Martin Atkinson

October 2018

Martin Atkinson reviews the 35th staging of this event that covered soft tissue surgery, and emergency medicine and critical care.

22 mins

August 2018

CPD is a requirement, so why not combine it with something fun? That is what participants at SPVS Snowscene do. Martin Atkinson reviews this year’s event, in Salzburg, Austria.

31 mins

June 2017

Martin Atkinson reports on SPVS Snowscene, which focused on a non-clinical programme of staff management and finances.

15 mins

Martin Atkinson reports on the 34th Congress in the Snow, which saw the annual event hit Mayrhofen in Austria for the first time.

13 mins

May 2016

Martin Atkinson shares highlights of this year’s successful Snowscene CPD and skiing trip held by the SPVS in Tignes, France.

15 mins

March 2016

Martin Atkinson reflects on 2016’s Congress in the Snow highlights from the Austrian Alps, which proved successful in location, lecture content and leisure activities.

12 mins

May 2015

Snowscene is organised by the SPVS and is the longest continually running overseas veterinary conference … more

21 mins

November 2013

FOR those not familiar with this tome, which I have to say included me, Donald … more

9 mins

April 2012

Martin Atkinson lets surgery cat Tom discuss how attempts to save his teeth were in … more

15 mins

March 2012

Martin C Atkinson explains how he’s feeling flush with success after using the a-cistern-ce of … more

13 mins

March 2011

Martin Atkinson Colin, the surgery cat, details his observations of daily life in a veterinary … more

13 mins

February 2011

Martin Atkinson discusses the case of a cocker spaniel bitch treated with vinblastine after developing immune-mediated thrombocytopenia.

18 mins

November 2010

Martin Atkinson discusses an in-practice investigation into the importance of this test in the prediction … more

23 mins

September 2010

MARTIN ATKINSON recounts two canine “great escapes” that left this practitioner coming up smelling of … more

14 mins

February 2010

MARTIN CLIVE ATKINSON recalls an entertaining encounter with an exotic client who had a not-so-hidden … more

16 mins

August 2009

Martin Clive Atkinson considers some of the animal welfare issues under debate and how they … more

21 mins

July 2009

Martin Atkinson explains the pros and cons of prevention and vaccination for common and uncommon … more

36 mins

June 2009

Martin Atkinson debates the prevention versus vaccination issue in the first of a two-part article, … more

29 mins

May 2009

Martin Atkinson recalls the ethereal tale of a little girl who is felt to haunt … more

22 mins

January 2009

MARTIN ATKINSON listens in on his surgery cat’s musings – and discovers the spoilt feline has a … more

24 mins

October 2008

MARTIN ATKINSON finds himself in the unexpected position of being the aggrieved party in a … more

8 mins

MARTIN ATKINSON discusses the toxicity of chocolate to dogs and the history, diagnosis and treatment … more

20 mins

September 2008

MARTIN ATKINSON presents a baker’s dozen of things clients commonly say – and what they really mean … more

10 mins

August 2008

MARTIN ATKINSON ponders why there are quiet days and busy ones in veterinary practice, proffering … more

13 mins

July 2008

MARTIN ATKINSON shares some of the most bizarre and brazen requests he has received from … more

23 mins

June 2008

MARTIN ATKINSON reveals that clients are not always exaggerating when describing the extent of their … more

12 mins

MARTIN ATKINSON recalls an action-packed day, when, despite his build, he flexed his large-animal muscles … more

22 mins

MARTIN ATKINSON recalls an extraordinary pet cat that, he believes, not only displayed human traits, … more

21 mins

April 2008

MARTIN ATKINSON or how to stop worrying and learn to accept the inevitability of our … more

15 mins

March 2008

MARTIN ATKINSON concludes his two-part series on feline calicivirus with a discussion of its role … more

33 mins