The biography and manifesto of Lucie Goodwin, a candidate in the 2016 RCVS council election.

The biography and manifesto of Melissa Donald, a candidate in the 2016 RCVS council election.

The biography and manifesto of Amanda Boag, a candidate in the 2016 RCVS council election.

The biography and manifesto of Christopher Barker, a candidate in the 2016 RCVS council election.

It is harder to correlate the grade of a heart murmur with the severity of the underlying heart problem in cats than it is in dogs. Some quite loud murmurs may occur with relatively small defects.

With the scrapping of the ‪maintenance grant‬ set to adversely affect the finances of UK students, blogger Jordan ponders the possibility of an ‪‎EMS‬ loan for ‪veterinary‬ students.

Four parameters can be measured to objectively assess dehydration. PCV and Total Protein should be … more

I think I might be right in guessing that most of us didn’t join the … more

Delegates who participated in the farm stream at the 2016 Association of Veterinary Students (AVS) … more

Clinical examination for dehydration is one method used for assessing whether or not an animal … more

How well we know our patients helps us handle them with the minimum amount of … more

Towards the end of 2015 I made a few changes in my life; I decided … more

Antibodies to E cuniculi in rabbits can be detected on a blood test. Hence, a rabbit … more

I’ve had a secret I’ve not told you all – a little project I didn’t … more

At the end of January I travelled down to Nottingham for the third annual Student … more

Myxoedema most commonly occurs in moderate to severe cases of hypothyroidism in dogs. Thickening of … more

There’s a bit of a trend for blog titles at the moment – not mine, … more

With vet nurses currently fighting to protect their title, now seems a good time to … more