Have you ever wondered who the young person trailing behind your vet is? They appear, at best they're introduced as "so-and-so, who's seeing practice with us", and then they disappear, never to be seen again... Well, the…

As the clocks go back next Sunday (28th October) at the end of British Summer Time, millions of dog owners in the UK will be walking their dogs in the dark when they come home from work. Road casualty statistics show tha…

As vets, we're always trying to do the very best for our patients. However, veterinary medicine is constantly changing - every year, hundreds, even thousands of new papers are published, new drugs become available, and n…

This week I was in a situation which made me feel angry, sad, frustrated and powerless all at once. I wanted to share it because I think it highlights a really important issue about vets, pet care and cost. However, I wi…

A survey of the most popular pet names of 2012 has just been released by Co-Operative Pet Insurance, and there seems to be an interesting trend: people are beginning to call their pets the same names as their children. T…

Well over halfway through my second pregnancy, I am currently inundated with comments from clients, mostly positive, and it has added a bit of humour and lively conversation to my otherwise increasingly tiring days. ‘Do…