The diary of Chris Allen through his vet student years.
A year ago today I was invited to the grand opening of the new Fitzpatrick Referrals Oncology and Soft Tissue hospital in Surrey. On that day I made myself a promise that I would be back to learn how to Continue reading Beating cancer one pet at a time one year on…
Something that always makes me sad is that in law animals are considered property. They are lessened to a state where instead of being recognised as sentient being they have as much value as a football. Whenever I see a Continue reading Are you an owner or guardian?
Around 6 or so years ago I was lucky enough to spend some time at Vale Wildlife Hospital to get a first-hand practical education when it came to UK Wildlife. This was a great opportunity for me as I have Continue reading Some prickly reflection with a hedgehog…
One of Halsted’s principles of surgery is meticulous control of bleeding. Within referral practice I’ve seen surgery with very little bleeding, however today I saw surgery with no bleeding at all. This is something that I’ve never seen before; it Continue reading Dog meet co2 laser…
Technology is becoming more and more important in our ability to treat animals with more care and advanced techniques. Something that has been accepted rather quickly is the use of lasers however there are several different types available. Lasers basically Continue reading An introduction to lasers in the veterinary world
I live and study in Slovakia, my girlfriend is Polish, and I am British. This was all possible because of the EU. I’ve worked with orangutans in Hungary, Dolphins in Germany, Tigers in Slovakia, Penguins in Austria, and dogs and Continue reading A failed surgery… Independance Day
Sometimes you have that feeling where you know it’s the last day and you don’t want it to end. This is how I woke up this morning, excited for what I was to learn today, yet sad that in a Continue reading Vet Festival 2016 – Day 2 Roundup
Turning up to a field you’d normally be expecting some farm work, however this wasn’t just any field, for the next two days this was the home of nearly a 1000 vets and vet nurses attending the second Vet Festival. Continue reading Vet Festival 2016 – Day 1
Unfortunately vets deal with life and death every day, patients will die. With this there are owners who are suffering from grief. It is an emotional time that can quickly escalate out of control by doing what now comes naturally Continue reading Why online bullying is a new problem for vet suicides…
I was deeply saddened yesterday to read about the shelter vet that was bullied to suicide. Sadly with social media there is a lot of power given to people – however it is how they choose to use it as Continue reading The truth about animal shelters