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Tag: MRCVS

  • Dangers of festive gatherings

    Dangers of festive gatherings

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    Christmas is a great time for family gatherings, but this does not necessarily mean it is a great time for pets. In fact, it can often be the opposite, with veterinary clinics seeing a major increase in patient numbers that come through the door. One common emergency we see at the emergency hospital during the…

  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, pt 2: basic life support

    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, pt 2: basic life support

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    In the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines, CPR is divided into basic and advanced life support. Basic life support (BLS) involves the act of chest compressions and ventilation. Prior to the CPR guidelines – developed by the Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation initiative, based on extensive, systemic veterinary literature reviews – no standardisation existed in CPR…

  • Veterinary aromatherapy: the good, the bad and the ugly

    Veterinary aromatherapy: the good, the bad and the ugly

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    Don’t run away! I’m not entering into the complementary and alternative medicine debates… I’ve just been thinking about the lovely smells of the vet world that make me feel good. Following a Twitter conversation with fellow blogger Nick Marsh back in 2017, I’ve been keeping a little list – a secret list. But I’m now…

  • A cryonic kitty conundrum

    A cryonic kitty conundrum

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    I’m starting this blog with an apology. I frequently like to use links to other stories to illustrate a point or show where an idea originated from, but, sadly, this time that “read through” is from The Sun. I’m warning you now as I don’t want anyone to click through who doesn’t want to give…

  • Home visits: a window into curious clients

    Home visits: a window into curious clients

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    It is a truth universally acknowledged – people are weird. It’s something that becomes clear within a few days (or even hours) of any job that has significant interaction with that terrifying, unpredictable section of humanity known by the strangely bland collective term “the public”. Actually, it’s pretty clear in almost any job – except…

  • Is a non-clinical RVN still an RVN?

    Is a non-clinical RVN still an RVN?

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    Let’s start off this new year with a “State of the Nation” review. After all, in the murky half-light of January it can sometimes feel sluggish and gloomy if you’re uncertain about things coming in the future. So, let’s banish these feelings (at least for a little while) – where are we now for RVNs?…

  • Pitfalls in the waiting room

    Pitfalls in the waiting room

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    They say never work with children or animals, but I suspect whoever said that didn’t have much of a career in veterinary medicine (or as a paediatrician, come to think of it). In any case, they’re wrong – animals are the easy part. Instead, the question that crosses my mind as I take sink into…

  • Abusive clients

    Abusive clients

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    I’ve read some of the reports of vets suffering abuse from clients and it’s upset me on many fronts. First is the misuse of the term “abuse”, but that’s something I’ll leave for another blog. My main issue today is that, as veterinary practices, we have it within our control to resolve many of the…

  • Why do we suffer more?

    Why do we suffer more?

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    We lost another colleague recently. I didn’t know them personally, but I have seen the many statements of grief, shock and disbelief left in the wake of their passing, and have been deeply saddened to think of another member of the veterinary profession finding themselves in a place where they felt there was no other…

  • Schedule 3 – evidence of our role secured

    Schedule 3 – evidence of our role secured

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    As well as traditional Halloween high jinks, 31 October 2017 marked a truly happy day for veterinary nurses, as the RCVS published results of its survey into VNs and vets‘ knowledge and use of – as well as future wishes for – the VN role under Schedule 3. As the full document is more than…