Tag: Clients
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Levels of care: charity versus private practice
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Following on from the previous piece on gold-standard care, I wanted to focus on an issue that seems to exist, but isn’t often acknowledged or explained. I think you all know I am a huge supporter of the vet care provided by charities; I’ve worked at RSPCA Harmsworth, Battersea and Mayhew, and I know the…
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Defining gold-standard care
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I started writing this about three years ago and could never find the right tone… so I am very grateful to be in the Veterinary Humanities group where we have had some great discussions on this. It has really helped me consider the right tone to discuss this issue. What is this Holy Grail of…
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Raking it in?
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The assumption is often made that many people get into the veterinary industry for the money. In fact, it’s always been a widely held public view that vets are raking it in. This is, perhaps, due to a combination of the recognised difficulty of the job, seemingly extortionate vets’ bills and a propensity for Range…
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Nutritional decisions
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When I first stopped full-time clinical work, I tried to keep up with any new meds or food types through journal papers and news reports. However I quickly realised that, without the filter of clinic or client preference, this was very hard to do. I still browse for articles, but find the amount of general…
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New drying off consultation tool launched
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New intramammary infections picked up during the dry period may be linked to a variety of environmental and management factors, potentially leading to clinical mastitis in the next lactation. This is not a new story for clients, yet often remains a problematic one to discuss with your farmers. Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health’s new drying off…
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Eat, sleep, vet, repeat
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Many aspects of lockdown are similar to being on-call: travel is restricted to staying in your local area, and, apart from shopping for food or exercising (especially with the weather still feeling rather wintery), most people are largely house-bound. That’s not to mention the fatigue and constant low-level anxiety – so trying to find things…
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We’ll look after them
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, many small animal vets adopted a “no clients in the building” policy. To begin with, we didn’t like it. Everything took longer, we ran back and forth between practice and car park, history taking was stilted, the practice phone lines were jammed and we often ended up running around…
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Strange obsession
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Looking back through my blogs, I realise I’m a bit poo / cat litter obsessed – but as I’m currently living with the messiest cat ever, I hope you’ll you forgive me one more item on the topic. This time round I’m identifying a gap in the capital market (for any of you interested in…
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Could COVID-19 close the door to the veterinary course?
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It has long been a fear – among those inside the profession and outside – that university places to study veterinary medicine are not as accessible as they should be. There is a perception the course, if not the vocation, is slightly elitist – not helped by the impression of most clients that the medical…
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Cultural differences
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No matter how much I try to persuade him otherwise, Prof Edward Coleman is insistent that he uses an indoor litter tray. Cat litter now makes up about 50% of the contents of my bin each week. I recall it being much the same when in practice with the added bulk of non-clumping litter and…