Vet Times

Tag: International Cat Care

  • Different spoons

    Different spoons

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    An obvious statement, but as a creature of habit on several fronts its taken me a while to realise that one of my usual non-negotiables in life has to go. Speaking as a spoonie, this is a biggie, but I have cancelled my gym membership and don’t think I’ll be starting another one any time…

  • Student life version 2.0

    Student life version 2.0

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    Being in the suspended animation of lockdown is giving me time to reflect on my student status and the oddity of being a mature student at this time. Student life was already very different to my memories from the University of Glasgow in the 90s… was it being at a campus-based university that was different?…

  • Learning communities for vets and nurses

    Learning communities for vets and nurses

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    Following on from my previous blog on new vet and vet nurse schools I wanted to write an almost parallel piece about the learning communities we create and the importance of these to our future vets and VNs. What is a learning community? In the strictest sense, a learning community is a group that meets to…

  • Congress – a great catalyst for positive change

    Congress – a great catalyst for positive change

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    I’m sitting here on my first proper day off since I got home from this year’s BSAVA Congress. My voice is hoarse, I ache all over and I’m no longer a Porn Star Martini virgin. You could say I had a good time – and all in the name of sharing with some of the…

  • An abbreviation too far?

    An abbreviation too far?

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    We love an abbreviation in the veterinary world. CBA, RTA, TTA – just hopefully not all on the same patient, or all at the same time. To laypeople, medical notes must seem like another language. Therefore, it’s no surprise, when said laypeople request access to their records, that these notes rarely hold the answer. So…

  • RCVS VN council election manifesto: Helen Tottey RVN

    RCVS VN council election manifesto: Helen Tottey RVN

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    HELEN TOTTEY RVN Trainer at Onswitch; project manager at Mojo Consultancy T: 07885 408811 E: helentottey@blueyonder.co.uk Helen has had a varied career. Qualifying in 1996, she started in general nursing before concentrating on consulting. In 2004, she left practice to work for Petplan, but quickly realised she missed practice life. Returning in 2007, Helen opened…

  • Work hard, play hard

    Work hard, play hard

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    At the end of January I travelled down to Nottingham for the third annual Student Equine Veterinary Association (SEVA) symposium. The weekend was crammed with lectures, practicals and seminars relevant to horses in particular, for equine enthusiasts from all UK vet schools – and even some from further afield. Auspicious start Any congregation of vet…