Latest articles by David Harris
Life as vet - what its like
A colleague of mine recently took her dog to the vet, after a long illness. At the vets, the nursing staff came to her in the car park, and took him away. The next she heard was the vet giving her a phone call, as she sa…
Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine
There is a principle in all branches of medicine that dates back to Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician. It has come to be known as “Primum Non Nocere” - “first, do no harm”. In many ways, this is the basis of all m…
Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine
Today, my professional association, the British Veterinary Association, has launched their Manifesto for Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine (or EBVM, because I’m on a tight word count!). And here at VetHelpDirect, we’re…
Ask a vet
In recent years there’s been a lot of debate as to what the risks and benefits are from neutering. This is especially true of larger breed dogs, and how best to manage them is a perennial debate. The benefits of neuterin…
Best Pet
It’s not just toilet roll that was running short at the beginning of the lockdown… some staple foods were quite hard to get hold of too, including eggs. And that might be why there seems to have been a massive run on reh…
Life as vet - what its like
Following the A-level results last week, we always get a spike in people asking this question! And of course, this year is going to be very different from normal, with the pandemic making it difficult to access work expe…
