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🎙 Join Ian Wolstenholme in this bonus episode of Practice Matters as he catches up with delegates at British Veterinary Association (BVA) Live. We discuss staff mental health with Chloe Hannigan from VetYogi and speak with Malcolm Morley, Senior Vice President of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) about the ongoing CMA review. #independentvets #practicematters #FIVPpodcast

This highly anticipated, RACE-approved webinar will help you recognize common trends in people and their senior pets so you can better identify their needs, address their concerns, and make a decision that does the "most good" for all involved. This webinar will cover: The four categories of assessing quality of life (QOL) 6 most common symptoms that change QOL Pain discussion Tools to evaluate QOL What to do when the owner isn't ready but as a professional, you think it's time And much more!

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth and we invite you to learn #WhereToStart when it comes to taking care of your mental health and those around you. AVMA’s QPR training program is free for anyone in the veterinary profession and trains people without professional mental health backgrounds to recognize the signs that someone may be considering suicide, establish a dialogue, and guide the person to seek professional help. https://bit.ly/32KPNOx

Trauma Dumping! Have you ever been dumped on before?😳 Someone tells you about a traumatic incident and you caught off guard. Don't know what to do with the info! Or have you done so to others without realizing you "off loading" Below a brief clip taken from my recent webinar on how to Self Debrief where I offer a toolkit to cope, especially for people in helping professions and animal rescue. #celebritypsychologist #internationalspeaker #Debriefing #trauma #grief https://lnkd.in/d3bUVa2g

Have you checked out the Association of Animal-Assisted Intervention Professionals yet? From education to certification, networking to insurance, AAAIP is here to help you better serve your clients and support your animal partner. #therapydog #humananimalbond #facilitydog

The latest blog post covers humane rodent control and features a trapping method you should completely avoid!

Like our country Frugality and good conduct, is upon most occasions, it appears from experience, sufficient to compensate, not only the private prodigality and misconduct of individuals, but the public extravagance of government. The uniform, constant, and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition, the principle from which public and national, as well as private opulence is originally derided, is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural of things toward improvement, in spite both of the extravagance of government, and of the greatest error of administration. Like the unknown principle of animal life, it frequently restores health and vigour to the constitution, in spite, not only of the disease, but of the absurd prescriptions of the doctor.

Rhymes & Whiskers: The Purr-fect Beat for Feline Feet! 🎤🐾 Click below to read more 📲 #AlmaVetConnection #Wellington #Veterinarian #VeterinaryMedicine #PetWellnessExam #PetDentistry #HerbalMedicineVeterinary #IntegrativeVet #VeterinaryAcupuncture

Hello everyone! We know vet school is not always easy and things can get tiring and difficult. 💔 By a collaborative effort by the SCOW and SCOCA 💛❤ we have made a new survey to understand the burnout among veterinary students. Our Teams prepared an extensive list of questions to better understand your mental wellbeing and whether we can do anything to improve it.✨ Link: bit.ly/burnout_survey

If you need just a little help with a cat behaviour problem or many months of support, please see my cat behaviour page to find out how I may be able to help: https://lnkd.in/edg3gFFD - - #catbehaviour #catlovers #cutecatskittens #catbehaviourist #cattraining #catsoflinkedin