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Veterinary Ramblings

Veterinary Ramblings

Tired of boring, clinical veterinary podcasts? Join Veterinarian Dr Julian Hoad & Anaesthetic Expert Mike Brampton, as they interview inspirational guests each week who are related to the veterinary world. Veterinary Ramblings is like going for a drink with your favourite work colleagues after a long day - we’ll make you laugh, inspire you and perhaps teach you something new!

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Ep 78: Beavers, Bats & Burnout With Dr Sean McCormack

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2022/08/18

In this episode, we're chatting to Dr Sean McCormack: Conservationist, Vet, and Presenter!Graduating from Dublin vet school in 2010, Sean spent the first six years of his veterinary career in domestic, exotic pet, and zoo animal practice. In 2016, Sean left clinics to work in pet nutrition and have more time for media and wildlife conservation work.Sean tells us about his role at tails.com and his lifelong love of nature, which began as a child turning over rocks in the garden! He explains

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Ep 77: Pests, Pets & Pussycats With Dr Nathalie...

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2022/07/14

Our guest this week is Nathalie Dowgray, the Head of ISFM at International Cat Care! Nathalie graduated from Massey University, New Zealand in 2002, is a Member of the Australian New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Feline Medicine and holds a post-graduate diploma in international animal welfare ethics and law and a PhD in feline ageing. We discuss the difficulties of differentiating between pets and pests, how some pests affect native birds in New Zealand and Nathalie's hope

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Ep 76: Forging Your Own Path With Jamil Dowling

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2022/07/07

This week our guest is Jamil Dowling!Joining us from Armenia, Jamil talks us through his unique childhood growing up in the jungles of South America, fighting crocodiles and befriending baby animals, before living on a nature reserve with his mother in Spain. A student of life, we discuss his unusual education, from taking his GCSEs and A-levels in an extraordinarily short space of time, to balancing his life as a student with his desire to travel and learn in the field. We also discuss

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Ep 75: SteLa Tandems World Record Attempt With Dr...

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2022/06/30

Laura is a Companion Animal Veterinary Surgeon who is taking a sabbatical for 6 months to ride around the world with her husband on a tandem bicycle in an attempt to break the Guinness World record, covering 18,000miles in 180days. On their way, they are raising money for VetLife, Mind and Sustrans! You can follow them online from their website at stelatandem.com.We ask why she wants to attempt such a huge challenge and find out how she has trained and prepared for her journey to

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Ep 74: Discussing Animal Welfare With Dr Sean Wensley

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2022/06/23

This week Veterinary Ramblings is joined by Dr Sean Wensley, author of Through A Vet's Eyes: How we can all choose a better life for animals!Sean Wensley is a Senior Vet at the UK veterinary charity, the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA). He chairs the Animal Welfare Working Group of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and was President of the British Veterinary Association from 2015 – 2016. He has contributed to animal welfare and conservation projects around the world and

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Ep 73: Mangabeys, Malaria And Making A Difference...

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2022/06/16

Matt Rendle (RVN) is back on Veterinary Ramblings! We discuss his ongoing projects with Wildlife Vets International & WAPCA (West African Primate Conservation Action) in Ghana, working with Mangabeys with a view to putting them back in the wild whilst also helping with a challenge facing sea turtles. Matt tells us about preventing Malaria and the best way to make sure you stay rested when working abroad. He also shares how a special teacher and supportive family helped him through a

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Ep 72: The Life Of An Expat Vet With Dr Mark Hedberg

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2022/06/09

Dr Mark Hedberg is known as The Expat Vet and has spent a lot of his working life travelling from country to country. In this episode, we discuss Mark's time in Saudi Arabia, where he worked with a host of unusual animals including a crocodile who never forgot him - but has inadvertently got him a free drink!As someone who is fluent in both English and Hungarian, we are treated to a rendition of Puff The Magic Dragon in Hungarian and discuss the complexities of the Hungarian language. We

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Ep 71: Special Episode: Learn About Julian Hoad

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2022/05/19

This week, we're interviewing our very own Dr Julian Hoad!Julian began his life, as most Hoads do, in Kent. As a child, he was an army brat and lived in many different places (although mostly in and around London). Like most vets, he knew from a very young age that he wanted to be a vet.He eventually arrived at Plymouth Polytechnic where he studied Biological Sciences, Microbiology and Biochemistry. His career took a sudden turn when he found out that he was unable to apply for vet school,

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Ep 70: Special Episode: Learn About Mike Brampton

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2022/05/12

This week we have a very special episode exploring the life of our co-host Mike Brampton! (We've spent so much time interviewing others that we thought it was about time you got to know our hosts on the same level - tune in next week for Julian's episode!)Mike had planned to be a few different things before finally landing where he is today: A fighter pilot, a brewer, a rugby player, a competitive cyclist, and a downhill ski racer just to name a few with successes in some fields and

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Ep 69: Imposter Syndrome And Working In India With...

