Yesterday I got bit by a vulture. Today I wrestled a sheep - which is defintely a workout. Today was our small ruminant physical diagnosis lab. So we got to go in the pen with sheep and goats and examine them. It was pretty fun, they were really neat animals. I also definitely understand the goats as pets thing a little more now - they were pretty cuddly.
In order to completely examine a sheep and clip its hooves you have to "sit it up", which involves manuvering it to get it in a sitting position. With a 180 lb sheep, that is about as easy as it sounds. I was out of breath by the time I got the first one down. I learned that I am not very good at trimming the hooves and, in fact, got my finger caught in the trimmers (very small injury)… no worry though since I am already on all the meds for the vulture bite J. Speaking of my vulture bite, the health center got in touch with me today, and they want me to come back in for a tetanus booster. I made an appointment for tomorrow after my test.
Today was a little bit of a breaking point for me. I have been spending so much time treating my vulture and turtle, in addition to my classes, that I was just feeling overwhelmed, tired, and a little fragile. I had a monster head ache and was feeling achy and sour. So shortly after I got to Anatomy lab and realized we were all caught up on our dissection, I just decided that I had to make a mental / physical health decision. I went back to my room and took a 3 hour nap. I always feel guilty or worried about this kind of thing, because I am not the kind of person who misses class, but it was a good decision. I feel like a new person – less emotional, less overwhelmed, less tired, and my headache is gone.
I, however, do per usual have a test tomorrow. So, I will stop blogging and go study L. I hope you are all doing well.
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