Author Archives: Caitlin

Total Eclipse of the Heart-Defend Your Pet Against Heartworm!

by: Caitlin McAllister What is Heart Worm? “Why do I have to pay for a heartworm test?” Is a question posed by many pet owners staring down the barrel of an ever climbing vet bill, counting the dollar signs of everything we’re doing today. A heartworm test feels quite suspiciously like a convenient little add-onContinue reading “Total Eclipse of the Heart-Defend Your Pet Against Heartworm!”

Top 10 Cyprus Culture Shocks

C. McAllister Having recently moved from Canada to Cyprus to study veterinary medicine, I was expecting there to be some cultural differences to what I was used to. As a Mediterranean island nation adjacent to Greece and Türkiye I was ready for some serious heat. I also did my research ahead of time, I understoodContinue reading “Top 10 Cyprus Culture Shocks”

Be Still My Beating Heart

Image by kjpargeter on Freepik A brief discussion on feline heart disease What is Heart Disease? Heart disease is a broad term used to describe a wide variety of heart conditions. It includes everything from anatomical defects to parasitic infections. Heart disease can be classified in many ways. If the animal was born with theContinue reading “Be Still My Beating Heart”

I got Accepted to Veterinary School in Nicosia

Here is my story My path to veterinary medicine has been a long time coming. I knew I wanted to be a vet since I was very young. It really did begin with James Herriot. I think I was about three when my mother first began reading me stories from All Things Bright and Beautiful,Continue reading “I got Accepted to Veterinary School in Nicosia”

My Experience with COVID-19

(Opinion) SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, whichever you prefer to call it is a coronavirus that causes a litany of symptoms from what you’d expect of a cold/flu to crippling respiratory illness, digestive malign and potential months-years of bizarre after effects. After three years of a mixed reviewed restrictions and vaccination requirements you’d be hard pressed toContinue reading “My Experience with COVID-19”

4 Reasons Vet Bills Are Expensive

Have you ever taken your animal to the veterinarian for something routine like shots, dewormer, and their annual exam and then gotten a bill for a couple hundred? If you have a pet I should imagine you probably have. Caring for an animal can cost a lot of money, but just what makes the billContinue reading “4 Reasons Vet Bills Are Expensive”