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2022/05/05

This week we're chatting to Chris Wilson!Originally from Aberdeen, Chris graduated from Glasgow Uni in 2012. We discuss how he nearly didn't go to vet school and considered a career in competitive swimming instead! Chris shares the difficulties he's faced with imposter syndrome, particularly when it came to his sexuality, and some of the microaggressions he has faced at work. As a mentor for recent graduates, he shares some fantastic advice for combating imposter syndrome and practicing

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Ep 68: EmPowering Veterinary Nursing with Emily Holmes

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2022/04/28

This week we are joined by the fantastic Emily Holmes AKA EmPowering RVN Media!Emily shares her journey from wanting to be a teacher to becoming a vet nurse and her full-on university experience as she worked whilst studying, all whilst sharing words of wisdom for any potential students out there. We discuss what a vet nurse is, how they are a crucial part of the veterinary team and their exceptional communication skills which help clients receive better care for their pets. Emily explains

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Ep 67: Understanding Microaggressions With Janika Patel

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2022/04/21

This week Veterinary Ramblings is joined by the fantastic Janika Patel.Janika is a British-Indian Vet born and raised in South London. After graduating from Nottingham Vet School, she worked in independent practice and Vets4Pets. During her career, she has developed a keen interest in ECC, internal medicine and hospital practice after working at a clinic with its own Out Of Hours service. She is currently locumming in the midlands while deciding where to settle down in the UK. We discuss

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Ep 66: Pet Pain and Palliative Care with Emily...

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2022/04/14

This week we sit down with Emily Woodbridge AKA Nexus Vet Physio, a degree-qualified Veterinary Physiotherapist based in the UK. We discuss Emily's experience providing palliative care for her horse, the two sides to horse racing and her educational journey to become a Veterinary Physiotherapist. We also explore different forms of physiotherapy including massage and the more subtle signs of pet pain that can be missed. Lastly, Emily shares a fantastic 60 Second CPD which leads to a

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Ep 65: Podcasting And Paella With More Than Just A...

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2022/02/03

This week Veterinary Ramblings is joined by fellow podcaster, Francisco Gomez, the man behind More Than Just A Vet Podcast!Francisco made the decision to move to the UK to learn English. He loved it here so much that he decided to stay! We discuss his career progression and what led him to the decision to make Britain his new home. We also talk about brexit and its impact on European freedom of movement, challenges posed by working as a foreign vet in the UK, and of course, Francisco's

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Ep 64: Accidents, Aquatics And Animal Rescue With...

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2022/01/27

This week, we are joined by the inspirational Sarah Cotton!Sarah was working as a firefighter when her life changed forever. While responding to a routine traffic incident, she fell 50 feet from a motorway overpass and broke every bone below the waist. She describes her life-changing accident and her journey of recovery, redeveloping her strength, and eventually swimming the English Channel!After the accident, Sarah had to leave the fire department and went back to college to retrain as a

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Ep 63: The Life And Times Of Wendy Nevins RVN

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2022/01/20

This week we are joined by Wendy Nevins RVN who has been a qualified VN for nearly 30 years!We discuss her journey from an aspiring drama teacher to a veterinary nurse and remember the funny side of spot tests during our exams. She also shares her claim to fame with a celebrity client! Wendy, ever determined to qualify in veterinary nursing, explains how her life took her from a small animal practice in Surrey to a mixed practice in North Yorkshire and then into Germany. We also reflect on

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Ep 62: Weight Management And Pet Obesity With Georgia...

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2022/01/13

We are joined by Georgia Woods-Lee (@thefatvetnurse) who is an RVN specialising in pet nutrition and obesity.We discuss how her personal experience with weight management got her into veterinary nutrition and she share her tips for losing weight as a person and for our pets. Georgia also explains how the family food environment can impact pet obesity and the issues overweight pets can suffer from. As there is a lot of emotions attached to obesity, she explains different ways to approach a

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Ep 61: Christmas Ramblings With Mike Brampton And...

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2021/12/16

Join us for our Christmas ramblings as we spread some festive cheer for the end of the year.We share our differing opinions on Christmas and Julian recalls a rather embarrassing experience of working on-call on Christmas Day. Our special episode wouldn't be complete without a lot of festive dad jokes and a double whammy of 60-second CPD, discussing the potential origins of Rudolf's red nose and the best way to procure quality alcoholic drinks in time for your festive celebrations.We also

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Ep 60: Perfectionism And Philosophy With Fabian...

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2021/12/02

This week we are joined by Fabian Rivers AKA Dready Vet!Fabian is the lead exotics vet at an independent practice in Birmingham and has written, featured and given talks to a variety of veterinary and non-veterinary publications, universities and initiatives. He is also one of the vets on the Pets Factor, a children’s TV show on the CBBC, and was more recently the presenter on BBC One for Britain's Puppy Boom: Counting the Cost He is the British Veterinary Association recent graduate

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Ep 59: "Not Just A Ferret" With Anna Mercer...

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2021/11/24

Join us this week as we sit down with Anna Mercer AKA Anna The Ferret Nurse! In this episode, we talk about everything from ferrets to fine art - including bats, mustelids, skunks, abstract expressionism, bass guitar, qualifying during COVID, and hummus...Anna shares her experience as a recently qualified vet nurse, and what it was like to qualify during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Anna originally trained as a fine artist so we chat a little about our thoughts on abstract expressionism. After

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