Vet Times Podcast

Welcome to the first part of a special VBJ First Opinions podcast in association with SPVS – the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons. As part of an ongoing initiative to highlight the benefits of SPVS membership for those just starting out on their careers, VBJ editor James Westgate hosted a panel discussion featuring three younger vets and three SPVS board members with decades of experience...

On 27 May 2021, VN Happy Hour 5 – sponsored by AnimalCare – focused on the topic of senior pets. Hosted, as usual, by Vet Times editor James Westgate and VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel, the evening featured a lead interview with RVN Kirsty Cavill and an expert panel comprising Nicola Lakeman and Emma Gerrard.

VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel sits down with RVN and university lecturer Amanda Curtis to discuss wound care, management and the VN’s role in this complicated process. There are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to wound care and it is important vet nurses understand what can go wrong when caring for these injuries. Amanda Curtis talks us through the process and, in particular, how to ke...

In the third and final part of our series on telehealth – brought to you by Vets Now, the UK's leading provider of emergency and critical care – we sit down once again with Dave Leicester to review how well the service has been received. And Dave is definitely the man to speak to; as the head of telehealth at Vets Now, he has been involved with the service since the ECC provider began planning a t...

Mitral valve disease (MVD) is the most common cardiovascular disease and the most frequent cause of congestive heart failure in dogs. European and RCVS specialist in veterinary cardiologist Luca Ferasin joins the podcast again, this time to discuss this chronic degenerative disorder. Prevalence of MVD varies with age, and most geriatric dogs, especially those in small breeds, will eventually devel...

To promote the upcoming VMG-SPVS Virtual Congress (13-14 May 2021), VBJ sat down with chief executive officer at The Wildlife Trusts, Craig Bennett. Craig will be opening congress at 9am on 13 May, but spoke to James Westgate in advance of his appearance to offer a sneak preview of some of his key messages and themes.

This month VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel is joined by locum RVN Molly Fiander to chat about life as a locum, coping through COVID-19, and her love for helping VNs find/rediscover their passion and get the most out of their qualification. Molly qualified as a vet nurse in 2017, but has had a huge passion for animal welfare since she was a little girl. In 2018 she “fell” into locum life, but hasn’t...

With an increase in popularity of breeds that are prone to allergic skin disease, such as the French bulldog and Labrador retriever, it’s likely we’ll be seeing more of these tricky cases over the coming months to years. Diagnosis isn’t always easy, taking time, care, compliance and excellent communication. Hill's Prescription Diet Derm Complete makes choosing a therapeutic diet easy early on in t...

VN Happy Hour 4.0 saw vet nurse, writer, educator and leading blogger Jane Davidson feature in our main interview to discuss her perspective on physical and mental well-being, before joining our expert panel for a broader debate on some of the big issues in the veterinary nursing profession. RVN panellists Aoife Smith, Elle Payne, Jane Davidson, Zara Livingstone and veterinary nurse-turned persona...

This week's Vet Times podcast is brought to you by Vets Now, the UK’s No.1 provider of Emergency and Critical Care. We’re with Dave Leicester, the head of telehealth at Vets Now. Last time we spoke about some of the myths surrounding telehealth, but today we are going to be talking about the future of telehealth.

With 23 cases confirmed in the UK so far this year, this week’s podcast sees us talking about cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), better known as Alabama rot. And to help us do just that, we have the UK's leading expert with us – that's David Walker from Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in Hampshire.

This episode of VBJ First Opinions sees VBJ editor James Westgate joined by David Babington, business development director for veterinary CPD provider Improve International. David was one of the co-founders of Improve back in 1998, and since that time he has seen a lot of change in the CPD sector – but probably nothing like he’s seen over the past year. David chats with James about all things CPD...

Obesity is an increasing problem in pets, as in humans, with multiple causal factors and implications for animal health. Nutritional consultant Mike Davies joins us to delve into a fascinating and potentially rewarding area of veterinary medicine in this Vet Times Podcast. Mike qualified from the RVC, has RCVS postgraduate certificates in veterinary radiology and small animal orthopaedics, and hol...

