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  • Don’t limit yourself

    Don’t limit yourself

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    Fourth year at vet school seems to finish before it’s even begun – and that’s not a romanticism. It’s only six months (running from September to February), so even if you factor in time spent on exams, it sort of feels like cramming a whole year into just half the space of time. Like too…

  • ‘Long COVID’ within the veterinary industry

    ‘Long COVID’ within the veterinary industry

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    Despite that all COVID-19 restrictions are due to be removed as early as the end of the month, the long-term impacts of this pandemic have yet to ease and will likely be sending ripples through many professions for the foreseeable future. The virus has already left lasting changes to the landscape of the veterinary industry…

  • Veterinary history

    Veterinary history

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    Is it really 2022, and am I really into the third year of my PhD? Well, it would appear the answer to both questions is “yes” – so I thought I’d offer a little insight into the things I have discovered throughout the course of my research so far. The project is to look at…

  • Prophylactic mental health

    Prophylactic mental health

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    Many facets of mental health are comparable to physical illness/fitness, and I’ve gained a lot of introspection on how to keep myself mentally healthy and happy on the vet course from lessons I’ve learned from my physical training. Since joining the gym a couple months before the pandemic hit (as futile as that turned out…

  • Fluid therapy part 4: ongoing losses

    Fluid therapy part 4: ongoing losses

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    This month, we will look at the final part of a fluid therapy plan – accounting for ongoing losses. This can be challenging, but some general rules can be helpful. First, let’s recap the four parts of a fluid therapy plan: Perfusion deficit Hydration deficit Maintenance requirements Ongoing losses When considering ongoing losses, try to…

  • Lessons learned from intercalating

    Lessons learned from intercalating

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    Although it may technically have finished in September with my final deadline, it didn’t feel complete or right to celebrate the end of my MSc intercalation until the final grades were released this month. With my shoulders a little lighter, I can now look back on the experience with a fondness similar to that which…

  • Diarrhoea at midnight: the OOH conundrum

    Diarrhoea at midnight: the OOH conundrum

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    The veterinary staffing crisis is hitting out-of-hours providers, which could potentially have a huge impact on the rest of the profession. Practices that outsource their out-of-hours care have been warned to have a contingency plan, while those struggling to staff their own in-house OOH services won’t have the option to outsource. There is no ideal…

  • Top tips for studying effectively with video lecture recordings

    Top tips for studying effectively with video lecture recordings

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    As the new academic year begins, veterinary schools across the UK are welcoming student vets on their journey to their chosen careers. While we all hope this year will be less eventful than last year, there’s little doubt that many large lectures will continue to be recorded or put online to minimise the spread of…

  • Vets in crisis: the perfect storm

    Vets in crisis: the perfect storm

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    Working in veterinary at the minute is hard… We thought it was tough last year, but there always seemed to be a light at the end of the tunnel (staff coming back from furlough, the vaccine rollout, etc). We hoped by now that 2020 would just seem like a bad dream. But no. If anything,…

  • Playing the numbers game

    Playing the numbers game

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    There are some times we just need to celebrate the passion in our profession. As a former lecturer, I’m aware of the work people put in to get the qualifications to enter a vet nursing course. So a recent Google alert wasn’t a surprise, but it is a beautiful story being shared with the public.…