I went to an appointment last week which made me think that I had neglected my rabbit owners and should maybe write a column for them.
The bunny I visited had flystrike, which is a serious and sometim...
Technology is an ever changing world which, for a Gen X vet like me, can be both amazing and terrifying at the same time.
I’m of a generation that had the good fortune to grow up before the invention...
If you think you’re suffering through the summer heat spare a thought for our four-legged friends with their non-removable fur coats and distinct lack of sweat glands.
Even the short-coated breeds st...
It never ceases to amaze me the wide array of wonderful animals we get to see as vets.
My first job in the UK was with a practice that specialised in snakes, amongst the more regular pets, and I quic...
Recent studies have shown that the grief we feel when losing a family pet is equal to, or greater than, the grief we feel when we lose a parent.
This seems staggering but, when you speak to anyone wh...
Owning an animal is a luxury and many factors need to be taken into consideration before taking a pet into your home.
Not least of these is cost.
Every animal you care for will cost you money, even th...
I was ruminating the other day how running a vet practice is very much like being the principal of a Formula One race team.
Let me explain what I mean. You have the vets – your race drivers – highly s...
Vets interact with people every day, as almost every animal you treat has at least one owner.
It is very rare, however, for vets to treat people – that’s a doctor thing. So it’s been an absolutely fa...
Some days I get that ’only in Bermuda’ experience, which is always entertaining and leaves a smile on my face.
Here’s one of those stories.
Several years ago I was seeing patients in clinic. Normally...
You never know quite what your day will bring being a vet, but sometimes the bigger surprise is for the owner.
I had a lovely client with two older dogs who decided to get a rescue dog to add to her p...
