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Hetta Huskies is listed with the British Veterinary Association as an approved location for veterinary interns. The manual below was put together by one of the veterinary students who has been a part of our team. Most of the medically interested / trained professionals we have had come to work with us to date have been veterinary students.
- BVA-approved location for veterinary interns
- 3-month+ medical interns become the farm 'medical overseer'
- Shorter placements assist with basic medical jobs
- Research partnerships welcome (nutrition, lactation, heat regulation, etc.)
The medical role
Most people in this 'medically interested / trained' category will, if they are with us for at least three months, become our 'medical overseer'. Those on shorter placements work alongside the dedicated overseer, helping with basic medical jobs that don't require specific knowledge of each dog (e.g. teeth cleaning, nail cutting, dog checks, heat checks, heart checks).
Even future medical supervisors are expected to complete the intensive trainee guide training course, so they can become a fully functioning part of the team (running safaris in season etc), even if their focus is the health and welfare of the dogs.
Research opportunities
We are particularly keen to partner with students hoping to carry out their research projects with us / those that are interested in using our collected data to support their projects. Subjects that interest us include nutrition, ulceration, hypothyrosis (anyone interested in blood testing c.170 dogs and figuring out the likely occurrence rates / linking it to family histories etc?), lactation in pack animals, lactation linked to ovarian cysts / mammary tumours, stress flushing and ways of preventing it, heat regulation, etc. We would also be super interested to learn from massage and holistic care professionals.
We have a lot of material about the role and sled-dog specific medicine available in a dropbox folder. Please contact us for further information.