Species
Sections
Found 191 articles
-
Some advice for budding mixed practice vets
10/09/2020
Julian Earl originally thought that he would spend his career working with pets, but having enjoyed getting some experience with livestock and horses, he eventually spent more than 30 years as a mixed practice vet -
Adrienne Mackintosh, a Veterinary Investigation Officer with the Animal and Plant Health Agency, describes her role and its impact
-
Kathy Bailey achieved her dream promotion days before the country went into lockdown. Her first task was to prepare the practice for new ways of working, while ensuring pets received the care they needed
-
Developing an exotics interest
13/07/2020
Fabian Rivers describes himself as a ‘self-professed novelty junkie’ who thrives on variety. This makes him ideally qualified for life as an exotics vet, where he never knows what animal will be next through his consulting room door -
Honing skills and helping the homeless
13/06/2020
Student-led charity Vets in the Community supports homeless and vulnerable pet owners in Nottingham and helps aspiring vets gain confidence, as vet student Laura Beesley explains -
Martin Smith discusses his veterinary career journey, describes his current role and how he looks forward to engaging with the next generation of agricultural talent
-
Having returned from travelling and working in Australia, the Covid-19 pandemic has given Anna Leach the chance to consider where she would like to take her career next
-
Variety is the spice of life as a farm vet
01/05/2020
Like many new vets, Chris Woodroff began his career in mixed practice but, as time went by, he found himself becoming more involved in large animal work. For the past 15 years, he has focused solely on farm practice. He says that life as a farm animal vet can sometimes be tiring, but is rarely bo... -
Katherine Jacklin travelled a steep learning curve as she created a practice that has the client experience at the heart of everything it offers
-
Simon Johnson was a client care adviser before qualifying as a vet nurse. He recently volunteered at a neutering clinic in Ecuador, where he faced unexpected challenges
-
Austin Donnelly is a part-time vet and an author. The adventures he wrote about in letters to friends and family while travelling abroad inspired him to write his first book
-
Navaratnam Partheeban has a passion for cattle. His career has taken him from clinical farm practice to academia and into industry. Here, he describes his current role, and some of the opportunities that exist for vets in industry
-
Eleanor Livingstone offers advice to students and young vets seeking careers working with farm animals, and explains why she made the decisions she did as opportunities presented themselves
-
Going the extra mile to help farmers
14/03/2020
Dairy Vet of the Year Sarah Tomlinson is a farm vet who likes to go the extra mile. She is also passionate about helping farmers use every tool they have to eradicate bovine TB -
Working as a researcher, Sarah Mason's interest in clinical work was piqued and, as an animal lover, she chose veterinary medicine and swiftly found that she wanted to specialise
-
So, you want to work in a blue pasture?
17/02/2020
Fish (aquaculture) vets will play a vital role in helping to feed a predicted 9.8 billion people worldwide by 2050. But what do aquaculture vets do, and how do you become one? Simon Doherty gives you the lowdown on life as a fish vet -
The joys and challenges of island working
15/02/2020
After meandering through a number of roles, Shona Jack found vet nursing and now enjoys working in mixed practice in Shetland -
A bit wild: the work of a zoo vet
11/02/2020
Justine Shotton began her vet career caring for domestic species before fulfilling a long-held ambition to work with wild animals -
Meeting the need for better end-of-life care
08/02/2020
Suzen Gregersen set up the UK’s first dedicated in-home euthanasia service, helping owners to give their pets a good end-of-life experience -
Improving practice hygiene through research
01/02/2020
Katie Whalley won the first MSD Animal Health Veterinary Nurse Research Bursary, which is supporting her research into improving practice hygiene