May 2016

Don’t you even care?

"I’m telling you, I haven’t got the money! Are you going to leave her like this? She’s in pain! Don’t you even care?" If you haven’t heard this sentence already then don’t worry – you will.

15 mins

April 2016

Best in bred

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.

13 mins
Remembering Nepal – one year on

On 26 April 2015, disaster struck Nepal in the most devastating way – leading to unimaginable losses and the tragic deaths of almost 9,000 people.

6 mins
Why the internet holds no fear for me

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.

11 mins
Volunteer vet’s World Spay Day mission in Malawi

Ever wondered what it's like for vets working worldwide to help animals in need? Wonder no more as vet Cait tells all about her experience as a Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) volunteer vet on World Spay Day.

13 mins

March 2016

People are strange

I think I might be right in guessing that most of us didn’t join the … more

10 mins

February 2016

Semi-detached: the pros and cons of life as a locum

Towards the end of 2015 I made a few changes in my life; I decided … more

13 mins
Proscription medicine

There’s a bit of a trend for blog titles at the moment – not mine, … more

10 mins

January 2016

Totally pathological

As is no doubt clear by this point in my blogging career, I am a … more

15 mins
Coffee culture

I have been doing a lot of locum work recently, and the first morning at … more

10 mins

December 2015

Yule be sorry

Wow. That was quick, huh? When I was a kid, if you’d told me I … more

11 mins
If only it was all about the science

“I just don’t want him messed around with.” In the phrases that make our heart … more

13 mins

November 2015

Rabbiting on at London Vet Show

Well, I finally did it. Like Christopher Reeve in Superman III, I am using my … more

14 mins
How I know what hell’s going to smell like

I hoped for many things when I embarked on a career in veterinary medicine, including … more

13 mins

October 2015

Careless whisper

“I’d like you to have a look at her back end. There’s something… well there’s … more

8 mins
Experience

“I’ll never forgive you for this. Never.” The man whispered the words in my ear … more

12 mins

September 2015

Drugs of the devil

I’m not going to tell you how long ago I was at university, but I … more

Compromise: learning the ‘art of veterinary medicine’

It was my first day at work. I was nervous as heck, keen to impress, … more

August 2015

Adopt an Aussie outlook to make life in practice more rewarding

Dave Nicol turned his world upside down when he moved to Sydney in 2009 to … more

8 mins
Doc Hollywood

We live in troubled times – economically, politically, and socially. This blog being mostly focused on … more

9 mins