Stephanie

Day 5 🐶

Day 5 at the Clinic The day started with golden sunshine, but things took a sad turn when Bartolome told me that the Pinscher I assisted with yesterday passed away at home. It was a tough moment, and I found myself really missing my own dogs back home. I know this is the field IContinue reading “Day 5 🐶”

Day 4 Work placement

Started the day with a lovely walk to work—spotted a lemon tree and a cool shore along the way! The first patient of the day was a Frenchie named “Puppies” (government name: Dexter, haha). Later, the Pinscher from the other day came back for his routine extraction. I assisted with the procedure, prepping the vet’sContinue reading “Day 4 Work placement”

Day 3

Today was full of interesting cases at the clinic . We had a cat who needed an ultrasound after dropping crystals in his urine (a common issue causing blockages). We also saw a dog with multiple dew claws—always cool to see, though it’s more common than you’d think. I’ve been bonding with Bartolome’s dog, Chikka.Continue reading “Day 3”

Day two at Clinica Veterinaria Velazquez was an exciting day ,i was really looking forward to what the day had to bring! I realized I forgot to mention on day one that my hours are 10 AM to 3 PM—glad I got that sorted out && my new friend and I went out to buy scrubs together on our rain walk yesterday (we both needed them), and ended up with matching pairs. A bit silly, but fun!Today, I got to observe Dr. Bartolome administer vaccinations to both cats and dogs. He asked if we knew how to calculate vaccine dosages based on a dog’s weight and the vaccine’s mL, which was great as i had been thought how to do this in my laboratory techniques class at home in college . One dog came in with some really bad, loose teeth—one even fell out when touched by the vet ! They’ve scheduled extractions for a couple of days from now.After work, I took a short 10-minute walk to the beach, which is so close to the clinic—definitely looking forward to lunch breaks there! Later, I took the bus back to my accommodation and spent some time relaxing.In the evening, myself and liza , we walked around Malaga and stumbled upon two talented young women who had created dresses from old tobacco boxes—they were showcasing their art on the streets! It was such a beautiful night, and we ended it with tapas and mocktails.A perfect day in the clinic and in Malaga!

Erasmus+ First Day of Work placement 🤗🤗

to start the say we all met Miguel in our accommodation to give us details of our work placements ,we were then accompanied to them by a memever of the European Era team . The first day at Clinica Veterinaria Velazquez was short but nonetheless insightful I was greeted by Dr. Bartolome, the vet inContinue reading “Erasmus+ First Day of Work placement 🤗🤗”

Day 6

Day 6 in the Clinic – A Beautiful Start After a lovely weekend, I headed to work early, enjoying the beautiful weather in Málaga with a nice walk to the clinic. One thing I love here is how they tag dogs and cats with vaccination details on their collars – such a clever idea! DuringContinue reading “Day 6”

Erasmus+ Day 1

I headed off to the airport on the 19th of January with high hopes for the Erasmus+ trip ! 🛩 I made a new friend almost instantly at the doors of dublin airport !! i had seen her in college we had smiled and said hello in passing , but we chatted over our love ofContinue reading “Erasmus+ Day 1”