Vet Times

Tag: Ocular disorders

  • Hormones in practice, part 2: common conditions

    Hormones in practice, part 2: common conditions

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    In part one, we broached the taboo of “women’s problems”. A bit of reading about Endometriosis Awareness Month in March and I was staggered about the huge impact our hormonal fluctuations can have on us as individuals, business and the economy. As the editor of Veterinary Woman, it’s my aim to support women in the…

  • Could COVID-19 close the door to the veterinary course?

    Could COVID-19 close the door to the veterinary course?

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    It has long been a fear – among those inside the profession and outside – that university places to study veterinary medicine are not as accessible as they should be. There is a perception the course, if not the vocation, is slightly elitist – not helped by the impression of most clients that the medical…

  • Throw it away?

    Throw it away?

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    Comfort blanket or paperweight? Should you or shouldn’t you? It’s question that could be asked of so many things in our vet lives, but this is a biggie: should you throw away your revision notes? This is both an emotional and practical issue – you slaved over those notes with blood, sweat and tears, but…

  • REVIEW: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

    REVIEW: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

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    If you’re reading this, you’re probably white. As a self-help tool, this book is largely for you… To a person of colour, it’s been described to me as more of a crystallisation into words of what was already clear, and a very lived experience. Its value to white people is proportional to the number who…

  • ‘The buzz’

    ‘The buzz’

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    I am, and shall always remain, a city boy. However much I love the peace, simplicity and endless rainfall of the Devon countryside, I feel most alive surround by buildings, traffic, sirens and people. This is surprising because I’m not an especially sociable person, and I am only rarely involved in the sorts of things…

  • You got a friend in me

    You got a friend in me

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    Over the past three years, I’ve found one of the hardest parts about revising at home over the holidays isn’t actually the fact you’re revising at home, but that you’re not revising back at university. Now let me explain, because I know it sounds odd… Why would anyone not want to go home for the…

  • Que será, será

    Que será, será

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    What will be will be: this mantra is one of a handful of things that kept me sane during university exam season. Exam stress has definitely taken its toll, and, one week after finishing, I am still none the wiser as to what day it is or whether I’m coming or going – but that’s…

  • Thank you for everything (so far)

    Thank you for everything (so far)

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    I’ve talked before about how being a vet student is tough, and how getting into a place on a vet course is maybe tougher still – and I won’t lie to you, the studying, the extra hours put in after school, the weekends (if not weeks) spent knee deep in mud or muck (or a…

  • IV as a sign of competence?

    IV as a sign of competence?

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    There’s a trend in our industry that has been apparent to me since the early days of my training and I’m wondering if this attitude is prevalent elsewhere. I see, time and again, the placement of an IV being used as a marker of general nursing skill level and competence. Yet, it‘s common for vet…

  • Being a millennial vet

    Being a millennial vet

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    Millennials are stereotypically considered lazy, entitled and always wanting something for nothing. And having previously discussed the many advantages of employing new graduates (and, therefore, millennials), this sort of labelling angers me. The choices our generation makes are not due to lack of work ethic and naiveté about the future, but rather a reflection on…