The ‘day in the life’ series, in association with MSD Animal Health and XLVets Ireland, kicked off on Monday (April 24) with Kieran Devaney, veterinary practitioner with Ormonde Veterinary Clinic, a mixed practice in Kilkenny city.
The vet took to Instagram where he brought viewers about his busy day, which covered everything from a joint infection, synchronising heifers, blooding some cows, and looking after a sick goat.
Kieran is a native of Co. Tipperary who has been working and living in Co. Kilkenny for the past seven years, after qualifying from the University of Edinburgh in 2011.
He has an interested in all aspects of veterinary medicine, especially herd and flock health, which led him to undertake a certificate in dairy herd health at University College Dublin (UCD) in 2019.
You can watch Kieran’s busy day back through the video below for an insight into how his day went.
A day in the life of Irish vets
Join XLVets Ireland in conjunction with MSD Animal Health for the rest of this week, April 24-27, where over next three days they will shadow a different vet and their team to chronical a day in the life of a vet live on Instagram.
Viewers will get the opportunity to follow each vet for the whole day to get an insight into just what a typical day looks like for a vet in practice.
They will also get to learn about the vet’s practice, be introduced to the team and learn about different disease threats to watch out for at this time of year.
The series will run on Instagram from Monday, April 24 to Thursday, April 27, kicking off from 10:00a.m and finishing at 4:00p.m.
To follow the series, follow @msdanimalhealthireland and @xlvets_ireland on Instagram.
Series schedule and featured vets:
- Day one: Monday, April 24, Kieran Devaney (pictured top) and Danielle Kealy, Ormonde Veterinary Hospital – mixed practice;
- Day two: Tuesday, April 25, Marie Louise Ryan, Sean Coffey, Katie Carr, Liam O Dea and Micheál English, Mulcair Veterinary Clinic – mixed practice;
- Day three: Wednesday, April 26, Pat Devine, Lismore Veterinary – mixed practice, but will focus on farm animals;
- Day four: Thursday, April 27, Conor Geraghty, FarmGate Veterinary Group – farm animal practice.
To run alongside the series, Agriland will publish recap articles on the vets and their days.
