It sometimes seems like my whole professional life as a vet has been over-run with itchy dogs. Dogs who chew their feet, dogs who lick their tummies, dogs who rub their eyes, dogs who have chronic ear infections, dogs with recurring hotspots, Dogs who suddenly start chewing holes in themselves at the same time every […]
Her unsmiling, unhappy face popped through the doorway, and then out again, to the front desk. The phone rang, and with a huff, she answered it, dealt with the call. I was feeling that something was going on, but what? I pulled a text book out of the library, and sat down again, looking (I
The side of the cow, black and white, shivered and trembled under my hands as I slowly injected a big bleb of local anaesthetic under the skin, and then a little deeper, into the muscles underneath. I started at the top left hand side of the hollow behind her ribs – her head was on
The front door was open, and the trolley of the Coles delivery truck sat empty just outside. The delivery man and the lady whose puppy I was about to vaccinate (yes, I do vaccinate puppies, I just don\’t re-vaccinate dogs unless they really need it, which is hardly ever) suddenly popped out. \”I knew you
\”G\’day mate, how are you today?\” came the cheery voice down the phone. \”I\’m pretty good,\” I replied. \”How are you?\” \”Can\’t complain, Can\’t complain,\” He assured me. \”Bit hot and dry though, don\’t ya reckon? Hey- my old bitch has started leaking piss all over the place. Anything you can do to help me
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\”Hi there,\” the voice echoed on my phone. \”Are you the healing vet fella?\” \”Yes, I am,\” I replied. \”How can I help?\” \”We got a new kitten, and he went outside last night, and we think he got attacked by something. He seems ok this morning, but I would really like for you to
It was finally starting to get a bit cooler – the tropical vise of heat and humidity was easing into autumn. I was driving out to vaccinate and microchip a huge litter of puppies – thirteen of them! I drove out through the outskirts of Townsville, past the big sheds and workshops of the industrial
(This particular story happens over, and over, and over again in my practice… Please share if it resonates with you.) \”Hello – I was wondering if you could come and give my dogs their yearly vaccination boosters?\” the new client, and elegant sounding lady, asked me over the phone. \”I\’d be happy to come and
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It was time to organise my prac work, towards the end of University studies. I picked out a list- one had to include pigs, not my burning desire, but it had to be done. I was talking with one of the final year students, and he had a look over my list. \”Oh- you\’re going
