Posts tagged "Small Animal Medicine"

New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), published in PLOS ONE, suggests that while UK ...

This article reviews the current evidence and provides a practical, step-by-step approach for clinic...

When a blood transfusion is necessary, time is of the essence. Choosing the right product, collectin...

Omeprazole is a commonly used drug in small animal practice, but it is both overused and misused. In...

Placement of a naso-oesophageal (N-O) feeding tube or naso-gastric (N-G) feeding tube is well tolera...

Bringing up a pet’s weight can be awkward, with some owners reacting defensively or ignoring your ad...

Advances in veterinary medicine, nutrition and overall awareness of all aspects of pet care mean dog...

Imagine this clinical scenario: you are presented with a client-owned dog that exhibits anxiety-rela...

In companion animals, parasitic infections remain a pressing health concern, impairing digestive hea...

Dogs and cats can be uncooperative for the eye exam due to fear, anxiety or stress (FAS), especially...

Imagine this clinical scenario: you are a veterinary surgeon in first-opinion practice, conducting a...

Angiostrongylus vasorum (also known as lungworm and French heartworm) is a parasitic nematode that a...

Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is a collection of symptoms, not a diagnosis. That said, ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) problems are a frequent reason for seeking consultations. Alimentary tract fun...

Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is not a single disease process. Rather, it is an umbrell...

Endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows the operator to look inside an organ or stru...

Canine thyroid carcinoma is the most common endocrine malignancy in dogs (Barber, 2007). This neopla...

Otitis externa is a very common problem, seen in over 10 percent of dogs attending primary care prac...

Obesity in cats is defined as being more than 20 percent over their ideal body weight, and it is est...

Fish oil supplements are commonly used in human medicine to prevent and manage disease, as well as b...

In the second instalment of this series discussing common congenital cardiac defects in dogs, we wil...

Congenital cardiac diseases present significant challenges in veterinary medicine. This series aims ...

Nutritional support has long been regarded as a key part of managing hospitalised people with many d...

Imagine this clinical scenario: a client has brought in their pet cat after spotting blood in its ur...

Mast cell tumours (MCTs) are the most common canine cutaneous neoplasia and can vary widely in biolo...

Imagine this clinical scenario: you are presented with a dog whose clinical and radiographic finding...

Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan parasite that can cause meningoencephalitis in infec...

Dietary fibre is defined as edible carbohydrate polymers with three or more monomeric units, includi...

Imagine this clinical scenario: you have been presented with a two-year-old spayed female cat with h...

Many practices have purchased endoscopy systems for diagnostic biopsy of the gastrointestinal (GI) a...