Saturday, September 6, 2008

AAFP Panther Declaw

This Friday evening to Saturday evening I went to San Antonio with the American Association of Feline Practitioners to watch a panther declaw then do some practice visual-only medical exams at a wildlife sanctuary.

After a relatively long drive, we went out to dinner together as a group!


Saturday morning, we went to the clinic and posed for a photo-op before doing surgery!



We then weighed him, drew some blood, did a bunch of xrays then did 2 declaws to remove ingrown toenails that were causing him significant pain. This is a picture of me and the black leopard after his surgery.







Then we did some practice medical exams and got to see a lot of animals at the wildlife sanctuary. It was really interesting. Though, it got really hot, and because of some scheduling trouble, we ended up skipping lunch. So, by 3:45 I was hot, hungry, a little dizzy and totally ready to leave.


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