Bruce Vivash Jones

Bruce Vivash Jones, BVetSts, MRCVS, graduated from the RVC in 1951. After retiring from his consultancy business in 2003, he began studying and writing on the history of the profession and veterinary medicine. Bruce was awarded an honorary DVetMed degree by the RVC in 2019 for his services to small animal practice, veterinary nursing and for his work on veterinary history.

All articles by Bruce Vivash Jones

23 January 2025

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Bruce Vivash Jones

All articles by Bruce Vivash Jones

Animal welfare – from the beginning

The story of animal wound care

The story of veterinary nursing

The development of devices and surgical instruments for animals

Equines – the mane event? The role of the horse in the development of veterinary medicine

The long story but short history of veterinary anaesthesia

The story of plagues and the recognition of infectious diseases

A brief history of parasitology

Celebrating the early veterinary women

Celebrating the first female presidents of veterinary organisations

Women who shaped the veterinary profession: Joan Joshua and Madeleine Sheppard

2022: the Aleen Cust centenary year

Remembering the Animal Health Trust

The real James Herriot world

Who made our profession?

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