As a veterinary student, I had to earn my living with student work. In time I became pickier and chose...
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WHAT IF IT IS NOT “JUST” A COUGH?
WHAT IF IT IS NOT “JUST” A COUGH? It was Friday early in the afternoon and I was already...
NOT EVERYONE IS A SURGEON …
They say, it is hard to be good at everything. Well … there are people, who give us the feeling,...
WHY BELIEVE IN OKEAN AND ATTEND THEIR COURSES?
Nowadays we all (some more, others less) are struggling with how to spend our money wisely. How much are we...
WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY?
I am sitting in the office, because I don’t have patients at the moment. Suddenly, I hear a technician, calling...
The beginning of veterinary path: from theory to practice
When a young graduate of veterinary medicine starts to work in a small animal practice he’s usually very confident and full of theoretical knowledge. But what he lacks is experiences or as older colleagues would call it: »intuition« or »gut feeling«. And with first patients start first frustrations and pressures that young vet needs to go through. Let’s imagine a few situations. • A dog comes to a veterinary clinic because of vomiting and diarrhea. Did he just eat some rubbish on his walk and would be o.k. tomorrow (with or without treatment) or is this a sign of a more serious disease process? How many diagnostic tests should be done? Bloodwork, urine analysis, maybe diagnostic imaging? In which order? (Let’s keep in mind we are spending owner’s money and we are not supposed to do any unnecessary tests). On the clinical examination, does this dog really have a painful abdomen or is this just a case of a nervous dog that reacts to every interaction with a veterinarian? • Early spring – season of a kennel cough. Patient after patient comes with the same anamnesis:...
“SECOND OPINION”
A client comes into my examination room: »We have already seen some other veterinarian and they have ruined our dog!...
Veterinary history
Veterinary medicine has crossed a long, revolutionary road since its beginnings, from few thousands of years BC to modern veterinary...
Internal medicine
As a veterinarian, you got into the field of medicine mostly for one reason—because you care about animals. In order...
Why the future belongs to clinicians with strong business acumen
The competition Once upon a time, small veterinary practices competed with the other small guy down the street. Those days...
Why Neurology?
THE NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND LOCALISATION HOW TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU SEE AND KNOW IF IT IS NORMAL OR ABNORMAL The...