When you think about all the cool things that you will get to do in vet school - cleaning the sheath of a horse is not very high on your list. You think about surgeries and life saving procedures such as CPR and tracheostomies, but you soon learn that those types of things are not the normal everyday occurrences and animals need day to day care and basic husbandry more then anything else. For small ruminants like sheep and goats, they need foot trimming. For cows, they need pregnancy checks by rectal palpation. And for horses, they need dental examinations and, well Sheath cleanings. What is a sheath cleaning? Those of you who are horse people already know but for the rest of you - check out this site.
Meet my patient - 22 year old Quarterhorse gelding. He is taller then the Quarterhorses that I am used to being around, but he is very sweet and requires no sedation. I think his owner thought I was a bit wacky to take a picture - but she just hasnt been around enough vet students to understand those wacky quirks!
In the end, this Quarterhorse was very clean and also received his rabies innoculation. Until next year he should be all set!
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