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…
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
Something that is said a lot by surgeons is that unless you do something then you will never understand just what it takes. I realised today that this feeling depends on what you are doing. For routine stuff such as Continue reading The big gaping hole in the skin…
Most mammals, birds and reptiles rely on oxygen passing into their lungs to survive, with most of them doing so via a tube from the mouth to the lungs called a trachea. The size of this is normally relative to Continue reading The collapsing trachea…
I spend hours upon hours reading, studying, visualising and learning from what seems like an endless stream of knowledge. Some of it is stuff I know I will never use but must learn (such as slaughter inspection), then there is Continue reading Inside the dogs open chest…
Friday again, another morning spent on the farm working with the dairy herd in diseases of ruminants. With Easter so close a lot of people have travelled home and so today’s group is really small. Last time was reproduction work Continue reading Dehorning and holes into the skull…