This session with Brian Zanghi, research scientist at the Purina Product Technology Center, St Louis, will focus on his work on feline hydration and water balance. This is a topic of real importance to veterinary clinicians and the impact on pets in health and disease is significant. In 2018, Brian and his team published two papers in peer-reviewed journals about their work on a nutrient-enriched...

Welcome to the Vet Times podcast for a BSAVA Congress special. Congress is taking place this year from 25 to 27 March. It's all online, and this week we are joined by Julian Hoad, chairman of the delegate experience committee, who speaks to Vet Times editor James Westgate about the challenges of planning BSAVA Congress as an online event, and talk about the treats in store for delegates at this ye...

This week's Vet Times podcast is brought to you by Vets Now, the UK's leading provider of emergency and critical care. Today, we're going to be talking about telemedicine, and hopefully exploding a few of the myths around that subject. To help us do that, we'd like to welcome Vets Now’s head of teleheath, Dave Leicester.

Following on from the monster success of our first two events, we were delighted to lift the winter blues and blow away the cobwebs by hosting Vet Nurse Happy Hour version 3 on 28 January. January’s online event saw Lacey Pitcher in the lead interview slot, followed by a panel discussion with a team of expert speakers (Kirsty Cavill, Gisela Luckhurst and Helen Manning), hand picked to offer the la...

Hyperthyroidism can affect 10% of cats aged above 10, and is the most common endocrinopathy in cats. Sarah Caney joins the Vet Times Podcast again, this time to discuss management options and the important role owners can play. ___________ Dr Caney, chief executive of Vet Professionals, has worked as a feline-only vet for more than 20 years. She is a University of Bristol graduate, and also comple...

In this Vet Times Podcast, Nicola Menzies-Gow, who has previously discussed the clinical aspects of equine laminitis (Ep 42), returns to discuss how vets can involve owners in ongoing management and spotting the signs in the first place. ____________ Nicola Menzies-Gow qualified from the University of Cambridge in 1997 and, after three years in first opinion equine practice in Essex, joined the RV...

This session with independent feline consultant, Andy Sparkes, covers the important topic of feline hydration. While on the surface simple, the factors that influence how much water a cat consumes voluntarily, and the impact on health and disease, are surprisingly complex. In this podcast, Dr Sparkes will discuss how cats can be encouraged to drink more fluids – in particular the role of nutrient-...

Following the monster success of our first VN Happy Hour event, we decided to do it all over again – and our second event took place on 26 November 2020. For those that missed the event, however, this podcast includes “Exotic encounters” From lizards to llamas – our big interview with VN Council chair and leading exotics nurse, Matt Rendle. Also, contained is “Owning your future”, our panel discus...

In this podcast, brought to you in association with Zoetis – the manufacturer of Equip EHV1,4 – we ask Richard Newton the questions you have always wanted to know about equine herpes virus (EHV) disease, the syndromes and the role of vaccination. Dr Newton was director of epidemiology and disease surveillance at the Animal Health Trust until its closure in July 2020. Since then, with ongoing suppo...

Otitis externa is one of the most common conditions seen in veterinary practice, in particular in dogs. In this podcast, Hannah Lipscomb will discuss its principal causes and factors, cytology culture and sensitivity results, treatment challenges and severe otitis externa. _________ Hannah qualified from the RVC in 2016 and was first dermatology intern at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists,...

VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel is joined by RVN and veterinary manager at Pet Blood Bank UK (PBBUK) Caroline Peacock. Caroline tells us all about her work with the UK charity set up to support vets by providing a blood service for pets, and the vital role of the VN in its work. To find out more about how you can get involved with the charity, read “Pet Blood Bank: how VNs can help” in the November...

Pet owners are broadly willing to do all they can to protect their pets and keep them healthy, but commitment to therapeutic and preventive parasite regiments can vary massively. Hany Elsheikha discusses the impact of infestation on pet health, plus how to improve compliance – including all-year-round – in this Vet Times Podcast. –––––––– Hany Elsheikha, BVSc, MVSc, PhD, PGCHE, FHEA, DipEVPC, is a...