{"id":2060,"date":"2026-01-23T13:12:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veterinaryramblings.com\/?post_type=episode&#038;p=2060"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:19:48","slug":"new-year-episode-with-mike-julian","status":"publish","type":"episode","link":"https:\/\/veterinaryramblings.com\/en_gb\/episode\/new-year-episode-with-mike-julian\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year Episode with Mike &amp; Julian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This week on Veterinary Ramblings, Julian Hoad and Mike Brampton debate the value of pre-anaesthetic blood tests for young, healthy animals, questioning whether they genuinely improve care or are driven by defensive medicine and rising corporate pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">They also discuss increasing veterinary costs, the real financial pressures on practices, and how vets can have more honest conversations with clients, with a dash of 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