The diary of Chris Allen through his vet student years.
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?
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
One of the most common procedures in veterinary medicine is placing an IV cannula – a little plastic tube with a needle in the middle that can be removed after it is placed that goes into a vein to allow Continue reading A stab in the dark…
Just imaging letting a doctor cut the end bones in your fingers and toes off… I found this story on Facebook today and just had to share. Blue Boots is doing fine now as far as I am aware… Blue Continue reading Tearing the tips of a cat’s claws off…
This week I’ve seen my Facebook full of people complaining about vet’s being uncaring and just in it for the money. Usually I just ignore it as vets are pretty used to people thinking they are stinking rich (actually a Continue reading The secret life of vets
Yesterday morning I picked up the scalpel blade, tensed the skin and made my first cut into the scrotum of a cat… or at least that was my intention. Not enough pressure on the brand new scalpel blade and the Continue reading My first ever castration on a cat…
Since last Wednesday I have barely slept, have been in surgery long past midnight on several nights, and have had the pleasure on one day of seeing the sun rise as I stumbled home to take a shower before heading Continue reading The satisfaction and the pain of being a vet student
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Chart Stables Recently I’ve been noticing a lot of pet owners posting online with a picture of an animal with a wound asking for advice. These have varied from a scratch through to a Continue reading A little about dealing with wounds in animals…
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Spikes World I am not quite sure how I got to this subject today, however it is something that I thought I would share my thoughts on from the past couple of months. After Continue reading Why negative tests at the vet suck…
Today’s DIary is for every single person that has helped me to get here, thank you so much for your support and encouragement! Merry Christmas everyone, it’s been a while and I have been very bad finishing my diary entries Continue reading A Vet Students Christmas…