Veterinary challenges in the time of Covid 19
What else has changed during for vets, pets and their owners? Social distancing is changing the way we all interact. As a vets, we have had to consider how we interact with our clients and their pets so as to minimise the spread of coronavirus whilst maximising animal welfare.
A simple task to help your pets during the COVID-19 Pandemic
ICE for Pets – Help your pet by being prepared
Dying for a walk?
My Land Rover Discovery 4 is a very practical vehicle when it wants to be, it’s reached the age when JLR expect me to go a dealership to pick a new one out. And It has as all Landies do at a certain age, developed a few little niggles. Electrical errors minor and...
Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the Midday Sun.
In summer, in the UK it is not uncommon to see dog walkers out in the midday sun. I think it’s because until the recent heat wave, we don’t seem to see so much sun and we like to take advantage of every sunray. In recent summers, I can often see a slightly unfit dog...
Teamwork is like a good Sandwich
As I sit here eating a very messy sandwich, which has great ingredients. Sourdough bread, roast pork, stuffing with mayo and tomato. It should be excellent but instead I’m dropping more than I am eating. Whilst smearing butter and mayo over my fingers with dogs...
Tis the season… Not to be busy
Christmas time is a weird time at the Vets, We have panic shopping for flea and worm treatments but generally do not see so many of our patients unless they are really ill. I suppose that people are too busy stocking up on Turkey and trimmings or going away from home...
An apology to all driving examiners everywhere – But you make us nervous…
Are Veterinary Nurse OSCE’s like the driving test? We all pass our driving tests and then promptly pick up as many bad habits as we can. Or is there more truth in the fact that basics are basics and Veterinary Nurses should be able to do X on day one? As you may know,...
Veterinary Life is like a box of chocolates
The other Thursday we were flat out busy, we did not stop all day, no breaks no lunch – just plain busy. Livvy our apprentice veterinary nurse was at college as usual, Lilly our other apprentice nurse was on holiday, but luckily for us Saffron (or maybe we planned for...
Miracles take longer than Google….
Miracles take longer than Google…. Is Goggle changing our world or just making us impatient with nature? Like most of us, I seem to be addicted to the internet and use it multiple times a day. I am of the age that I can remember when knowledge only came from books and...
Just how deeply is our inner animal buried when it comes to pain?
As a Vet, I spend quite a lot of my time reading the body language of my patients, because strangely enough they cannot speak. It would be very helpful if my patients where suddenly able to speak and tell me exactly where it hurt, how long it had been sore for and...