Vet Times

Tag: TSH

  • Do vets get a holiday?

    Do vets get a holiday?

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    I think the phrase “busman’s holiday” adequately describes a vet’s inability to leave work behind at work no matter how hard we try. It was on a recent holiday to Greece where this really hit home – not helped, most likely, by the fact I was on holiday with four friends who were also vets.…

  • My origin story

    My origin story

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    Origin stories were always my favourite, growing up; reading about Spider-Man smashing down Doctor Octopus once again wasn’t nearly as exciting as learning how Dr Otto Octavius got those metal arms fused to his body in the first instance. Origin stories also offered tantalising hints about how magical powers might be unlocked – anything from…

  • Spoonies: welcome to Janesville

    Spoonies: welcome to Janesville

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    I’ve said before about my lack of love for Facebook, but my social media heart has warmed up a little towards it – not because I think their exposure will create a better platform or that people will ever stop posting the same meme 50 times a day. No, it’s much simpler and closer to…

  • Borrowed time

    Borrowed time

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    I’m hoping to get through writing this without crying. Our beloved Little Blue (or “LB”) is entering the stage beyond the twilight years – she’s firmly in borrowed time territory. Although G (the husband) thinks she’s been on borrowed time for the last five years, she’s really just been a bit more aged-looking than usual.…

  • If only it was all about the science

    If only it was all about the science

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    “I just don’t want him messed around with.” In the phrases that make our heart sink in the consult room, this one is up there with “Well, he’s never done that before” and “He’s been nibbling at his back end a lot. Could it be his glands?” There are lots of things we learn very quickly…