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It’s hard to believe that nine years ago I was standing on a stage in Košice, Slovakia, receiving my veterinary degree. I’d had a dream—one that felt a little crazy at the time—and I was finally coming out the other side. I’d never imagined living in another country. Yet I sold most of my belongings,…
Sometimes you get a piece of paper that seems so insignificant. Yet represents so much. I’ve got a few of these now. Sometimes they come with special ceremonies, though most of these I’ve skipped where possible. I am not keen on the fuss. And have never really seen the point. I remember back when I…
I have a limited support network, and for me twitter can be a place for me to share though often I limit what I share. Often I can go through an entire week of nights speaking to just a single other person other than patients. Especially with covid and being in a new place. It…
This last week has been an absolute whirlwind. I started it seeing my first ever brain surgery, finished it seeing several abdominal organs removed from a chest. And topped it all over with the launch of BVDA Talking Teeth (virtual) Tour 2021. Brain surgery Even being within a neurology specialist centre the brain though imaged…
“Is it safe for me to cuddle my pet when we get home?” I had to stop and think. The pet had been with us for less than an hour. We had used full PPE. Client knew we were working in a covid secure way. Yet they were scared of cuddling their pet when they…
I found myself in a constant state of panic this week. Dreading going in to work. Having a headache develop in the 2 hours between waking and getting to work. Once in dreading the phone ringing. Counting down the hours until I could escape back to bed. And praying nothing bad happened in that time.…
Lockdown 2 This past week I have been on days. We entered lockdown again on Thursday. With lockdown we are still working as we have been, though the specialist departments have been separated into their own teams. This showed benefit yesterday as one of the teams has to now isolate as a team member tested…
Costs of vet visits This last Monday was a bank holiday. And somehow I ended up on duty. I often avoid writing about costs here as it is such a contentious issue. Running an emergency veterinary service is expensive. And we did not cover the costs of opening and staffing the building. Yet the consult…
It feels as though the week has flown by. End of Module 5 My fifth CertAVP module is nearly complete. I’ve passed all my case reports and the end of module exam. I’ve still got to submit my case log however I need a couple more (specific) cases to be able to complete this so…
The second in my new weekly blog commitment this week, still not sure how this will work. It will be fun seeing what happens though. This last week should have been my week of days at my internship however because of covid-19 they are still not allowing interns into the building. This means I am…