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I recently read a post on a veterinary Facebook page that got me pretty wound up and caused me to rewrite this piece almost immediately. In summary, the post was raising issue with the fact that NHS w…

It's important to learn from significant events and implement changes that lead to future improvements

Planning your career can be daunting, especially when you don’t have a clear picture of where you’d like to be

The more we attend to joy in the ordinary moments of our lives, the more we experience it and the more joyous we become

There are few things in life that make me really annoyed, but one that really riles me is the pet owner who you hear tearing strips off the receptionist because they’ve been waiting for 15 minutes whi…

Practice owners might not be aware that pricing can be an important part of marketing and branding your business, and not just an accounting function

It is important to ensure you have your clients’ consent to send out marketing information via third party appointment reminder services

Just as coronavirus has changed the way the world and its economies are working, it has changed how the SSP regime is administered and the level of coverage

From anaesthesia to post-operative monitoring, there are many considerations when approaching an exploratory laparotomy

There are many tools available to help you adequately assess the nutritional needs of your patient

What are the important things to consider when trying to diagnose a respiratory infection in horses?

We must all learn from our experiences and help each other going forwards

As veterinary surgeons, we need to be confident with diagnosing and treating red mite to help owners manage the issue

The ability to eradicate BVD from individual farms within two years was identified for the UK, but national eradication is a tougher task

How do practitioners apply the science of killing to arrange or deliver on-farm killing in a safe and humane manner?

Reporting of abortions in cattle is essential to maintain the GB’s status as officially brucellosis free

Ground-breaking bovine TB vaccine field trials get green light

An increased understanding of the benefits of eradication from herds will result in a better control of IBR, a serious and endemic disease in the UK

Sporadic cases of leishmaniosis are appearing across the UK and an understanding of the disease is vital to recognise and manage it effectively

Clinically, lupoid onychitis is an idiopathic condition which only affects the claws of dogs. They become very brittle, dry and separate from the underlying nailbed. They can regrow as misshapen claws…