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  • Levels of care: charity versus private practice

    Levels of care: charity versus private practice

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    Following on from the previous piece on gold-standard care, I wanted to focus on an issue that seems to exist, but isn’t often acknowledged or explained. I think you all know I am a huge supporter of the vet care provided by charities; I’ve worked at RSPCA Harmsworth, Battersea and Mayhew, and I know the…

  • All creatures great and small: big dog, bigger impact?

    All creatures great and small: big dog, bigger impact?

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    Rescues and breeders both agree on one thing: small dogs are more popular than big dogs. Having recently made the move from a small dog to big dog owner, I’ve been reflecting on the differences in terms of his impact. Is a big dog more money, work and impact than a small dog? Money I…

  • Linear foreign bodies, part 2: tips for diagnosing with ultrasound

    Linear foreign bodies, part 2: tips for diagnosing with ultrasound

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    Following on from the previous post where we discussed tips on how to diagnose a linear foreign body on a radiograph, this post sees us cover how to diagnose it on ultrasound. If used by an experienced ultrasonographer who knows what to look for, ultrasound can be a highly sensitive and specific diagnostic test. What…

  • Linear foreign bodies, part 1: tips for diagnosing with radiography

    Linear foreign bodies, part 1: tips for diagnosing with radiography

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    Linear foreign bodies can be tricky to diagnose, compared to normal foreign bodies, for many reasons. Mostly because you often don’t see the classic obstructive pattern appearance on radiographs or ultrasound. In this short blog series, we are going to cover some hints and tips that can make diagnosing a patient with a linear foreign…

  • We’ll look after them

    We’ll look after them

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    Since the beginning of the pandemic, many small animal vets adopted a “no clients in the building” policy. To begin with, we didn’t like it. Everything took longer, we ran back and forth between practice and car park, history taking was stilted, the practice phone lines were jammed and we often ended up running around…

  • Strange obsession

    Strange obsession

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    Looking back through my blogs, I realise I’m a bit poo / cat litter obsessed – but as I’m currently living with the messiest cat ever, I hope you’ll you forgive me one more item on the topic. This time round I’m identifying a gap in the capital market (for any of you interested in…

  • A good Job Decision

    A good Job Decision

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    I’m going to end this year’s blogs – my ninth year of blogging coming up in 2021 – with an introduction. I sadly lost Ebony at the end of February this year, and doing lockdown with no pet was very, very hard. But I was choosing to be sensible as I was planning a house…

  • Good intentions

    Good intentions

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    Less than a month into my master’s degree in wildlife health and rehabilitation, and it’s already become apparent that a vast array of misconceptions are held by the public concerning local wildlife. I’m already armed with far more wildlife facts than I ever thought my brain had room for. For example, did you know that…

  • Connection: steps five and six

    Connection: steps five and six

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    The right intentions, a friendly smile, a warm introduction and appropriate touch – four easy ways to help you foster connection with your clients, as described in the previous post. This part will look at two more common-sense strategies to help you forge fast bonds with your clients and ensure problem-free consults: finding common ground with your…

  • Starting to take on students again

    Starting to take on students again

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    While this year’s new graduates have been dealt a particularly bad hand, students who aren’t as far through the veterinary course are also affected in a number of ways. Those in clinical years have had their clinical EMS requirements reduced by up to half – and while this takes the pressure off individuals to secure…