Tag: Microbiology

  • Loss (reprise)

    Loss (reprise)

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    My father-in-law was the type of gentleman they don’t make any more. He was a far calmer, kinder, friendlier and gentler man than it is within my nature to be. Although he was her stepfather, he was far more of a dad to my wife than the previous incumbent. He was the kind of grandfather…

  • Always on: a new perspective

    Always on: a new perspective

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    It was a couple of weeks before I set off for Bristol and an uncertain, but exciting life on the vet course that my mother – who’s been a member of the medical field for many years – began pointing out various dogs and cats to me as we passed them, stating that, once I…

  • Lexicus veterinaris

    Lexicus veterinaris

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    It was tough being a medical practitioner in the middle ages. The science of anatomy was advancing nicely – because one of humanity’s strengths throughout history has been making sure people’s innards ended up as outtards, giving scientifically minded people ample opportunity to study them (provided it wasn’t their own outtards, in which case they…

  • Totally pathological

    Totally pathological

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    As is no doubt clear by this point in my blogging career, I am a with-it and hip sort of chap with his finger on the pulse of youth culture. Consequently, I am aware when a youngster brings his pet to me and says “my dog is sick, man”, he may actually mean the animal…