Vet Times articles

The latest veterinary content produced by Vet Times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

June 2018

Ironic idea of being mobile

Chanticleer, finding himself far from home but far from the middle of nowhere, recalls a trip when wifi, mobile signal and the trusty red phone box all let him down.

21 mins
‘Living a life of worship’ covered by VCF at London show

Ali Budgell reports on the Veterinary Christian Fellowship’s gathering at London Vet Show and some of the points discussed.

9 mins

Manufacturer of award-winning air purifier range explains why veterinary practice managers should consider investing in technologies to tackle inevitable nasty odours.

May 2018

Impact of gender pay gap in veterinary profession

Danny Chambers and Susan Salter, looking at various data, discuss this emotive topic and consider steps that could be taken to tackle the issue.

37 mins
Last chance to complete equine survey

Input needed for biggest questionnaire of its kind into general state of UK equid health, which closes at 9am on Monday 28 May.

5 mins
Confident or competent? My first year evaluation, six months in

Six months in to his full-time veterinary career, David Beeston takes a step back and thinks about how far he has come.

28 mins
Examination Room: Scott Miller

The Australian vet best known as the star of More4 documentary series Vet on the Hill steps into the Examination Room


16 mins
Dogs and humans team up in water treadmill challenge

Scarsdale Vets' digital marketing manager Rainu Bhele recounts a challenge when humans and four-legged friends got together to raise charity cash.

17 mins
Reflecting on rewarding and amusing out-of-hours cases

While she often finds out-of-hours work the least fun part of the job, it can throw up some interesting and humorous cases.

16 mins
Brushing up on dental know-how

Ali Budgell reports on proceedings from a Veterinary Christian Fellowship CPD day on feline dentistry.

12 mins

April 2018

Non-verbal communication

Peter Edmondson, in his fifth report, summarises the Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference session on body language.

11 mins
Tackling my first weekend on call

Grad Expectations' David Beeston recounts some of the experiences from his first weekend on call.

27 mins
Beraprost sodium in cats with CKD

Alex Gough takes a look at a number of papers in small animal veterinary medicine in his Research Review from VT48.15.

22 mins
Challenging workplace bullying falls on all of us

From his regular Vet Times column: Chanticleer discusses problems of abusive behaviour at work – and how everyone has a duty to tackle it.

18 mins
EMS and the importance of employer reputation

Alison Lambert discusses the opportunities available to practices able to reappraise how they view this mandatory requirement.

26 mins
Examination Room: Ned Flaxman

Ned Flaxman, general manager of Krka UK, talks about his latest role and a successful career in animal health – via a seven-year stint in the Royal Navy – as he steps inside the Examination Room.

21 mins

March 2018

Open banking – privacy invasion?

Chanticleer tackles the scourge of spam email in his latest musings from Veterinary Times.

19 mins
Rural retreat aims to spark reflective thinking in vets

The two-day course will be run in partnership with Natural Change, which aims to cultivate well-being through “transformative experiences of nature”.

7 mins
Identifying causes of uroabdomen

Alex Gough's latest Research Review also includes a look at studies on seizure control in dogs, canine intestinal lymphoma and bladder carcinoma in dogs.

16 mins
African adventure part 2: bitch spays to baboon attack

New grad David Beeston returns to his trip to Zimbabwe and some of the weird, wacky and wonderful experiences he encountered in his time volunteering in Africa.

25 mins