Vet Times

Tag: Companion animal parasites

  • Moxie’s milkshake brings all the boys to the yard

    Moxie’s milkshake brings all the boys to the yard

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    VN Times has recently been accepting images and details of animals where you have been part of their rescue story. I have already entered my lovely hospice foster Moxie, but I thought I would expand on her rescue journey as she has helped others along her way. Moxie was found about a year ago in…

  • Seizures, part 2: the differentials

    Seizures, part 2: the differentials

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    In part one of this series we discussed the important questions to ask when taking a history from owners of dogs and cats that are having seizures. In this part, we look at the differential diagnoses for these cases. There are many ways to classify the different causes of seizures, but the simplest is as…

  • 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!…

  • Unintended consequences

    Unintended consequences

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    I just wrote a blog about the schools returning and what a relief it was for those home-schooling. Now, I don’t especially want to wade into the debate over the risk to teachers and families versus the risk to education and mental health of those caught up in the lockdown; however, it’s interesting to see…

  • A nervous generation

    A nervous generation

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    I read somewhere in the early days of lockdown that several rescue shelters have been experiencing 100% empty kennels for the first time since opening. This was truly heart-warming to hear, and seemed at first as a small silver lining around the dark clouds of the pandemic. However, it shortly came to light that demand…

  • Crazy pet myths

    Crazy pet myths

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    I’m hoping to move home soon, but it’s been a long time since I moved with a pet. I’m considering Prof Edward Coleman’s feelings in this far more than my own; he likes to wander to other gardens and, although he settled quickly here, I’m moving nearer a busy road, so I’m thinking of ways…

  • 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…

  • Sustainable pet ownership

    Sustainable pet ownership

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    Pet owning is carbon costly – not just in terms of veterinary care and treatment, but also due to their diet and the products we buy for them. But if we look at the bigger picture, we may find that pets could, in fact, reduce an individual’s carbon footprint due to the type of lifestyle…