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Managing rude behaviour – an incivility toolkit for veterinary staff
“It totally affects your day because you start to question, ‘Was it me? Was it something I did? Is i...
9 min read
Diagnostic sampling for infectious diseases in avian patients
When avian patients present with illness, they usually show non-specific symptoms which makes pinpoi...
21 min read
An update on diagnosis and treatment of canine appendicular osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma (OSA) is the most common primary malignant bone tumour in dogs, comprising around 85 pe...
14 min read
Impact of surgical margins on cutaneous mast cell tumour recurrence
Imagine this clinical scenario: a client brings in a four-year-old neutered male Pug with a 1cm cuta...
12 min read
Diabetic ketoacidosis in emergency and critical care
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) occurs when a patient with diabetes mellitus is severely uncontrolled; i...
13 min read
A practical guide to low-flow anaesthesia in veterinary practice
Low-flow anaesthesia is generally considered to be anaesthesia with a fresh gas flow (FGF) of 0.5 to...
16 min read
Advancing veterinary care in practice: what are the opportunities and challenges in the current climate?
A willingness to adapt and contribute to advancing standards of veterinary care and a desire to impr...
15 min read
Teenage tearaways! Behaviour changes related to adolescence in dogs
What is adolescence? It is a long period of development wherein a juvenile becomes an adult, behavio...
14 min read
Managing trauma and shock in exotic patients
Emergency presentations in exotic patients are as unique and varied as exotic species themselves. Wh...
17 min read
Everything you need to know about feline injection-site sarcomas
Feline injection-site sarcomas (FISS) occur with a prevalence of up to 16 per 10,000 cases, and the ...
20 min read
An emergency diagnosis of septic peritonitis in dogs
Imagine this clinical scenario: you are working the out-of-hours shift when a client brings in their...
11 min read
Behaviour management in a post-pandemic world
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound behavioural impact on many companion animals and presented uniq...
10 min read
Chronic pain in companion animals: is it chronic, acute or osteoarthritis pain?
The International Association for the Study of Pain – the leading global organisation supporting res...
13 min read
Fear-free avian practice – minimising stress for birds in veterinary practice
It is well known that a visit to a veterinary clinic is a stressor for the majority of our patients....
24 min read
The importance of cat-friendly practices in veterinary medical care
Cats are one of the most popular pets around the world. Nevertheless, pet owners do not seek veterin...
15 min read
Anaesthesia protocols for caesarean sections in small animals
Anaesthesia of the caesarean section patient is complicated because the anaesthetist must consider t...
18 min read
An update on canine cutaneous mast cell tumours
Mast cell tumours (MCTs) are the most common canine cutaneous neoplasia and can vary widely in biolo...
26 min read
Patient anaesthetic safety in veterinary practice
The World Health Organization defines patient safety as the absence of preventable harm to a patient...
13 min read
Reducing stress for guinea pigs, chinchillas and small rodents in veterinary practice
After dogs, cats and rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, hamsters, chinchillas, degus and gerbils are the mo...
17 min read
Three ways to build your confidence with echocardiography
Echocardiography is a safe, easily accessible test that allows for the rapid assessment of the struc...
5 min video
Avian anaesthesia – a guide for general practitioners
Anaesthetising avian patients is an uncommon procedure in general practice unless clinicians have a ...
17 min read
A veterinary nurse’s guide to pain recognition and management in companion animals
Hopefully, the days are long gone of giving an animal in pain a shot of non-steroidal and hoping it ...
14 min read
Understanding the dog–owner relationship pre- and post-partum: how can veterinary staff help when family dynamics change?
For many owners, their furry companions are more than just pets – they are family members who provid...
14 min read
Neutering in the bitch: a comparison of laparoscopic ovariectomy and open ovariohysterectomy
Laparoscopic neutering of the bitch has been available for three decades but has only been widely ad...
20 min read
The role of neurotransmitters and the reward cascade in companion animal behaviour
Veterinary professionals regularly have to treat dogs with behavioural problems associated with anxi...
6 min read
A case of cutaneous mast cell neoplasia in a ferret
Cutaneous mast cell tumours are very common in dogs, often presenting a diagnostic dilemma, with man...
4 min read
Acute abdomen in rabbits and guinea pigs
Presentation of small mammals for abdominal pain and gastrointestinal stasis is common in clinical p...
20 min read
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
An overview of dental disease in bearded dragons
For many years in the UK, the central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) has been one of, if not the ...
11 min read
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