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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
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...
5 min read
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...
4 min read
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...
6 min read
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
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