Vet Times Extra: talking wellness testing with Rory Cowlam
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite growing interest in preventive care, many veterinary teams face a tough reality: wellness te...
Ep 131: Cost of caring for pets crisis, with Paul Manktelow
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With many owners still struggling with the cost of caring for their pets, the crisis, together with ...
Vet Times Extra: UK Lungworm prevalence, with Jenny Helm and Eric Morgan
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Angiostrongylus vasorum is a parasite affecting dogs in the UK often with devastating consequences. ...
Ep 130: Big 6 panel discusses CMA remedies – and what's next
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the veterinary sector considers its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s provisi...
Ep 129: US New World screwworm fly concerns, with Will McCauley
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With more than 40,000 cases reported in Central America and Mexico since July 2023, the United State...
Ep 128: BVA president Rob Williams on CMA and first weeks in job
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New BVA President Rob Williams joins Allister Webb to discuss his first few weeks in the role and th...
Ep 127: AMR discussions, with Ian Battersby and Scott Weese
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Speaking at BEVA Congress in September, vet and leading antimicrobial expert Scott Weese challenged ...
Vet Times Extra: Addressing common diabetes dilemmas, with MSD’s Stephen Maxwell
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Vet Times Extra podcast, Paul Imrie is joined by Stephen Maxwell, veterinary advisor from MS...
Ep 126: Vet technicians and the issues they are facing, with Danielle Chesek
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With an expected shortage of 24,000 companion animal veterinarians expected in the United States by ...
Vet Times Extra: Tackling tapeworm topics and treatments – with Cat Henstridge and Hannah Jackson
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, sponsored by Droncit, from global animal health company Vetoquinol, we uncover...
Ep 125: Present and future disease challenges, with Ceva’s Loic Jégou
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With avian flu and bluetongue continuing to pose challenges, plus the re-emergence of foot and mouth...
Ep 124: Control strategy to prevent FMD in UK, with CVO Christine Middlemiss
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the Government issues a plea to holiday makers not to bring back meat and dairy products from Eur...
Ep 123: Future of veterinary education, with Pete Holland
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With thousands of aspiring students waiting to hear if they’ve achieved the grades they need to go...
Ep 122: Tick-borne flaviviruses in the UK, with Ian Wright
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ixodes species ticks have been spreading tick-borne encephalitis virus throughout Europe, and there ...
Vet Times Extra: Researching human-animal bond, with Tammie King and Vanessa Ashall
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Vet Times Extra podcast, we're delving into the pivotal role that research plays in building...
Ep121: Respiratory disease in cattle, with Phil Elkins
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Phil Elkins discusses respiratory diseases in cattle, essentially preventive versus ...
Ep 120: Vet Times live at VMX 2025, with NAVC CEO Gene O'Neill
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vet Times was recently invited to the biggest vet show on earth – VMX in Florida, where we had the...
Vet Times Extra: Mental health and the profession – with Stephanie Armstrong, Zoetis
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Vet Times Extra podcast, Stephanie Armstrong, regional president at Zoetis, explores the men...
VBJ First Opinions, Ep 20: Managing the menopause, with Liz Barton
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Speaking to editor James Westgate, Wellvet co-founder Liz Barton delves into the often tricky topic ...
Vet Times Extra: How Antech innovates pet care, with James Barr
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Vet Times Extra podcast, we discuss innovations in testing and diagnostics with Mars Science...
Vet Times Extra: Lean management and the Optimax system, with George Giles and Becca Cavill
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Vet Times Extra podcast, George Giles and Becca Cavill join us to discuss innovations, AI an...
Ep 119: Talking bluetongue at BCVA Congress 2024, with Fiona Lovatt
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the main items on the agenda at BCVA Congress 2024 in Newport was the bluetongue outbreak tha...
Ep 118: OA’s impact on pets’ lives, with Sophie Platt and Sarah Cooper
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Osteoarthritis (OA) impacts cats and dogs, but considerations need to be tailored for each animal at...
