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Tag: spay

  • Flank approach to the bitch spay

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    Having finally settled in one place in Jaipur, India, my friend and I were able to relax a little, safe in the knowledge we had two weeks of neutering for population control ahead of us. Being in an unfamiliar environment, and with our patients mainly being strays, we were prepared for very different methods of…

  • Venusians, Martians and abscesses

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    Despite my continued annoyance at the non-appearance of hoverboards, the 21st century is truly a wonderful time to be alive. Contrary to the repeated attempts of 24-hour news channels to make us believe otherwise, many of us live in more tolerant and less violent societies than any of our ancestors. Men and women are now considered equals,…

  • Fortnight of firsts at practice placement

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    I spent a couple of weeks at a mixed practice on extramural studies. It was a placement of firsts – first experience at a very “young” practice (lots of newish graduates), first clinical farm experience and first surgery experience. It gave me an insight into the difference between older, more experienced vets and new grads – from the…

  • 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…

  • The wrong trousers

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    Utilitarian. That’s my ethical outlook, apparently. Participants in the A-FAVP.1 module of the CertAVP have to analyse their ethical stance by answering a questionnaire, and that’s what I came up as: utilitarian. I was surprised by the word. It’s not one I’d use to describe my attitudes, but apparently my main focus is on the…

  • 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…