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  • Titles: no dearth of directors

    Titles: no dearth of directors

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    For a change, I won’t be heading into the history books for this column and discussion on the use of titles for veterinary staff. Yes, names and titles are a huge part of my RCVS research but, as always, history keeps repeating… It’s been a few years brewing in my brain, but we can probably…

  • Taking the register

    Taking the register

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    As RVN register renewals appear in our inboxes, my research on the early world of veterinary registration and the accuracy of the paperwork seems as relevant as ever. Registering with the RCVS is a great moment for vets and vet nurses – you’ve gained your qualification and have met the criteria to use the post…

  • On yer bike…

    On yer bike…

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    I would like to introduce you to something I discovered during my time researching for Horrible Histories: the dandy horse – a horse that, while not a living creature, still managed to cause stress for veterinary surgeons. The British dandy horse was developed from the German Von Drais’ pedestrian cycle and was at the height…

  • The more things change…

    The more things change…

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    One particular joy of my PhD is mentally spending my days in Victorian London and, as with all history, I can see parallels between my current world and the historic one I’m researching. Firstly there is the current cost-of-living crisis. Fuel bills are spiralling, and homes and businesses are struggling – but this is not…

  • From blog to where?

    From blog to where?

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    Following on from my little nostalgia tour, which I started when I hit my 10th anniversary writing for Vet Times, I thought I might give you a look at what happens after my blogs are published… Some blogs created some extra interest or led to other things; others provoked letters to Vet Times, comments on…

  • Bye-law alterations

    Bye-law alterations

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    I realise more and more that I am writing a second PhD as I try to complete my first… As I compare original sources with what was reported in the press via The Veterinarian, there are numerous other articles I see that I want to enjoy. But for today’s fun fact from the archives, I…

  • A very Victorian (veterinary) Christmas

    A very Victorian (veterinary) Christmas

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    As we approach Christmas, there will always be someone in each gathering noting how our celebrations today are based on many German traditions. The “festive know-it-all” (or the “f’kal”, as we may call them under our breath) will be on hand to remind us that indoor trees and turkeys for dinner are a tradition of…

  • Tolkien about veterinary history

    Tolkien about veterinary history

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    This month has brought some exciting news to my thesis. As I reach the tail end of the chronological time period I’m researching, I enter into the world of the Gamgees – a familiar name not because of their veterinary role, but because of Samwise Gamgee in the works of JRR Tolkien. While I visualise…

  • A classical approach to editorials

    A classical approach to editorials

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    In my ongoing research I was amused to find that editorials in the original veterinary journals started with a Latin phrase – but before I suggest Vet Times resurrect this tradition, let’s see what they were saying and consider why… The editorials of early veterinary journals weren’t always written by the editor. In fact, they…

  • Complaints of old

    Complaints of old

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    One of my recent blogs was about an issue with a client, and I didn’t dwell on the cost aspect of the problem – mainly because we know finance is often a sticky issue for the veterinary profession. However on recent tangent historical research, I uncovered an amazing story of a medical complaint based on…