September 2016

Nick Marsh offers a very personal blog about coping with loss, following the death of his faithful lurcher, Willow.

13 mins

Jane Davidson's cat has some very specific requirements when it comes to cat litter. However, finding "the one" is proving difficult.

8 mins

August 2016

Blogger Jordan Sinclair wonders if students should be allowed to choose which of their peers they're placed with during final year rotations.

6 mins

Veterinary care will always a be a team effort, but the current shortage of RVNs can leave care assistants feeling like they're taking on a bigger part of the team's role than expected.

8 mins

Recently, I have been engaged in a battle with my internet provider and – ignoring the fact I’ve been without the world wide web for a month – no one seems capable of doing anything about it.

8 mins

Nick Marsh suspects imposter syndrome may be particularly strong for veterinary graduates thrown in at the deep end – but urges you to destroy any thoughts you may have about not being good enough to impart advice.

11 mins

RVN Jane Davidson extols the virtues of unity, teamwork and strength in numbers, as well as revealing a big secret...

14 mins

July 2016

The veterinary profession has an image problem, says Jordan Sinclair. Not because of anything anyone has done to bring it into disrepute, but because of unrealistic client expectations.

15 mins

Author Nick Marsh is proud of his achievements as a vet, but admits to his one major professional failing – his inability, and reluctance, to play the salesman.

13 mins

Graham Finch hates doing dressings, so passes the torch to RVN colleague Laura for her "top tips" on the subject of dressing wounds.

2 mins

Jane Davidson offers a short introduction to the #VNFutures project and urges veterinary nurses to get involved and help shape the future of their industry.

9 mins

Student blogger Jordan Sinclair attended the infamous Lancaster weekend and tells fellow students: "If you’ll be in final year next year, it’s an absolute must."

8 mins

In what he claims may turn out to be his "dullest blog ever", Nick Marsh offers up what he considers to be the cardinal sins of clinical note writing.

16 mins

Although “off-licence”, immunotherapy is well worth considering in our pruritic feline friends. Of course we … more

3 mins

Just because you like things neat and tidy, it doesn't mean you have OCD. Jane Davidson believes the incorrect use of terms that describe mental illness undermines the seriousness of such conditions.

8 mins

June 2016

I’ve written before about omnicompetency, but the word is mostly used in the sense of vets being able to tackle the veterinary care of multiple species in the same day – certainly, the first thing to come to mind would not be a reindeer.

5 mins

There’s a horrible moment we’ve all experienced – a nasty creeping sensation as it slowly dawns on you someone, somewhere has made a terrible mistake...

20 mins

Like most RVNs, I like a good clean. This is never at home though, obviously – it's all about a sparkling work place. I love to smell disinfectant and have everything shiny, especially a ward.

9 mins

Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a valuable tool in subcutaneous skin masses.

2 mins

On my latest EMS placement at an equine hospital, I’ve seen a number of surgeries – some done under general anaesthesia (GA) and others under standing sedation.

8 mins