Ep 117: BEVA president Bruce Bladon on the year ahead and the future of equine sport
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live at BEVA Congress 2024 in Liverpool, Vet Times’ chief reporter Allister Webb talked t...
Ep 116: Maximising performance, with Sally Gunnell
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live at BEVA Congress 2024 in Liverpool, Vet Times’ chief reporter Allister Webb talks to...
Ep 115: Oncology update, with Nick Bacon
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A rapidly evolving discipline, oncology medicine has made significant strides in the past decade, an...
Ep 114: Preventive health care for indoor cats, with Ellen Marcinkiewicz
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With more than a third of cats now largely living their lives indoors, ensuring preventive health ne...
Ep 113: Sustained management of canine OA, with Ross Allan
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to ongoing, sustained management of OA, collaboration between the veterinary team and ...
Vet Times Extra: NSAID use in young calves, with Ginny Sherwin and Kath Aplin
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this sponsored Vet Times Extra podcast, Ginny Sherwin and Kath Aplin join us to discuss NSAID use...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 48: From hospitals to Harrods
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this VN Times podcast, editor Lacey Pitcher RVN discusses the broad opportunities of a vet nurse ...
Vet Times Extra: Toxocara prevalence in the environment – why should we care? – with Eric Morgan
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Vet Times Podcast, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Eric Morgan, professor o...
Ep 112: Managing refractory epilepsy in dogs, with Mark Lowrie
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Refractory, or pharmacoresistant epilepsy affects one in three dogs with epilepsy, and defines them ...
Vet Times Extra: Evolving challenge of managing sheep worms, with Davinia Hinde and Nerys Wright
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Worms are evolving and sheep farming methods are changing – but how are vets to keep pace? In thi...
Ep 111: Otitis externa latest thoughts, with Irina Matricoti
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Otitis externa is a common condition in dogs and cats and one requiring much veterinary input to tre...
Ep 110: Feline hypertension, with Sam Taylor
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hypertension is serious condition in cats, and likely under-diagnosed in practice. Feline specialis...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 47: Happy Hour 16 – The profession and parenting, are we progressing?
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
VN Happy Hour made a triumphant return for Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month 2024, tackling the top...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 46: Leaving nursing but remaining part of the community
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the VN Times podcast editor Lacey discusses leaving clinical work with Sophie Gid...
Ep 109: Chronic enteropathies in dogs and cats, with Cecilia Villaverde
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chronic enteropathies in dogs and cats are characterised by gastrointestinal problems that manifest ...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 45: The human-animal bond, a vet nurse’s role
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this VN Times Podcast, editor Lacey Pitcher RVN discusses careers with Kirsty Cavill. Kirsty has...
Vet Times Extra: Test for success, part 2
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of this two-part series (https://soundcloud.com/vettimesuk/vet-times-extra-test-for-suc...
Vet Times Extra: Test for success, part 1
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Vet Times Extra Podcast, sponsored by IDEXX, sees editor James Westgate discuss the benefits of...
Ep 108: Corneal ulcers in dogs and cats, with Chris Dixon
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A problem in dogs and cats, as well as horses, corneal ulcers can be a common and potentially seriou...
CMA Live Discussion: Thoughts from the profession
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On 12 March 2024, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its main concerns following ...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 44: Pivots and peer mentoring, with Sara Ho-Le
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, VN Times editor Lacey Pitcher welcomes experienced RVN Sara Ho-Le to discuss traini...
Ep 107: Latest on companion animal analgesia, with Karen Walsh
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the past two decades, veterinary professionals have become excellent at recognising and assessing...
Vet Times Jobs: How to write a powerful veterinary job ad
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first in a series of short webinars on recruitment topics sees Vet Times’ head of veterinary c...
Ep 106: Dental radiography options, with Hannah van Velzen
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While a fundamental of dentistry, intra-oral radiography is often not a part of standard practice se...
Ep 105: Vet Times Big 6 Live – AI threats and opportunities in the veterinary world
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following the success of the inaugural Vet Times Big 6 Live during the 2023 SPVS Congress, Allister ...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 43: Veterinary nursing - falling back in love with medicine
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, VN Times editor Lacey Pitcher welcomes experienced RVN Helen Harris to discuss squi...
