Big Hello from Rood and Riddle!
       This place truly never slows down; There are always at least 12-15 surgeries per day, most of them being performed on yearlings as well as foals. Handling these babies is no joke! I would describe it as trying to coax a bratty baby... except it weighs 700lbs on average. Despite all the cute and deadly children, it is still truly a dream come true! So many surgeries to see, and always something new and different!
        Last week, Dr. Latimer removed a mass from a horse's third eyelid. Eye surgeries seem very high pressure to me, since you are working so close to the fragile eye. However, Dr. Latimer is our eye specialist, so I am sure it was a breeze for her.

Mass we removed from the third eyelid 

       Another interesting surgery, was an elbow fracture that came in for Dr. Ruggles. In the case of fractures, a plate is placed onto the break and secured with screws. The plate is later surgically removed, the same way it was put in, once the fracture is healed. 

Every number on this radiograph represents location and size of the screw that was inserted into the plate at various spots. The plate itself was placed caudally to the elbow, along the radius and ulna. 

Thanks for reading again! Stay tooned for more to come! 

Lisa Reznik