[SarahW]

When I was nine and ten, I used to set out "pre dissected" cats for her anatomy class. They were enbalmed/mummified cats on boards, split open from stem to stern. The main vessels injected with red and blue dyed wax for easy identification, and major organs tagged with little numbers. I have the idea that the students had to id the major structures. They didn't have to cut a dead cat open though.

[SarahW]

oops, lost a sentence - the "her" I set the cats out for, is my mother, the anatomy teacher.

[Enough_Deceit]

A few years ago, I was at the community college doing the prerequisites for the nursing program. We had to study these cats as well. Some students had to cover the cats' faces in order to get the assignment done. It is not that I don't love cats (I have my own kitties.). It was truly a situation of biting the bullet and doing what had to be done. What do they think that they are going to find if they are going into vet scienc? I know that some may think it sounds sick, but it was really a fascinating part of the class. I learned a great deal. Take care and God bless.