There’s a distinct chill in the evening air and a small black cat with electric green eyes noiselessly crosses my path………..
This could be the start of a Hallowe...
There’s a distinct chill in the evening air and a small blac...
I was having a chat with the staff in the clinic the other day and we got onto the subject of pet names.
All of a sudden there was a flurry of names flying aro...
I went to an appointment last week which made me think that I had neglected my rabbit owners and should maybe write a column for them.
The bunny I visited had f...
Technology is an ever changing world which, for a Gen X vet like me, can be both amazing and terrifying at the same time.
I’m of a generation that had the good...
If you think you’re suffering through the summer heat spare a thought for our four-legged friends with their non-removable fur coats and distinct lack of sweat ...
It never ceases to amaze me the wide array of wonderful animals we get to see as vets.
My first job in the UK was with a practice that specialised in snakes, a...
Recent studies have shown that the grief we feel when losing a family pet is equal to, or greater than, the grief we feel when we lose a parent.
This seems sta...
Owning an animal is a luxury and many factors need to be taken into consideration before taking a pet into your home.
Not least of these is cost.
Every animal y...
I was ruminating the other day how running a vet practice is very much like being the principal of a Formula One race team.
Let me explain what I mean. You have...
Vets interact with people every day, as almost every animal you treat has at least one owner.
It is very rare, however, for vets to treat people – that’s a doc...
Some days I get that ’only in Bermuda’ experience, which is always entertaining and leaves a smile on my face.
Here’s one of those stories.
Several years ago I...
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