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What is reverse sneezing? And why is your pet doing it?

March 3, 2019 by lauren Leave a Comment
What is a reverse sneeze? What causes it?

  What is reverse sneezing? It’s a loud snort (a noisy inhalation of air up the nose) followed by a violent sneeze. It can either be a once off event , or repeated in rapid succession multiple times–which can be disconcerting to owners. Many dog and cat owner come into the clinic specifically for reverse … [Read more…]

Posted in: Allergies, Anatomy, cat behavior, Cat people, Cats, Dental disease, Dog behavior, Dogs, Dogs and Cats, Health hazards, Mites, Pet ownership, Rhinoscopy, Sneezing, Veterinary Tagged: Allergies, Cat people, cats, dog behavior, Dogs and cats, Nasal discharge, Sneezing, Veterinary

A day in the life of a sheepdog

February 3, 2019 by lauren Leave a Comment
A day in the life of Max, a sheepdog, during lambing season.

Max is Farmer Gary’s trusty right paw dog during the busy lambing season. However Max may slightly overestimate his worth.

Posted in: Animal rescue, Breeding, Dog behavior, Dogs, Dogs and Cats, Lambing, Large animal, Pet ownership, Sheep farming, Work

The best tip for workplace mental health

December 30, 2018 by lauren Leave a Comment
The key to your workplace wellbeing

  Whether it’s a work related New Year’s resolution or you’re on the hunt for a job, this is the most important tip for your workplace mental and emotional health: have the craic with your coworkers. (Craic loosely translates to fun in Irish.) This applies to most jobs, not just veterinary related workplaces. Wherever you’re … [Read more…]

Posted in: Craic, Depression, Dogs and Cats, Emergency situations, euthanasia, grieving, Health hazards, Mental health, Veterinary, Veterinary ethics, Working mom Tagged: coworkers, craic, death and dying, Depression, grieving, Veterinary, veterinary ethics, Workplace mental health

Why I hide from kittens

December 3, 2018 by lauren Leave a Comment
Why I hide when colleagues bring in orphaned/injured kittens.

  “You found them? Oh, look at ‘em, aren’t they cute? Aw.” I hear my colleagues croon over something small and fuzzy around the corner. I concentrate on looking absorbed in the article I’m reading and continue to pick at my salad. Maybe they’ll forget I’m in the break room if I just— “Lauren, where … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, cat behavior, Cat people, Cats, Dogs and Cats, Emergency situations, Guilt, Pet adoption, Pet ownership, Veterinary, Veterinary ethics, Work Tagged: cats, foreverhome, Pets, veterinary ethics

Veterinary Wardrobe Basics

November 6, 2018 by lauren 4 Comments
What to wear when expecting bodily fluids to splatter all over you.

  One nice thing about my job is that I’m not expected to come to work looking perfect. Because realistically by the end of the day I’ll most likely have been vomited on, peed/pooped on, drooled on, bled on, scraped, and/or bitten. So it would be inappropriate to wear a pencil skirt and heels to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, Birth, Breeding, Cats, Chickens, Dogs, Dogs and Cats, Emergency situations, Lambing, Large animal, Sheep, Sheep farming, Spay and neuter, Veterinary, Veterinary attire, Veterinary emergency, Work Tagged: Dansko, Dogs and cats, Lambing, Large animal, small animal, urban scrubs, Vet pockets, Vet wardrobe, Veterinary, work wear

When your DOG gets PUBLISHED in The Irish Independent

September 24, 2018 by lauren Leave a Comment
When your DOG gets PUBLISHED in The Irish Independent--and they get your name wrong. (#1st world problems)

    When your dog gets published in the most widely read Irish newspaper, you hope they at least get your name right. The Irish like to call me ‘Laura’, ‘Loraine’, or ‘Lorna’ as ‘Lauren’ just isn’t that widely used here…I guess I should just embrace it! On Sunday, September 16th, 2018, JUNO had this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, Dog behavior, Dogs, Dogs and Cats, Large animal, Pet adoption, Sheep, Sheep farming Tagged: dog behavior, Dogs and cats, James Herriot, Juno, Pet ownership, Published, Veterinary, writing

Gateway Pets-once you adopt you can’t stop

September 17, 2018 by lauren 2 Comments
Gateway pets--once you adopt you can't stop!

  “Don’t do it, Lauren–that’s gonna be your gateway cat; once you adopt you can’t stop!” These sage words were given to me by a colleague seven years ago when I took home a patient in need of a home. And here I am now with a total of 7! Now I know it’s possible … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, Cat people, Cats, Chickens, Dogs, Dogs and Cats, Hens, Kids and pets, Pet adoption, Pet ownership Tagged: Cat people, cats, Dogs and cats, kids and pets, Pet adoption, Pet ownership

Parvovirus, the silent killer; what you need to know.

September 10, 2018 by lauren Leave a Comment
Parvovirus, the silent killer. Pet owners NEED to know.

  Parvovirus, the silent killer; what you need to know. Parvovirus is an easily preventable but extremely infectious virus passed between canines. We’re currently seeing a record high number of parvo positive puppies in the clinic this summer. It’s possibly the most devastating disease for a dog owner and clinician to witness. Puppies are just … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, death and dying, Depression, Dogs, Emergency situations, Health hazards, Infectious diseases, Parvovirus, Pet ownership, Veterinary, Veterinary emergency Tagged: infectious diseases, Parvovirus, responsible pet ownership, vaccines, Veterinary

The Fine Line Between Helping and Hurting

August 29, 2018 by lauren 4 Comments
The fine line between helping and hurting.

  It was like any other morning. I woke up, made a cup of tea, and looked out the window to admire the tidal river outside our yard. But then I spotted something odd. A swan was in the middle of the seaweed, not moving. He’s probably just resting, I told myself. I got the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, Birds, death and dying, Emergency situations, euthanasia, Veterinary, Veterinary ethics, Wildlife, Wildlife rehabilitation, Working mom Tagged: death and dying, swans, Veterinary, veterinary ethics, Wildlife

The Joy of Adopting Rescued Battery Hens

August 14, 2018 by lauren 2 Comments
Adopting rescued battery hens benefits not just them, but you too.

  I’ve blogged about the joys of adopting creatures in need as well as my love for our backyard chickens. Well today I want to tell you about our recent adoption of battery hens. It just so happened that I picked up our 3 new additions after my sister-in-law’s hen party, and then brought them … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, Battery Hens, Birds, Breeding, Chicken husbandry, Chickens, Hens, Kids and pets, Pet adoption, Pet ownership Tagged: adoption, animal rescue, battery hens, eggs, ethics, farming, hens, kids and pets
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