Veterinary Ramblings

 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 Czech cuisine, candle sauce and the Charles Bridge in Prague.

Dr. Martina has published several papers about feline and canine medicine and is a member of ISFM (International Society of feline medicine), ESVD (European society of veterinary dermatologists) and PDTE (Pet dog trainers of Europe).

For more information about where you can access our show, please search for 'Veterinary Ramblings' on google or head over to https://www.veterinaryramblings.com/

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 don't want to hear an excellent impression of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, please join us approximately 14mins in - enjoy!

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 two national radio shows (syndicated Black Dog Radio Productions, Steve Dale’s Pet World and The Pet Minute) as well as Steve Dale’s Pet World on WGN Radio, Chicago. His blog is https://www.stevedalepetworld.com/'

For more information about where you can access our show, please search for 'Veterinary Ramblings' on google or head over to https://www.veterinaryramblings.com/

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 qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2009 and has since been working in busy practices around Norfolk and gained her European School of Veterinary Post Graduate Studies General Practitioners Certificate in Exotic Animal Practice in 2012 and becoming a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Recognised Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine in 2017. She opened Toll Barn Veterinary Centre in January 2014 and has a keen interest in medicine and surgery of all species including exotics. Outside of work Faye enjoys looking after her many animals and playing the organ at her local church.'

Our next guest is the Senior Vice-President of FECAVA, Dr. Wolfgang Dohne! We talk about some very entertaining FECAVA banquets and their unusual special award 'The Athenian Helmet'.

We also talk about Wolfgang's love of endurance sports - particularly cross-country skiing - and his adventures travelling across Europe!

'Wolfgang studied veterinary medicine in both Hannover and in Oslo and after a short spell in mixed practice in his native Germany, he moved to the UK where he worked for six years at a small animal clinic in Surrey before establishing the Virginia Water Veterinary Clinic near London in 1999 where he still remains as Clinical Director. After joining BSAVA’s International Affairs committee he became the UK FECAVA Director in 2009 and was elected a Board member in 2011. In 2017 be became the FECAVA President. Wolfgang is a general companion animal practitioner with a keen interest especially in feline medicine, soft tissue surgery and oncology.'

This week we sit down with Jo Hinde – an incredibly inspiring lady! 

Jo tells us about her passion for rabbit care and how LagoLearn Ltd came to be such an important educational resource for anyone working within the veterinary industry. We also discuss her life outside of work, including the Goodwood Festival of Speed and times when she has badgered parliament (Pun intended 😉). She also shares her experiences with sepsis and how important it is to raise awareness of this life-threatening infection. 

'Jo has worked in the veterinary industry since 2007 and has always had a special interest in rabbits. She owns and runs LagoLearn Ltd, providing rabbit specific CPD to veterinary professionals in both the UK and internationally. She also spends a significant amount of voluntary time working with charities and parliamentary groups to highlight animal welfare and is proud to be Senior Vice President of the BVNA (British Veterinary Nurse Association.) Jo attends many events, gives lectures and writes articles for the veterinary industry as well as the general public and schools. She has received several awards over the years including the Blue Cross Veterinary Nurse of the Year in 2014, an RCVS Innovation Award winner in 2017 and the IFAW Animal Advocate Award in 2017.'

This week we're chatting to Dr Alasdair Hotston Moore about his experiences of working and living in China 🌏✈🇨🇳 

How are Chinese clients different to work with? Was he able to pick up any of the language? Did traditional Chinese medicine impact his work? We answer these questions and discuss much more in this episode! 

'Alasdair qualified from Cambridge in 1990 and has focused on small animal surgery through his career. He has post-graduate qualifications in veterinary radiology, small animal cardiology, small animal surgery and medical education. He received his Fellowship for Contributions to Clinical Practice in 2017 and is an Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Surgery. Alasdair has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as in continuing education publications.'

Our first interview with a Brit abroad! Our good friend Professor/Dr. Stephen Divers is a British vet living abroad in the United States of America. We discuss the difference between the two cultures and what that means for Steve's working life, Britishisms and how he translates these to his American students and his coral reef fish tank.

Steve is also an endoscopic wizard, and shares his best practices and techniques and how he teaches these to his students.

(Apologies in advance, we had technical difficulties during this episode and the audio quality is not quite up to our usual standard. We're doing all we can to improve our quality with each episode but unfortunately, tech can sometimes get the best of us!)

Jane Davidson is an experienced vet nurse, writer, blogger and educator who has been supporting vets, nurses and students through her blog #PlanetRVN.  She was nominated for UK Blogger for the Year in 2019, a finalist for Pet Blogger of the year in 2018, among many other achievements. If there's one person who proves that there are many routes to success, it's Jane! 

She talks to us about her journey from NVQ to PhD, her best teaching (and learning) techniques and introduces us to her cat Edward.

Jane has been doing some seriously awesome work and has helped many people across the world - check out more of her work on YouTube by searching Jane RVN or Planet RVN!

Most of you will be familiar with the wonderful feline expert and prolific worldwide lecturer Dr. Margie Scherk! 

We were honoured to interview her this week, where we spoke about feline behaviour, handling skills and feeding techniques (including puzzle boxes!).She also spoke to us about the causes and world problems that she is most passionate about - and how she strives to reduce, reuse and repair rather than waste & buy new.

For those of you who know Margie, you'll know that she's a globetrotting superstar in the veterinary world. She is a Canadian private practitioner who founded the first-ever cats only Veterinary Clinic in Vancouver, has authored several papers and textbooks, served on the Board of the American Association of Feline Practitioners and was 2007 President of the organization amongst many other achievements. She's got so many important things to say, so if you get the chance to hear her speak - make sure you take it!