Favorite ops???

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Victoria Nielsen RVN — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:31:19 GMT

Likewise. I'm a Head Nurse in a branch, with two student nurses under my wing, and although I do my fair share, I would be quite happy not to step into a theatre! Although I do find some surgery interesting if I am involved with the cases, I enjoy lab and medical nursing more!

I have done four GDV surgeries, so they are a really challenging case and really stretch your nursing skills to the limit and that's why I love those... nowadays I don't see them that often anymore!

I enjoy dentals, they're always fun! And cystotomies!

I've assisted a few times in surgery... One was for a fat bitch spay and that was scary as due to the amount of fat, a ligature slipped and she was bleeding out. Thankfully, I managed to find the artery and put my finger on it and showed the vet who tied it off! I was quite impressed with myself, especially I was shaking as well but managed to keep my finger steady!

Also this week, I assisted in unblocking a cat, who had struvite crystals in his bladder. I flushed the catheter while the vet advanced it down the urethra trying to unblock and initially it was unsuccessful and then I remembered placing them in sternum, placing a towel rolled up under their abdomen and lifting tail up, makes it somehow easier to unblock and it worked! Us RVN's are quite useful sometimes!!! :-D

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Kim Buckley — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:27:20 GMT

Not that fussed when it comes to surgery. Would rather spend my time in kennels. Getting anorexic animals eating is the best :)

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Robocop — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:16:37 GMT

I like cat spays and castrates . I'm not a fan of dentals, because of the mess and the unknown time length it may take.

If I'm completely honest, any surgical procedure with the dog weighing more than 25 - 30kg, as I get a bad back easily and it requires more effort to sort them out.

A complete cat day puts a smile on my face

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Nicola Russell — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:01:32 GMT

Saw my first ex lap today and found it fascinating, I love the surgery side.

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ginny — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:22:09 GMT

I have no interest in surgery at all. I do try to show an interest as everyone else at work is so enthusiastic but can't get excited about a hip replacement or a TPLO. I've simply memorised the kit list so i can set it out but not really bothered about what bit is used for which op etc.

Prefer medicine so did medical diploma. Like rabbits as mostly always medical cases to an extent! Do enjoy and nice cheesy abscess. Mostly just do rabbits now.

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Claire Cameron — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:29:55 GMT

[quote user="Nick Shackleton"]

Diagnostic radiography rocks! Not just plain film but CT And MRI are fantastic. The images that are produced are imense

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I'm with Nick on this one.

Also love all things orthopaedic, THRs, fracture repairs etc

I do enjoy GDVs too

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Anonymous — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:02:41 GMT

I am a theatre nurse so I get to see lots of interesting things, but I still love a good old c-section!! . I also love exlaps and thoracotomies - anything where you don't know what to expect!

I really hate dentals and endoscopies....oh, and opthalmology pass the sick bucket!!

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Nick Shackleton — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:18:50 GMT

Diagnostic radiography rocks! Not just plain film but CT And MRI are fantastic. The images that are produced are imense

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Sally Seddon — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:01:11 GMT

Urgh i hate xraying! Well, i dont mind the abdo and thorax ones but legs, head, spine i get so fed up.

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Susan Jackson — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:35:50 GMT

It's not really an op but I really like doing x-rays.

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SmegSlayer — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:55:42 GMT

I would be quite happy to never set foot in theatre- I don't find surgery interesting at all. I would be happy to spend all day in the lab or doing medical nursing.

If I had to choose i would say eye ops and cat castrates are my favourite- castrates because they are quick and no fuss and very little mess. I'm not squeamish of eyes. We dissected a horse eye at uni although it was optional and some people couldn't do it. I used to dissect enucleated eyes for the trainees t show them the anatomy on a regular basis. I have a vet friend who is an ophthamologist and took me under her wing as a 1st yr. Let me look in the eyes with an ophthalmoscope before and after surgery and explained what she was doing when operating. The only thing i don't like about eye ops is that you don't have access to the head which makes monitoring anaesthesia more difficult and with the vagal nerve stimulus problems it can be a bit scary.

I HATE orthopaedics. I think i was traumatised as a 1st yr by a fossil vet doing it old school- being aggressive with saws, drill etc. The air drill is my most hated piece of equipment- the noise of drilling into bone makes me

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Sal the 1st — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:00:40 GMT

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I'm laughing too! LOL!

Oh the joys of our job hey! - lol

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yes it has its moments! Theres a few things that make me smile when I look back

but the best bit was I did a locum in that same practice about 4 yrs ago (has since changed hands a couple of times) hasnt changed overly much apart from that and I was able to tell them why they had two odd coloured tiles on their theatre wall

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Steph Phillips — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:03:09 GMT

[quote user="Lolita"]

[quote user="Sal the 1st"] I said I felt sick and somebody hastily nudged the kickbucket in my direction and there was this bloody rabbit eye looking back at me! [/quote]

LOL

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I'm laughing too! LOL!

