Veterinary Ramblings

This week we sit down with Anita Dowe, more commonly known as The Mindful Pet Owner! Anita is a veterinary surgeon who current works in emergency and critical care and also runs The Mindful Pet Owner - a website that focuses on training humans to be the owners their pets deserve and is passionate about educating people on responsible pet ownership including training and behaviour struggles. We dis...

In this episode, Veterinary Ramblings gets hypnotised by Anne-Marie Svendsen Aylott from Purple Cat Coaching!  Anne-Marie is obsessed with learning, which took her on her journey from veterinary medicine to human psychology and coaching. She focuses on evidence-based and research-driven training and coaching and has developed a unique toolkit to help organisations and people be the best they can b...

This week, we're kicking off our latest season with the wonderful Dr Amber Lee!🦜🦩 We discuss how she built her career as an avian/exotics specialist and the differences between working with exotics in the USA and Australia. We also discuss the difficulties the veterinary profession has faced during 2020, both with coronavirus and the Australian wildfires. Amber shares some fantastic insight and...

This week Veterinary Ramblings has turned one year old! We'll be back next week with more wonderful, fascinating guests, but in the meantime, sit down with us for 10 minutes as we reflect on the year gone by.  From the bottom of our gin-filled hearts, thank you to each and every one of you who have tuned in to our show so far. We hope you have as much fun listening to our show as we do creating it...

This week we're talking treats - specifically, the ones that Julian won't eat due to ethical concerns over palm oil and it's effects on the rainforest.  We also talk about how the knock-on effects of COVID have caused national shortages of one of Mike's favourite treats (Marmite) and how drinking british beer could potentially help alleviate it! We also cover chocolate, vanilla, orchids, and the h...

This week we have a blast talking with Cat The Vet! We catch up on how the pandemic has affected her as both a veterinarian and a mother. We also discuss why vets are thought to be expensive and how her family influenced her decision to join the profession.  Cat is passionate about providing reliable sources of clinical information and veterinary advice for pet owners through her website and popul...

Ey up! This week we welcome Julian Norton to Veterinary Ramblings - best known for his role on the popular Channel 5 television series 'The Yorkshire Vet'. The show is regarded as one of the most successful shows on the channel as it has reached the heart (and screens) of over 2 million viewers.  We discuss the intricacies of balancing the job of being a vet alongside being a TV personality, how t...

Join us as we speak to Jill Moss & Chris Laurence (MBE) from The Bella Moss Foundation. We discuss Jill's fascinating career as a child actress & find out how Chris got the charming nickname 'Spider'! We also learn about the tragic circumstances as to how The Bella Moss Foundation came to be & more about the wonderful work they do to promote responsible antimicrobial use and good hygie...

Join us as we sit down with Pete Wedderburn AKA Pete The Vet. We ask him about his career path and if he would change anything about the choices he made. We also discuss how he got into the media as well as his love of facing his fears to do hobbies that scare him! Pete is well known as a media veterinarian with regular national tv, radio and newspaper slots in Ireland and a weekly column in the D...

This week we're chatting to Sam Morgan, former president of the BVNA counsel and current member of the BVNA advisory committee & British Veterinary LGBTQ+ committee as one of two RVN representatives.  We discuss the difficulties of teaching over zoom and learn a little bit of welsh! Sam also shares her experience within the  LGBTQ+ veterinary community and things she would say to her younger s...

We're chatting to John Chitty, the director of a small animal/exotics practice in Hampshire. We discuss John and Julians shared love of old books, giving the snip to tortoises and sugar gliders, ferret husbandry and the difficulties, but also benefits of working through the pandemic as a veterinarian. Also, we want to give a quick shout out to a charity which John is the Trustee and Honorary Secre...

Our first ever guest on the show, Graeme Eckford, is back this week! We've come a long way since episode one but join us for a more boozy, relaxed ramblings as we discuss cats stuck in sofas, whiskey auctions and Mikes homemade gin during our gin tasting session. Graeme also does an unusual 60-Second CPD about the benefits of porridge. Check out our first episode, ' Whisky and COVID with Dr Graeme...

Join us as we sit down with Laura Higham,  a veterinary consultant in sustainable livestock production at the Food Animal Initiative (FAI) and one of the directors at Vet Sustain. She is also studying for a PhD in antimicrobial use in agriculture at The Global Academy for Agriculture and Food Security at Edinburgh University and holds an MSc in international animal health. We discuss regenerative...

