There really ought to be a soundtrack for the practice of veterinary medicine, and I have a few suggestions to get us started:
TVT treatments? "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi.
A neuter? "Great Balls
of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis.
A caesarean section? "Bring 'Em Out" by T.I.
Exploratory laparotomy? "Inside Out" by Eve 6.
Colic surgery? "The
Twist" by Chubby Checker.
Foreign body surgery? "The Swallow Song" by
Joan Baez.
Declawing a feral cat? "Sympathy for the Devil" by The
Rolling Stones.
PSS? "Yellow" by Coldplay.
Enucleation? "Eye of the
Tiger" by Survivor.
Testicular cancer? "Ball So Hard" by Jay-Z and Kanye West.
Conjunctivitis? "In Your Eyes" by Phil Collins.
Emergency rotation at clinics? "Til I Collapse" by Eminem.
Anatomy exam? "Remember the Name" by Fort Minor.
Second anatomy exam? "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who.
Physiology exam? "You Don't Know" by Eminem.
Pathology exam? "I Can't Explain" by The Who.
Pharmacology exam? "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.
Large animal surgery exam? "Surrender" by Cheap Trick.
Essay exam? "It's Not Right, But It's Okay" by Whitney Houston.
NAVLE Review? "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morrissette.
Rabies exposure? "Down With The Sickness" by Disturbed.
General anesthesia? "Enter Sandman" by Metallica.
General anesthesia again? "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J.
Local anesthesia? "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd.
Applying a cone? "Poppin' My Collar" by Three 6 Mafia.
Defibrillation? "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC.
Necropsy rotation? "Bodies" by Drowning Pool.
Lameness exam? "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith.
Ultrasound? "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys.
Vet school or job interview? "What'd I Say?" by Ray Charles.
Celiotomy? "In Too Deep" by Sum 41.
Pickup line after equine rotations? "Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy" by Big and Rich.
Regarding classroom dress code? "No Scrubs" by TLC.
Vestibular disease? "I Walk The Line" by Johnny Cash.
Albino patient? "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harem.
Tying a suture line? "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green.
Wobbler syndrome? "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley.
Wobbler syndrome relapse? "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" by Jerry Lee Lewis.
Lipoma? "Lump" by The Presidents of the United States of America.
Clinical pathology laboratory exam? "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2.
Exotics rotation? "Rock Lobster" by the B-52s.
Phi Zeta Ceremony? "Dream On" by Aerosmith (from personal experience).
Equine internal medicine? "Do You Believe in Magic?" by The Lovin' Spoonful.
Equine internal medicine resit exam? "Mysterious Ways" by U2.
Sixth term at a Caribbean school? "We Gotta Get Outta This Place" by The Animals.
Course on animal welfare and behavior? "Beat It" by Michael Jackson.
First surgery? "Help!" by The Beatles.
Freemartin? "I'm A Boy" by The Who.
First day of veterinary school? "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns'n'Roses.
Pneumothorax? "Every Breath You Take" by The Police.
Restraining a feral cat? "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer.
Hypoglycemic patient? "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard.
Malnourished patient? "Hungry Like The Wolf" by Duran Duran.
Hypertensive patient? "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie.
I will continue to add to this list as time goes on and I think of new ones. In the meantime: Enjoy!
