Author Nick Marsh is proud of his achievements as a vet, but admits to his one major professional failing – his inability, and reluctance, to play the salesman.

I never was a career vet. I worked the usual long hours, five days a week … more

Graham Finch hates doing dressings, so passes the torch to RVN colleague Laura for her "top tips" on the subject of dressing wounds.

Lead Bailey the dog on his forest adventure collecting gold coins – but avoid all the nasty bugs along the way. Add your points total to our leaderboard for a chance to win some top prizes.

Although “off-licence”, immunotherapy is well worth considering in our pruritic feline friends. Of course we … more

I’ve written before about omnicompetency, but the word is mostly used in the sense of vets being able to tackle the veterinary care of multiple species in the same day – certainly, the first thing to come to mind would not be a reindeer.

Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a valuable tool in subcutaneous skin masses.

Ever had one of those cases, which seem to typically occur around this time of year, that you think must be the start of an allergic dermatitis?

As regular readers of this blog may have noticed, I was a little apprehensive about starting my final year at veterinary school...

More than 16 years after beginning his career as a veterinary surgeon, blogger Nick Marsh has progressed into the world of clinical pathology and finds himself at the bottom of a very steep learning curve.

Mature chickens normally undergo one complete moult a year, usually in autumn. However, this can depend on the time of the year the bird started laying.

We recently had an elderly cat that presented with typical signs of hyperthyroidism. However, as is sometimes the case, total T4 proved stubbornly normal on two estimations a couple of weeks apart.

Kay Irvine explains how to raise your game and make sure you stay in control of practice expansion.

Having averaged four hours' sleep a night for a couple of weeks, I came out of fourth year exams alive... just. But now, the prospect of final year rotations beginning in five days' time is becoming very real.

Have you ever had a puppy that just presents with lethargy, exercise intolerance and sleeps … more

My blogging career has been kind to me. As well as being invited to express my opinions, for what they are worth, on this website twice a month, I receive intermittent offers to write blogs for companies or to cover pet-based events.

Jane Davidson offers a few ideas for making the most of Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month, an initiative created to raise awareness of the vital role played by veterinary nurses in animal care and treatment.

Nasotracheal intubation can be used as an easy, less traumatic method of rabbit intubation when … more

The first of April brought with it the usual abundance of amusing online articles, tweets and blogs, only claiming credibility until midday – and the veterinary community was no exception.

Several species of lice live on chickens and cement their eggs on the base of feather shafts.

There was a time in history when it was possible for one person to know the sum total of all humanity’s knowledge. Those days are long gone.

Metabolic bone disease is a common condition seen in almost all house rabbits with dental … more

Rebecca Hubbard speaks to outgoing BSAVA president Patricia Colville during the association's 2016 congress.

Part of this blog went out on my Facebook page on the night of the 2016 Crufts final, fuelled by sadness and prosecco – never a good combo!

Many dogs will not pass faeces for the first 4 to 5 days after surgery.

Easter brings not only the endorphin rush associated with an abundance of chocolate eggs, but also the picturesque seasonal backdrop of spring lambs merrily bouncing about. If only the reality was so idyllic...