ABSTRACT: When I tell people that I am a Registered Veterinary Nurse they say “so you work with cats and dogs?” Actually, try rhinos, lions, hippos, giraffes, zebra, cheetahs, antelope, buffalo, the list goes on. Since qualifying in 2015 I have had the opportunity to work with an array of weird and wonderful species, both in the UK and in South Africa, and this is my wild story so far. I really hope this article will inspire those of you considering volunteering abroad to go for it and see what amazing adventures await. The world really is your oyster!
Author
Gemma Crowley MSc BSc (Hons) RVN
Gemma graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in July 2016 with a BSc in Veterinary Nursing.Throughout her degree, she developed a strong passion for wildlife and exotics nursing, which led to her undertaking a master’s degree in Wild Animal Biology at The Royal Veterinary College in collaboration with The Zoological Society of London. During her master’s degree, she embarked on a research project collecting blood samples from free-living and semi-captive White Rhino in the Eastern Cape, South Africa to analyse the effects of prolonged anaesthetics on rhino biochemistry and to establish a set of biochemical reference intervals for wildlife vets to use when treating future rhino. She completed her masters in September and has since been locuming to save up for her next adventure to New Zealand, Australia and Fiji later this year.
Email: glcrowley@hotmail.co.uk
To cite this article: Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 33 (05) • May 2018 pp139-144
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