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Meet Sponger, Tarpon Springs High's synthetic cadaver dog

Tarpon Springs High School's Veterinary Science Academy students are learning skills with Sponger, the academy’s state-of-the-art synthetic canine cadaver, as part of instructor Krissy Tallarino’s practical program. The $45,000 cadaver, created by SynDaver, of Tampa, bleeds, breathes and mimics living tissue with individual muscles, bones, organs, and a complete circulatory system, enabling students to practice surgical skills with anatomical accuracy.
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Published Oct. 22, 2021|Updated Oct. 22, 2021
Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy students Danielle Ortiz, 16, left, and Ruben Cruz, 16, practice dental numbering on Sponger, the academy’s state-of-the-art synthetic canine cadaver while attending instructor Krissy Tallarino’s Veterinary Assisting III course on Friday in Tarpon Springs. The $45,000 cadaver, created by SynDaver, of Tampa, bleeds, breathes and mimics living tissue with individual muscles, bones, organs, and a complete circulatory system, enabling students to practice surgical skills with anatomical accuracy.
Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy students Danielle Ortiz, 16, left, and Ruben Cruz, 16, practice dental numbering on Sponger, the academy’s state-of-the-art synthetic canine cadaver while attending instructor Krissy Tallarino’s Veterinary Assisting III course on Friday in Tarpon Springs. The $45,000 cadaver, created by SynDaver, of Tampa, bleeds, breathes and mimics living tissue with individual muscles, bones, organs, and a complete circulatory system, enabling students to practice surgical skills with anatomical accuracy.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy students practice dental numbering on Sponger, the academy’s state-of-the-art synthetic canine cadaver.
Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy students practice dental numbering on Sponger, the academy’s state-of-the-art synthetic canine cadaver.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy students examine organs in the abdomen of Sponger while attending instructor Krissy Tallarino’s Veterinary Assisting III course on Friday. The $45,000 cadaver, created by SynDaver, of Tampa, bleeds, breathes and mimics living tissue with individual muscles, bones, organs, and a complete circulatory system, enabling students to practice surgical skills with anatomical accuracy.
Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy students examine organs in the abdomen of Sponger while attending instructor Krissy Tallarino’s Veterinary Assisting III course on Friday. The $45,000 cadaver, created by SynDaver, of Tampa, bleeds, breathes and mimics living tissue with individual muscles, bones, organs, and a complete circulatory system, enabling students to practice surgical skills with anatomical accuracy.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy student Danielle Ortiz, 16, center, uses an Opticide spray solution to moisturize Sponger. Also attending, from left, are Ruben Cruz, 16, Hannah Lynn, 16, and Santina Dudgeon, 16.
Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy student Danielle Ortiz, 16, center, uses an Opticide spray solution to moisturize Sponger. Also attending, from left, are Ruben Cruz, 16, Hannah Lynn, 16, and Santina Dudgeon, 16.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy student Danielle Ortiz, 16, left, counts teeth while Santina Dudgeon, 16, right, assists during an examination of Sponger. Also attending, from left, are Ruben Cruz, 16, Hannah Lynn, 16, and Santina Dudgeon, 16.
Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy student Danielle Ortiz, 16, left, counts teeth while Santina Dudgeon, 16, right, assists during an examination of Sponger. Also attending, from left, are Ruben Cruz, 16, Hannah Lynn, 16, and Santina Dudgeon, 16.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
Dental instruments are organized in a case where Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy students examines teeth on a state-of-the-art artificial canine cadaver on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Tarpon Springs.
Dental instruments are organized in a case where Tarpon Springs High School Veterinary Science Academy students examines teeth on a state-of-the-art artificial canine cadaver on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Tarpon Springs.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
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