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  • Prepping for pets: be prepared for anything

    Prepping for pets: be prepared for anything

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    Dan Amos

    If you haven’t heard the name “prepper”, a whole sub-culture is passing you by. These are the people prepared for an apocalypse, not just some really bad weather. And I don’t just mean they have a few cans of beans and a camping stove set aside – these people are serious. They stockpile enough food…

  • Dog poo bag etiquette – what should we do?

    Dog poo bag etiquette – what should we do?

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    Dan Amos

    As a dog and cat owner I can recognise the irony between people’s attitudes to poo and its disposal. Although we may be slaves to our cats, many of us are happy to let them poop in other people’s gardens – regardless of whether the people like it. Yet with our dogs we are required…

  • A high-risk profession

    A high-risk profession

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    Kele Harris

    Currently nursing a bruised tailbone after being propelled twice from a four-legged fiend I had a disagreement with regarding a small upright jump, I can’t help but wonder why we do these stupid things. Horses can be hazardous enough when you’re on top of them, but they’re not all angels at ground level either. The…

  • How I know what hell’s going to smell like

    How I know what hell’s going to smell like

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    I hoped for many things when I embarked on a career in veterinary medicine, including fame, fortune and power. All have now, of course, come to pass (except for those three), but there have been many unforeseen benefits on this rocky road. For instance, I had no idea what an exciting new world of smells…

  • Dog theft – are dog owners really aware?

    Dog theft – are dog owners really aware?

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    Dan Amos

    We’re lucky to live in a lovely area of London, with plenty of open space to walk dogs as well as dog friendly places to take them. However, a new bar is opening and it’s not “dog friendly”. So, any caring animal owner wanting to visit would leave his or her dog at home, right? Apparently not.…

  • Curse of the idiot box

    Curse of the idiot box

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    Dan Amos

    “Television: the scourge of the nation, breeding ignorance and feeding radiation.” Those who recognise The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy may realise I’m not quoting the lyrics totally verbatim, but you get the drift. I’ve seen a number of instances recently that suggest TV is determined to undo the hard work we do every day to promote animal welfare. I give…

  • The wrong end of the telephone

    The wrong end of the telephone

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    Kele Harris

    A couple of weeks ago, I received the phone call I’ve been dreading since moving away to university. My horse had had an accident in the field, hurt her leg, and the vet was on the way. That’s all the information I received until the next call, with the vet on the other end. “Communication…

  • Dealing with children and other animals

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      Image ©iStock.com/Photo_Concepts Not everyone loves children and, certainly, a proportion of people who choose to become vets would rather avoid them and stick to dealing with animals. However, it’s important to realise early on that, depending on the type of vet you become, you’re likely to see a large number of worried pet-owning children…