Hey there,
I've shadowed vets before but only at one clinic. It was your typical small animal clinic so I mostly saw spays & neuters, a few growth removals, and lots and lots of dentals! But the place I am to shadow at this week is a veterinary surgical center, so they have a lot of orthopedic stuff and whatnot.
Anyway I had emailed them asking if I could shadow, they said yes but didn't have their schedule yet, I followed up and got it scheduled. That was the last time I spoke with them which was over a month ago (they said they put me on the schedule). Basically should I email them again and just be like hey I'm coming tomorrow?
Also the email said students typically shadow from 9 to 5 but it's up to me how long I want to stay. Should I stay that long? Would it not look good if I left early?
And last question like I said I've seen a few smaller surgeries but nothing big. I expect to see bigger surgeries and procedures. How do I prepare from seeing a few spays to a TPLO? Haha I'm a bit nervous if you can't tell...especially because I haven't been to this clinic before. Any tips will help!!
I've shadowed vets before but only at one clinic. It was your typical small animal clinic so I mostly saw spays & neuters, a few growth removals, and lots and lots of dentals! But the place I am to shadow at this week is a veterinary surgical center, so they have a lot of orthopedic stuff and whatnot.
Anyway I had emailed them asking if I could shadow, they said yes but didn't have their schedule yet, I followed up and got it scheduled. That was the last time I spoke with them which was over a month ago (they said they put me on the schedule). Basically should I email them again and just be like hey I'm coming tomorrow?
Also the email said students typically shadow from 9 to 5 but it's up to me how long I want to stay. Should I stay that long? Would it not look good if I left early?
And last question like I said I've seen a few smaller surgeries but nothing big. I expect to see bigger surgeries and procedures. How do I prepare from seeing a few spays to a TPLO? Haha I'm a bit nervous if you can't tell...especially because I haven't been to this clinic before. Any tips will help!!