Vet Times

Tag: Clients

  • The client gender issue

    The client gender issue

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    Dan Amos

    We have had the BVA report on the issues of the gender divide in veterinary industry and how it’s affecting the income and progress of female vets – a serious issue we are all aware of and, hopefully, working together to resolve. However, I’d also like to focus on the issue of the gender bias…

  • Why am I a farm vet?

    Why am I a farm vet?

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    I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about purpose lately… I suspect, as a lot of veterinary students prepare for finals and graduation, they’re probably wondering what theirs is, too. They’re only a handful of years into this career and they’ve probably had to answer “why did you want to be a vet?” thousands of…

  • Managing from the inside – what next in a personal medical crisis?

    Managing from the inside – what next in a personal medical crisis?

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    Alan Holford discusses the emotions he experienced when his mum became ill – and why owners sometimes misinterpret veterinary professionalism in difficult consultations for detachment.

  • Emotional stress

    Emotional stress

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    I nearly didn’t go… I was locuming at the time and  been away from home a lot. I’d also been working nights – the first time I had tried solely out-of-hours work – and it had been punishing. Why, then, was I coming to shadow a pathologist for a day in a veterinary laboratory? When…

  • The client from hell

    The client from hell

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    Kele Harris

    “Never work with children or animals,” advised WC Fields – I think I’d be inclined to add “the public” to that. While, on the whole, my client interactions have been good, every now and then you do get the occasional nutter. I’ve had drunk clients, barely able to stand up, let alone comprehend their half-bald…

  • Managing owners of farm pets

    Managing owners of farm pets

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    Farm vetting is incredibly multifaceted. Outside perception of our work can be a little skewed by unhelpful stereotypes of gruff farmers with tight purse strings and no emotional investment in their animals. This is not generally my experience, yet the stereotype prevails, which is possibly why it may come as a shock to some that…

  • Feline Hyperthyroidism Awareness

    Feline Hyperthyroidism Awareness

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    James Westgate

    Want to educate your clients on spotting the signs of Feline Hyperthyroidism? Norbrook Laboratories has created this educational video for you to share on your practice’s page to educate your clients on spotting the signs of Feline Hyperthyroidism. Share Now!

  • The waiting room

    The waiting room

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    I recently had some “car trouble”. My heart sinks whenever this happens – not only because of the expense, or the hassle, or the stress, but because it means, yet again, I have to visit a mechanic. Despite my XY chromosomal status, I may be missing something important genetically, because I am not what you…

  • Don’t tar all dogs with the same brush

    Don’t tar all dogs with the same brush

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    Pit bulls, mastiffs and German shepherds are some of the breeds regarded by many as being aggressive and dangerous. In the same way some dogs are best known for shedding on beloved white furniture or having deep, dreamy puppy dog eyes, these breeds have an established reputation as dogs to be feared and not raised…

  • Well-being in the workplace

    Well-being in the workplace

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    Well-being. Is it just another annoying buzzword, overused on Instagram and soon be consigned to the hashtag dustbin along with #livelovelaugh, #eatclean and #wellness? It does seem to be the latest fashionable concept in the veterinary sector, but I sincerely hope it isn’t just a fad. Well-being is the state of being comfortable, healthy or…