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Socialisation for pre-vaccination puppies
Puppies require adequate socialisation to become well-rounded, confident adult dogs. Puppies who do ...
17 min read
Reimagining the workplace: creating an integrated and flexible practice
You can’t fit a square peg into a round hole, and yet we’re still forcing a huge number of square pe...
10 min read
Small animal pregnancy scanning using ultrasound: key principles
Ultrasound is the ideal imaging modality for pregnancy confirmation in small animals. Like all ultra...
15 min read
Adrenal disease in ferrets
Hyperadrenocorticism has a different pathophysiology and presentation in ferrets compared to dogs an...
17 min read
The AUA - supporting safe ultrasound scanning with paraprofessionals
Have you ever wondered where training is available for veterinary professionals to develop their ult...
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Lactate level as a predictor of survival to discharge in dogs with gastric dilatation volvulus
Imagine this clinical scenario: you are presented with a dog whose clinical and radiographic finding...
18 min read
Electrocardiographs for veterinary nurses
Electrocardiographs (ECGs) are a helpful tool that can assist with the diagnosis, treatment and mana...
10 min read
Case study: laser therapy and stance analysis for post-TPLO recovery
History This case is of a seven-year-old female spayed Labrador Retriever named Jaffa who had suffer...
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Shared parental leave and reintroductions in the veterinary workplace
In early 2015, new parental leave legislation came into effect, giving parents the option of sharing...
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Feline epilepsy: differentiating, diagnosing and treating seizures in cats
Epilepsy is a common neurological presentation in dogs and cats, with feline epilepsy estimated to a...
17 min read
Pseudopregnancy in spayed bitches – a preventable welfare problem
It has been proposed that the pathophysiology of pseudopregnancy in spayed bitches is an unintention...
18 min read
Toxoplasmosis and neosporosis as causes of neurological disease in companion animals
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan parasite that can cause meningoencephalitis in infec...
13 min read
Neurology – an anatomy refresher for veterinary nurses
Neurological conditions are commonplace in day-to-day veterinary practice. But to provide an effecti...
10 min read
Implementing flexible working in practice: what are the possibilities?
According to a Veterinary Woman readership survey, over one-third of respondents stated a need for f...
12 min read
Is it innocent? A canine heart murmur Cluedo
Cardiac murmurs, innocent or pathological, are often detected in young dogs and cats with outcome de...
17 min read
What is the impact of dietary fibre and prebiotics on the microbiome and gastrointestinal health?
Dietary fibre is defined as edible carbohydrate polymers with three or more monomeric units, includi...
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What’s hip in orthopaedics? Unilateral total hip replacement surgery and post-operative care
The first article in this mini-series reviewed the various treatment options for dogs with hip dyspl...
20 min read
The cause and consequences of patellar luxation in dogs
Canine patellar luxation is a complex inherited condition which involves at least 15 chromosomal reg...
23 min read
Dispelling separation anxiety myths: what advice should veterinary professionals give to clients?
An estimated 23 to 55 percent of the UK dog population are thought to suffer from some form of separ...
12 min read
Menopause in veterinary life - how can we help?
A recent survey of veterinary team members across the UK, conducted by Veterinary Woman in conjuncti...
14 min read
“I am human too”: how can leaders be responsibly selfish?
Are we human? Or are we dancer?
11 min read
What’s hip in orthopaedics? Unilateral total hip replacement in a dog
Canine hip dysplasia (HD) is a common problem in dogs, affecting mostly larger breeds where the coxo...
17 min read
A clinical approach to lower urinary tract disease in male dogs
The male lower urinary tract (LUT) plays a key role in the storage and periodic voiding of urine, an...
23 min read
New tech and modalities - the future of veterinary diagnostic imaging?
Talk about “seeing more” – diagnostic imaging has been one of the areas of development in veterinary...
15 min read
When treating medial patellar luxation in dogs is a block trochleoplasty superior over a wedge trochleoplasty?
Imagine this clinical scenario: in your previous practice, you performed lots of block recession tro...
8 min read
Patent ductus arteriosus in dogs: diagnosis and interventional occlusion
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common form of congenital heart disease in dogs (Schrope, 2015; ...
22 min read
Nursing feline patients with heart disease and heart failure
Feline cardiomyopathies are common in the general cat population, with reports assessing prevalence ...
15 min read
Managing gastrointestinal stasis in small mammals
Gastrointestinal stasis is a common presenting problem of small herbivorous mammals. One study showe...
19 min read
How can nutrients play a role in cats and dogs with cardiac disease?
Heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cats and dogs, with an estimated 10 per...
22 min read
The top three myths about pseudopregnancy in dogs
About 18 months ago, I “outed” myself as having an interest in pseudopregnancy in dogs. This has res...
17 min read
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