what area do you specialise in ?

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Jane Rowe — Wed, 12 May 2010 10:53:10 GMT

I'm not actually qualified yet but I quite like talking to owners of new animals and trying to get them to start looking after their animals properly at the start - good nutrition, teeth brushing, training, socialisation, advising neutering etc.

I like prepping for surgery also and looking after animals recovering from anaesthesia.

I also have an interest in gerbils/chipmunks because I have some of my own and would like to gain more experience with other rodents and maybe exotics but I've been in 3 different practices for 10 weeks each and saw nothing only dogs and cats and one hamster for PTS which was odd. I would have though that people were buying pets like these now but obviously I was wrong. Is this a general thing in Veterinary clinics or is it an Irish thing??

Jane

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Nick Shackleton — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:33:23 GMT

[quote user="Susannah Mackenzie"]

How do you go about getting more certificates like Exotic? Its something id be interesting in getting after i qualify!

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https://courses.ed-coll.ac.uk/website/onlineservices/resultsYear.aspx?directory=true&ref=VTSX/EXSP

Click where it says details

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Susannah Carrigan SVN — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:28:55 GMT

How do you go about getting more certificates like Exotic? Its something id be interesting in getting after i qualify!

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

wendy scott — Sun, 09 May 2010 23:33:22 GMT

My specialist area is behaviour, am on my second course first one being a feline course this one being the canine course. Have been obssessed with animal behaviour since before i qualified all 6 or 7 years ago. I love it!

Also interested in transfusion medicine, physio and orthopaedics.

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Anneke Kuipers — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:58:54 GMT

i love anything surgical, especially when i need to scrub in

i love all schedule 3 handlings

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Dawn Seabrook — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:24:17 GMT

My area of interest is wound managment the bigger and nastier the better just love it when you see something that looked awful to start with healed and looking lovely.

On the earlier note of Bereavement I went on a brill course run by Improve CPD earlier in the year the speaker Belinda Johnson Really inspired me and the others I went with to go back to work and change things.

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Claire Cameron — Thu, 06 May 2010 09:06:07 GMT

Seems to be Sphynx for me at the minute

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Sally Howe — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:09:58 GMT

Exotics especially herps and rabbits, dentistry, and anaesthetics.

Used to get excited about nutrition but now I'm not.

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Emma Daw — Wed, 05 May 2010 11:12:13 GMT

I specialise in exotics, I gained my exotics cert 7 years ago. Plus there are loads of top up courses which you can do to pad out your exotics knowledge e.g herpetology, primatology (very useful when you need to let zookeepers and hobbyists know, you know what you are talking about !)

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Rachel Jayne — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:47:21 GMT

Bunnies!!!!! and other small furries/exotics.

Also nutrition.

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Emma Clark — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:22:39 GMT

My main interest is exotics, especially guinea pigs, and am currently studying for the C&G exotics nursing. I also like dental work!

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Kerry Spain — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:01:22 GMT

[quote user="Sal (the 1st) Holesworth VN CMH Chyp (M)PNLP"]

Whilst studying counselling it can often bring past memories to the surface and sometimes they may need to be addressed - and sometimes it really helps to have somebody around to talk to.

if you do decide to do counselling dont forget the most important person - you, it can get you down if you dont

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Funny you should say that, I went to the Hill's VNA weekend course a few years back and we had a lady in for an hour (sorry I forget her name) she is a human councillor and has extended her expertise to the animal sector and half way through she evoked some emotion me which I hadn't realised I had concealed and to be fair it was shocking! It brought up a lot of emotion connected with grand parents and I was not expecting this.

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Sal the 1st — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:10:32 GMT

[quote user="Kerry 'kezzathecat' Haigh RVN"]

[quote user="debaandv"]

Hi,

My special interests are bereavement counselling, a wonderful service offered to our clients and others suffering following the loss of their pet. My other passion is feline medicine am currently studying the FAB nursing course which is very informative and would highly recommend it to others!

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Hiya, can I just ask which berevement course you did please? I looked into it a while back and got put off as someone told me that I couldn't effectively council anyone if I wasn't already trained as a human councillor??

Thanks!

