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  • When is a dog not a dog?

    When is a dog not a dog?

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    Every vet has their niche, speciality or personal interest. I think I’m slowly finding that mine may be located somewhere in the gastrointestinal (GI) system; as the daughter of an endoscopy nurse I like to think I’m following in the family footsteps. I was really enjoying my lectures on the topic until we reached the…

  • The poo factory

    The poo factory

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    It’s been nine months; Joey is well settled here, and I am a total hound convert. They are a loving and intelligent breed of dog, and Joey is the gentlest soul I’ve ever met. He also seems to require less exercise than an elderly blind Peke – hard to believe, but true. In pretty much…

  • Triangle cut sandwiches

    Triangle cut sandwiches

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    I feel the time has finally come to confess a little secret: like most of us I’m missing the face-to-face fun of congresses and CPD events. Yes, I’m missing the education, the brain stimulation and catching up with friends – but this is not what my secret is – it’s that I’m missing CPD catering!…

  • Eosinophils: worms, wheezes, and weird diseases

    Eosinophils: worms, wheezes, and weird diseases

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    Unless you’re a parasitic nematode (and I suspect the majority of you reading this aren’t) or suffer from an allergy (probably a bit more likely), it’s hard not to be a little bit excited when you see an eosinophil. Just like their brothers-in-arms, the neutrophils, eosinophils are part of the front-line defences of the immune…

  • Coping with euthanasia from a distance

    Coping with euthanasia from a distance

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    I’m not really sure what’s happening in practice at the moment, but it’s insanely busy. Despite trying to justify the unbelievable increase in work, I can always think of a counter argument: There’s fewer staff members, so maybe the cases are just more concentrated between fewer vets? In reality, we are actually only 1.5 vets…

  • Staying motivated

    Staying motivated

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    When your course is a minimum of five years long, and your days are filled with lab work, lectures and study, it can be easy to lose sight of the big picture – the real core driver behind why you wanted to be a vet in the first place. Forgive me if I’m wrong, but…

  • The wild

    The wild

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    I can recall a story a friend of the family once told me, about a baby bird they found on the edge of the pavement. It was a tiny thing – pink, featherless, barely able to make a noise. By the time they had found it, the bird was already freezing cold and very weak.…

  • Pedigree prejudice?

    Pedigree prejudice?

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    The decision of whether or not to get a new pet is an important one, but the decision of where to get it from might be more important. Volunteering for two weeks this Christmas at a cattery has really made me believe we, as a society, need to undergo a significant evolution in terms of…

  • Dog walker insurance

    Dog walker insurance

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    When is an insured dog not insured? I think we’re probably all pretty well versed in this: When it’s pre-existing. When the policy has been cancelled. If it’s an excluded condition. If it’s a preventable disease and a prophylaxis hasn’t been given. Yet there is an area where medical insurance may not cover your dog:…

  • Corporate vet school

    Corporate vet school

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    The announcement of a corporate veterinary group’s collaboration with the new Keele University/Harper Adams veterinary school struck a few chords, and seemingly opened a figurative can of worms that (like their literal parasitic counterparts) just doesn’t sit well in my gut. A few points to consider here, the first of which I have written about…