This was my first time flying back to Grenada with my new best pal Tiger! For anyone who doesn't know, thats the Grenadian Potthound dog I adopted at the end of last term. She was initially brought to SGU by her owner to be a part of the5th term spay and neuter program. Unfortunately they discovered she had TVT (transmissible venereal tumor) a form of cancer that is spread between intact animals and is very common in communities like this. However, it is 100% treatable with chemotherapy! The owners decided that they did not want her back so she ended up being fostered by students until she found a home. Her previous owners didnt feed her well if at all either so she was extremely underweight and had a poor coat. Despite all her ailments she had the happiest spirit and loved everyone she met. Before I knew it she gave me those "I love you adopt me" eyes and I was hooked. I signed the adoption papers and she remained under the schools care until she was cleared of her cancer.
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Before shot, she probably weighed about 15 pounds and had skin/hair coat issue. Her vulva and cervix were also enlarged due to the cancer but I will spare yall that photo. Externally her vulva probably hung down about 3 inches or so....thats not normal by any means
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Here is my beautiful girl in many
"after" shots. She has put on plenty of weight and has an amazing think/shiny coat. Love the brindle coloration!
Tiger was a great companion on the plane and pretty much slept the whole time. She only peed in the airport once but I had a potty pad to scoop under her luckily. Getting her through customs was also not as rigorous as I had feared. The Customs agents were unpleasant as usual and stared blankly at me before asking where I got her multiple times. But there is no doubt that this mama is a local dog so they let me go without trying to charge me for her, hooray!
She plays well with my roommates dog Bennet as well as my friends dog Dodgy. They are quite the little pack and we walk them every day. Plus they get to earn their keep by being our physical exam guinea pigs!!
As far as 6th term goes it entails lecture from 8-1 and then rotations in the afternoon. It's an attempt to get us used to what next year will be like. We rotate each week through various departments such as Clincal Pathology, Pathology, Small Animal Med, Surgery/Anesthesia, Shelter Medicine, Ambulatory (large animal out on local farms), Emergency and Critical Care, and Radiology. It makes for a VERY busy schedule but the rotations are alot of fun and while we may feel like idiots, you do learn a great deal. We also only have midterms and finals this term so you can imagine for a procrastinator like me its a bit unnerving. However, our goal for the term is simply to pass and get back to the U.S. and our clinical schools! Check out my next post for all the photos and descriptions of the rotations I've already had as well as the adventures thus far!
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