More about this episode on Morethanjustavet.net/listen Maurice attended the University of West Indies to become a vet and now works in disease surveillance in Trinidad. He explains the socioeconomic situation that leads to animal poaching from Venezuela and the concerns about the welfare of the animals that are brought across to Trinidad. This episode contains information about Wrapsio during its break. Find out more on wrapsio.com Maurice discusses several common conditions in these animals and how education plays a part in fuelling the traffic of non-native species to his country. Later in ..read more

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Dead animals at Zurich University weren't going to deter Nadine from becoming a vet when she was only a tween. If anything, it encouraged her more. But after a few turns in her career, she wanted to go back to the roots of veterinary medicine. Welcome to Carriacou Animal Hospital, a veterinary charity in the Caribbean country of Grenada. Facebook's Carriacou Animal Hospital site Nadine tells us how the project started and how it works. The charity hospital welcomes veterinary volunteers to enjoy a working holiday on the fascinating island of Carriacou, only a few steps from the beach. As she ..read more

Maurice attended the University of West Indies to become a vet and now works in disease surveillance in Trinidad. He explains the socioeconomic situation that leads to animal poaching from Venezuela and the concerns about the welfare of the animals that are brought across to Trinidad. Maurice discusses several common conditions in these animals and how education plays a part in fuelling the traffic of non-native species to his country. Later in the episode, Maurice talks about mental health in the veterinary profession and the financial limitations of both the professional and the veterinary c ..read more

Julian is a retired vet with a lot to give to the profession and to whoever wants to listen to him. I found Julian an excellent storyteller and I had loads of fun recording with him. Listen to Julian Earl’s podcast episode now or download it from your preferred podcast platform, and I promise you, you won’t be disappointed! Support the show (https://patreon.com/morethanjustavet ..read more

Listen to Cat H. (Cat the Vet) - the social media guru veterinary surgeon who has expanded her brilliant advice beyond the consultation room's boundaries. Online consultations might have been highlighted during the pandemic, but Cat has been at the forefront of the online world from the very beginning. Listen to her talking about how she started 'Cat the Vet', how she deals with online bullies and trolls, and how her online and TV presence shaped her understanding of the online veterinary world. #mtjav_guest Cat H. More at morethanjustavet.net/listen ..read more

Claire is the co-founder of the BVCIS (British Veterinary Chronic Illness Support), and in this interesting episode, she talks about her journey to a difficult diagnosis and how it inspired her to share what she learnt about people with additional challenges in the veterinary profession. ‘There is a subcommunity for whom needing to finish work on time is the difference between not having to go home and choose whether you have a shower or whether to cook dinner … rather than being so exhausted that you have to choose between the two’. Oh! and we talk about cheese, wine, duck, and tango ..read more

Carla is a veterinary nurse of Spanish origin who came up with the idea of the district veterinary nurse. In this episode, she takes us through her life from childhood to district nurse campaigning and she discusses the benefits this job role would bring to both the profession and our patients. Oh! And she talks about sharks ..read more

Pip only graduated to become a veterinary surgeon in 2019, with that in mind, she had to power through Covid very early in her career. In this episode, she talks about abortion in humans, buses in Manchester, dyspraxia, LGBT and writing about music. You will see for yourself, that she’s more than… well, you know the drill ..read more

In this episode, Elliott, a vet who works in East Anglia, tells us about the highs and lows of working as a zoo vet and developing his own mobile vet business. He talks about his other passion as a photographer and we discuss his hobby as a falconer ..read more