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Vets around the World – Claire
I graduated from the University of Liège in Belgium in 2012. I became a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2019. Since July 2018 I have been a member of the Surgical Team at the Alliance Veterinary Clinic in Bordeaux (France). I am also an engineer in surgical biomaterials at CIC IT […]
Vets around the World - Justine
My name is Justine. I was born in the US but have lived most of my life in Spain. I studied veterinary medicine at UCM in Madrid then had the opportunity to work in small animal practices in Spain, Austria and Portugal. I also had the chance to volunteer with elephants in Thailand and Cambodia […]
Vets around the World - Joana
My name is Joana and I am Portuguese. I qualified in July 2017 and started my first job in October 2017 in Galway, Ireland, in a mixed practice in which 90% of the work was related to equine medicine – specifically reproduction. It was not easy at first. I couldn’t always understand the accent and […]
Paroxysmal Dyskinesia
The first report of episodic muscle hypertonicity in Norwich terrier (NT) dogs was first reported in 1984. Since then, our knowledge has advanced little. Paroxysmal dyskinesias (PxDs) can be inherited or acquired and can be primary or secondary to other disorders. In dogs, primary PxDs reports have been increasing in various breeds and are characterized […]
Diagnostic pathways for Feline Hyperaesthesia Syndrome
We have a lot to learn about Feline Hyperaesthesia Syndrome (FHS), a complex disorder characterized by clinical signs including skin rippling, episodes of running and jumping, excessive vocalization and tail chasing. Some veterinarians consider tail mutilation as a clinical sign although others associate it with neuropathic pain. This retrospective study took an integrated multi-disciplinary approach. […]
CASE REPORT: Subcutaneous lymphangiosarcoma in a pet rat
Lymphangiosarcomas are aggressive, rare malignant tumours that originate in the endothelial cells of the lymphatic vessels. In veterinary medicine they have been reported in dogs, cats, horses, a cow and an Asian otter. A study has now reported a possible first case in a rat. An adult intact female rat (Rattus norvegicus) was presented with […]
Pangolins state of play
Pangolins were included in the Appendix I of CITES in 2016 and, since then, global awareness of the importance of conserving these unusual mammals has increased. They are the most trafficked animals in the world, commonly poached in Africa and Asia. Projects are now running in these regions to rescue live animals and release them […]
Monitoring giraffe skin disease
Giraffe numbers have decreased around 40% over the last thirty years, mainly because of anthropogenic causes, primarily poaching and habitat destruction. Diseases, including giraffe skin disease (GSD), however, also play a role in their decreasing numbers so are of concern to conservationists. The first signals of GSD are small nodules with raised hair that develop […]
The importance of bats
Forget about the myths and legends that have besmirched their reputation – bats play an important role in the ecosystem! Bat species represent a quarter of all mammalian species. Each is individual in terms of its hunting strategies and use of bio sonar – but it is true to say that most of them intensify […]
Food-borne parasites
The European Food Safety Authority has published an open-access report with a description of parasites not routinely controlled in food: Cryptosporidium spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Echinococcus spp. Each of these parasites can be transmitted by ingesting contaminated foods – often fresh produce not cooked before consumption. Individual methods of identification and recording currently exist for […]
Toxic Levels of Vitamin D in Pet Foods
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin which means that when it is ingested to excess, it is not promptly excreted in urine and is, instead, stored in fat and hepatic tissues. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has been analyzing the presence of potentially toxic levels of Vitamin D in various dry pet foods, following […]
Chronic exposure to domoic acid
As oceans continue to warm, harmful algal blooms (HABs) are becoming more frequent, more toxic and longer lasting. This is affecting the safety of our seafood as domoic acid (a neurotoxin produced by some diatoms) produced by these events accumulates in feeding fish and shellfish. High levels of domoic acid (DA) can lead to gross […]
A promising biomarker of AKI in dogs
The neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has been extensively studied as an early biomarker of tubular damage and acute kidney disease (AKI) in humans. In dogs, some studies have concluded that the concentration of NGAL could predict azotemic AKI more quickly than serum creatinine concentration. It could also detect non-azotemic AKI and predict the likelihood of […]
Buccal administration of tiletamine-zolazepam to sedate cats
The most commonly used routes to administer sedatives and analgesics in veterinary medicine are intramuscularly or subcutaneously but restraining cats humanely for these procedures can be difficult and adverse reactions to injections are also possible. Buccal administration (BA) is a simple and painless procedure in which drugs are administered into the oral cavity and given […]
Congenital hydrocephalus: surgical or medical approach?
While it is the treatment of choice for dogs with congenital hydrocephalus, ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement (VSP), can bring complications and the clinical parameters to take into account when deciding between surgery and medical management can be unclear. When dealing with a hydrocephalic patient, the aim should be either to decrease cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or increase […]
CASE REPORT: Paradoxical vestibular syndrome in a guinea pig
In exotic small mammals, vestibular syndrome is generally linked to chronic cases of otitis interna but this case report is possibly the first describing a sequela with subsequent paradoxical signs. The report describes the case of a three-year-old female guinea pig, whose first physical examination revealed uveitis of the right eye, corneal ulceration, facial paresis […]