Jack Pye shares how he turned a childhood love for animals into a career.

Myra Forster-van Hijfte and Bethany Scott explain how the use of activity monitors can benefit the management of canine obesity.

Stacey Bullock discusses how vet nurses can help owners of elderly cats and dogs.

Emma Gerrard takes a look at common parasites of cats and dogs, as well as their life cycles and management.

Lisa Howe shares her nursing journey and, after realising the lack of support around pet loss, how she came to be a pet bereavement counsellor.

This month, Matt considers the “modern veterinary family”, and how VNs and vets can work together and make the most of each other’s skills to ensure the best patient care.

Samantha Ware discusses OA in dogs, and how dietary joint supplementation can aid its management.

RCVS Knowledge shares a case study showing how clinical audits and checklists are crucial to reducing complication rates in practice.

Ehlers-Danlos syndromes sufferer Katie Chadwick graduated as an RVN from Myerscough College in 2019. Here, she tells us about her new career and how she copes with the demands of the job, while managing the group of conditions.

Marie Rippingale looks at how RVNs can assist with procedures in cases of skin disease in equids.

Louise Northway reinforces the scale of anaesthetic role veterinary nurses play, as well as possibilities for further training and advanced physiological parameters that can be monitored.

Ethylene glycol poisoning is extremely serious in cats and such cases are likely to increase in the winter months – Sarah Collins tells us more.

BVNA president Jo Hinde reflects on 2019 and looks forward at the year ahead.