A Royal College poser

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Anthony Dennison — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 01:05:41 GMT

[quote user="Evelyn Barbour-Hill"]

[quote user="Anthony Dennison"]to be honest after 20 minutes of him talking to me about the RAVC and keeping me suitably topped up during that time my memories of the entire evening are vague[/quote]

Are you sure you didn't wake up next morning to find yourself in the Army?

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If that did happen, it would make the Carry On films an accurate portrayal of the armed forces...

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Mark Hedberg — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:41:49 GMT

[quote user="Anthony Dennison"]

[quote user="David Mills"]I think the Pres of the RCVS, who has spent the last 40 years mainly pushing paper at the RAVC, would be one of the last vets I wanted near an animal of mine. Might be useful with a gun, though. [/quote]

Useful at a bar full of recent grads too. Very generous in buying rounds...

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You'd be generous too if you were up for re-election in 2014!

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 01:50:47 GMT

[quote user="Anthony Dennison"]to be honest after 20 minutes of him talking to me about the RAVC and keeping me suitably topped up during that time my memories of the entire evening are vague[/quote]

Are you sure you didn't wake up next morning to find yourself in the Army?

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Anthony Dennison — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:36:24 GMT

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[quote user="Anthony Dennison"]Very generous in buying rounds...[/quote]

Out of all our pockets?!

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Not sure if it was personal or RCVS funded, to be honest after 20 minutes of him talking to me about the RAVC and keeping me suitably topped up during that time my memories of the entire evening are vague

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Hannah Wynne Richards — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:56:22 GMT

Micheal Off licence, but you could use methadone or vetergesic instead of pethidine, and metacam instead of finadyne - but just a little expensive.

Wynne

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Rob Loxley — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:05:34 GMT

[quote user="Anthony Dennison"]Very generous in buying rounds...[/quote]

Out of all our pockets?!

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Anthony Dennison — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:39:30 GMT

Useful at a bar full of recent grads too. Very generous in buying rounds...

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David Mills — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:38:35 GMT

I think the Pres of the RCVS, who has spent the last 40 years mainly pushing paper at the RAVC, would be one of the last vets I wanted near an animal of mine. Might be useful with a gun, though.

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Michael Woodhouse — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:24:53 GMT

[quote user="Anthony Dennison"]However, according to the RCVS, if he was the only vet available and he couldn't find anyone else, he'd have to go.[/quote]

Rightly so IMO. We are talking genuine emergencies then ANY vet should be able to stop the blood running out until further help available. The part where it gets confusing is drugs - you are the only vet contactable and the horse is in pain with colic and all you have are small animal drugs..........

(To the best of my knowledge you can kill anything with pentoject.......)

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Anthony Dennison — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:03:55 GMT

Someone asked this question of the RCVS President at our VDS reunion a couple of weeks back - he's a large animal vet and hates horses, intentionally forgot all knowledge of them as soon as finals are over. It would be dangerous for him to go out and treat one.

However, according to the RCVS, if he was the only vet available and he couldn't find anyone else, he'd have to go.

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Martin Atkinson — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:08:41 GMT

[quote user="bob lehner"]

I keep thinking of the progeny from this (albeit unlikely ) pairing - surely the 'sprog from hell'.

With that genetic makeup he/she would have an opinion on everything and be quite certain that he/she was always right and everyone else totally wrong.

Would probably end up as Prime Minister.

[/quote]For once Bob I would not disagree with you.

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bob lehner — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 17:39:58 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

[quote user="David Mills"](in addition to how to woo Mr A's first born)[/quote]

"does this rag smell of chloroform?"

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Far too old fashioned for Mr M - would have to be Sevoflurane surely ?

I keep thinking of the progeny from this (albeit unlikely ) pairing - surely the 'sprog from hell'.

With that genetic makeup he/she would have an opinion on everything and be quite certain that he/she was always right and everyone else totally wrong.

Would probably end up as Prime Minister. " />." />.

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Martin Atkinson — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 17:27:22 GMT

[quote user="David Mills"]how to woo Mr A's first born[/quote] Be very rich, very intelligent, very handsome, tall, slim and very athletic, own a chalet in the Alps, not be bothered about going on holiday anywhere hot - all holidays will be spent skiing (except for an Ironman in Florida) and be as good a skier as her which will be difficult as she raced for Birmingham University, is a qualified ski and snowboard instructor and spent a whole season in deep powder in Japan. Are you up to the challenge?

With relation to the OP I mentioned in another post about an A&E registrar who refused to stitch up my friend's knee because she said the sight of blood would make her sick as she was fasting for Ramadan. Does that count?

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Michael Woodhouse — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:49:24 GMT

[quote user="David Mills"](in addition to how to woo Mr A's first born)[/quote]

"does this rag smell of chloroform?"

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Gina Dungworth — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:15:58 GMT

I've met vets who had rabbit allergies. I assume that they'd have a get-out clause in the eyes of the RCVS too, provided they gave out advice on where to find alternative emergency cover.

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bob lehner — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 09:25:41 GMT

[quote user="ruths"] You know thst thing where your moth goes all funny [/quote]

I suppose that's a bit like having butterflies in your stomach ?

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Bob Russell — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 09:06:47 GMT

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I don't think you could refuse to see it, unless it was a real health and safety risk (tiger, rattle snake...) or totally out of your competence area. Scared of somebody bringing in their tarantula with a broken leg?

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Tarantula with broken leg - no treatment generally required. It may well grow back (in stages) with moults!!! We have a collection so is within my competence area!

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ruths — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 03:46:52 GMT

I once worked in a practice that ended up with some giant snails in the bath in dog ward. I felt pretty ill even walking last the door. Luckily, the practice was big enough for me to avoid any involvement, I don't know what I would have done otherwise. I have stitched up a frog (yuk) and tried to anaesthetise some toads ( mega yuk) and even seen a tree frog with a sore eye ( if I remember correctly)- all made me freak out very quietly and calmly.. You know thst thing where your moth goes all funny and your tongue feels wrong?! I was a professional but it was really really hard to just be in the same room. I'm shuddering now to think of frogs jumping - yuk yuk yuk

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Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 22:28:10 GMT

To be really boring and serious for a short while, I think the answer is that you don't have to see it yourself if it's going to make you ill, but you have an obligation to find the owner another veterinary surgeon who can deal with it, with as great a dispatch as may be feasible.

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David Mills — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 17:32:42 GMT

[quote user="Sammy82"]Scared of somebody bringing in their tarantula with a broken leg?[/quote]

Funny you should say, that was what stimulated it - a nurse, not me. I'm a man.

[quote user="Sammy82"]totally out of your competence area.[/quote]

Well, this is another thing. How competent is competent? If not us, then who?

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Sammy82 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 17:03:08 GMT