H2O

Our next test is in Physiology this Friday. I was a little nervous about it, but after going back over the lectures and old exams, it seems like it will be relatively straight forward! I definitely have a lot more studying to do, but I feel brain dead now that I've been studying for 7 hours straight with a few short breaks in between...aahh!

I follow a bunch of veterinarian blogs, and I saw a post the other day that I thought was really cool. A bat was brought into the clinic, and although unfortunately it was euthanized (due to possible rabies), they were able to get some really awesome photos. You can check them out here!

So I know this will seem kind of random, but I've been forgetting to mention this. I'm pretty sure that I should have been put in the hospital a few days ago for dehydration. It was 100+ degrees outside for the past two weeks, and I was really only drinking 1/2 to 1 bottle of water a day. I was having extreme migraines about every other day, and on Friday night it really hit me. I (stupidly) had beer Friday night, which dehydrated me even further. I had also been hot all day long due to my broken A/C and the venue for Shaft that was extremely hot inside. When I got home I took Rhyley out, and when I was walking back up the stairs I couldn't even make it up one step without my heart racing and feeling short of breath. It was so bad I had to stop every few steps!! I laid down once inside to calm my heart back down, but for the rest of the night I could feel it pounding of my chest, I could feel my pulse throughout my body, and I was still feeling short of breath. I called my mom in a panic and told her I thought I might be really dehydrated and told her all of my symptoms (she's a nurse), and she said it sounded like I was. Turns out that if your heart is affected by dehydration, you should pretty much be in the hospital. So I forced down 2 and 1/2 bottles of water before bed, and then made sure to drink at least 3 on Saturday and Sunday. I feel so much better now! I know that I never really drink enough water, but actually being so dehydrated made me realize how important water is. So the tip of the day is to drink at least three bottles of water everyday! (Preferably not from the toilet)