Hey all! Sorry it's been awhile since my last post, but being sick and busy is not a good combination. I am feeling a lot better though so that's good. Besides all the homework and preparing for my first week of tests next week, Thursday was prolly the busiest day. I went to the Diagnostic Lab at the U of M for large animal. It was pretty interesting. I was able to observe the lab employees make blood agars as well as tour the necropsy room. If you have a weak stomach, I suggest not reading on...
First off, we had to wear plastic bags over our shoes and walk through a sanitizer bath to prevent carrying in any toxins on our shoes. Upon entering the necropsy room, we got to see the placenta of a goat. After that, we saw a dead premature fawn. The joints were squishy, and the bones were like mush. Then it got interesting. A research group brought in a freshly euthanized pig to retrieve its pancreas for a diabetes study. They cut it open and placed all abdomen viscera on the table to dissect its pancreas. After watching that, I observed a dog necropsy, which is the animal version of a human autopsy. The pancreas and liver were huge, so obviously there was something wrong with the poor dog. We were thinking cancer, but we sent the organs in to the bacteriology lab to be tested.
Now that the gross part is over, my weekend was spent working, more homework, and going to the Eagles Cancer Telethon. Hard to believe this year was the 54th telethon! And I haven't missed one yet. Time for more homework, but hooray for no school tomorrow! :)
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