Each week we will be highlighting posts to show what’s new on Instagram
for those that do not have an account. Thank you to everyone who has
shared with us so far.
“ Club life at OVC “This week I got the chance to participate in the ZEW Club reptile handling lab, which was an awesome experience! We learned how to properly handle a variety of snakes, lizards, turtles, and tortoises, both native Ontario and exotic species. We also learned the basics of physical exams on these species, the locations of veins used for blood collection, and how to determine the sex of different reptiles. One difference between reptiles and mammals on a physical exam is that you usually cannot use a stethoscope to listen to a reptile’s heart. Due to their unique anatomy, a Doppler probe is used to take a reptile’s heart rate, which amplifies the beat frequency of the heart and allows you to hear the pulse. In this photo, I’m restraining a blue-tongued skink while an intern uses the Doppler probe to listen to its heart. Blue-tongued skinks are a species of lizard native to Australia that can flash their bright blue tongue as a warning to predators. We don’t often get the chance to interact with reptiles in our classes, so this lab was a great opportunity to learn so much about these amazing animals!” Thanks for sharing Kristen #Repost@_kristenashley“ Chillin with Pointy the black rough necked monitor #vetschool🐊 “
“ “Minnie, a 7-year-old miniature horse, arrived at OVC’s Health Sciences Center Large Animal Emergency Service two days after foaling. She had been doing very well up until the afternoon of presentation, when she displayed neurologic symptoms and was showing signs of colic. She had difficulty standing and walking, rapid breathing and heartbeat, was displaying trismus (spasms in the jaw muscles) and her udder was not very full upon palpation. After a physical and neurological exam, including blood analysis, OVC clinicians diagnosed eclampsia, which means low calcium. With medical treatment she improved significantly. Minnie was also treated for pneumonia before being discharged to successfully continue her recovery at home with her foal, Miracle.” 🐴❤️ “
“ Veterinary students practicing their surgical skills while learning the principles of cancer surgery. Cancer is often a surgical disease that veterinarians will encounter in practice and understanding the importance of margins is essential to successfully treating these patients. This is part of the Principles of Surgery course in phase 2 of the DVM program. Student are also introduced to patient and surgeon preparation, asepsis techniques, tissue handling, instrumentation and suturing, Abdominal exploration, organ biopsy, principles of orthopedic and bandaging techniques as well as spay and neuter procedures. See more on OntVetCollege snapchat. 🌡👻#OVC2019“
OntVetCollege now has over 19,441 followers from around the world that include prevets, vet students, practicing veterinarians and veterinary teams, alumni, industry, graduate students and more.
We are always looking for photos to share on Instagram. If you have an interesting case, images of your team working in your lab or research out in the field, currently on rotation or other images that would help show what it is like to learn and work at OVC please email Jane Dawkins, OVC Marketing Communications/Social Media Manager at jdawkins@uoguelph.ca with “Instagram Post” in the subject line or private message @OntVetCollege on Instagram.