Vet Times

Tag: Companion animal parasites

  • You don’t fake your appointments… do you?

    You don’t fake your appointments… do you?

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    Controversial statement alert: I believe every practice I’ve worked in that has an appointments system has had someone working in it who books fake appointments for the final appointment of the day/session/week. Before you all start piling on to agree, disagree or otherwise, let me explain what this is about. I am aware booking false…

  • In at the deep end

    In at the deep end

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    Being a new grad is scary. And, although I don’t think I’ve been dropped in the deep end as much as some of my colleagues may have, I feel entirely overwhelmed the majority of the time and question several times a day whether I actually went to uni. Starting in practice has made me realise…

  • Bonus culture

    Bonus culture

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    Things are changing in veterinary medicine, and quickly. Close your eyes for a few minutes, or – more accurately – take a few months off from general practice, and you can feel rather lost when you’re greeted by all the new products on the shelves. Except most of them aren’t new at all, they’re the…

  • Final-year students get their kit off for charity calendar

    Final-year students get their kit off for charity calendar

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    As the end of vet school draws ever nearer, my fellow final-year students have been busy not only completing rotations, but also organising a number of events and keepsakes to act as a well-deserved send-off. With the final-year dinner, graduation ball, final-year holiday and yearbook, we have been inundated with requests for ideas, contributions and…

  • Four legs good

    Four legs good

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    Every so often, something reminds me – and I start to wonder. When I start to wonder, I begin to feel a sense of moral panic that threatens to underline pretty much all my life choices – so I generally stop thinking about it as soon as I can. Here’s the latest thing: at the…

  • Barking up the right tree – with Trusty Paws

    Barking up the right tree – with Trusty Paws

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    Originally a charity set up by veterinary students for the homeless hounds of Glasgow in October 2014, Trusty Paws has become incredibly successful and has received a huge amount of public support. This success has allowed the charity to run monthly clinics at the Simon Community Scotland drop-in centre, providing free health checks, vaccinations, microchipping,…