A recent letter to clients served by a clinic in Melbourne. Recession driven pricing and marketing wars, provoking (un)professional argy-bargy…… Regrettably we have recently seen a number of… Read more
Archive for the ‘INDUSTRY’ Category
Slash your vet bills?
Friday, June 5th, 2009Clinical risk
Monday, June 1st, 2009We all acknowledge that uncertainties in life are inevitable. They’re a product of the inherent randomness of things, and can play-out either way: in our favour, as luck, or as misfortune. The ease… Read more
The power of n….. disease in populations
Sunday, May 24th, 2009Sure statistics are a bore for many, but they’re a powerful tool, especially in an age when computerised records of large populations can be linked and crunched with increasing power. ‘n’ represents… Read more
Information Foraging – The Internet Landscape
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009Much of the exchange between pet owner and vet is that of information. In some ways a vet is your guide through the maze of medical information, and a translator, deciphering the medical jargon, and… Read more
Inauscpicious cases & the power of natural healing
Saturday, May 16th, 2009Everyone expects to make mistakes when learning but, fortunately for pets and their owners, not all veterinary mistakes end in bad outcomes. In many cases, the power of natural healing will see… Read more
The Rescuer, entirely selfless?
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009It is surprisingly common to hear pet owners describe stories of rescue. It may be the cat living on the streets that took 6 months of coaxing to overcome a fear of man; an orphaned dog saved from… Read more
How do you see your pet? Child or tool?
Monday, April 20th, 2009The motivations for animal ownership are many and varied. They may be a companion, child, exercise machine, herder, guardian, alarm clock, rescuee, status symbol, waste disposal, puppy machine,… Read more
Internal conflicts – How we discriminate
Friday, March 20th, 2009Humankind manages to sustain some very contradictory attitudes and beliefs surrounding our relationship with animals. They are our friends, our aides, our test subjects and our sources of food and… Read more