My world of Pre-Vet

I call my family on a regular basis to just chat. I talk to my mom and sister about everything, school, work, TJ, bills, cooking, anything and everything. My dad and brother on the other hand don't really care about that kind of stuff. So I talk to them about the stuff I think is cool! Well Brian has informed that I need to draw the line. He doesn't think some of these things are cool! My family has informed that I need to blog about these things because they find them so hilarious! So I have my weekly call to tell my dad and grandpa what I did in my Animal Health and Hygiene Lab. Last week we were doing physicals on dairy cows. All of you who know me, I am short, cows are big...thats a problem... you would think! They have invented a handy little stepping stool that allows short people like me to climb on up to examine the cows. After listening to them breath, checking their heartbeat, listen to gut noises it was time for the "rectal examine". Now my teacher was not specific in his directions at all. He gave us some brief pointers on how not hurt your shoulder while going deep into the back end of a cow and then turned us loose! So I grab my should length glove and some lube and pick my cow. I walked up to a shorter one and picked up her tail. I dove right in...I was feeling around for the any signs of uterus or cervix...feeling a bit lost I looked up at my teacher as he whispered "wrong hole"....I had gone into the wrong hole!! I was feeling around for the uterus in the cows rectum!!  To my entire family this was hilarious! I on the other hand was very very embarrassed!!  Don't fret I will be practicing next week!! Stay tuned for more of my pre-vet experiences.