Vet Student at Košice

Today was another pretty busy day. Maybe I'm just trying to find excuses to use the trams, but I had an appointment with the Foreign Police to get temporary residency. This was actually my second time going there, as my bank statement wasn't quite what they wanted the first time. This time, however, all the paperwork was in order, and I spent the best part of 2 hours waiting to get my photo and fingerprints taken. Now all I need to do is get a health check, and I will get my card! It'll be a real relief when I've got this sorted. It really was a stressful few hours, as the police officers didn't speak much English, and I don't speak much Slovak!  Later on I will write a post about the whole procedure, as I would have really appreciated a step-by-step guide on how to get the temporary residency! Because the waiting took so long, I missed all of my Food Hygiene practical (it's online, and I had told the teacher I wouldn't be there. It's still annoying ...

Today I observed my first two surgeries at school - this is a requirement for my general surgery and anaesthesia course. We were there to learn about anaesthesia, and observe the procedures. I was so nervous this morning, I couldn't say why, but I was worried I'd have to call and cancel because I felt so sick.  The first surgery was a left eye enucleation in an 11 year old, entire male Yorkshire terrier. He had a history of glaucoma, which was left untreated and developed into uveitis (inflammation of the middle layer of the eye). Several courses of treatment later, the eye was ulcerated and painful, so the owner agreed to take it out.  The surgery was incredibly fast (about 20 minutes, using the transconjunctival approach). It was very interesting to see a retrobulbar block used, as I have very little experience with opthalmology. The dog recovered well, and was sent home with NSAIDs and antibiotic eye drops. At the end, the surgeon mentioned that there was a splenectomy happ...