Ep 104: Latest on anthelmintic resistance in horses, with Jacqui Matthews
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Intestinal helminths are an issue in horses, and anthelmintic resistance is an increasingly common c...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 42: UK Vet Nurses Worldwide, with Jackie Hay and Michelle Barley
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, VN Times editor Lacey Pitcher welcomes experienced RVNs Jackie Hay and Michelle Bar...
Ep 103: Big 6 Live at London Vet Show 2023
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
London Vet Show 2023 saw Vet Times and the Big 6 panel discuss the thorny topic of the Competition a...
Ep 102: Geriatric dogs, with Mike Davies
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the past 30 years, veterinary understanding of ageing and age-related diseases in pets has grown ...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 41: Small animal internal medicine, with Laura Jones
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, VN Times editor Lacey Pitcher talks to RVN Laura Jones, founder of www.veterinaryin...
Vet Times Extra: Pain from canine osteoarthritis
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this Vet Times Extra podcast, we’re discussing pain in dogs caused by osteoarthritis. It’s a...
Vet Times Extra: AMR and helping address it, with Carly Mason and Sally Schroeder
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the rise of antimicrobial resistance, the need for additional treatment options is growing. In...
Ep 101: X-ray tips for canine joint disease, with John Innes
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Disease of canine synovial joints is common, and radiographs can provide a major route to successful...
Ep 100: Contextualised veterinary care
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a very special Vet Times podcast - our 100th episode. The episode’s host, Vet Times ed...
Referral Special: RVN Danielle Seymour
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the next offering of our short podcasts in regards to referral nursing, VN Times editor Lacey Pit...
Advice on driving your veterinary career forward, with Steve Bailey
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to your career journey, you’re the one in the driving seat. But what’s the destina...
Referral Special: Journeys into referral nursing
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In an exclusive series of short podcasts VN Times editor Lacey Pitcher explored how referral nurses ...
People Match Podcast: Katherine Clarke on her road to becoming a specialist
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this People Match Podcast, we speak to European specialist in small animal internal medicine Kath...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 40: Nutritional knowledge, with Laura Hughes
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this VN Times podcast editor Lacey Pitcher speaks to Laura Hughes about the importance of convers...
Finding joy in practice: owner Andrew Wallace on loving working life
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Wallace had originally planned on farming rather than being a vet, but entered vet school and...
Vet Times Extra: Emergency and critical care, including Vets Now ECC Congress
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emergency and critical care is a relatively young specialism, but one that will only continue to gro...
VBJ First Opinions, Ep 19: Starting your own practice
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With a growing number of practices being acquired by corporate groups, the age-old tradition of buyi...
People Match: Fiona Stephens, with advice for new graduates
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many veterinary students are about to graduate as new vets, and are looking to secure their first ro...
Ep 99: Practical tips on skin cytology, with Irina Matricoti
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Skin cytology is quick, inexpensive, non-invasive and can be applied to several lesion types. To ac...
Ep 98: Effects of climate on UK pet parasites, with Ian Wright
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Increasingly milder winters and wetter summers are already benefiting some parasites, while vet prof...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 39: Nursing the cardiology patient, with Charlotte Pace
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the VN Times podcast we join Congress Times editor Tom Jackson as he speaks with ...
Ep 97: Feline OA diagnosis considerations, with Sarah Caney
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Despite a high prevalence in older cats, degenerative joint disease is still relatively underdiagnos...
Vet Times Extra: maximising practice profitability on product sales
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Ned Flaxman – general manager UK for Krka – discusses how UK practice can optim...
Vet Times Extra: Farm vet communication skills, with Owen Atkinson and Kath Aplin
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Paul Imrie speaks with Owen Atkins...
Ep 96: Stijn Niessen and Yaiza Forcada on virtual internships
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Launched to its first cohort in July 2021, The Virtual Veterinary Internship – run by the US-based...
Ep 95: Canine atopic dermatitis, with Victoria Robinson
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Canine atopic dermatitis is a chronic and common inflammatory and pruritic skin condition requiring ...
