BehaviouRVNs

Rebecca is a Registered Veterinary Nurse currently based at RDSVS University of Edinburgh. She is currently a student at the Karen Pryor Academy “I took the jump to leave my job managing a restaurant to go back to college in 2013. I qualified in 2017 through the Level 3 Diploma route and since then have worked at the Dick Vets Small Animal Hospital. I always had an interest in training in some con...

This week, I speak to my first student veterinary nurse. Emma is a 2nd year student at SRUC, who has a fantastic Instagram account, and an amazing amount of passion for animal behaviour! "I'm Emma, I've just started my 2nd year of the level 3 diploma in veterinary nursing at SRUC Oatridge Campus. I've always been passionate about animal welfare, obtaining a degree in Zoology in 2020 before finding...

Charlie Wright tells me about her career "I have been working within the veterinary profession since 2010. I am a Registered Veterinary Nurse and ABTC Accredited Animal Training Instructor, dedicated to reducing patient stress in practice. I am a full member of PACT and a provisional (CAB) member of APBC. During my time in practice, I ran confidence clinics, provided educational behaviour talks to...

Special guest week and I chat to the amazing Hannah Capon MRCVS and founder of 'Canine Arthritis Management' Canine Arthritis Management was set up and is led by award-winning vet Dr Hannah Capon, winner of the 2019 CEVA Vet of the Year Award and the 2020 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Impact Award. Hannah’s goal is to educate people about canine arthritis. She does this by creating online c...

In this episode, I speak to Hannah, otherwise known as physio_rvn on Instagram, a Registered Veterinary Nurse and a qualified physiotherapist. Hannah knew very early in her veterinary career that she wanted to become a physiotherapist and set her sights on it from the very beginning. This attracted her because of the whole patient thinking and ensuring holistic treatment improved the quality of li...

In this episode, I speak to Debbie (and Rodney!) Debbie Bryon is a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist, Animal Training Instructor, and Registered Veterinary Nurse with over 20 years experience working with cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, and a range of other species. Debbie holds a BSc in Veterinary Nursing Science, the Nurse Certificate in Animal Behaviour, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinica...

In this episode, I speak to local lass Gillian, an RVN who works in a local independent small animal practice and excels in 'Confidence Clinics'. Gillian qualified as an RVN from SRUC Barony in 2018, following the HND route of study. She works in an independent first opinion small animal practice in Central Scotland.   Before becoming an RVN Gillian studied HNC and HND Animal Care at SRUC...

In this episode, I speak to Tamsin of Dogs Trust. Tam is a Registered Veterinary Nurse, Clinical Animal Behaviourist, and accredited Dog Training Instructor, with 25yrs experience working predominately for the charities Blue Cross and Dogs Trust. In her current role of Dogs Trust’s Veterinary Intervention Development Manager, Tam leads a team creating welfare driven interventions, including the Do...

Dr Sarah Heath BVSc PgCertVE DipECAWBM(BM) CCAB FHEA FRCVS RCVS Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine EBVS ® European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine Sarah qualified from Bristol University and spent four years in mixed general practice before setting up Behavioural Referrals Veterinary Practice in 1992. She is an RCVS and European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicin...

Francesca is a Registered Veterinary Nurse with a BSc (Hons) degree in Applied Animal Behaviour from the University of Portsmouth/Sparsholt College, she also holds the Nurse Certificate in Animal Behaviour and the ISFM Certificate in Feline Nursing. Frankie specialises in feline behaviour consultations and can conduct online consults to anyone in the UK or face to face consults in the Devon/Cornwa...

In this episode, I speak to Laura, a fellow RVN and Sarah Heath fan-girl! From Laura - "I am a three year qualified veterinary nurse, my love of dogs started at a very young age with my first family dog Tilly, an English cocker spaniel. That one dog soon grew to FOUR family dogs. One of which my mum let me choose to be “mine” and we were inseparable. I was her junior handler during puppy training...

In this episode, I speak to Erika, an exotics nurse at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, who also has a passion for reducing stress in the veterinary practice. Erika's bio - "I gained my RVN qualification in 2014 and have worked across the board in GP, charity, and busy hospital practices.  Since before my undergrad degree I have had a passion for animal behaviour.  In 2018 I took the...

For the first behaviouRVN episode, I speak to Caroline Clark RVN. We talk about Caroline's successes in her professional life, going from being the Saturday girl at her local veterinary practice, to a renowned author, course writer and TV superstar, as well as BVNA's Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month. Caroline Clark is a RVN with over 40 years of experience in the profession. She’s also a...