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First published Feb 2023

Check out my attempt at a veterinary Christmas carol via Dickens and Rhea! Well, Christmas 2024 is coming. If bluetongue and bird flu don’t get us, I imagine it will be another busy Christmas for everyone in practice. Over the years I have heard several veterinary Christmas carols, with the lyrics changed to reflect the joys of our workplace. I’ve always had a fondness for the festive joy of Ringworm merrily on high , an ode to the stray kittens that can crop up heading into

Can you put cat poo or litter down the toilet? This question has been on my mind for a while now – for a few different reasons. One, the environment and water quality and secondly cat behaviour. How, where and when cats toilet is a source of much stress and anxiety for everyone. I was remembering the heyday of Litter Secret – a silicone granule cat litter that was such a miracle it soaked up urine and you hardly ever had to change it. You just scooped out the poop and, accor

This blog was first published in early 2024. Kitten power! As a currently dogless person, I had a great start to 2024 while dog sitting the most beautiful boy, Bentley. We hung out and liked the same things (short walks, pubs, naps, snuggles) – in fact we discovered that a short walk to the pub, then home for snuggles and a nap was our mutual idea of perfection. We spent a few weeks perfecting our napping positions on the sofa, and I saw in 2024 tucked up in bed – only to be

Horrible Histories credits, making me very proud! I would like to introduce you to something I discovered during my time researching for...

Meet Professor Edward Coleman

As it's now the autumn equinox and YES I have heard my first fireworks of this season its time for a tiny reminder of the seasonal...

Well where to begin? With the current news stories it can feel like we are lucky to survive winter at all, and that there are pitfalls...

Can you put cat poo or litter down the toilet? This question has been on my mind for a while now – for a few different reasons. I was...

I was enjoying a lovely nurse chat with a friend recently, and we started reminiscing about clients and the joyful comments they come out...

A bridge too far? I’m going to start with a trigger warning: this blog contains the word “woke” – partly because I am genuinely “down wiv...

Tolkien about veterinary history Ah yes, veterinary history. Before you switch off I should explain. I am a secret agent. I’m a vet nurse...