The diary of Chris Allen through his vet student years.
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Spikes World Wildlife Food Another Friday, this one marking the end of week 5, its amazing how fast time is going and how little it feels I have achieved. Every spare moment I get Continue reading Looking at crude fat (ether extract)… (Day 187)
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Find Pet Boarding Through the past semester I’ve come to realise that though the subjects are taught seperately that they are intrinsically linked. We’ve just finished the function of the digestive system in physiology Continue reading The salivary glands of the digestive tract… (Day 169)
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Spikes World The end of my second week back in my second semester of vet school and today is a killer. Animal Nutrition started at 8am and I am solidly in lectures and practicals Continue reading Microbiology, Nutrition, and Emergency Fluid Therapy… (Day 166)
Today’s Diary Entry is sponsored by Spikes World Ltd When talking about nutrition there is a phrase that commonly pops up – “You are what you eat”. This is something that has evolved over time from a statement by nutritionist Continue reading A parcel on Animal Nutrition (Day 141)
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: Pet Hooligans Over the past month or so with help from several of my sponsors in the background I have been laying the groundwork for a new type of sponsorship for businesses. Obviously I Continue reading A new funding strategy for business sponsorship… (Day 120)
Todays Diary Entry is sponsored by: YOUR BUSINESS HERE Something that has been my mantra of vet school so far is it is the quantity of information that I have needed to learn rather than the complexity (jinxed myself for Continue reading 13 Weeks of Vet School… (Day 117)
You really can tell winter is here, there’s been snow on the ground for the past week or so now and the temperature is generally in the minus figures. Its beautiful, yet just shows me how I need to get Continue reading The end of Slovak Language… (Day 93)
Ok so this weekend I spent doing revision, in addition to making some decisions about how I am going raise the money I need to continue in vet school. Next week I will be releasing details of my new sponsorship Continue reading Announcement and the fix to nothing to write about… (Day 40 + 41)
Today has been amazing! I don’t know exactly where to start so I guess I will start at the beginning! Genetics started with more on the chromosome (it is a rather large and complex yet crucial part of all things Continue reading Genetics, Milk Tasting, Blood and Bone Marrow…(Day 39)