The diary of Chris Allen through his vet student years.
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Vet School Success A quick diary entry today as it is a very big milestone in my journey to becoming a veterinary surgeon, I know I need to catch up on my diary however Continue reading My first castration surgery – a massive milestone… (Day 420)
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Spikes World Wildlife Foods Now this really is a post that I don’t know where exactly to start, I’ll apologise in advance if some details are vague however I do have to protect client Continue reading A vet students (non)summer – Part 1
If you own a pet cat, you have a responsibility to make sure that your feline friend is living a happy and healthy life. Whilst this includes ensuring that your cat is provided with comfortable and sufficient living conditions, it Continue reading What To Do If Your Cat Has Fleas
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Supreme Pet Foods What a week! I am actually starting to feel like a vet student now and not only have started to apply knowledge that I have learnt over the past year but Continue reading The end of my first week of clinics….
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Pet Hooligans Well today I ventured into the Small Animal Clinic here on campus for the first time with no expectations and was pleasantly surprised (the small animal surgical unit is separate to the Continue reading My first day in the Small Animal Clinic…
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Adventures in Altruism As the UK has now become a winter wonderland I’ve decided that I should write a bit on what you can do to help keep animals healthy in the snow! Obviously Continue reading Keeping your pets healthy through the snow! (Day 135)
One of the greatest responsibilities of a vet is to be an advocate for a voiceless animal, to be able to speak for the animal and push for what it is best for that animal. With all the technology and Continue reading Knowing when the time is right, pets and euthansia (Day 128)
Todays diary entry is sponsored by Waggy Tail Dog Bakery Most dogs owners will tell you that chocolate is poisonous, yet many can not tell you why, or how much is needed so hopefully I will clear up some of Continue reading The truth about Chocolates being poisonous to dogs (Day 96)
Today was the last Immunology lecture and was looking at hypersensitivity reactions in animals. Hypersensitivity is when the immune system exagerates the response to allegens (which is the name for antigens involved in hypersensitivity reactions) and is the cause of Continue reading Hypersensitivity (allergic reactions) and washing cats… (Day 92)