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Dental homecare for the win 👌🏼

Meet Keller, my 6 year old deaf Mini Aussie. She had her first dentistry last summer and to my surprise had to have some extractions. I’ve kept up on brushing her teeth regularly as well as giving her dental chews. It’s nice to be able to capture how clean they really are! *self five!*

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Whoever said black dogs don’t photograph well is doing it wrong ❤️

This is Titan. He’s a one year old whippet mix (just a guess). I adopted him in February of last year when he was about 9 weeks old. A friend of mine was his foster mom and it was love at first sight. I was originally looking for a larger dog and the rescue believed he was a lab pointer mix. To my surprise he stopped growing at 20 pounds 😂. He has certainly packed more personality than I could have imagined in one tiny body. He may be small but he is mighty. 🐾

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Holy bladder stone Batman.....

This is a bladder stone we removed from a dog today

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This is so perfect 

More struggles of veterinary medicine

1. Having plans after work and forgetting a change of clothes…and hoping febreeze will cover the weird smell.

2. Having your scrub bottoms creep down in a room while restraining and hoping it ends soon so that you don’t moon anyone.

3. Trying to decode the hieroglyphs that are doctor’s notes.

4. Getting the damm microscope lens to stay clean.

5. Is that a 1 or a 7? Looks like a 9 to me.

6. The scent of anal glands wafting off your scrubs as you eat lunch.

7. Your feet falling asleep during a prolonged restraint.

8. That one doctor that won’t turn away any appointment even routine ones when we are already overbooked and behind schedule and then like to squeeze in a few extra procedures, because why not?

9. Where the hell is my pen?

10. No seriously who stole my pen?

11. That dog just peed in my shoe didn’t they?

12. Can’t find that one damn hair in your bra that is stabbing you like a knife.

13. Blood under your finger nails that won’t scrub out and you start having a Lady Macbeth moment.

14. The doctor asking you a question just as they express that abscess.

15. Children in exam rooms.

16. Cleaning up vomit from an NPO dog the owner swears they didn’t feed.

17. Parvo precautions.

18. Having to provide your own lunch at the mandatory staff meeting.

19. Mandatory staff meetings scheduled on your day off.

20. Intubating a cat.

21. Forgetting to wash your hands before you pee and seeing if you can reach the faucet without getting up, then washing your hands again once finished. (This might just be me)

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Last Summer Titan wouldn’t go anywhere near the water!

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Parakeet setup 🦜

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Murphy and Keller 😂

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If only my parakeetswere this chill...

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My name is McKenna. I'm a 24 year old Vet Tech Student in Colorado. I'm a Veterinary Assistant and Inventory Manager at a local animal hospital. I have worked with animals since I was 18 years old but have always had a passion for caring for all creatures, small and large. I was born and raised near Boulder Colorado. I've lived elsewhere but have made it back to the town I grew up in. I used to tell myself  "as soon as I turn 18, I'm going to leave this place and never come back". It's funny how most of the things you tell yourself as a kid usually don't turn out to be true. I've grown to love where I live and am blessed to be a Colorado native. I'm starting this blog to share my goals, struggles, knowledge, and memories with others. Though I have always known that I have a passion for caring for and learning about animals, I've struggled with whether or not I should just make it a hobby or if I should focus on it and make it my career... I've decided to get my A.S. in Veterinary Technology and am excited and nervous to find out what is next.