Author: James Westgate
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Simon Boulton discusses Parvo-Alert
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Virbac marketing manager Simon Boulton talks to vetsonline about the company’s Parvo-Alert service – a social media network, designed to alert people when cases of parvovirus occur throughout the country. Currently available through Facebook and Twitter, Simon hopes 2014 will see the service expand and become a fully functioning online resource in its own right, with…
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Boost client numbers and build loyalty with Purina
PURINA PETCARE, maker of Purina Veterinary Diets, has announced the details of its exciting new Purina Partners Programme. Dedicated to the veterinary industry, the programme is aimed at helping practices make the most of their business – ultimately through maintaining strong client relationships and providing the best all-round care for pets. The Purina Partners Programme…
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Susie Samuel discusses online trends
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Susie Samuel from Vet Help Direct (an online symptom checker for pet owners) discusses how the service also works with veterinary practices to help them develop a powerful online presence. In this video, Susie explains why practices need to think more about their online reputation. She also discusses online trends, the rise of mobile internet,…
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Jill Maddison on careers in teaching
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Jill Maddison, director of professional development at the Royal Veterinary College, talks about career opportunities for vets in teaching. Speaking at London Vet Show, Jill discusses how most vets get into teaching in the first place, and talks about where you can go to get the right careers advice. © Robin Fearon, WeLove Digital
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Money makes the world go around…
…unless you’re a member of the veterinary professions according to the latest edition of the SPVS Salaries Survey, which has revealed “an overall dip” in vets’ pay packets. The figures – which cover the whole salary package, including accommodation, company cars and CPD (when provided) – are particularly disappointing for small animal practitioners, revealing that the only…
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Petitions, petitions, petitions
The online petition calling on the Government to “stop the badger cull” – launched in autumn 2012 by Queen guitarist Brian May – finally closed on September 7, having collected a grand total of 303,771 (ish) signatures. We say “ish” because, due to the nature of the online signing process, additional signatures are continuing to…
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And so it begins…
After months of speculation about when the trial badger culls would begin, the fateful moment finally arrived on August 27 when marksmen armed with high velocity rifles stepped into fields throughout Somerset. In a letter to NFU members, president Peter Kendall called the pilots – which will see around5,000 badgers in Somerset and Gloucestershire culled over the…
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Who’s afraid of the big bad dog?
If recent genetic studies are to be believed, domestic dogs evolved from wolves around 11,000 years ago when our ancestors stole wolf cubs, domesticated them and trained them to help hunt for food. However, other than their shared genealogy, both animals are very different nowadays – particularly when it comes to temperament. The wolf is…
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Things aren’t always black and white
The RSPCA revealed this week that an e-petition against the Government’s badger cull had achieved a “record number of signatures“, with more than 260,000 people (and counting…) signing up to protest against the shooting of badgers as a way of combating bovine TB. This huge figure makes “Stop the Badger Cull” the best supported petition…
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Padraig Egan on internships
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Padraig has recently finished a 12-month internship at Fitzpatrick Referrals. Here he talks about his experiences and how graduates can go about finding what’s right for them. Unusually, rather than starting his internship straight from vet school, Padraig took it on after more than four years in practice, when he realised he wasn’t finding fulfilment…