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Observation Report Animal Hospital
My observation hours were done at a small animal hospital called Roseland Animal Hospital. During my time there I learned many new things about being a veterinary technician. It was a great experience and I was able to see some surgeries as well. My time at Roseland Animal Hospital gave me real field experience for being a veterinary technician. I became acquainted with many pets there and learned how the veterinary technicians perform their job.
Pepper, a medium sized black and white dog was one of the pets I was allowed to help with. Pepper had an ear infection and that irritation in the ear made her shake and scratch her ears. This caused a blood vessel in her ear to rupture resulting in a hematoma of the left ear. With nowhere to go, the

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