Vet Times

Tag: MRCVS

  • Innovative thinking

    Innovative thinking

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    As you may have seen, I have won a little award. Obviously, with my writing here, I should be the Nobel Laureate for Literature, but I think that’s in the bag for for next time. This award was for innovation. It came as a bit of a surprise, as I’ve been “innovating” for so long…

  • Cats reunited

    Cats reunited

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    The day-to-day working life of a vet can be tough for a multitude of reasons, but sometimes it’s the simple things that make it all worthwhile – for example, something as simple as a microchip. While dog microchipping is now compulsory, cat owners retain the freedom to decide whether they wish to chip their beloved…

  • Where is your Eden?

    Where is your Eden?

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    August is a time coined by the newspapers as “silly season” – everyone is on holiday and quality news is thin on the ground. This means unusual news stories that might not otherwise get coverage come to the fore. It’s not been that way in the animal world. There were so many things going on…

  • Arguments

    Arguments

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    I am not a naturally confrontational person – I am British, slightly shy and not especially self-confident, which means I am effectively Arthur Dent (except I prefer coffee to tea). I am generally pretty popular with clients, though it makes my humility gland twinge to admit it, and I used to joke this was because…

  • Getting #VNFutures on the road

    Getting #VNFutures on the road

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    It’s been just over a year since I attended the #VNFutures launch day. A very nervous me turned up at the RVC in Camden with the great and the good of the vet world to hear about plans to improve all of our futures. The presentation from Liz Cox and Sam Morgan for the RCVS…

  • Accountability and responsibility: which causes more fear?

    Accountability and responsibility: which causes more fear?

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    It’s very daunting standing in your first consult as a real, qualified vet – even if it is “just a vaccine”, which invariably turns into “actually, this has happened“, or “now you mention it“, and so on. But why is it we have that constant feeling of being on edge – more so than a…

  • 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…

  • New vet schools are not the solution

    New vet schools are not the solution

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    We’ve barely had a day of news in the past year that didn’t include Brexit. Yet, do any of us really know what the real consequences will be? Within the veterinary profession, specific factors are undoubtedly going to be influenced by Brexit, even if we don’t know the extent of these yet. They do, however,…

  • Tale as old as time…

    Tale as old as time…

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    Yes! I’m off to Singalonga Beauty and the Beast next week! I need to learn the lyrics, however, so I’m listening while I write this blog. (Whoever said this writing lark was hard work really hasn’t got a clue *cough* – Oh, and despite my excitement, there is a purpose to my Disney-inspired blog, I…

  • Back to school

    Back to school

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    This week, I returned to my old school to talk to some A-level students about university life. During the question and answer session, fellow ex-students and I were asked the reasons why we chose our respective universities. We discussed the criteria we considered before coming to our individual conclusions, such as: accommodation city versus rural location…