Hello everyone, on week 2 of my internship, I was in the oncology department following Dr. Pyuen, Dr. Benner, and their vet techs. First day started off slow because there were only a few clients. They started off by teaching me how they did blood draws and what they were looking for in it to determine if the chemotherapy was safe for the animal. If the CBC shows a low amount of RBC’s or WBC’s or platelets, it will be worse for the animal. Their main goals for treatment are to slow or stop the progression of cancer and to make sure the animal is happy. If the animals are showing negative signs like a decrease in energy after taking chemo, the department tries its best to find a treatment that might work better or to completely stop the chemo as they dont want the animals to be upset. The cancers I got to see and learn about were lymphoma, hemangiosarcoma, transitional cell carcinoma, mast cell tumors, and osteosarcoma. The types of treatments they provide was oral or iv. Whenever they drew up chemo, they made sure it was under the hood. One of the treatments called mustargen needed everyone in the room to where a mask. And I got to see a CT scan of the vets dog Finnley. For the next 2 weeks, I get to be in the surgery department and hopefully get a better understanding of dog and cat anatomy.
Thank you,
Valeria Hernandez
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