Like evolution, change in the professions happens slowly but surely. I qualified as a vet back in 1985 - thirty two years ago - and since then, the way that people work as vets has changed immensely.
A Confirmed case of Alabama Rot has been identified in Dublin A case of Alabama Rot ( Cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy or CRGV) has recently been diagnosed in Dublin: this is the second con ..
A vet clinic can be a busy place and it's always interesting to see what's going on. A few weeks ago, the Ireland Am camera crew called in on a Monday morning to see what was happening.
This week, on Newstalk's Pat Kenny Show vet spot, we considered the issue of the availability of vets for after-hours emergencies.
I've always loved reading books, and the James Herriot stories were the highlight of my youth. I'd wanted to be a vet since I was just five years old.
In this week’s podcast, the main topic of discussion was an ongoing theme for me at the moment: Pugs and other short-nosed dogs that have such severe breathing difficulties that they need surger ..
Homoeopathy hit the headlines last week when Prince Charles told how he uses it on his farm “to reduce antibiotic usage” I’ve always been curious about homoeopathy: as a young vet, I ..
Yesterday the BBC's Today programme weighed in to the debate on vets' fees. One of the presenters, Evan Davis, brought his whippet, Mr Whippy, into the studio, and a discussion on vets’ fees followed.
The Vet Futures project aims to help to direct the future of the veterinary profession.
When is a veterinary nurse not a veterinary nurse?The blog was written for the UK situation where veterinary nurses are actively campaigning for change. The situation in Ireland is far better.
A pet myth is a commonly held view about pet care that is untrue. Joanna Paul, an Australian vet who writes an excellent blog at CreatureClinic.
You're never too old to go back to college, and a few years ago, that's exactly what I did - to do a combination of learning and teaching as a practitioner in residence.
One of the challenges for all those involved in animal care - vets, veterinary nurses and members of the public - is to find reliable, up-to-date sources of information on the internet.
Pet insurance used to be a "no-brainer" for owners who wanted to be able to afford veterinary fees.
"Bring your dog to work" day has become a popular date on the calendar.
At the 2015 Hay Festival, a practitioner of zoopharmacognacy, Caroling Ingraham, recommended that an arthritic cat should be taken off the pain relief recommended by her vet, and instead allowed to ..
I've written an article on the tricky issue of the fees that vets charge to spay a bitch.
The vets of today have evolved from a time when they worked as individual "professional people". Now many vets are employees in a corporate culture.
