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Tag: exotics

  • Keeping pets happy in the heat

    Keeping pets happy in the heat

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    The English summer, though tardy as usual, has finally arrived – and while this is cause for celebration among humans, I thought it best to share a few words of caution about keeping our furry friends equally happy as the temperatures rise. Around this time of year, vets get a surge of patients coming in…

  • Recognising clients

    Recognising clients

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    Any vet will see numerous clients on a daily basis, with small animal vets in particular often interacting with more than 30 in a day. There are, of course, a number of “regulars” that have many animals, or seemingly a spate of bad luck and end up bring their beloved pet to us repeatedly, which…

  • Naked emotion: client reactions to fur loss

    Naked emotion: client reactions to fur loss

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    I’m watching Twitter with joy as @myleftfang (Ollie to those who know her) parades her nekkedness on social media. It’s an issue close to my heart, so I thought I’d talk about it with Ollie’s experience as a starting point. For those wondering, Ollie is Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon’s cat. She is very active…

  • What happens in OSCE Club…

    What happens in OSCE Club…

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    Practising for objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) can be tough at home or work. The exams are set to assess specific tasks we carry out as part of our larger skills base. In particular, tasks such as checking a urinary catheter or carrying out tube feeding are a snapshot of the critical areas of safe…

  • What’s in a name?

    What’s in a name?

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    We put a great deal of thought into naming our pets. We want something that will suit them – be that their breed, colour or personality – but it can be difficult to come up with something suitable, especially if they’re young kittens or puppies and you aren’t sure what they’ll look like in adulthood.…

  • Christmas and conservation

    Christmas and conservation

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    As somebody with a passionate and, perhaps – one day – professional interest in conversation, I couldn’t help but draw my attention to the uproar over Iceland’s recently banned Christmas advert. The advert has been criticised for being “too political” as it highlights the unethical nature of using palm oil in commercial products and encourages…

  • Win £100 Amazon vouchers with Moxiclear

    Win £100 Amazon vouchers with Moxiclear

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  • The only way is ethics part 4: zoos

    The only way is ethics part 4: zoos

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    The black-furred creature shifts and turns, and its brow furrows as it meets my gaze. Its deep brown eyes seem to convey hidden depths and, for a moment, I am electrified from a connection that reaches across millions of years of evolution. I’m awed by the knowledge another mind is looking back at me, trying…

  • The only way is ethics part 2: inequality

    The only way is ethics part 2: inequality

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    I’ve written about one particular coincidence before on this blog. It’s not much of an anecdote, but it stuck with me because, in many ways, it gets to the root of one of the peculiar hypocrisies that pepper our relationship with animals. I had just finished my consultation with a long-standing feline patient – a…

  • Take a message, please…

    Take a message, please…

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    I’m not a fan of the telephone. I don’t mean my smartphone (you’d be hard pressed to prise that from my fingertips), I mean the telephone – the 19th century invention that all started with “Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you”. I appreciate it has revolutionised communication and changed society completely –…