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...
I love Easter with the warming weather, kite flying, birds singing, chocolate eggs and spring flowers. But for our four-legged friends this holiday can be a bit of a hazardous time.
Did you know that ...
Wow! This weather is gorgeous.
Having spent the last few weeks wearing wellies and a raincoat, battling the wind with a very reluctant Doberman trudging through the mud, this springtime sunshine feel...
