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 18th March 2010
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Pets in France After qualifying as a vet in 1990 from the Royal Veterinary College, I worked first in Huntingdonshire at a mixed practice for 2 years and then at a small animal vets in Folkestone on the Kent Coast for 10 years. In 2002 I moved with my husband and two boys to the Lot et Garonne in south west France. The countryside here is so much like Kent and Sussex that we feel comfortable living here. After three years I felt I was ready to start working here. As anyone who has set up a business in France can tell you, it is not a walk in the park. However, working as a vet is a way of life, and not just a means of earning a living. Therefore the impetus was there to keep pushing until I was accepted onto the Ordre of Vétérinaires. I now work as a vétérinaire à domicile which involves visiting pets at their homes, thereby saving their owners and pets the stress of travelling and waiting at a clinic. My menagerie includes a haflinger pony called Lutin, two geese, several chickens, two dogs and two cats. If you have any pet related questions for me, or would like to make a contribution to the zone please get in touch. Diana James, Pet Topic Host Taking your pet to the vet Useful phrases for what you may need to say if taking your pet to the vet in France. more...
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