Vet Times

Tag: Ears

  • ‘The buzz’

    ‘The buzz’

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    I am, and shall always remain, a city boy. However much I love the peace, simplicity and endless rainfall of the Devon countryside, I feel most alive surround by buildings, traffic, sirens and people. This is surprising because I’m not an especially sociable person, and I am only rarely involved in the sorts of things…

  • A different kind of exam

    A different kind of exam

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    A veterinary career and examinations go hand in hand. I can’t count the number of papers I’ve sat over the last quarter of my life that have opened the doors to where I am now. If you manage to make it even half way through the vet course it can be assumed you have mastered…

  • Beware of practice code breakers

    Beware of practice code breakers

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    While highly sought after by intelligence agencies, code breakers in the veterinary world aren’t always as sought after. This is great, as the code of conduct is not there to be broken – it’s an important written guidance and protects the title “veterinary nurse”. Under the section “Veterinary nurses and the profession”, point 3.5 states:…

  • If only they could talk

    If only they could talk

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    “It must be so difficult,” the old woman says, as I listen to her cat’s chest. As ever, this puts me in the awkward position of either taking the stethoscope out of my ears and interrupting my clinical exam, or politely ignoring her so I can listen. As usual, I opt for the third, least…

  • ‘Spamalot’ – it’s not funny

    ‘Spamalot’ – it’s not funny

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    The way in which vets and veterinary nurses are recruited has changed – there seems to have been an explosion of recruitment companies out there. Using an agency can save time and money for veterinary practices, so it’s not really a surprise. It can work for you, too. I was looking for work – but…

  • New year, new us

    New year, new us

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    With the Christmas festivities over and 2017 already upon us, many of you will have taken the time to make a new year’s resolution you won’t keep. It is estimated only 8% of people succeed in achieving or keeping their new year’s resolution (so the odds are against you), but if you feel this is…

  • People are strange

    People are strange

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    I think I might be right in guessing that most of us didn’t join the veterinary profession because we like talking to humans, so it comes as something of a surprise quite how much talking to the pet-owning public is involved in general practice. Communicating with the general public can be delightful, frustrating, inspiring, depressing,…

  • Rabbiting on at London Vet Show

    Rabbiting on at London Vet Show

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    Well, I finally did it. Like Christopher Reeve in Superman III, I am using my superpowers for evil. I’m not suggesting I am planning to melt anyone with laser eye beams (though if I had them, they would be great for amputating limbs), but I did agree to write this blog post for a pet…

  • Careless whisper

    Careless whisper

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    “I’d like you to have a look at her back end. There’s something… well there’s something not quite right.” The thin lady looked at me over her glasses while Honey, her chocolate Labrador, continued to rub the aforementioned back end against me, tongue lolling, eyes rolling and telling me in Labrador-ese that I was her…

  • Routine ear cleaning in chronically waxy ears

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    When I attended the North American Veterinary Conference back in January, I was surprised to hear one of the dermatologists say he did not recommend cleaning ears [in chronic cases]. That being said, I’ve heard other specialists espouse the virtues of routine cleaning from upon high. I’m a great believer in the rule of “if…