technicians, I heard her howls of pain and did not see her. Once I finished with the task at hand, I walked over to Recovery and saw that it was a grey female pit-bull. As soon as I walked into the room she looked at me and in her eyes I was able to see the pain and agony she was in. I made my way over to her and started to show her affection because she was sick and all alone. After ten minutes of siting with her I stood up and began to walk away. The howling began once again so I turned back around and began to pet her once again. A couple of more minutes passed and she was taken away to a different room because she had recovered significantly.