In the veterinary field adding to the previous stressors, we have changing working schedules, financial issues, client demands/expectations and ethical dilemmas.

Horses are frequently trained based on negative reinforcement. Nevertheless, recently, positive reinforcement training has become increasingly popular.

Bone foreign bodies are a common emergency in small animal veterinary practice. The way the clinician chooses to deal with them depends not only on its location, but also on its material.

Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a microbial infection that causes inflammation of at least one of the cardiac valves or the endocardial surface of the cardiac chambers.

One of the most common orthopedic findings in cats and dogs is osteoarthritis (OA), with an estimated prevalence of 90% in dogs after 5 years of age. This is a chronic and progressive condition that affects the quality of life of pets.

Heat stroke is an extremely lethal syndrome, caused by high core body temperature. It is characterized by the inability to dissipate heat during exposure to hot environments, or during intense physical exercise under heat stress.

Neurofilaments (Nfs) are neuron specific proteins that are highly expressed in axons. When axonal damage occurs, Nfs are released into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood stream. Neurofilament light chain (NfL) concentration in the CSF and blood have recently shown to reflect neuroaxonal damage  and could be potential biomarkers for disease progression in humans.

In 1918 Theiler’s disease was first described in a group of horses in South Africa after the administration of an equine biological. This disease is characterized by acute hepatic necrosis and fulminant liver failure.

Aspiration Pneumonia (AP) is a usual cause of bacterial pneumonia in veterinary practice. It is currently diagnosed based on compatible anamneses, clinical signs, and imaging.

It’s a known fact that professional network is influential in all occupational fields and veterinary medicine isn’t an exception. A research study done by the platform LinkedIn has found that 85% of job opportunities were tied to previous connections.

Leishmaniosis is a disease with limited information related to epidemiologic and clinical aspect in cats. Regardless, it seems to be an emerging disease in this species.

Gastric lymphofollicular hyperplasia (GLFH) is characterized by the formation of lymphoid nodules and follicles in the gastric mucosa. In humans this might reflect an active stimulation of lymphoid tissue by Helicobacter pylori, but how does it present in dogs?

An online Feline Nursing course has been launched by Improve International in order to help nurse technicians working in both general and referral practice extend their knowledge and skills. The course also offers the opportunity to achieve a Nurse Cer …

We are delighted to have launched an online programme in Computed Tomography (CT), offering a route to achieve a General Practitioner Certificate (GPCert), accredited and awarded by the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies. CT is alr …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common endocrinopathy in cats, and its treatment relies upon the SC injection of insulin once- or twice-daily, along with dietary modification. In the majority of cats this is a life-long treatment. It is known that in peopl …