Vet's Diary
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- Time and patience for the canine patients
FOLLOWING a wonderful week away with the family, hence no diary last week, it was back down to earth with a bump on Monday, with a number of on-going cases booked in to catch
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:31:43 GMT
- Triple challenge faces Team Vet
IT has often been said that a career in veterinary surgery is more of a vocation than a job.
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:03:23 GMT
- It's no needle in a haystack
OVER the years of writing the vet's diary, a recurrent theme has been gastric or intestinal foreign bodies – basically inappropriate things swallowed by our pets that go o
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:52:12 GMT
- Jamie's got a fowl point to make
PLEASE afford me the opportunity to join a little rant! Like many others, I watched Jamie Oliver's television programme Jamie's Fowl Dinners (Channel 4, 9pm last F
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:03:07 GMT
- Millie's tail lifts January blues
AFTER the high emotion of the Christmas period, January always comes with a bit of a bump, the cold wet weather not helping to lift the mood. Add to the mix the dismal form of
Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:06:36 GMT
- The 12 days of Christmas on call
ON the first day of Christmas,
A client brought to me
A bovine to test for TB.
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:22:17 GMT
- Admira-bull but not profita-bull
MANY of the recent diaries have had a bit of a small animal feel about them, so just to prove that we do take care of all animals, great and small, I had a word with Andrew to
Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:17:19 GMT
- Telephone directory does the trick!
SINCE starting these diaries, nearly four years ago now, I have covered a diverse range of subjects that have hopefully been interesting and even entertaining.
Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:53:02 GMT
- Cruciate ops are like buses
IT never ceases to amaze me how cases seem to present themselves.
Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:53:55 GMT
- No cats were hurt in the writing of this article!
THERE'S more than one way to skin a cat is probably not an entirely appropriate metaphor to use in a veterinary diary. However, there's no denying that it holds a good
Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:56:22 GMT
- Remember, remember your pets
IT'S that time of year again A good proportion of the animals coming into the surgeries are to be checked over because they require some form of medication to get them thr
Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:44:16 GMT
- Crisis brings team together
WITH all the changes that have happened since the formation of Alnorthumbria Vets at the beginning of July, it has sometimes been difficult to see the wood for the trees.
Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:51:44 GMT
- Bittersweet satisfaction
IT has become a bit of a cliché when interviewing prospective trainee veterinary nurses to remind them that the job is not just about the romantic image of nursing cherished p
Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:45:51 GMT
- Vets spread the word
AFTER the summer we have had, breaking all the wrong records, the Bank Holiday weekend was certainly a welcome change.
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:16:55 GMT
- Pastures new for vet Dick
ENDING a brief summer recess without the vets diary I am glad to report that following the formation of Alnorthumbria Vets on the first of July, things have progressed a pace
Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:17:18 GMT
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