Vet Times

Tag: equine

  • Tackling the loneliness

    Tackling the loneliness

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    As a new graduate vet, you face many challenges – not all of which are related to your working environment and clinical experience, or knowledge. Not only are you embarking on the very first steps of a career with a phenomenally steep learning curve in the first few months, but you’re also faced with the challenge…

  • Oh, what a month

    Oh, what a month

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    From the banning of puppy and kitten sales in pet shops to outlawing electric shock collars, Holly Kernot summarises the spate of notable victories for animal welfare that took place in August.

  • Seven – the magic number?

    Seven – the magic number?

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    The veterinary community is changing. We are gradually moving towards a world of better work-life balance. Rotas vary massively from practice to practice, and even within practices, depending on particular species bias. One way some practices are adapting rotas is using a seven-day working week. The knee-jerk reaction is often negative – especially when we…

  • 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…

  • How to survive your first weeks as a new grad

    How to survive your first weeks as a new grad

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    You’ve done it – five long years of hard work and study have paid off and you’ve graduated as a fully fledged vet. Welcome to the veterinary community. And it is just that – a community of people who’ve all been there and had a first day as a vet. You’ll find that everyone (meaning…

  • Look after yourself this Christmas

    Look after yourself this Christmas

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    When an owner walks into your consult room with his or her pet for its annual vaccination and check-up, what are the basic questions you ask? How is Fluffy? Then, if the owner does not immediately launch into why his or her darling furry friend is “just not himself”, you’ll probably reel off a list…

  • Aggressive patients

    Aggressive patients

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    I’ve discussed before the massive emotional shift that seems to occur in the transition from a student to a new graduate – namely due to the responsibility – but the transition to being an actual vet also means being on the front line when it comes to aggressive patients. As a student, you are often…

  • And now on Radio 4…

    And now on Radio 4…

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    If you don’t listen to The Archers this post probably won’t mean much to you – although, with that in mind, I have a little treat for you here. However, if you’re still here let’s get on with things, we’ve got to head out later to some sort of audition for the panto. It is…

  • Preconceptions

    Preconceptions

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    Many preconceptions about the veterinary profession exist, with many of us having heard the old “is that seven years of training?” or “vets are all loaded” comments (cue eye roll). But what about on a personal level? Now I’ve finished vet school and passed (yippee!), I’ve been faced with a couple of misconceptions when I’ve…

  • Getting the most out of EMS placements

    Getting the most out of EMS placements

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    A few weeks ago, I finished my last final year rotation, and I’m days away from finishing my last ever EMS placement – where has the time gone?! Everybody warned us final year would fly by, but this is ridiculous. Surely it can’t be almost a year since I sat in one of the small…