Ep 94: Companion animal dentistry, with Hannah van Velzen
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recognition for veterinary dentistry in general practice has increased in the past few years – an...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 38: Arlene Connor and Helen Rooney on referral veterinary nursing
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Arlene Connor, national referral nursing lead (UK referrals division) and Helen Rooney, clinical and...
Vet Times Extra: Colostrum importance to newborn calves
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
𝗡𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺...
People Match Podcast: discussing employee-owned practice, with Andy Green from Pennard Vets
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this People Match Podcast, exclusive to anyone who has updated their profile, Andy Green, people ...
Vet Times Extra: Insights into supporting the modern practice
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this Vet Times Podcast – also a special edition of IMV Imaging’s Focal Point – we have team...
Vet Times Extra: Strangles, including latest vaccination guidelines, with Andrew Waller
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Strangles, caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi, is one of the most frequently diagnosed infec...
Vet Times Extra: Andy Biggs and Kath Aplin on targeted mastitis treatment
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Vet Times Extra Podcast sees Paul Imrie speaking with Andrew Biggs of The Vale Veterinary Group...
People Match: when is the right time to leave your job
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of our exclusive People Match podcasts, veterinary surgeon and Veterinary Business Deve...
People Match Podcast: advice for 2023 graduates, with new vet Jade Bessenay
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest People Match podcast, Jade Bessenay provides information and advice for 2023 graduate...
VBJ First Opinions, Ep 18: Junko Sheehan on three years of UNAVETS
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of VBJ First Opinions, we are delighted to be joined by the CEO and founder of one ...
Ep 93: Ross Allan on OA management
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects a fifth of all dogs aged one year or older, and treatment and ongoing ma...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 37: Professionalism and reflection in veterinary nursing
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Linnaeus chief nursing officer Andrea Jeffery and RVN Sue Badger, who has been in the profession for...
Ep 92: Interventional oncology, with Daniela Murgia
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A sub-speciality of interventional radiology, interventional oncology is common in human medicine, b...
Ep 91: Canine pruritus prevalence and diagnostic tips, with Carly Mason
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A common canine presentation in vet practice, many skin diseases can cause pruritus, and differentia...
Ep 90: BSAVA Congress 2023 – sustainability, well-being, neurodiversity and more…
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BSAVA president Alison Speakman and vice-president Carl Gorman join the Vet Times Podcast to look fo...
Ep 89: Paul Higgs on BSAVA Congress clinical programme and live case work-ups
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More than 20 modules make up the lecture programme for BSAVA Congress 2023, which takes place in Man...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 36: Happy Hour 15 – Protect the title
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
VN Happy Hour welcomed three of the biggest names in UK veterinary nursing when the hugely successfu...
Ep 88: Canine hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism, with Laura Bree
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Canine hypothyroidism, and the far less common hypoparathyroidism, are fascinating endocrine disease...
VN Times Podcast, Ep 35: Rachel Pilling on mental health and ‘self-kindness’
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
RVN and clinical tutor in veterinary nursing at Myerscough College Rachel Pilling has always had a p...
Big 6 Live at SPVS Congress 2023
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The inaugural Vet Times Big 6 Live debate, held at the 2023 SPVS Congress in Birmingham, saw senior ...
Vet Times Extra: Calf housing and scour prevention considerations
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Neonatal diarrhoea is a common problem found on many cattle farms in the UK and is a major cause of ...
Ep 87: Medial compartment disease explained, with Phil Witte
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elbow dysplasia is a cause of lameness in young dogs and osteoarthritis in older ones, with medial c...
Ep 86: Dairy cattle foot health, with Owen Atkinson
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lameness is the most costly of all endemic dairy cattle health disorders, and can cause damage to re...
Ep 85: Wound care in companion animals, with Jon Hall
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Treatment fundamentals for wounds should be the same regardless of the severity of diverse causes. ...
Stephanie Sorrell – a Mindful Vet’s journey
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest Vet Times Jobs People Match Podcast, Stephanie Sorrell – also known as The Mindful...