gorgeous cat

Just sharing a little holiday experience I had in Kruger National Park in South Africa recently. Just can't do without my animal friends and I must say this was absolutely wonderful to see them semi-wild. This guy passed by our car at only 3 meters and he was not amused to see his love intentions interrupted by a group of annoying tourist. He did however stay concentrated and fortunately kept going after 'his' girl. She off course played hard to get and we only saw the courtship. Definitely worth a trip!! Ellen

Frankie's visit........

Today we had a visit from Frankie. Frankie is a border collie puppy who was successfully treated for Parvovirus in the clinic. He has been at home now for the past 2 months or so, and we were so shocked to see how much he had grown! It's so nice when owners bring their pets back to us just for a visit. When patients are admitted to the clinic and unfortunately have to stay for a while, it's so easy to get attached. Unfortunately the outcome is not always good, and that's definitely the worse part about our jobs. As a nurse, I can speak for other veterinary nurses in saying that, we do it for the animals. We all have such a love for our patients, and as heart-breaking as it can be, it's a job that you have to look at the positives. For every animal that doesn't make it or has to be put down, we send home 10 more than we've fixed and made healthy again. It definitely doesn't make it any easier, but when patients come back to visit after being on death's door, it makes you realize, yes I'm definitely in the right profession. Not many people can say that they love their jobs and actually make a difference everyday, but we can, and for that, I'm so proud to be a Veterinary Nurse.