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Brain tumors can be divided into primary or secondary tumors, depending on their origin. Primary tumors started developing within the brain tissues, and secondary tumors originated from other structures such as bone or muscle, or may have spread from a different primary organ. Primary brain tumors tend to appear in older animals, with meningiomas and […]

Complete tracheal rupture in small animals is normally due to trauma and a potentially fatal condition. Fortunately, this is not a common occurrence. As far as the authors know, this is the first article that describes how the anesthesia and the successful surgical treatment of complete tracheal rupture was performed in a dog and a […]

Feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCG) is a painful and debilitating disease characterized by erosive and/or proliferative inflammatory lesions in the oral mucosa of cats. What causes this syndrome is not yet fully understood but we do know it has a multifactorial nature. Recent research suggests microbial factors and alterations in the innate immune response may play […]

Think about the needs of your practice as a whole. Identify any key “practice builder” skills you lack and review the profitability benefits you could achieve if you invested in them. The CE may well end up paying for itself and help staff retention, reducing expense recruitment costs.   Identify several key CE providers that […]

Don’t just opt for CE that is local, cheap or free. Take a strategic approach. Consider the bigger picture and come up with a plan that aligns with your goals, interests and ambitions. Track your progress and set realistic milestones for attaining additional skills. When selecting the course or mode of training that will work […]

Feline ovariohysterectomy (OHE) is considered a moderately painful abdominal surgery. Physiological signs such as pale mucous membranes, increased blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate can be used to assess acute nociceptive response during surgery. This study was meant to evaluate the intraoperative analgesic effect of preoperative infiltration of the incision site with lidocaine or […]

The manifestation of feline dermatological abnormalities can be different from what is seen in dogs, especially when considering non-flea, non-food hypersensitivity dermatitis or feline atopic dermatitis. The clinical signs in cats include pruritus and lesions that can correspond to one or more of the four common cutaneous reaction patterns indicative of pruritus and inflammation: head/neck/pinnal […]

Progressive myelomalacia (PMM) is characterized by progressive necrosis of the spinal cord after acute spinal injury. A spinal injury is often caused by type I disk herniation and, as such, breeds like the Dachshund are more at risk of developing progressive myelomalacia. Histopathology of samples collected at necropsy is the definite diagnosis for PMM. While […]

Megaesophagus is a disorder of the esophagus characterized by diffuse dilation and decreased to absent peristalsis. It can be classified has congenital or acquired and in either case it could be idiopathic. The congenital form presents soon after birth or by the time puppies start diets with solid food. The acquired form can present itself […]

An 8-year-old female cat underwent a new procedure to permanently reopen an obstructed tear duct. This minimally invasive approach had already shown great promise in one horse and a number of dogs, but had not yet been performed in a cat. The nasolacrimal apparatus (NLA) is responsible for the generation and drainage of tears. The […]

An accredited General Practitioner Advanced Certificate (GPAdvCert) has been launched by Improve International aimed at veterinary professionals across Europe who wish to advance their knowledge and practical skills in a particular field.

Dr Graeme McKeown has become the first veterinary surgeon in the UK to be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Practice Sciences (PgD AVPS).  Dr McKeown, who owns practices in Hove and Tunbridge Wells, was one of a number of Postgraduate awardees to receive their awards at a ceremony at Harper Adams University on Tuesday 25 April 2017.

At an awards ceremony at Harper Adams University on Tuesday 25 April 2017, 17 new Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) holders and the first recipient of a new Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) were presented with their awards. The ceremony was organised by Harper Adams University in association with veterinary CPD provider Improve International and the European School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ESVPS).   Harper Adams provides the higher education body quality assurance for Improve’s postgraduate clinical modular training programmes across a range of species and disciplines.

Dexmedetomidine, an alpha2 -adrenergic agonist, may be used in companion animals for chemical restraint, including cardiac evaluation. A recent study describes the effects of dexmedetomidine on the cardiac silhouette in healthy, adult cats. Fourteen cats received dexmedetomidine 40 mcg/kg IM. Right lateral (RL), left lateral (LL), ventrodorsal (VD), and dorsoventral (DV) thoracic radiographs were obtained for […]

Alterations in skin barrier function and filaggrin expression have been reported in atopic dermatitis (AD). Caspase-14, a protease important for filaggrin processing, is decreased in human AD. Atopic Beagle dogs with skin barrier alterations have been validated as model for AD. This study aimed to investigate caspase-14 in normal and atopic Beagle dogs. Skin biopsies […]

Cluster seizures (CS), two or more seizures within a 24-hour period, are reported in 38–77% of dogs with idiopathic epilepsy (IE). Negative outcomes associated with CS include a reduced likelihood of achieving seizure freedom, decreased survival time and increased likelihood of euthanasia. Data from 384 dogs treated at a multi-breed canine specific epilepsy clinic were […]