Work Experience.

In TY we get to go out on work experience every Wednesday. My work experience placement for the first term is in the Carton Veterinary Clinic in Maynooth. I arrive at 10 and finish around 4, I  have gotten to go home early every week since I started as there were no jobs left to do.
    I do a  lot of cleaning and organizing  and I now realize how much cleaning goes on around a veterinary clinic. I clean a lot of different things from the kennels to walls to surgery equipment. I am learning a lot about the different types of equipment used and the most common sicknesses dogs and other pets come into the vet with. I also get to stand in for surgeries so far I have gotten to see a male dog getting neutered and a dog getting its baby teeth out. It was very interesting to watch a little gross but over all interesting. I  do take care of the dogs or cats that are staying there, sometimes I have to walk them or help the vet by holding onto them or trying to keep them calm.
       In the mornings I get to stand in for appointments this is where I learn most. I get to see what different types of illnesses and injuries can occur on some pets. I  also get to watch the recovery time and how each animal takes a different time period to heal from an operation etc.
     So far my work experience placement has been a lot of fun and i am certain it will remain that way.
 

Thanks for reading,
-  Sadhbh :) x