February 28, 2007Well I must apologize for having missed a day of blogging. I will try to cover the highlights of the last 2 days in this blog. My severe burn from Saturday is fading, and now I am peeling from head to toe! I must wear a hat to disguise my forehead which is still lobster red and the 'dandruff' effect the peeling is causing. At the Hut, we are progressively busier with more surgeries. Julie's vomiting and diarrhea puppies, "Shaggy" and "Moe" (2 brothers) are miraculously improving on IV fluids. Today they both ate chicken and Pizza Hut Pizza. Yesterday we had one cat escape the hut in recovery and stumble (fast!) under a car. An American nurse/midwife volunteer who is living here bravely grabbed him for us! She was bloodied a little, but will be OK. The downside to yesterday was my accidental ingestion of hydrogen peroxide! - it was right next to my bottle of water- I unscrewed the cap, took 2 swigs, then looked at what was in my hand and panic started to set in! (as the bottle reads: "if swallowed, seek medical attention immediately") I learned, that H2O2 is an effective emetic in humans as well as dogs.. We went snorkeling yesterday afternoon- Becky was finally able to submerse her wrist that had surgery a week prior- and we saw 2 sea turtles! At the end of the day, Becky and I took a long walk to find Sal of Maoputasi Tattoos- the boy at the DVD store told us 'turn left then go in the store on the right after the third hump'.. Well, somehow we found it! He will happily 'tat up' some of us 'palongi'' (white people) next week with traditional Samoan tattoos.
Today we had a lot of surgery, and some dogs with generalized demodicosis. Our recent vet school grads, Rachel and Isabelle, are mastering their castration techniques. Tomorrow, Duane is going to do some orthopedic surgeries for us. Julie, Martee, and Joi just got to canoe with the locals in a traditional canoe (Pao Pao). Another group is out ordering custom-made scrub tops out of tropical fabrics. Julie, our entertainment director, has been trying to charter a plane for a group of us to fly to Ofu, a nearby island said to
be "The Pearl of the South Pacific" this weekend. .
I am saddened to tell you that tonight, bending over to check on our last patient, my camera fell out of my pocket and hit the concrete floor with a loud thud. No more camera. Now I will have to beg photos from other people. Here are some photos- Julie with "Shaggy" and Sandy and Julie relaxing in the pool with some Pina Coladas after a hard days work.
Today we had a lot of surgery, and some dogs with generalized demodicosis. Our recent vet school grads, Rachel and Isabelle, are mastering their castration techniques. Tomorrow, Duane is going to do some orthopedic surgeries for us. Julie, Martee, and Joi just got to canoe with the locals in a traditional canoe (Pao Pao). Another group is out ordering custom-made scrub tops out of tropical fabrics. Julie, our entertainment director, has been trying to charter a plane for a group of us to fly to Ofu, a nearby island said to
be "The Pearl of the South Pacific" this weekend. .
I am saddened to tell you that tonight, bending over to check on our last patient, my camera fell out of my pocket and hit the concrete floor with a loud thud. No more camera. Now I will have to beg photos from other people. Here are some photos- Julie with "Shaggy" and Sandy and Julie relaxing in the pool with some Pina Coladas after a hard days work.
3 comments:
i think you guys need more duct tape!!!
shep says, judi says, heidi says, lorraine says, trish says: "how come you don't smile like that when you are here, julie?" and lorraine says "why don't you show up to the airport on time? Shooooooot!" we miss you. actually we wish we were you right now....
when you say "some of us" getting tattoos - are julie and becky involved in this also? we all miss you. andy says he wants to join you guys next year. have to agree with the julie smile comment - don't see that too often around the pacific northwest!
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