September 2024

Recent graduate vet Eleanor Goad ponders the profession’s innate inability to switch off and relax when given the opportunity to spend some quality “me time” away from the pressures of practice.

9 mins

June 2024

Eleanor Goad explains how a focus on healthy eating and proper nutrition will have a positive affect, not only on your own health and well-being, but, ultimately, that of the patients in your care.

9 mins

March 2024

As she transitions from student blogger to fully-fledged vet blogger, Eleanor Goad considers one of the elements of practice that few graduate vets truly experience before they’re officially “on the job”.

11 mins

February 2024

Richard Brown gives his opinion on this matter for the sake of the “unique” veterinary profession.

21 mins

December 2023

Having recently stepped into her first veterinary role since graduating, former student blogger Eleanor Goad returns after a brief hiatus to provide a handful of hints for those who find themselves in the same situation.

13 mins

September 2023

Fergal McDermott ponders the way vets think about this procedure and what it means to them.

28 mins

Recent grad Eleanor Goad discusses how to straddle the divide between vet school and the working world, and why you need to ensure you focus on yourself as much as the job you’re seeking.

8 mins

May 2023

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, we revisit Nick Marsh’s very personal account of â€Șdepression‬, in which he explains one very important thing to those who find themselves in a similar situation: YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

13 mins

November 2021

“Practices that outsource their out-of-hours care have been warned to have a contingency plan,” writes Jordan Sinclair. However, in an age where people choose not to work OOH, where does that leave us?

18 mins

September 2021

Having taken a short sabbatical from the Vet Times blog, Jordan Sinclair returns to share her concerns for the profession, and the people in it, as dealing with "impossible" workloads begins to take its toll.

21 mins

May 2021

A number of unfortunate experiences have left Jordan Sinclair with a distinct dislike of the only animal she cannot truly learn to love: the alpaca.

17 mins

April 2021

David Charles calls on his peers to open at least one door for a vet of the future to encourage diversity while retaining the profession’s reputation as one widely respected by the public.

13 mins

In the first part of a new series, Nick Marsh explains why, despite being popular among his peers, these cells make him think of a sack of angry wasps every time they appear under the microscope


13 mins

March 2021

To mark International Women’s Day, Charlotte Dawson reflects on how her leadership training for women is changing her approach to managing her team. She explores gender inequalities and the issues women face as they climb the career ladder.

9 mins

February 2021

As COVID restrictions continue, Jordan Sinclair draws some comparisons between lockdown life and being an on-call vet, and the perpetual on-call-like state she finds herself in.

13 mins

January 2021

The fallout of coronavirus means the traditional “Blue Monday” seems to have extended indefinitely this year, which has left Jordan Sinclair trying to find the silver lining in the darkest of clouds.

8 mins

Nick Marsh completes his quartet of blog posts on lymphocytes by delving into three additional tests used in veterinary medicine to help diagnose lymphoma or lymphoid leukaemia.

18 mins

David Charles uses the new year to reflect on the career aspirations he set for himself for 2020, but also how he managed some of the challenges he faced.

13 mins

Given that a veterinary professional’s whole raison d’ĂȘtre is to care for animals, it’s strange how many clients worry about their pet entering the practice without them. Jordan Sinclair, however, loves a bit of one-on-one time with her patients.

11 mins

It's not exactly Dolly the sheep, but in the third of his posts on lymphocytes, Nick explains how and why the cloning process can go wrong, and how to spot it.

11 mins