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  • Oh, how we laughed

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    I’ve noted a growing trend for veterinary staff to laugh at client mistakes. While this can sometimes take the stress out of a hectic day, it can grow to become an attitude that shows when dealing with clients – and let’s face it, people are usually laughing at the simple errors clients make because they…

  • Subcuticular sutures: a great idea in sensitive regions

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    We routinely audit postoperative complications for our canine neutering surgery. Over time, it became clear we were seeing a few castration wounds come back in where the dog had licked both the wound and surrounding area, making it sore to the extent it was delaying healing. In some cases, additional treatment was required. We then wondered to…

  • What makes a good vet?

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    As a student on placement, I’m often in awe of the vets I’m working with. The ability to take a history, examine an animal, run through differentials and come up with a diagnosis or action plan within 10 minutes – all while listening to an owner commenting on the weather or traffic – seems superhuman.…

  • I’d recommend early neutering

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    Last week I removed one of the largest, most pus-filled uteri from a large breed dog that I have ever seen. I’m a bit long in the tooth now, but I still found the whole procedure a bit scary given the size and vascularity of the uterus – and this made me reflect on the…

  • Anaesthetising rabbits

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    It is generally accepted rabbit anaesthesia can be challenging, but we do a lot of rabbit neutering as part of our work for an animal charity and use a protocol that has proved very safe and effective. We also use yellow gauge catheters placed into an ear vein for IV administration. Vetergesic (buprenorphine) 0.07ml/kg Hypnovel (midazolam) 0.2ml/kg Combine…

  • Early neutering: what are the arguments?

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    Working in education we need to spend time in practice ensuring we are clinically competent, so this week I’m back at one of my favourite charity hospitals. Walking into one of the cat wards, the enormity of the non-neutering of young cats hit home: six kennels full of young mums with at least three kittens…

  • Coincidence

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    I work in an emergency practice and things come in fits and starts. If I see a blocked cat on the first day of my week, I know I’ll see at least two more by the end. Then I might not see any more for a couple of months. It’s weird like that when you…

  • FMD and confidence

    FMD and confidence

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    I have been qualified for 16 years now, and all bar five months of that has been spent in small animal practice. Back in my day, Glasgow was one of the few vet schools to give its students hands-on surgical experience on real live patients. We all left with a checklist of things we had…

  • Vets aren't limited to life in practice

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    Image ©iStock.com/nsj-images When many people think of veterinary jobs, they think of those in the industry who work in veterinary practices, dealing with pets and farm animals who need examination or treatment. The truth, however, is that veterinary training can make it possible to work in a variety of different roles for different organisations –…