Kaylen Capps-Bassett, DVM, MS

• Provided comprehensive medical care to a diverse clientele, including dogs, cats, and horses at the clinic and in the field (50-60% equine: 40-50% dogs/cats; occasional small ruminant/camelid preventative care provided)

• Performed surgical procedures, including spays, neuters, castrations, lumpectomies, dental extractions (equine EOTRH included), laceration repair, and chronic wound management

• Provided equine emergency coverage 50% of the year with colic, corneal ulcer, choke, lameness, and lacerations as the top emergency calls

• Performed equine endoscopy including upper airway assessment, guttural pouch lavage/strangles diagnostics, nasal assessment for diagnosis and treatment of ethmoid hematoma, chronic choke esophageal assessment, and gastroscope for ulcer assessment

• Performed equine lameness exams, joint injections (coffin, pastern, fetlock, hock, stifle with Kenalog/HA or ProStride), and various ultrasound techniques (stifle, pelvis, and limited distal limb assessments)

• Performed limited equine pre-purchase exams that included a broad range of bloodwork/toxicology and radiographs.

• Performed small ruminant and camelid hoof trims

• Educated clients on preventative care (vaccine/fecal/heartworm and tick screening/dentistry/weight management) and various animal health topics including training, saddle-fit, chronic disease management, quality of life, hospice care, and euthanasia

• Upheld responsibility as sole small animal practitioner five months post-graduation alongside my other obligations to equine clientele

• Maintained accurate and detailed patient medical records using Pulse software

• Supervised and mentored interns (pre-vet and vet students), veterinary technicians (Penn Foster), veterinary assistants, and primary school students (CAPS program at local high schools)

• Created and revised standard operating procedures for the small animal side of the practice including guidelines for vaccinations, anesthesia, dentistry, surgery, chronic medication administration, bloodwork/lab follow-ups, hospitalized patient record keeping, and general appointments (history, exam, client communication expectations)

• Observed 20+ equine orthopedic surgeries and assisted with post-op care
• Observed 20+ lameness work-ups with majority including x-rays and distal limb ultrasound
• Observed emergency c-section and other dystocia cases
• Observed daily on-farm breeding management routines for 5 farms housing 50+ horses per site
• Observed in the ICU
• Observed equine dentistry and extractions

• Surgery: canine/feline spay/neuter, equine/bovine castration, bovine vaginal prolapse correction, goat dehorn, laceration repair, lumpectomy, and canine cesarean section

• Imaging: dental malocclusion (chinchilla), fractures/luxations, canine and equine pregnancy detection

• Lab: progesterone (gestational), CBC/Chemistry, urine analysis, bull/ram semen evaluation, cytology, fecal flotation, and EIA (coggins)

• Preventative care: herd/pet vaccine/deworming, claw/nail trims, canine/feline dentals, bull persistent frenulum correction

• Surgery: canine/feline spay/neuter (four-hour surgery block with 8-44 surgeries, daily; personal maximum of 8 surgeries)

• Medicine: canine immiticide treatment and feline upper respiratory infection treatments

• Anesthesia: mass preparation of pre-medication, administration of intravenous/intramuscular administration, and intubation

• Surgery: canine/feline spay/neuter, lumpectomy, canine tail docking/dewclaw removal, and equine laceration repair

• Imaging: equine distal limb, canine abdomen, and canine pregnancy detection

• Alternative medicine: canine and equine acupuncture, chiropractic, and herbal medicine

• Reproductive: captive cervid dystocia, bull breeding soundness exam, equine caslicks, equine uterine lavage, and canine artificial insemination

• Preventative care: captive cervid blood collection (COVID, brucellosis), multi-species vaccination/deworming, and equine dentals

• Surgery: ovine tail docking

• Imaging: caprine/ bovine pregnancy detection

• Lab: blood collection for crias (DNA blood cards), bovine, and equine (EIA-coggins)

• Preventative care: equine dental/ tooth extraction, multi-species vaccine/deworming, and tattooing

• Consulting: bovine facility set-up, porcine manure composting, and diet management for breeding caprine

• Coordinated and hosted the “Graduate Student Exchange” with Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, March, 2017

• Hosted “Animal Welfare from the OIE Collaborating Centre in South America” by Stella Huertas, DVM, MS, July, 2017

• Coordinated and hosted “Converting your CV into a Resume” by Baylor College of Medicine’s Derek Haseltine, November 2017

• Assessed area business needs and offered service

• Set and upheld productivity goals to meet cold call and face-to-face quotas

• Researched ways to verbally re-brand advertisement booklets and couponing for high-end businesses

• Coached and trained youth and adult students in basic care of horses

• Taught youth about equine health, wellness, and basic equine anatomy

• Coached and trained youth students in horsemanship, riding technique, form, and skills

• Handled hazardous materials responsibly following proper waste disposal procedures
• Performed plant and soil digestions
• Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab
• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection

• Assisted with bovine preventative care, herd management, and record keeping

• Assisted with bovine harvest and processing for custom, retail, and restaurant clientele

• Transplanted produce from greenhouse to field and assisted with produce sales

• Assisted with dinner service operations at the family restaurant

• Took and followed detailed directions from others
• Maintained tidy and organized environment to comply with cleanliness standards
• Maintained, sterilized, and prepared surgical equipment for all surgical services in the hospital
• Provided laundry service for hospital employee apparel and hospital linens

• Milking assistant

• Heat check, maternity pen watch, and neonatal calf care

• Calf feeding and health checks on herd and research animals