Hannover

I’m so glad that me and Paul where able to get a tour of the Horse clinic in Hannover. We got to see a horse het a CAT scan, another horse was being examined to make sure that his large intestine was back in it’s normal place because it had had colic. We were able to listen to the heart beats of a healthy horse and a sick horse and compare them. Plus we got to tag along for the morning rounds, which is where the vet students give an oral report over the horses they were looking after over the weekend to everybody else. I didn’t understand what the students were saying because they spoke in German, but none the less it was a great experience just being able to be there.

The cattle clinic was also great. We also got a guided tour of the facility and got to meet the cows. They kind of reminded me of over grown dogs, they were so sweet and curious. What struck me the most about the cattle clinic was the huge difference from the horse clinic. The horse clinic was so clean, organized and odorless, I was impressed, whereas, the cow clinic smelled like a barn and was very chaotic looking and noisy. They where two completely different atmospheres.