Learning from Louise

I am sure you have all heard by now of the tragic death of Louise O'Dwyer. Louise was a well known figure in the veterinary world and news of her death has touched the hearts of veterinary nurses worldwide.

I first met Louise in 2011. Soon after we launched The Veterinary Nurse Louise contacted me and said she wanted to get involved with the journal. We met and I was impressed, and asked Louise to join the Editorial Board. Soon after that she wrote her first article for us: Options for skin coverage: reconstruction and skin grafts. The first of many.

Louise was a lively and intelligent individual, she had a huge amount of energy, as anyone who heard her speak will know; she spoke on numerous occasions at our workshops, and with such passion. I remember her showing us images of gunshot wounds in unfortunate animals that she'd treated while working in Manchester — but the unfortunate became the fortunate when they were nursed by Louise. Her images showed how after weeks and weeks of her attentive care the animals made an incredible recovery.