Vet Times

Tag: Pain Management

  • Where is your Eden?

    Where is your Eden?

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    Dan Amos

    August is a time coined by the newspapers as “silly season” – everyone is on holiday and quality news is thin on the ground. This means unusual news stories that might not otherwise get coverage come to the fore. It’s not been that way in the animal world. There were so many things going on…

  • Arguments

    Arguments

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    I am not a naturally confrontational person – I am British, slightly shy and not especially self-confident, which means I am effectively Arthur Dent (except I prefer coffee to tea). I am generally pretty popular with clients, though it makes my humility gland twinge to admit it, and I used to joke this was because…

  • Accountability and responsibility: which causes more fear?

    Accountability and responsibility: which causes more fear?

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    Kele Harris

    It’s very daunting standing in your first consult as a real, qualified vet – even if it is “just a vaccine”, which invariably turns into “actually, this has happened“, or “now you mention it“, and so on. But why is it we have that constant feeling of being on edge – more so than a…

  • Reflection rebranded

    Reflection rebranded

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    Dan Amos

    Reflection. Yep, it’s the R word again. Now, don’t turn off, because I’m actually thinking we need a rebrand. Bear with me. As an idea, reflection seems to cause a whole heap of negativity in people. But, when you think about it, isn’t it just a process of reviewing new information and applying it to…

  • Human euthanasia

    Human euthanasia

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    This is a personal blog, filled with personal opinions, and it’s not that funny. Skip to the one about CPD if you fancy a chuckle, and, as ever, if you strongly object to an opinion of mine, bear in mind it was probably implanted by space aliens, so it’s not my fault. *** “We’re so lucky…

  • Religious slaughter: an alternative perspective

    Religious slaughter: an alternative perspective

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    If I were to whack you over the head with a hammer, it would really hurt and then you may fall unconscious. However, when it comes to animal slaughter, this is viewed by many as the best method. A perception has occurred that if an animal is “mechanically stunned” – gassed, hit with a captive…

  • Stitches

    Stitches

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    Kele Harris

    Legality within the veterinary profession can be a bit of a minefield, especially when it comes to things like drug licensing. This leaves many new graduates in fear of doing something against the law without even realising. However, while some veterinary legal principles are complicated but clear, others are genuinely vague, leaving us unsure on…

  • Stunning at slaughter

    Stunning at slaughter

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    I’m going to get straight to the point: this is not a religious post. It’s not a post about politics, or freedom of expression, either. It is a post about animal welfare. I prelude with this simple statement because there is a dark tide of intolerance spreading across the world, and I have no desire…

  • Borrowed time

    Borrowed time

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    Dan Amos

    I’m hoping to get through writing this without crying. Our beloved Little Blue (or “LB”) is entering the stage beyond the twilight years – she’s firmly in borrowed time territory. Although G (the husband) thinks she’s been on borrowed time for the last five years, she’s really just been a bit more aged-looking than usual.…

  • Musings on a month in Morocco

    Musings on a month in Morocco

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    Kele Harris

    Obviously I’m biased, but I think the University of Glasgow offers the best selective rotation options of the vet schools in the UK. Numerous opportunities exist to go abroad, with a variety of options based on species or type of practice. The traveller in me was never going to pass up an opportunity to take…