Saturday, February 28, 2009

Vet Science Project - Tour of Dr. Skinner's Vet Clinic

March 3rd Meeting - New Location: March 3rd 7 PM meeting will be held at the Lakeway Veterinary Clinic 1003 Ranch Road 620 South • Austin, Texas 78734 Phone: (512) 263-2134 http://www.lakewayvet.com/ . On-Site Radiology Dr. Skinner will be instructing us on Physical Examinations - using "hands on" demonstrations in her office. Dr. Skinner's vet assistant will also tell us about her job. Our thanks to Dr. Skinner for opening her Vet Clinic for our class, for teaching us about how an examination is conducted, and for showing us the equipment used. We will each get a chance to use the lab equipment to identify worms found in cats and dogs. Don't miss this class! (April's April 7th meeting will be back at the Bee Cave Schoolhouse at 7 PM where we will tour a mobile ultrasound pet lab, see the ultrasounds performed on a dog, cat and mini horse, and where we will be see fluid go through own bodies after drinking!) Please be on time. As with any other class, late arrivals will be counted tardy . Please be respectful of this program and our speaker and be ready to work by 7 PM.
Required Reading:
Please read Chapter 7 Section 1 and Chapter 2 Section 2 in your Vet Manual prior to March 3rd - Tuesday's class.
Homework Due: Remember to bring your completed homework assignment - You will need to complete the answers to the questions at the end of Chapter 1 Section 2. Homework is required and will be graded. Late homework will not be accepted unless a extra credit assignment is competed as well. If you cannot be at the meeting, fax your completed homework to 264-3906 or email your completed homework to info@horsesrock.org on or before Monday March 2nd. You will receive a confirmation email that your homework was received. If you do not get the confirmation email, your homework was NOT RECEIVED and you will not get credit. Call Holly at 923-2567 if you have problems submitting your homework. Any homework not submitted in advance or not turned in at the meeting will be considered late and will require the completion of an additional extra credit assignment to be accepted. Please respect the time of our parent volunteers who are grading the work and submit your homework in a timely manner. There is no exception to this policy.

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