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I want to tell you about something we're doing in July.Report for Vetlife is a partnership with Vetlife, the charity tha...
01/06/2026

I want to tell you about something we're doing in July.

Report for Vetlife is a partnership with Vetlife, the charity that supports the health, financial and emotional wellbeing of vets and vet nurses across the UK. For the whole of July, every ultrasound report you write generates a £1 donation to their work.

Vetlife's helpline handled 6,481 contacts in 2025 — a 27% increase on the previous year. That's 18 colleagues reaching out for help every single day. Vetlife's Health Support service recorded a 29% rise in mental health referrals, while its Financial Support service responded to 96 applications for hardship assistance — its busiest year to date across all three services.

This is our way of doing something useful with what we already do.

How it works:

1. Register today — add your name to the list. That's it.

2. Join the live Zoom on 1st July at 1pm BST. I'll walk you through FOVU Report and you'll earn free CPD just for attending.

3. Get full access to FOVU Report for the whole of July, free of charge.

4. Write reports. We donate. £1 to Vetlife for every single one.

Whether you're already using FOVU Report or you've never tried it, you're welcome to take part. Every report counts.

Comment VETLIFE below and I'll send you the registration link directly.

Swipe through to find out more about Vetlife, what FOVU Report does, and how the fundraiser works. Then come and join us in July.

25/05/2026

Ask a vet what they want to feel after a scan, and you'll hear the same few words, over and over.

“Certain”

“Sure”

“That I haven't missed anything”

“That I didn't let the patient down”

The honest truth is you won't always feel those things — not every scan, not every case.

Some days you'll put the probe down still unsure, and that's ok.

It doesn't mean you're bad at ultrasound. It means you're paying attention.

What you can build, though, is steadiness.

A way of scanning that feels repeatable.

A structure you can return to when your confidence dips.

A sense that even when you're not certain, you know what to do next.

That comes one scan at a time.

You're never behind. You're never the only one.

Camilla 🐾

22/05/2026

It's FOVU Feedback Friday! 🎉

This week's question: is this jejunum, and how do I tell?

Those loops have that classic "hamburger" appearance — the lumen is the meat in the middle, and on either side you've got your wall layers. That thick black mucosal layer is the giveaway.

In the jejunum and duodenum it's particularly thick. In the ileum, the mucosa, submucosa and muscularis all look much more similar.

But the real clue? There's spleen in the near field. That puts us on the left side of the abdomen — and the duodenum is the most dorsal, most superficial loop on the right.

So this is jejunum. 😄

Want your scan reviewed? Comment FFF and I'll send you all the details.

Have a great weekend.

Camilla 🐾

I asked vets to describe in three words what it was like using FOVU Report, our ultrasound reporting tool .The words the...
20/05/2026

I asked vets to describe in three words what it was like using FOVU Report, our ultrasound reporting tool .

The words they came back with weren't the ones I'd have picked for them.

"Comprehensive." "Flowing." "Systematic." "Smart."

What I wasn't expecting was what Raluca said when I asked her anything else she wanted me to know.

"After using FOVU Report I don't feel like an imposter who just moves the probe up and down with no conclusion regarding differential diagnostics."

This says more about what this tool is actually doing than any feature list I could write.

If you've been thinking about trying out our ultrasound reporting tool, FOVU Report, there's a free 14-day trial (no card needed).

Comment REPORT below and I'll DM you the link.

Camilla 🐾

19/05/2026

You've centred in on the liver. The image is okay but it's not sharp, not like the ones in your training videos.

You start thinking: is it me? Is it the machine?

Nine times out of ten, it's neither.

Two settings. Most vets never adjust them.

"Focal zone and frequency."

Focal zone is where your image is sharpest.

On most machines there's a little arrow on the side of the screen.

Move it to the depth of what you're looking at.

Not above it.

Not below it.

At it.

Frequency is the trade-off between sharpness and depth.

Higher frequency, sharper image but it won't reach as deep.

Lower frequency, you can see deeper but less detail.

Think reading glasses versus distance glasses. Pick the right one for the job.

Want the full walkthrough?

Comment SHARP and I'll send you the link.

Camilla 🐾

When you write "NAD" or "WNL" on a scan report, it's usually not because nothing was there.It's because you ran out of t...
13/05/2026

When you write "NAD" or "WNL" on a scan report, it's usually not because nothing was there.

It's because you ran out of time, confidence dipped, structure slipped — and keeping it short felt safer than committing to something you weren't quite sure about.

That's the exact problem I built FOVU Report for. It walks you through each organ, gives you phrasing support, calculates reference ranges for every patient, and hands you a finished PDF you can email straight from the tool.

Structured. Guided. Fast.

Free 14-day trial, no card needed.

If you're interested and want to learn more Comment REPORT and I’ll send you the details.

Camilla 🐾

This Sunday, 17th May I'm one of 7 veterinary professionals speaking at VETIGEL's full day of expert-led CPD webinars.If...
12/05/2026

This Sunday, 17th May I'm one of 7 veterinary professionals speaking at VETIGEL's full day of expert-led CPD webinars.

If you want to know read more about the talks on offer and to register for any of them, follow the link below.

We'd love to see you there.

Camilla x

https://vetigel.com/blogs/courses/cpd-day-may-17th-2026

Be honest — how often are you avoiding the probe? If you've been handing scans to the colleague who's “better at it” — t...
11/05/2026

Be honest — how often are you avoiding the probe?

If you've been handing scans to the colleague who's “better at it” — this isn’t about doing more.

It’s about where to start.

Three simple scans.

Clear answers.

Low stakes.

The kind that helps you learn what normal looks like — before the tricky cases.

Swipe through.

Camilla x

08/05/2026

🔍 FOVU Feedback Friday: Is This the Fish Mouth View?

This week we're reviewing a heart scan submitted with the question:

"I was aiming for the fish mouth view — is this okay?"

The fish mouth view is our right parasternal short axis view at the level of the mitral valve — and yes, this is a great example of one.

The mitral valve is opening and closing really nicely. The left ventricle is round and well-centred. The septal wall, right ventricle, and left ventricular free wall are all clearly visible.

Two small refinements worth making:

Increase your depth slightly — you want that bright white pericardial line in frame the whole time so you can track that movement clearly

Conventionally, we'd rotate the probe the other way so the fish mouth ends up on the other side of the image — but this is a minor point. You're seeing what you need to see.

✅ A really nice fish mouth view — well done for submitting.

If you'd like feedback on one of your ultrasound images or cine loops, comment FFF and you could be featured in an upcoming FOVU Feedback Friday.

OR if you have questions put them in the comments 👇

Happy Scanning!

Camilla x

I get approached a lot by ultrasound companies wanting me to try their machines. They know the deal — I'll give you my h...
07/05/2026

I get approached a lot by ultrasound companies wanting me to try their machines.

They know the deal — I'll give you my honest verdict, niggles and all.

I was sent the Vinno D10, to review and after playing around with it here’s my take.

The short version: really strong image quality, versatile across probes, sits in the £15-20K range — and priced well for what you get.

📢A couple of things worth knowing before you buy, though.

The depth control takes a bit of hunting the first time. You need space beside the machine to switch probes.

Small niggles rather than dealbreakers — but the kind of thing you only find out after spending the money, so I'd rather flag them now.

Swipe through for the full verdict. And if you're weighing up a new machine, comment QUIZ and I'll send you my 2-minute quiz to help you find the right fit for your practice.

Camilla x

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