Explore: Total ear canal ablation (TECA) and ventral bulla osteotomy
Have you ever wondered how to do a total ear canal ablation (TECA) surgery in a dog? And what about ...
2 min read
Webinar: Top tips on bandaging of the surgical patient
Focusing on the essential principles of wound care and bandaging in surgical patients, this webinar ...
40 min webinar
9 tips to cut plastic in your veterinary ops (while still being a great surgeon)
As the year draws to a close, it's the perfect time to reflect on our environmental footprint and ou...
13 min read
10 signs your patient needs BOAS surgery
Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) is a common but serious condition affecting flat-f...
10 min read
Video: How to perform an advancement flap for large skin defects
Advancement flaps (sometimes called 'single pedicle advancement flaps') are a useful surgical techni...
5 min video
Humeral condylar fractures: are we “throwing the puppy out with the bathwater”?
Traditionally, humeral unicondylar (lateral or medial) fractures have been managed with internal fix...
18 min read
Schedule 3 veterinary nursing: What does it mean for your practice?
Schedule 3 is an area of veterinary nursing that is gathering interest at the moment. However, there...
14 min read
Surgical approach to cutaneous and subcutaneous masses: staging and surgical margins
Cutaneous and subcutaneous masses are a common presenting complaint in first opinion practice. Such ...
22 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
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
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...
20 min read
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
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...
24 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
Breathing new life into a familiar problem – new approaches to BOAS
Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) is an increasingly common condition facing general...
17 min read
Surgical spontaneous haemoabdomen in dogs and splenectomy
Trauma is an uncommon cause of intra-abdominal haemorrhage in dogs and this article will focus on sp...
17 min read
Internal fracture fixation – a guide to instrumentation and implants for veterinary nurses
Fractures which require internal fixation are relatively common in veterinary practices and the vete...
12 min read
When should we consider total hip replacement for dysplastic dogs?
This is a question a lot of vets are facing when treating a dog with hip dysplasia. Surgical options...
14 min read
Canine cranial cruciate ligament ruptures: TPLO vs lateral suture
A seven-year-old neutered male crossbreed dog weighing 23kg presents with an acute history of unilat...
4 min read
Managing humeral intracondylar fissure
Humeral intracondylar fissure (HIF) is a condition that is most often seen in Spaniel breeds, partic...
8 min read
