Krissy Green

Recognised Advanced Practitioner, Ark Vets, Coatbridge, UK.

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Figure 1. A Comparison of Maslow's (1943) hierarchy of needs and Levin's boundary pyramid (Levin, 2020).
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An exploration of setting healthy personal boundaries as a veterinary professional. Part 2: how to set and maintain personal boundaries

Figure 1 shows a comparison between Maslow's hierarchy of needs (Maslow, 1943) and Levin's boundary pyramid (Levin, 2020). Our survival may depend on our ‘bottom line’ boundaries being met. As our...

Figure 1. The constant feedback loop between our environment and our behaviour. The figure shows how, given a specific environment/situation we will have particular emotions and feelings based on how a situation meets or does not meet our needs. This information is interpreted by our brains and will result in a behaviour. Our behaviour will result in a change in environment and the cycle will then start anew. Adapted from Rosenberg's (2015) non-violent model of communication.
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An exploration of setting healthy personal boundaries as a veterinary professional – part 1: at work and beyond

Personal boundaries are the emotional and behavioural metaphorical walls that we need to maintain healthy relationships with ourselves, other people and our environment. We need to set a boundary when...

Figure 4. Patient wearing a protective body bandage made from Granuflex (ConvaTec, USA) and cohesive bandage (NVS, UK). This body bandage was worn for 20 weeks to support wound healing and to prevent further self-trauma. It was also acting as a brace to support the back. Concerns were raised regarding the patient's quality of life if this was required to be worn long term. Note the patient's wide eyes and lack of facial grimace.
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Using acupuncture to manage wound healing and chronic back pain in a guinea pig

Manifestations of pain in guinea pigs may be subtle, infrequent and inconsistent. Because they are a prey species, signs may be suppressed around humans as a survival mechanism (Turner et al, 2019)....

Figure 1. Wing bone anatomy shown in a Lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus). Intraosseous catheters are most commonly placed in the distal ulna. The pneumatised humerus should not be used: because of its connection with the respiratory tract (in most bird species), fluid inserted into this bone may result in the patient drowning.

A guide to placing an intraosseous catheter in the avian distal ulna

Compared to an IV catheter, an IO catheter has the advantage of being more difficult for the patient to disrupt or remove. Additionally, patient interference will not result in blood loss (which could...