\”Hi there,\” the voice echoed on my phone. \”Are you the healing vet fella?\” \”Yes, I am,\” I replied. \”How can I help?\” \”We got a new kitten, and he went outside last night, and we think he got attacked by something. He seems ok this morning, but I would really like for you to […]
It was finally starting to get a bit cooler – the tropical vise of heat and humidity was easing into autumn. I was driving out to vaccinate and microchip a huge litter of puppies – thirteen of them! I drove out through the outskirts of Townsville, past the big sheds and workshops of the industrial
(This particular story happens over, and over, and over again in my practice… Please share if it resonates with you.) \”Hello – I was wondering if you could come and give my dogs their yearly vaccination boosters?\” the new client, and elegant sounding lady, asked me over the phone. \”I\’d be happy to come and
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It was time to organise my prac work, towards the end of University studies. I picked out a list- one had to include pigs, not my burning desire, but it had to be done. I was talking with one of the final year students, and he had a look over my list. \”Oh- you\’re going
My heart warmed when I read the call out sheet for the day. I had finished small animal consults for the day, and there was no surgery in. I\’d been working for about 9 months now in this mixed practice in Western Australia. The bosses wife and practice manager was a pit of gloom and
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A familiar voice greeted me on the phone… \”Hello Dr Edward! We were wondering if you\’d like to come around for a cup of tea, and to check over our old friend. We don\’t think there\’s anything wrong, but we had something a bit scary happen yesterday…\” \”I always enjoy a cuppa with you both,
\”My dog\’s just not right – he was fine yesterday, we went for our usual run on the beach, and now he just wants to stay on his bed, and he looks miserable…\” \”Ok then, let me look at my day… Hmmm – looks like I can get to you at around four this afternoon
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It was one of those Murwillumbah days in Spring, after a big storm. The sky was washed clean, and a beautiful cool breeze was fighting a losing battle with the glaring sun. I had a smile embedded in my face, and was head bopping away to some funky tunes on Triple J. I found my
I saw a German Shepherd dog today – his step mum had rung me up last week, as he\’d not been able to jump into the back of the ute any more, and was even having trouble with the steps. What\’s more, he wasn\’t wanting to play with his ball, normally his glorious obsession. It
\”Me dog\’s a bit funny, and I can\’t catch the bugger – so\’s I was wonderin\’ if you\’d be able to come and check him over for me?\” \”Sure,\” I replied, \”Where do you live?\” \”Eh? I\’m a bit deaf, you know, what was that?\” \”I just need to know where you live!\” I uttered
