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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 fortune to grow up before the invention of the internet and so, apart from the odd dubiou...

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 glands. Even the short-coated breeds struggle with our summer temperatures and high humid...

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, amongst the more regular pets, and I quickly had to learn how to safely handle and take blo...

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 staggering but, when you speak to anyone who has recently lost their pet about their feelings...

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 you care for will cost you money, even the tiny feral kitten that you started to feed at yo...

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 the vets – your race drivers – highly skilled precision workers who constantly think on t...

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 doctor thing. So it’s been an absolutely fascinating experience for me to become a Covid-19 v...

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 was seeing patients in clinic. Normally, when the next patient arrives, you get a little ...

You never know quite what your day will bring being a vet, but sometimes the bigger surprise is for the owner. I had a lovely client with two older dogs who decided to get a rescue dog to add to her pack. She got a sweetheart of a mixed breed with lo...

I love Easter with the warming weather, kite flying, birds singing, chocolate eggs and spring flowers. But for our four-legged friends this holiday can be a bit of a hazardous time. Did you know that Easter lilies, although very beautiful, are lethal...