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I completed about half of the PBBS course run through SCAS and the Blue Cross before changing jobs. I found it hard going - but maybe its just me? I had already completed counselling courses prior to this and did get a really good training through cruise and sands and another caring charity

I think the important thing to remember is that counselling and support are often as near as dammit the same thing under another name (ok maybe a few differences) so even if you dont have counselling qualifications you are still able to offer support and support can be just as valuable to somebody in need

many colleges offer counselling skills as a night class if you wanted to go this route and I would choose this instead of a correspondence course. Whilst studying counselling it can often bring past memories to the surface and sometimes they may need to be addressed - and sometimes it really helps to have somebody around to talk to.

if you do decide to do counselling dont forget the most important person - you, it can get you down if you dont

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

A Little TLC — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:18:49 GMT

Wildlife, emergency, critical care, research.

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

les punton — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:55:57 GMT

I specailise in eating..........haha

but in practice I like Radiography, Intensive nursing and being busy!

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Kerry Spain — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:36:33 GMT

[quote user="debaandv"]

Hi,

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Thanks!

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Sidonia — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:47:41 GMT

Wildlife Especially the critters that other nurses might turn their noses up at, like seagulls!!

Also rabbit nutrition.

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Kerry Spain — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:08:48 GMT

[quote user="Nick 'Batfink' Shackleton DipAVN(Surgical)VN MBVNA"]

I would say my special areas of interest are anaesthesia and imaging, but I proper got into imaging and now working for the NHS in RAdiography!!!

So far loving it!

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Now Nick - I detect a LOT of Mancunian lingo in that sentence!!

"I proper got into imaging" PROPER?? HAHAHA

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Saskia Quinn — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:07:00 GMT

I particularly enjoy the anaesthesia & medicine nursing aspects of veterinary and how different drugs affect the body. I quite like bandaging, fluid therapy and client communication.

I enjoy treating rabbits though dont see as many as I would like!

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Steph Phillips — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:06:52 GMT

[quote user="Sandra Taylor RVN"]

[quote user="Kerry 'kezzathecat' Haigh RVN"]

We specialise in idiots, well I think we must after all we get a lot visit us every day

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ROFLMAO

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HAHAHAHA!!!! Kerry thats soo true!!!

I'm not qualified, but been working in practice for 9yrs now and areas that interest me are oncology, orthopedic surgery, physio, and anything that involves an exploratory laparotomy!!

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Steph Phillips — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:01:08 GMT

[quote user="Kim Blowing RVN"]

Border terriers?

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hehe!! and mee!!!

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:58:48 GMT

I like critical care medical nursing, I have a particular interest in ARF and CRF and most endocrinological disorders. I also like orthopaedics, funny I used to hate ortho stuff, but now I love it!

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

paula morgan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:47:33 GMT

Me too x I love my wee BTs xx Still a student but really interested in the bereavment courses, would love to be able to help someone a little bit when the time comes x

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:37:23 GMT

Re: what area do you specialise in ?

Erica Huggins — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:21:43 GMT

[quote user="kaz84"]

my boss has a photonic therapy laser and offers it to clients... well she has had it for over a year but hasnt pushed it hard enough.i my self have tried acupuncture for my chronic back pain and have found huge success, but i am willing to try the laser. i asked my physio and he had never heard of it, but the one we have in clinic is for animals but is also used on humans. it is a monochromatic light that acts on the classical acupuncture points, other clinics i know have found success with this therapy, they claim it cheap, pain free and doesnt stress the animal. has anyone else used this therapy before in animals for arthritis, broken legs, spinal cases? would be interesting to find out more info, there isnt much online and other opinions would be great.

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Hi I have worked in a practice where this type of accupunture was used. A visiting therapsit (who started out orginally as a VN, then trained in human accupunture as now offers this service too) had serveral dogs reffered to her for various complaints. OA related pain in hips etc. Many owner reported the dog seemed more comfortable after the treatment. My most favourate use of the therapy is with Aural Heamatomas.!

in regards to my own specalist interest it is obvioulsy nutrition with my city and guilds certificate, but also client care and preventative care. I enjoy the client contact and the oppertunity to help prevent / reduce the incidence / ensure the animal is reciving 100% holistic care, ie tablets on their own do not work, the environment and the care given to the patient needs to be correct to.