This week we're chatting to Dr Martin Brice about lion dentistry, working in the UK & South Africa, his time on television plus so much more! 'Martin qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon in June 1995 at Onderstepoort University, Pretoria, South Africa. Once qualified, he left South Africa to gain experience working in England and worked in Shropshire as a large/small animal vet. A year later he r...

Veterinary Ramblings is back & this week we’re kicking off the season with Dr Robin Hargreaves, Director & Vet Surgeon at Stanley House Vets. We discuss the history of his practice which has offered out of hours services for over 100 years! We also share lots of anecdotes & life lessons for vets new & old regarding mentorship, euthanasia and learning from mistakes.  Robin is a past...

We would love for you to join us for our podcast Veterinary Ramblings. Veterinary Ramblings is an 'after-hours' podcast for veterinary professionals and animal lovers.  In our show, we interview veterinary & medical professionals who share their funniest, rudest and most inspirational stories. In our later shows, we have a great feature called 60-Second CPD in which our guest shares some exper...

This week we sit down with Dr Will & Dr Tara from Animal Doctors International. Join us as we learn about the trials and tribulations of working life in Vietnam and Laos. They do a lot of fantastic work, both teaching and providing veterinary medicine to their unusual customers including walk-in tigers and pangolins! Don't miss out on this weeks 60-Second CPD called 'Stop That Elephant!'  www....

We sit down and unmask the mighty organ that is The Raptured Spleen! The Raptured Spleen is a satirical Facebook page loved by veterinary professionals and the Splenic Masses worldwide! Meet the mind behind your favourite spleenos including Practice Wondermum, Boomer Vet and old Mrs Parker. We discuss humour in the workplace, cancel culture and the part played by The Raptured Spleen in sticking up...

 This week our ramblings are not of a veterinary nature as we are sitting down with the awe-inspiring Marny Cringle to hear about her incredible story of surviving and thriving against the odds. We also discuss her success in wheelchair tennis, her love of playing the violin, our experiences with Australian wildlife and much more! 'Marny Cringle was living the dream. At 26 she was travelling the w...

This week we sit down with Dr Adrian Ward who is a Veterinary and Professional Regulation Consultant.  We discuss his work within Veterinary, Accountancy, Nursing & Midwifery committees including how they work and why they are important for both clients and practitioners. As a former trustee of the Bella Moss Foundation, Adrian also explains responsible antimicrobial use and does a great 60-Se...

What's better than one fantastic guest? Having two! Join us this week when we sit down with Dr Neil Smith & Dr Molly Varga-Smith for our first-ever double interview! We discuss Neil's military career, including his time tackling the Ebola crisis in 2015 as well as working with horses during parades! We also chat about Molly's experience training for the North American Veterinary Licensing Exam...

 Join us as we sit down with the wonderful Dr. Martina Načeradská!  Dr. Martina is a specialist in feline medicine who leads the team behind the first cat-friendly clinic in the Czech Republic! She is also interested in behavioural disorders of both dogs and cats and is very active in the fight against puppy farming, giving lectures to both breeders and the public. We discuss her work as well as C...

Join us for a very special episode all about poo!  (We promise it's not quite as silly as it sounds, you may learn a thing or two...) In this episode, we cover pretty much everything from gorillas, wombats and hippos to unusual coffee, drunken cooks and thought-provoking short stories. P.S. We talk about COVID for a bit of this episode - If COVID is not your cup of tea at the moment and/or if you...

Join us for a fantastic season finale with Steve Dale! We discuss lots of interesting things including the truth about animal intelligence, the link between COVID and cats, OneHealth and the Fear Free Initiative taking over the USA! 'Steve Dale, CABC (certified animal behaviour consultant) is author of twice-weekly national newspaper column (syndicated by Tribune Content Agency). He’s the host of...

Have you ever put an IV in an alligator? Or performed a C-section for a monkey? Well, this lady has! Join us as we sit down with Dr Faye Bethell! From Binturongs to Bob the Goldfish, Faye talks about her fascinating work with exotic animals including her work with zoo species. She also shares some insightful 60 Second CPD about the use of IV catheters in different species of animals! 🐵🐊 'Faye qu...