Vet Times articles

The latest veterinary content produced by Vet Times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

September 2020

The first month: great, but exhausting

Dave Beeston reflects on his first month as a resident in the next of his rebranded series, ECC Endeavours.

29 mins
Pros and cons of a COVID world

Chanticleer discusses the "complex knot of uncertainties" that the COVID-19 issue has created in his latest column.

17 mins
COVID reflections – six months in

As she nears the end of her tenure as BVA president, Daniella Dos Santos looks back at the profession’s response to the pandemic and discusses future challenges.

35 mins
My COVID Diaries: enjoy the everyday and you will enjoy every day

In her latest piece, Nat Scroggie recalls some valuable words from then-RCVS president (and former Vet Times columnist) Bradley Viner that still ring true…

9 mins
‘The problem with vets is…’

First-year veterinary student and blogger Charlie Jackson discusses how veterinary surgeons are perceived by clients and how often this can be fuelled by media misconceptions.

13 mins
Significant event auditing part 5

RCVS Knowledge is back with another QI Vets quality improvement case example – this time concerning canine drug overdose.

18 mins
My COVID Diaries: focusing on what’s important

In her latest COVID Diary, Nat Scroggie ponders whether the pandemic gave many the chance to assess their work.

9 mins
Veterinary telemedicine: benefits, pitfalls and options for practices

Maddy Cousins – a mature vet student at the RVC and co-founder of VetConsult, an online booking and payment platform for vets – discusses this evolving area in the veterinary sphere.

24 mins
My COVID Diaries: the non-wedding day

In her latest COVID diary, Nat Scroggie discusses the wedding day 2020 that wasn't.

9 mins

August 2020

A backlog of worry

Nat Scroggie takes another of her weekly looks at life in the new normal in this COVID Diary.

8 mins
Eat, sleep, work, repeat – welcome to emergency and critical and...

Having documented his transition from student to new graduate in Grad Expectations, then offered readers an honest and open account of his experiences and mistakes as an intern in Practice Makes Perfect, regular Vet Times contributor Dave Beeston embarks on his latest column sharing the next step on his career path as an emergency and critical care resident.

26 mins
Significant event auditing part 4

RCVS Knowledge, the charity advancing veterinary care quality, returns with a quality improvement technique feline case example.

20 mins
My COVID Diaries: noticing nature

Nat Scroggie explains how taking time out to indulge in a spot of butterfly counting mindfulness opened her eyes to the importance of nature.

9 mins
My COVID Diaries: is that a smile under the mask?

Nat Scroggie describes the difficulties in being able to read people when wearing masks, and how to perfect your “smize” to get around the problem.

13 mins
Weathering the coronavirus storm: navigating post-lockdown world

James Westgate speaks to practice owners, business leaders and consultants about lessons learned from the pandemic, and how practices and practitioners can survive and thrive in an uncertain future.

31 mins

July 2020

My COVID Diaries: confronting charity challenges

In her latest diary, Nat Scroggie advocates now is the perfect time to consider helping veterinary charities.

12 mins
End of an internship era

In his latest Practice makes Perfect, Dave Beeston reflects on intern life and how he's ready for the next challenge.

27 mins
My COVID Diaries: sleeping through COVID

Been struggling with sleep during lockdown? You're not alone, says Nat Scroggie, who offers some advice in her latest COVID diary.

14 mins
The catch-22 of flexible working

In the final of a three-part series looking at how COVID-19 has impacted on women working in the profession, Veterinary Woman editor Liz Barton talks about how the shift towards working from home and flexible working has highlighted both challenges and opportunities moving forwards…

21 mins
Pros and cons of life with a vet mum

The impacts of coronavirus on veterinary professionals has been well-documented in Vet Times during the past four months, but less the way it has impacted on their children. For 13-year-old JIM GLEED, life in lockdown certainly had its ups and downs – as he explains in this article – after his vet mum was put on furlough and his dad discovered he couldn’t work…

19 mins