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How can good dental health be the first step to systemic health and welfare for companion animals?
Though the eyes may be the window to the soul, the oral cavity is one of the first portals to system...
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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...
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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...
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Menopause in veterinary life - how can we help?
A recent survey of veterinary team members across the UK, conducted by Veterinary Woman in conjuncti...
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“I am human too”: how can leaders be responsibly selfish?
Are we human? Or are we dancer?
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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Infection control in the veterinary surgical environment
From the moment a patient arrives at the veterinary practice, the risk of exposure to harmful contam...
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Ureteral obstruction – a surgical challenge
Recognising, diagnosing and treating ureteral obstruction presents a challenge. In recent years, the...
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Are glucocorticoids or NSAIDs more effective in reducing idiopathic feline urinary tract disease signs than no treatment or placebo?
Imagine this clinical scenario: you have been presented with a two-year-old spayed female cat with h...
11 min read
Newborn resuscitation following dystocia or caesarean section in small animals
Human intervention is often unnecessary following the birth of a healthy puppy or kitten to an unaff...
20 min read
Nutritional pathologies in rodents: guinea pigs and the vitamin C problem
Rodents (for example, rats, Rattus norvegicus domestica; mice, Mus musculus domestica; gerbils, Meri...
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What diet should we feed a cat or dog with cancer?
There is very little evidence to support the use of a special cancer diet in people or dogs. There i...
18 min read
Feline blood transfusions: tips for success
Blood transfusion is a life-saving treatment for severe anaemia and coagulopathies. Because blood tr...
18 min read
Cloacal prolapses in reptiles
Prolapse of tissue from the cloaca is a true emergency in reptiles. The cloaca has variable anatomy ...
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Let sleeping dogs lie: What you need to know about canine sleep
Let him sleep. For in dreams, we enter a world that is entirely our own. Let him swim in the deepest...
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The raw end of the deal: controlling parasites in raw pet food
While the benefits of a raw pet food diet are much deliberated, one thing is for certain – raw feedi...
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Endoscopy and exotic animals: a match made in heaven
Exotic animal medicine can be tough! We often face problems that our domestic animal counterparts do...
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Endoscopic retrieval of foreign bodies
Many practices have purchased endoscopy systems for diagnostic biopsy of the gastrointestinal (GI) a...
16 min read
Post-operative feeding in companion animals
There is growing evidence to support the idea that promoting food intake as early as possible after ...
16 min read
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