Tag: insurance

  • Good mental health – not just for humans

    Good mental health – not just for humans

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    Hollie has had a big month. She’s had surgery and now we’ve started behavioural therapy. To be fair, she’s generally a bit anxious as she hadn’t really been socialised at all until we got her at six years old – so she’s always been a bit behind the usual socialisation time frame. We cope with…

  • Social ward rounds

    Social ward rounds

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    We’re used to the concept of ward rounds – a way of communicating information about our patients – and know they improve standards and success rates. But is something missing? Do you consider the owner’s situation and the financial aspects of the patient’s care in that ward round? Should the ward round cover these at…

  • Stronger together

    Stronger together

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    As regular readers of my blog will be aware, I was at the amazing #vetfutures last month. I’ve already written about the great day and the brilliant plans for #VNFutures. But there’s something I haven’t told you, because I wanted some time to reflect (and log that in my PDP). While I’ve been here spouting…

  • Obesity – getting to the truth

    Obesity – getting to the truth

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    Pet obesity is back in the news. Apparently our pets are getting fatter faster than ever. We all know the health issues related to this and a bit of the psychology. We know, as owners, we sometimes compensate for being busy and spending time away from our pets by giving treats. This always makes me…

  • Best in bred

    Best in bred

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    My blogging career has been kind to me. As well as being invited to express my opinions, for what they are worth, on this website twice a month, I receive intermittent offers to write blogs for companies or to cover pet-based events. One such offer could have seen me furnished with free tickets to Crufts…

  • Prepping for pets: be prepared for anything

    Prepping for pets: be prepared for anything

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    If you haven’t heard the name “prepper”, a whole sub-culture is passing you by. These are the people prepared for an apocalypse, not just some really bad weather. And I don’t just mean they have a few cans of beans and a camping stove set aside – these people are serious. They stockpile enough food…

  • Does insurance still work like it used to?

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    We’ve just received an insurance renewal, and although both our pets are with the same provider, one has been insured for 10 years and the other just one – so the difference in their policy paperwork is dramatic, to say the least. We have a 30% co-payment on Little Blue’s policy (the official term for the percentage of the bill the…

  • Could I have a pet at university?

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    I’ve always had cats at home, and they often played the role of revision buddy/lap warmer. That was one of the things I missed most when I first went to university. Pets aren’t allowed in student halls, but now that I live in a flat with other vet students, pet ownership becomes a possibility (landlord permitting).…

  • Where are the training practices?

    Where are the training practices?

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    The RCVS has announced an increase in the number of Training Practices (TPs) to just over 2,000. In a recent article I wrote of the differences between EMS for vet students and the TP scheme for student nurses. I have been spurred on by a recent Twitter chat (@JaneRVN) with @vetinpractice about where the TPs…

  • OOH provision

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    The recent decision by the RCVS disciplinary committee to strike a vet off over out-of-hours (OOH) provision means the debate raises its head again. If you offer OOH and have inpatients what do you decide if a client requests a home visit if you are the only vet on? Do you know RCVS guidelines? What are…