Latest articles by Claire Turner
Dogs
Everyone loves puppies and breeding your own can be hugely exciting and rewarding. But sadly, things can, and do, go wrong. When most other veterinary problems arise, pet insurance can be a great financial safety net, bu…
Bird
The veterinary course is designed to train all vets to the same level in all the common species. Some diversification will happen in the final year, where students can choose to study certain species or areas of veterina…
Dogs
When you think of vets and needles, most people think of vaccinations or blood samples. But there is another type of needle that we can use to help our patients – acupuncture needles. …
Cats
A big part of veterinary healthcare these days is preventative medicine and the backbone of this is vaccinations. Cats should receive regular vaccinations in order to protect them against deadly diseases, but the regimes…
Dogs
As vets, we love talking about poo. We deal with all kinds of poo on a daily basis – hard poo, soft poo, lots of poo, no poo! We also see poo that comes in all different colours. One of the more unusual colours that we c…
Dogs
We are living increasingly busy lives, dashing here, there and everywhere – the school run, the weekly shop, the petrol station. A lot of people bring their dogs along for the ride. But then what do you do when you get t…