Oh the joys of our job hey! - lol

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Lolita — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:11:00 GMT

[quote user="Sal the 1st"] I said I felt sick and somebody hastily nudged the kickbucket in my direction and there was this bloody rabbit eye looking back at me! [/quote]

LOL

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Sal the 1st — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:08:11 GMT

[quote user="Steph Phillips"]also my 1st day in work.. cleaning kits and there was an eye ball floating in the sink oh my days!![/quote]

the very first op I watched up close as a work experience was retrobulbar abscess on a rabbit which had prolapsed the eye. Whilst watching this I accidentally broke a couple of tiles on the theatre wall (where I hit them with my head on the way down to the floor). I was told to sit still against the wall until I recovered and not to try and get up until I felt steadier. I felt a real lemon! and then it got worse very quickly - I said I felt sick and somebody hastily nudged the kickbucket in my direction and there was this bloody rabbit eye looking back at me!

Surprisingly I was offered a Saturday job at the end of the week - and the rest as they say is history

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Lolita — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:54:45 GMT

[quote user="Steph Phillips"]also my 1st day in work.. cleaning kits and there was an eye ball floating in the sink oh my days!![/quote]

oh my days is right....so you had to touch it to remove it from the sink .....don't think I could have coped with that I usually get the vet to dispose of it, so I dont have to be looking at the eyeball, looking at me

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Steph Phillips — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:23:35 GMT

[quote user="Sally Roberts"]

[quote user="Lolita"]

[quote user="Sal the 1st"]eye ops make me queasy [/quote]

me too! Oh its terrible, I can actually feel my stomach turning over...try not to look too much!

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Me 3. Don't like eye ops, sends shivers down my spine just thinking about it.

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Sooo glad its not just me!! I can't stand eye ops when I did work exp, my very first op I observed was removal of a dogs eye and I fainted! lol.. also my 1st day in work.. cleaning kits and there was an eye ball floating in the sink oh my days!!

My fav ops have to be c-sections, crutiate repairs, and x-laps!

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Rachael_24 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:51:04 GMT

Personally, I am not a huge fan of surgical nursing. I much prefer medical nursing!

However, when it comes to selecting my favourite ops, I like soft tissue surgery. I am not really an orthopaedic fan but I do quite like the occassional fracture repair or cruciate op. Dentals are fine providing that I am doing the scaling and polishing. The noise really gets to me if I am monitoring the anaesthetic.

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Sally Howe — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:20:46 GMT

[quote user="Lolita"]

[quote user="Sal the 1st"]eye ops make me queasy [/quote]

me too! Oh its terrible, I can actually feel my stomach turning over...try not to look too much!

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Me 3. Don't like eye ops, sends shivers down my spine just thinking about it.

Love most other ops including the dentals, the worse the mouth the better.

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Phrin Vernon RVN — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:21:39 GMT

Ticks I can cope with - worms freak me out!

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shropshirelass_1987 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:20:05 GMT

Mmm I've got to agree Worms & Ticks = Eww! and bad news yuck! (Ticks especially for me I hate lol) xxx

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Phrin Vernon RVN — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:52:23 GMT

[quote user="Sal the 1st"]

[quote user="Phrin Vernon RVN"]

[quote user="Sal the 1st"]

my worst ever op of all time was 20 odd years ago and I remember it like yesterday.

I was assisting in what we thought was a linear foreign body removal in a 5 month pup.When we opened up the intestine it was a linear foreign body alright - it was a linear mass of live worms causing the obstruction. Give me medical cases any day

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Oh, OK, my one phobia within the VN world is worms - I'm afraid I would probably have lost all professionalism, and run out the door screaming!

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I am not thrilled by them either! I seriously considered a change of career after meeting this puppy. - if every owner had to see what I saw (and handled) the sales of milbemax would soar.

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[quote user="Sal the 1st"]

[quote user="Phrin Vernon RVN"]

[quote user="Sal the 1st"]

my worst ever op of all time was 20 odd years ago and I remember it like yesterday.

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Oh, OK, my one phobia within the VN world is worms - I'm afraid I would probably have lost all professionalism, and run out the door screaming!

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I am not thrilled by them either! I seriously considered a change of career after meeting this puppy. - if every owner had to see what I saw (and handled) the sales of milbemax would soar.

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oh ewww - worms! wiggly things - eww! Inside a body - omg....... then I learned about Echinococcus granulosus & hydatid disease - and now I am just a worm phobic! Lol!

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Sal the 1st — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:32:44 GMT

[quote user="Phrin Vernon RVN"]

[quote user="Sal the 1st"]

my worst ever op of all time was 20 odd years ago and I remember it like yesterday.

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Oh, OK, my one phobia within the VN world is worms - I'm afraid I would probably have lost all professionalism, and run out the door screaming!

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I am not thrilled by them either! I seriously considered a change of career after meeting this puppy. - if every owner had to see what I saw (and handled) the sales of milbemax would soar.

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FINNIGAN — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:25:10 GMT

LOOve dentals, the more tartar the better, so satisfying, hate anything with puss, just cant look, love ceasers and fb ops, nice to see what comes out haha, were all sick!!!!!

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Phrin Vernon RVN — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:08:18 GMT

[quote user="Sal the 1st"]

my worst ever op of all time was 20 odd years ago and I remember it like yesterday.

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Oh, OK, my one phobia within the VN world is worms - I'm afraid I would probably have lost all professionalism, and run out the door screaming!