The Dissected Frog

I guess the title says it all. We dissected a frog today in our biology practical.

Here's what happened.

This is me getting excited about being a surgeon using a scalpel and tweezers and scissors oh-so-efficiently.
This is me noticing that my frog's abdomen is moving.
This is me noticing that my frog's abdomen is moving more rapidly.
This is me further noticing that the movements of his exposed lungs and heart have become quite vigorous.
This is me strongly believing that our frogs have just been cholorofoamed and aren't really dead.
This is me JUMPING BACK IN SURPRISE BECAUSE MY FROG JUST JUMPED AND TURNED AROUND AND NOW I'M WATCHING HIM TRYING TO ESCAPE WITH ALL HIS INTERNAL ORGANS FLOWING OUT!

I can't believe we dissect live frogs! I thought we were cutting up dead ones.
And I just read that frogs do feel pain.

It doesn't end here. The lab assistant cholorofoamed the frog again. And I restarted my dissection. By the end of the period I made some serious incisions in his heart because I didn't want him to stay alive but as I moved away HE TURNED AND JUMPED AGAIN! He tried to attempt his last escape but then his ordeal ended. And he moved no more.

A TRIBUTE TO THE DISSECTED FROG

Froggy,
I met you today and let's just say I could see deep within you just a few moments after we met. Literally. You were so interesting. And so strong! You were the only one who resisted so hard. Every time you were choloroformed, you came back again. You fought really hard. I'm really sorry I had to puncture your heart like that to make you go to the eternal state of hibernation but I really didn't know how else to end your ordeal. I hope we're good. I'm not sad about dissecting you so there is no point of me faking it. I really didn't mind looking inside you. I guess I'm just thankful because if it weren't for you, I would not have known how badly I wanted to become a doctor. I lost sight of my aim for a while. But then you came along and I knew that I wanted to be a doctor. That's what I have REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted all along. It's weird how it's not only the people in your life who can change you or motivate you. Sometimes it's something simple. Like you Froggy. So Thank You for that.