I got to perform an ovarectomy on a mouse today. It wasn't the prettiest job ever, but it didn't help that I had an anatomically anomalous mouse for my first try. This mouse was ancient, like great-grandma age for her species, and she had tumors all over her, especially around her ovaries. On one side I couldn't even find her ovary because she had so much excess junk around it.

Tomorrow I get to try another one, and hopefully I will improve as I get the hang of using forceps, miniature scissors, hemostats, and things of the like.