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Genetics, Milk Tasting, Blood and Bone Marrow…(Day 39)

Today has been amazing! I don’t know exactly where to start so I guess I will start at the beginning! Genetics started with more on the chromosome (it is a rather large and complex yet crucial part of...

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Why price shopping for a vet is so dangerous!

Todays diary entry is sponsored by Pet Hair Remover Recently I have seen a lot of posts on social media comparing the prices for things like spays and castrations for different animals. Sometimes it is...

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A little about dealing with wounds in animals…

Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Chart Stables Recently I’ve been noticing a lot of pet owners posting online with a picture of an animal with a wound asking for advice. These have varied from a...

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10,000 hours to surgery specialisation

So the other night I read an article (click here to read the original) where it claimed that to become a specialist surgeon you need 10,000 hours of doing surgery. Before we go any further let’s look...

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The secret life of vets

This week I’ve seen my Facebook full of people complaining about vet’s being uncaring and just in it for the money. Usually I just ignore it as vets are pretty used to people thinking they are stinking...

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The VET Festival for One Medicine – Day 1

In a field in the grounds of the new Surrey vet school I arrived to a festival today thankful for boots and in typical British fashion with big grey clouds threatening overhead. This was not a festival...

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The VET Festival for One Medicine – Day 2 Roundup….

In his last lecture yesterday Noel said that he had txt God asking for the Sun to be turned on, and this morning it really was. For the first time all week my sunglasses came out of their bag and...

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The stunned cow…

The bang from the captive bolt gun startled me as the bull dropped to the ground with a thud. Maybe because I’ve worked with cows more that pigs, or it was a bigger animal but something moved inside...

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Comment when you see the problem…

Sometimes you see really cool things, this is one of those times. A dog presented to a vet clinic in America after trauma and the doctors there shared these scans in a private group – I think they are...

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The truth about animal shelters

I was deeply saddened yesterday to read about the shelter vet that was bullied to suicide. Sadly with social media there is a lot of power given to people – however it is how they choose to use it as...

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Why online bullying is a new problem for vet suicides…

Unfortunately vets deal with life and death every day, patients will die. With this there are owners who are suffering from grief. It is an emotional time that can quickly escalate out of control by...

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Who helps the vets in need? (Day – 292)

Vets spend their entire days helping animals and their humans deal with diseases and problems, and often when the time comes the vet will also help them say goodbye. Vets suffer from a high rate of...

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A permanent solution to a temporary problem, suicide, perfectionists, and...

Suicide. Death. The End. Is it an escape? Or being let down? There was a meme that went round recently of a Dr leaving a consultation room after telling a family their son had died. It was captioned:...

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Gloves and surgery… (Day -243)

Something that many take for granted is once you put the sterile operating gloves on, unless you do something stupid you remain sterile. This is even more important when it comes to pet guardians who...

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Setting Up A Veterinary Practice – Key Things To Bear In Mind

There are all sorts of reasons why someone might want to set up their own veterinary practice. It might be that you have seen so much poor practice, and you would like to change things for the better....

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What doctors don’t want you to know… (Day -200)

Growing up I always believed in doctors knowing everything. Actually it was more like doctors were not human being only doctors and living in the hospital and that was all they did. For me this applied...

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Caring For Your Old Dog

It’s hard to exactly how long your beloved pooch will live because it all depends on breed, care and background. However, on average, dogs live to around 12 years old (in human years, that is). Of...

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Keep Your Dogs Healthy With These Basics

All loving owners of dogs know that you need to go out of your way to keep them as healthy as possible, and the more loving the owner, the healthier the dog tends to be. If you have dogs of Continue...

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Four Tips To Help Out Any Newly Qualified Vet

Being a vet is one of the most challenging jobs in the world. Of course, no one goes into it if they don’t love animals, which means that it’s also one of the most rewarding jobs in the world –...

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What No One Tells You About Being A Vet

Being a veterinarian is among the most popular and idealised career choices there are. Almost everyone loves animals, and many people see helping them as one of, if not the most, worthwhile ways to...

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