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Finally back to work! I spent most of the morning with an influx of goats and sheep. One ewe had been in labor for 6 days, and we extracted an emacerated fetus. A billy goat came in with an obstructed urethra and severely...
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Posted by Jeremy Campfield | Jun 11, 2007 | Working With Morocco's Horses
Finally back to work! I spent most of the morning with an influx of goats and sheep. One ewe had been in labor for 6 days, and we extracted an emacerated fetus. A billy goat came in with an obstructed urethra and severely...
Read MorePosted by Jeremy Campfield | Jun 10, 2007 | Working With Morocco's Horses
We are back from our Saharan adventure. The desert was definitely one of the more beautiful and mesmerizing places I’ve ever seen. Riding a camel into the dunes for one day to sleep in the sand under countless bright stars...
Read MorePosted by Jeremy Campfield | Jun 5, 2007 | Working With Morocco's Horses
The opportunity has presented itself for the other four students and I to go trekking in the desert! Since the Fondouk is closed again today, we are leaving this morning. We’ve rented a small car. The plan is for us to...
Read MorePosted by Jeremy Campfield | Jun 4, 2007 | Working With Morocco's Horses
The Fondouk is closed today. The reason for this stems from the currently unstable political situation between the Moroccan government, the Fondouk, and Dr. Frappier. Doc has recently run into serious problems with the...
Read MorePosted by Jeremy Campfield | Jun 2, 2007 | Working With Morocco's Horses
Saturday morning we headed out of town to catch some local horse racing. Eight races were scheduled for the day. Oh my, what a cultural experience that was! The scene as we drove down the dirt road through an old potato field...
Read MorePosted by Jeremy Campfield | Jun 1, 2007 | Working With Morocco's Horses
As promised, today was very busy after yesterday’s Souk. We rushed through routine deworming and wound treatments as people brought in their newly purchased animals this morning. One man walked in with eight donkeys...
Read MorePosted by Jeremy Campfield | May 31, 2007 | Working With Morocco's Horses
Thursday in Fez is a day of the Souk, or market, where a lot of livestock is traded. For that reason, the caseload tends to be light on Thursdays, but many people will come to the Fondouk tomorrow with animals they purchased...
Read MorePosted by Jeremy Campfield | May 30, 2007 | Working With Morocco's Horses
Pretty light work day at the Fondouk. Most of today’s patients were of the small animal type. I’m feeling a little better although still not 100%. I took advantage of the lull in large animal patients to spend some...
Read MorePosted by Jeremy Campfield | May 29, 2007 | Working With Morocco's Horses
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to participate with very much of the work today. I woke up this morning feeling pretty ill. I don’t think it will affect me for too long. I was still able to hang out and see some...
Read MorePosted by Jeremy Campfield | May 28, 2007 | Working With Morocco's Horses
My first weekend here in Fez was quite the adventure. Mohammed, an employee at the Fondouk, showed us around the "new downtown" area, which is much like a U.S. city; it has a lively atmosphere with many places to shop...
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