First Weeks

Welcome to my blog! Bear with me because I'm very new to this, so it might take me a while to make my site "pretty." The whole purpose of getting this blog is to let everyone be updated on my life without me having to send blast emails which can't send pictures very well. So, here goes.

My first few weeks at WRR (Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation) have been a whirlwind of new experiences, new people, and new animals. I came in with a group of 5 other newbies, but the rest of them are here for 6 months working on animal husbandry. My training so far, has all been in husbandry and how to restrain all of the types of species I will work with here. Here's a short list of the animals I have seen (so far!) on property.

Dogs, cats, squirrels, doves, pigeons, parrots, goats, sheep, donkeys, mules, llamas, raccoons, skunks, armadillos, rabbits, hawks, owls, bobcats, mountain lions, wolves, marmosets, macaques, capuchins, opossums, roosters, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea hens, peacocks, emus, rheas, antelope, cows, longhorn bulls, pigs, deer, guenons, foxes, bears, a jaguar, lemurs, song birds (tons of different species), turtles, tortoises, iguana, snakes, mealworms (fed out), other exotic birds, and probably many more!

Every day after my shift learning how to take care of all the animals (mixing diets, cleaning cages, enriching games) from 6am-2:30pm, I choose to observe Megan (the veterinarian) and Ryan (the other vet tech intern) and help with surgeries, writing med sheets, and autoclaving surgery tools. Just to mention a few things!

I've uploaded a few photos of myself here. Once I figure out how to get more pictures on, I'll post more. I'm having a blast here, and I can't wait for my veterinary training to start! Love and miss you all.

Sara