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  • Maternity roulette

    Maternity roulette

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    Those of you that know me know I’m not a baby lover. I have a buggy, but it’s for my dog. I don’t like to be controversial in print, but a few things have happened to friends recently that have concerned me. I have known a number of really good nurses who found it impossible…

  • What the future holds

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    Two years on from the Royal College reporting a huge drop in voting figures, we at Vetsonline were pleased to hear that this year’s RCVS council and VN council elections have seen the biggest turnout for 10 years. Results showed 4,661 vets (18.8% of the profession) casting their vote – not to mention the fantastic 1,329 veterinary…

  • Holiday options

    Holiday options

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    Our main holiday season is coming. YAY! We have our dog friendly cottage booked – now all we need is the dog! We took the decision with Wilson that, as he was geriatric, we wouldn’t take him to kennels. Instead, we developed a nice little collection of dog friendly places to stay (more of those…

  • Suicide: a compound problem

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    The perennial topic of comparative suicide rates in different professions came up this weekend at my course. I am in a group of nurses, lawyers, doctors, dentists, and midwives. Over lunch one of the doctors brought up the comparative suicide rates for the professions represented at my course and, as is well known, vets top…

  • Get voting

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    Nominations for VN council have been announced, but VN turnout for voting is traditionally low – under 10%. Statistically you are more likely to have voted for a reality TV show that for your RCVS reps. Please can we change that this year? According to the RCVS: “Candidate information and manifestos will be circulated to veterinary surgeons…

  • Winter advice for clients

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    Well where to begin? With the current news stories it can feel like we are lucky to survive winter at all, and that there are pitfalls everywhere! So let’s have a practical reality check… Salt/grit Salt on roads and pavements is an irritant to pads and tissue, so make sure you wash your dog’s feet…

  • New Year plans

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    A new year and the new awarding bodies for the VN diploma seem to be settling in well. Most RCVS enrolments have been processed and students have started logging evidence on their nursing progress log (NPL).

  • Lost Dogs

    Lost Dogs

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    Another week closer to Christmas, and it can be a sad time of year for some people, particularly if you find yourself faced with the words: “My dog has been stolen…”

  • Manipulated by those big brown eyes

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    “I want to be the person my dogs think I am.” That quote (I’m afraid I don’t know who said it) makes me smile whenever I am greeted like a long-lost friend after work. At least partly it explains why we treat them the way we do. But I find myself acting “like a typical…

  • Jill Maddison on owner compliance

    Jill Maddison on owner compliance

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    Jill Maddison, director of professional development at the Royal Veterinary College, talks about owner compliance and how to improve it. Speaking at London Vet Show during November 2012 — where she coordinated the clinical programme in rooms 1, 2 and 3 — Jill says there are a variety of quite complex reasons why compliance can…