Every time my girlfriend hangs out with me and my vet tech friends she is always disgusted, and amazed at how quickly the people around us leave. We can clear a whole restaurant section in no time flat. Recently my job held it's Christmas party at a Mexican restaurant in town. After appetizers my friend and I started discussing smegma... if you don't know what this is, you may not want want to know but I'm going to share anyway as this is the point of my blog.
Smegma is a word used to describe discharge, specifically penile discharge, which male dogs tend to produce a lot of. As vet techs part of our job is restraining animals for their examinations and treatment. When you're restraining a dog you generally give them a hug, one arm around their neck to control their head and one under their belly to control their body. While protecting the veterinarian this positioning leaves the technician open to all sorts of things... kicking hind legs which can leave pretty nasty scratches and bruises, drool and worst of all SMEGMA. This gooey, yellowish substance gets smeared all over our arms! It stains clothing and get stuck in arm hair and jewelery. I take pride in the fact that my male dog, Toby, produces VERY little smegma for this very reason.
Anyway, you can see how a conversation among friends about smegma could be found unappetizing. Poor Kate is always a good sport and doesn't protest too much when it's time to once again brave a vet tech dinner.
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