Animal General Veterinary Hospital: Service Learning Report

During my second full week with Dr. Carpenter, I experienced many different situations. Examples from this past week are pregnancy checks, PC dart, embryo implantation, blood transfusion, and upon many others. All of these situations showed me that there depending upon the stage the animal is at in its life depends upon what is the most likely scenario a veterinarian will have to perform or examine on the animal. Everything a veterinarian does has such critical importance due to most human beings being depended upon animals and the byproducts they make after death or during their lives. That is the reason veterinarians have such strict regulations and can only use certain medications due to possible affects on humans such as cancer or disease.

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Under the ADA's revised regulations, our company does not discriminate against people with service animals, but in order to be able to use a service animal at the company there are rules. Even though documentation that the service animal is trained is not a necessary we will make sure that the animal is trained in the task that helps his owner with their disability.

Do you ever get a sore throat? Feel sick or hurt yourself ? Well, we tell our parents and go to the doctors. Unlike us, animals can’t tell us when they’re sick, so vets have to check for them, to if they are sick or injured.

I have also had a small amount of Equine husbandry and surgery assistant as well at Dr. Wendell Baker’s veterinary clinic, most of my experience surgery wise were several castrations, teeth floating, and restraining for x-rays. I have also had a great array of experiences while currently shadowing at the Cy-Fair Animal Hospital with Dr. Diarra Blue and Dr. Michael Lavigne in regards to small animal medicine. I have been exposed to so many situations and learned a very good amount of knowledge about veterinary medicine in general. Honestly I believe that everyone should contribute to society by doing what they love to do. I can honestly say that having a career as a veterinarian will allow me to serve society in the most effective way possible I want to help people by making sure their animals are one-hundred percent healthy, or help society with food safety by making sure livestock are safe and healthy for human consumption of those animals and their respective byproducts, or maybe be a part of maintaining and monitoring the health of certain wildlife for

Dr. Angela Anderson is a companion animal veterinarian and the owner of Heather Ridge Pet Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She has always loved animals and had a passion for science which influenced her to become a veterinarian. She researched veterinary science at the University of South Dakota and practiced veterinary medicine at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine and graduated in 1999. Merisa, Dr. Anderson’s veterinary technician, has also always been compelled to her job since she was a little girl. Merisa graduated from Globe University and started her career at the Heather Ridge Pet Hospital after her internship with them ended in 2012.

For many years, people have used dogs as service animals. Today, there are many different animals used to help people with different needs. Whether someone has a disability or someone needs a guide, there is a service animal for almost anyone in need. Wouldn’t it be incredible if someone walked into school or work with a potbelly pig? From miniature horses to monkeys to potbelly pigs, service animals can help people in many ways.

I have decided that the content of my Position Paper will focus on the issues of struggles of acceptance and accommodations for service animals when introduced to public society and the problems that have risen over the past years for disabled handlers. This paper will focus specifically on an audience targeted towards business-owners, legal professionals, civil rights advocates, and the general Chicagoland area population because it is the region that will be focused on specifically. As a general starting point in my paper, I will briefly discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act. In Section 302 1: A(i) of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the law states that, “No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in

I went to the Kennebunk Veterinary Hospital on March 8, 2016. This was my fourth week of clinicals but my first day at this site. I went there around ten minutes early and they took me right back. Everyone was very nice and welcoming towards me. My supervisor was not there but she should be next week. When I got to the back room I met all of their doctors, Dr. Shively, Dr. Odrzywolski, and Dr. Porell. I shook hands with them and introduced myself. They then brought me over to one of their veterinary technician, Kathy. She was very nice and gave me a tour of the place. She introduced me to the other technicians and the office staff then showed me the patient rooms. Kathy also showed me their back room where they keep the pets that are staying overnight and their cat that lives there. She was also showing me how

This can result in certain malpractices” (7). Hens agrees therapy dogs may help those feeling emotionally unstable, but at the same time argues that these dogs experience the same hardships during treatments.

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To ensure that our project would be very successful as a group we discussed how could we make a big impact. This discussion leaded us to deciding to dedicate our service-learning project to helping Veterans and how we could help them. We establish a connection with VET HOUSE, this connection was established though Johnnie Mapples who is a veteran and was associated with VET HOUSE. We connected Mr. Willard Smith who is the coordinator for VET HOUSE, he informed us what was needed and the current numbers of people that are currently in the program. From establishing the connection and gathering information on how many people needed help we discussed what we would like to do for them and how can we accomplish it. We decided to collect personal

Tallahassee Regional Animal Hospital is a full service veterinary hospital and boarding facility located in Tallahassee, Florida. It is formerly known as AVS Companion Animal Hospital. This practice was purchased by Dr. Charles Quarterman in 2005 with the intent of expanding the hospital and the boarding facility. The pet care services provided at Tallahassee Regional Animal Hospital include wellness care, vaccinations, dentistry, radiology (x-ray), neurology, laboratory, plus more. Tallahassee Regional Animal Hospital has the exceptional doctor, exceptional staff, and exceptional facility.

1. No vet schools should not change their policies on animal dissection. The current policy is done with 3 years of medical schooling. Students learn various medical techniques that are divided between freshman and junior and senior years. These skills are developed through practice. People consider the techniques used to teach the students as inhumane and risky. Others believe that it is necessary for the success of the veterinary field.

Animal assisted therapy can be used with elderly residents in a long term care facility. Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) are facilities that provide 24-hour care by nursing staff for individuals who are no longer able to provide care for themselves. These facilities offer assistance with medication management, activities of daily living (e.g., bathing, dressing, toileting, meals) and any additional medical care required (Kendziorski & Treacy, 1999). Also referred to as: nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities. Many residents of long-term care facilities regard their former pets as having been members of the family (Savishinsky, 2010). Elderly residents of long-term care may not receive as much human touch and