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And then the rescuer drowned: Dumb Vet Tricks Part 5

January 3, 2013 by Dr. V

Being set up in the house with all my computer equipment finally reassembled means I can do what I've been wanting to do for quite a while: fill you in on more of the disaster response trip I did with World Vets in Nicaragua. I think the last time I had left it, we had just spent a day in the classroom learning disaster response techniques and were about to put our skills to the test. Day 2 was the water course. I'm not the strongest swimmer, so this was the part I was a wee bit nervous ... Read more »

Filed Under: Be The Change, Disaster Response Tagged With: disaster response, Granada, Nicaragua, World Vets

Wordless Wednesday: Rescue Me

November 14, 2012 by Dr. V

I've tied more knots in things over the last two days than I have since suture week at vet school. Knot after knot after knot after knot. But we have to: it doesn't matter how brave your rescue attempt is or how fast you make it to the victim, if your knot bites it, so do you. So practice we did. I thought I would show you a couple of teaser pics from our water day. This is Bobby, our willing disaster victim. Bobby routinely tumbles into rivers, falls down cliffs, and needs to be lifted from ... Read more »

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: disaster response, Granada, World Vets

Get your puppy and kitten fix here. One day only.

September 5, 2012 by Dr. V

Every little kid who wants to be a vet someday says it's because they love puppies and kittens and think we get to play with them all day. And then we smile, trying not to look too discouraging, as we encourage their dream while thinking of all the cancer euthanasias, anal sac abscesses, and "it-just-started-yesterday-I-swear" 10 centimeter pedunculated, bloody masses. Some people thrive on all that stuff. Me, I never got beyond the 10 year old version of being a vet. I like preventive care. ... Read more »

Filed Under: Be The Change, Photo of the Week, Photography Tagged With: cats, dogs, Granada, picture of the week, Wordless Wednesday, World Vets

Wordless Wednesday: Where in the World is Dr V?

August 8, 2012 by Dr. V

I have a hard time myself getting a grasp on all the places I have been fortunate enough to visit in the last two years. To say it has been immensely rewarding is the understatement of the century. I am writing today from Granada, Nicaragua, at the World Vets Latin America Training Facility, where I'm observing the last few days of the immensely successful summer training program for vet students, pre-vet students, and tech students. Cathy said she was pleased with how the project was going. ... Read more »

Filed Under: Be The Change Tagged With: Granada, World Vets

A breath of fresh air: World Vets in action

January 13, 2012 by Dr. V

We tend to take for granted all the medicine we have at our fingertips for our pets- ultrasounds, MRIs, surgeons with insane specialties. It's easy to forget sometimes the conditions most of the rest of the world functions in. It's one of the reasons I am in such awe of organizations like World Vets, which sends vets all over the world to not only help animals, but help the vets in other countries learn cutting edge skills. Running a multi-national nonprofit like this presents challenges you ... Read more »

Filed Under: Be The Change, Happy Tails, Health, Heroes, Picks of the Litter Tagged With: Granada, Nicaragua, surgery, World Vets

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