In which Jenny (a vet student) and Aimee (a very not vet student) discuss Rinderpest, one of the few diseases officially to be deemed extinct courtesy of vaccinations! Also the reason why we have Veterinary colleges, so big props to Rinderpest. There is also much discussion about poo, eroding craters, and the benefits of chickens over velociraptors…

Podcast name origin and what's on the plate now... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/its-darling/support

Caregiving is exhausting, so having all the concrete details of day to day stuff along with big picture stuff frees up energy to actually process huge life changes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/its-darling/support

Changing my vacation plans because grown siblings with no obligations suck. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/its-darling/support

The background to my crazy family life while dealing with my dad's end of life care. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/its-darling/support

In which Aimee (a very not vet student) and Jenny (a vet student) discuss Facial Eczema, which actually has more to do with the liver, but lots of skin problems are discussed anyway. Aimee tries her hand at saying some very photosynthesis words, Jenny makes a truly awful joke and completely forgets what castration means, and not a lot of poo is dis…

In which Jenny (a vet student) and Aimee (a very not vet student) discuss the delights of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea virus and its various presentations, Jenny gets hypoplasia and aplasia mixed up, and too much poo is discussed (is there such a thing? let's find out!). Also that 'p' thing Jenny was trying to remember was 'peyers patches'.…