Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 15, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg free press saturday november 15, 1975 features All in they come in All shapes and sizes an elderly woman with loved persian cat a housewife with a poodle a child with a Small frightened terrier a Burly truck Driver with his Pound St. Bernard. Each has reasons for being Here but All Are part and parcel of the daily life of the1 veterinarian and his clinic. A veterinary clinic of Miles on a schedule like thai of any doctor s office with one Coplion. Instead referring a Fri cols to Hospital for surgery or treatment the veterinarian car Ries out the work in the rooms maintained in each clinic. Each staff member is in his duties. The receptionist efficiently handles the owners and their pets and Wilh Skils born of Long practice passes each through her filing system and into an examination rooms. Most clinics now have several doctors on staff and while one or two Are conducting examinations in the front offices flip others May be performing sur Gery in the operating room. The assistants too often Young men or women planning on becoming must be completely familiar with their duties. Whether it be cleaning out the animal holding pens monitoring a recent sur Gery Case applying Balm for an oar infection or drugs to relax a patient before an operation the assistant be versed in All medical phases of the clinic. Some May be surprised to learn that the same Type of rigid schedule is followed before Dur ing and after every Case of an finial surgery As in a Hospital for humans. The operating room is Rea died instruments Are removed from the Lori Long machine doctor and assistant scrub up and put on gown and mask. Regardless of the operation from the relatively minor Type of major surgery every pre caution is taken to prevent infection. Then there is the unusual operation which demands Spe Cial care such As removal of a pin from a Puppy s stomach. After watching such an opera lion one can Only appreciate veterinary skill and dedication All the More. I x v j of 1 t be i i 5 of v it. Folt .vivv1 i v by " s j Sik y Jfe
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