BehaviouRVNs

BehaviouRVNs

By Nikki McLeodScienceLife Sciences
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BehaviouRVNs episodes

  • 8. Debbie Bryon RVN - training zoo animals…… and fish?!
    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 Clinical Animal Behaviour. She is an accredited member of the Fellowship of Animal Behaviour Consultants and the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors, and is listed on the Animal Behaviour and Training Council register.
    Debbie is the founder of Positive Pet Behaviour, offering a range of behavioural consultations and training solutions. Using scientific methods and research, she supports guardians to understand why their pets are acting the way they are and what is driving their behaviour. Debbie lives in Gloucestershire, UK with her family, including Frank the cat, Rodney the mini bull terrier, and Duckie the African grey parrot.
    Links
    Positive Pet Behaviour
    Daniel Mills et al (2020) 'Pain and Problem Behavior in Cats and Dogs'
    42 min
  • 7. Gillian White RVN - Confidence Clinics and acupuncture

    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 Oatridge, leading to a job as a Canine Carer at Dogs Trust Glasgow for 18 months. Gillian took a break from working with animals for a couple of years and worked at a local optician prior to and during her RVN studies.  

    Gillian has grown up owning English Cocker Spaniels – so has more of a bias towards canine patients! She is currently owned by a little Sphynx cat called Bluebell, who has certainly kept her on her toes and helped with learning more about feline behaviour!  


    Fear Free for veterinary professionals

    BSAVA Vet Nurse Merit Awards

    Longview Western Veterinary Acupuncture course

    39 min
  • 6. Tamsin Durston RVN - Dog Friendly Clinics with Dogs Trust

    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 Dog Friendly Clinic membership scheme. Initiatives are aimed at embedding canine behavioural principles into veterinary practice and improving the experience of veterinary care for dog, owners, and veterinary teams alike. As well as the animals we all care so deeply for, Tam is keen to optimise mental and emotional health for humans and has researched and authored a book on ‘Emotional Well-being for the Animal Welfare Professional.


    Dog Friendly Clinic  - email our team at [email protected]

    Tam's book 'Emotional Wellbeing for Animal Welfare Professionals'




    51 min
  • 5. Sarah Heath MRCVS - learning from the best
    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 Medicine. In 2018 she was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contributions to the profession. Sarah is an External Lecturer in small animal behavioural medicine at Liverpool University and also teaches on the veterinary undergraduate course at Surrey University. She is a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist under the ASAB accreditation scheme. She sees clinical cases across North West England at her business Behavioural Referrals. Sarah lives in Chester with her 2 cats, Luis and Didi who were hand reared at Cats Protection Warrington and came to live with Sarah in 2017. And Jamie, her Flat-coated Retriever.
    https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/sarahs-giving-page-2711699
    https://behaviouralreferrals.co.uk/
    48 min
  • 4. Frankie Lees RVN - Puppy School and Wild Cats on the beach

    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/Cornwall area.


    https://www.wildcatsfelinebehaviour.com/

    https://puppyschoolplymouth.co.uk/

    https://www.instagram.com/catbehaviournurse

    52 min
  • 3. Laura Holderness RVN - going from teaching peers, to being taught Positively
    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 classes. Her name was Ellie and also an English Cocker Spaniel. I now have two English Cocker Spaniels of my own called Willow and Gatsby. A bit of a theme here?
    I began growing a huge interest in animal behaviour, but more specifically, canine behaviour. I underwent an animal behaviour certificate which I recently passed. I am starting a top up degree in September to work towards becoming a clinical animal behaviourist and am currently studying the Victoria Stilwell Academy Dog Training Course. So as you can see, I have a never ending passion for behaviour and educating people around me to make canine lives as happy and confident as possible."
    https://positively.com/
    26 min
  • 2. Erika Feilburg RVN - making veterinary practice No Stress for your pet
    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 leap into more advanced behaviour work and enrolled in an MSc in Clinical Animal Behaviour through Edinburgh University. My ultimate goal is to work as a bridge between the worlds of behaviour and veterinary practice.  While I take on clients struggling with their pet's behaviour problems, I also offer business consultancy for veterinary practices looking to improve their patients' experiences."
    Links;
    No Stress Pet Solutions
    34 min
  • 1. Caroline Clark RVN - from Saturday girl to TV superstar

    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 an ABTC registered clinical animal behaviour (CAB) counsellor and full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC). After some years lecturing and a spell working for the RCVS on the nursing programme she went on to gain a post graduate diploma in companion animal behaviour counselling at Southampton University, studying under some of the world’s leading behaviourists.

    Since 2006 Caroline has been seeing behaviour cases on veterinary referral from her base in Yorkshire, where she helps dogs, cats, parrots and other companion animals. Caroline is also founder of Pet Education and Training Courses (PET Courses) and runs regular mentorship programmes for budding behaviourists and online CPD courses suitable for veterinary professionals. Her first book: Fear and Anxiety in Dogs was published last year and she is currently writing her second book: Demystifying Feline Behaviour, for the Taylor Francis Group, due out in late 2023.
    Links;
    Caroline Clark Behaviourist

    Pet Education and Training


    British Veterinary Nursing Association


    30 min

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