Veterinary Medicine iQuest Project by Caitlin Clancy

Tassajara Veterinary Clinic Took a bit longer to find a mentor than originally planned Mid- September we got a call from Dr. Elisa Dowd who was happy to teach me all about being a veterinarian Dr. Dowd is a UC Davis graduate and the owner of TVC

Shadowing Followed Dr. Dowd around to appointments and assisted her when needed Learned things like how to draw blood and take urine samples Vaccinated an animal Observed surgeries

Kennel Assistant After 2 months of shadowing I got hired as the clinic’s kennel assistant I spent more time at the clinic and was getting paid The job wasn’t fun during the week because I mostly cleaned but I loved working Saturdays because I was basically a Vet Tech for the day so I got a lot of hands of experience

Music Midway through 2 nd semester I had learned pretty much all I wanted to learn about working at a clinic I switched my focus to music My new mentor was my voice teacher, Scott Hughes, who helped me work on all things involving music (singing, songwriting, and playing instruments)

Blog My favorite blog to write was the one about my first full day at the clinic. It explained the surgery I witnessed and the appointments I observed in a full 6 hours For more blogs:

I read James Herriot’s Dog Stories. Each chapter was a different story that Herriot experienced during his years as a veterinarian. My favorite story was about a lucky dog named Joshua who had an amazing recovery after a bad accident

The Next Step After I graduate from San Ramon I plan to attend DVC and then transfer into UC Davis

In 5 Years.. In 5 years I plan to have graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Animal Biology After that I hope to be admitted into UC Davis Vet School

In 10 Years… In 10 years I plan on being graduated from Vet School as a registered veterinarian I’m excited for my future and to have the job doing the thing I love most which is taking care of animals