I have seen and learned a lot of things while at my
mentorship this month, but one thing stood out to me the most. I overheard technicians and mentor discuss what they believed to
be wrong with two cats that had been brought in by West End Animal Shelter. The
shelter didn't tell them what was wrong so it made things difficult.
Technicians were preparing to take blood and give injections to one of the West
End cats, when it flew off the table, hissed, and tried to scratch the
technicians. Technicians then placed the cat in the "cat box" with
gas attached to it. I had never seen this box used before so I found it very
interesting. I learned that the box is used to sedate cats that can't be
controlled or freak out. The gas slowly sedated the cat so the technicians
could work on it. One technician, named Julia, told me that they have to work
fast before the gas wears off because the cat could wake up at any moment. They
also have to make sure the cat is all the way sedated before they remove it
from the box because it could also wake up suddenly. December was an overall
good and busy month at the clinic. I'm glad to do my mentorship there and look forward to witnessing more exciting things.
