Posts by "The Improve Team"

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Ultrasonographic anatomy of reproductive female leopard geckos

Leopard geckos are a popular species of small reptile. They suffer from common conditions including ...

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Behavior problems in small animals

Behavior problems too often cause owners to relinquish or euthanize their pets. Sometimes these beha...

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Pharmacokinetics of Cannabidiol in Calves

Cannabidiol’s (CBD) studies have increased over the years due to its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, a...

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Making the most of your veterinary career connections how to make and maintain your network

It’s a known fact that professional network is influential in all occupational fields and veterinary...

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Taking care of invertebrates

Despite invoking fear in some people, invertebrates are becoming ever more popular as pets – and thi...

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Nasolacrimal Endoscopy and Stenting Procedure in a Cat

An 8-year-old female cat underwent a new procedure to permanently reopen an obstructed tear duct. Th...

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Cheetahs balance ‘turn capacity’ with pace when chasing prey

Scientific comprehension of the strategies predators adopt when pursuing prey is still very limited....

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Laser Therapy in Pets

Laser therapy (LT), also known as cold laser therapy or low-level laser therapy, is an increasingly ...

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Zoonotic Parasites of Reptiles

Reptiles have been generally associated with bacterial zoonotic pathogens, such as Salmonella, but r...

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Brachycephaly, ventricular dilation and skull malformations in Persian cats

Brachycephaly is considered the most important breed-defining trait for Persian cats and breeders ha...

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Poisoning of dogs and cats by human drugs

One of the main causes of poisoning of small animals is exposure to drugs intended for human use. Po...

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Toxic Foods for Dogs and Cats

Several foods, although harmless to humans, can pose a serious threat to the health of our pets. In ...

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Bronchial collapse during forced expiration in CT scans and radiographs exams in dogs

Tracheobronchomalacia refers to an imperfection of the trachea, main bronchi and/or other smaller ai...

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CASE REPORT: Subcutaneous lymphangiosarcoma in a pet rat

Lymphangiosarcomas are aggressive, rare malignant tumours that originate in the endothelial cells of...

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Clinical Use of Deslorelin in Companion Animals

Deslorelin is a Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, used not only for male contraception but als...

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Importance of Urinalysis

Many veterinary specialists consider urinalysis an extremely important diagnostic procedure. It not ...

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Chronic exposure to domoic acid

As oceans continue to warm, harmful algal blooms (HABs) are becoming more frequent, more toxic and l...

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Fine needle aspiration in cardiac masses

While they are still rare, the most common heart tumors in dogs are hemangiosarcomas, chemodectomas,...

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Managing conflict within the team

Conflict is an unavoidable element of work environments and is quite common among healthcare profess...

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Reducing of aggression in newly housed cats using rabbit maternal pheromone

Introducing new cats to a household can be cause moment of high stress and can lead to important beh...

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Is listening to classical music beneficial to kennelled dogs?

Rescue and rehoming environments or holiday kennels can be a stressful environment for the dogs stay...

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Charging upfront at veterinary practices

The pandemic has required new social distancing protocols that limit the number of people in work pl...

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Is it SARDS or CAR?

Sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome (SARDS) is a frequent cause of irreversible blindness ...

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Unsuccessful animal adoptions

Pet´s adoption rate is increasing but the number of animals returned to shelters post-adoption is co...

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Equine parvovirus hepatitis

In 1918 Theiler’s disease was first described in a group of horses in South Africa after the adminis...

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Excretory urography and urinary system diagnosis in domestic rabbits

Ultrasound and survey radiographs can be useful for the diagnosis of urinary function but their valu...

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Complete Tracheal Rupture in Small Animals

Complete tracheal rupture in small animals is normally due to trauma and a potentially fatal conditi...

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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 Co...

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New Online Computed Tomography Programme Launched by Improve International

We are delighted to have launched an online programme in Computed Tomography (CT), offering a route ...

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Food-borne parasites

The European Food Safety Authority has published an open-access report with a description of parasit...

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