November Post - Feeling like I made a difference

When I went to my mentorship last saturday at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital there was a dog that was really sick. I really didn't know much about what happened to it, but I just continued cleaning the kennels and caring for the other animals. When I finished cleaning in one part of the hospital, I went to go check on all of the animals because my mentor said I should do that every time I have the chance. All of the animals were fine except for the one dog I was talking about earlier. It was in the surgery kennels and it appeared that he wasn't moving and I thought "Oh my gosh I think this dog passed away and no one knows." I saw a nurse pass by and I immediately told her what I saw. She observed the dog and shouted, "CODE BLUE." Code blue means that an animal just passed away or an emergency. Dr. Sigdestad (my mentor) came into the room running including other nurses and I left so I wouldn't get in the way of what they were doing. They put a note on the dog saying what happened and the nurse that I had told that the dog appeared to not be moving told me, "I really appreciate you telling me about the dog immediately after you became aware of what happened and continue to do that whenever you come to the animal hospital. We really appreciate your help." I felt like I made a difference in letting them know what happened, but I felt sad that we weren't able to save that dog beforehand. I have been learning so much from my mentorship and events like this happen every day at the Loma Linda Animal Hospital.