Webinar: Are we overusing omeprazole in small animals?
Omeprazole is a commonly used drug in small animal practice, but it is both overused and misused. In...
30 min webinar
Video: How to place a naso-oesophageal or naso-gastric feeding tube
Placement of a naso-oesophageal (N-O) feeding tube or naso-gastric (N-G) feeding tube is well tolera...
5 min video
Talking about pet obesity - how to communicate with pet owners
Bringing up a pet’s weight can be awkward, with some owners reacting defensively or ignoring your ad...
15 min read
Recognising pain in ageing dogs: why early intervention matters
Advances in veterinary medicine, nutrition and overall awareness of all aspects of pet care mean dog...
11 min read
Is clomipramine or fluoxetine more effective for reducing anxiety-related behaviours in dogs?
Imagine this clinical scenario: you are presented with a client-owned dog that exhibits anxiety-rela...
10 min read
Beyond medication: why nutrition matters in parasite control in dogs
In companion animals, parasitic infections remain a pressing health concern, impairing digestive hea...
22 min read
How to perform an eye exam in an uncooperative patient
Dogs and cats can be uncooperative for the eye exam due to fear, anxiety or stress (FAS), especially...
21 min read
Gonadectomies may increase the risk of CCLD in dogs
Imagine this clinical scenario: you are a veterinary surgeon in first-opinion practice, conducting a...
13 min read
Diagnosis and nutritional support of gastroenteric disorders in cats and dogs
Gastrointestinal (GI) problems are a frequent reason for seeking consultations. Alimentary tract fun...
17 min read
Urine trouble? A vet nurse’s guide to feline lower urinary tract disease
Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is not a single disease process. Rather, it is an umbrell...
15 min read
Get to the bottom of it: a veterinary nurse’s guide to gastrointestinal endoscopy
Endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows the operator to look inside an organ or stru...
14 min read
Diagnosis and management of canine thyroid carcinomas
Canine thyroid carcinoma is the most common endocrine malignancy in dogs (Barber, 2007). This neopla...
22 min read
Moving away from antimicrobials for otitis externa cases
Otitis externa is a very common problem, seen in over 10 percent of dogs attending primary care prac...
11 min read
Dietary management of cats suffering from obesity and associated comorbidities
Obesity in cats is defined as being more than 20 percent over their ideal body weight, and it is est...
20 min read
The use of fish oil supplements in small animal veterinary practice
Fish oil supplements are commonly used in human medicine to prevent and manage disease, as well as b...
15 min read
Congenital cardiac defects in dogs: patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defects and subaortic stenosis
In the second instalment of this series discussing common congenital cardiac defects in dogs, we wil...
25 min read
Congenital cardiac defects in dogs: pulmonic stenosis and atrial septal defects
Congenital cardiac diseases present significant challenges in veterinary medicine. This series aims ...
20 min read
Use of feeding tubes in small animal general practice
Nutritional support has long been regarded as a key part of managing hospitalised people with many d...
12 min read
Meloxicam or prednisolone for feline interstitial cystitis?
Imagine this clinical scenario: a client has brought in their pet cat after spotting blood in its ur...
10 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
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
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...
15 min read
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
Endoscopic retrieval of foreign bodies
Many practices have purchased endoscopy systems for diagnostic biopsy of the gastrointestinal (GI) a...
16 min read
Diagnosis and treatment of canine hepatobiliary tumours
Liver neoplasia in dogs most commonly represents metastatic disease from other tumour sites (eg panc...
19 min read
Nutritional recommendations in canine myxomatous mitral valve disease
Heart disease affects 10 percent of dogs in general practice (Keene et al., 2019), with myxomatous m...
22 min read
Imaging the bladder in small animals - ultrasound, radiography & more!
Bladder disease is very amenable to the use of imaging for investigation. Indications for investigat...
15 min read
Dietary management in preclinical canine mitral valve disease
Canine myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is a common condition in which progressive mitral valv...
12 min read
Nutritional management of feline chronic enteropathy
Feline chronic enteropathy (CE) covers a number of conditions including food-responsive enteropathie...
14 min read
