Posts by "The Improve Team"

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Revisiting the pathophysiology of heatstroke

Heat stroke is an extremely lethal syndrome, caused by high core body temperature. It is characteriz...

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Communication in veterinary practice

There has been an increasing interest in the role of communication in veterinary clinical practice, ...

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CASE REPORT: Suspected Radiation-Induced Osteosarcoma in a Cat

Tumours induced by radiation have occasionally been reported in humans and dogs, but no such cases h...

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Characterization of ocular melanosis in dogs

Cairn Terriers can suffer from a hereditary form of bilateral ocular melanosis (OM). It causes the a...

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Paroxysmal Dyskinesia

The first report of episodic muscle hypertonicity in Norwich terrier (NT) dogs was first reported in...

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Megaesophagus in Dogs

Megaesophagus is a disorder of the esophagus characterized by diffuse dilation and decreased to abse...

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Esophageal and gastric bone foreign bodies

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jvim.16383 Bone foreign bodies are a common emergen...

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CASE REPORT: Intraocular Setaria equina in a horse

Setaria equina parasites have a wide geographic distribution and are normally found in the peritonea...

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Safety and tolerability of escalating cannabinoid doses in healthy cats

The interest in using cannabinoids for therapeutic uses in companion animals is growing, particularl...

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Characterization of hepatic masses in dogs with CT scans and ultrasound exam

As dogs age, they can develop benign hepatic masses. Fortunately, few of these require special treat...

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The potential role of CSCs in canine mammary tumors therapies

Mammary gland tumors in dogs are dependent on estrogen and progesterone, being most frequently seen ...

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Swine Influenza in a nutshell

Influenza viruses are known to have a huge negative impact both in human and animal health as well a...

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Feline Hyperaesthesia Syndrome

Feline hyperaesthesia syndrome (FHS) was first described over 35 years ago and, unfortunately, it re...

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Surgical approaches for zygomatic sialoadenectomy in dogs

The Zygomatic gland is the least frequently salivary gland involved in glandular diseases. When affe...

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Stress and strain among veterinarians: a scoping review

Health care workers are exposed to various types of work stressors. Job inequity, pressure to prefor...

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Pangolins state of play

Pangolins were included in the Appendix I of CITES in 2016 and, since then, global awareness of the ...

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Continuous rate infusion of midazolam as emergent treatment for seizures in dogs

Cluster seizures (CS) and status epilepticus (SE) are two of the most common neurological emergencie...

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History of Sulfonamides

Since 1940, the use of antimicrobial drugs (AMD) in animals has been evolving with reports on a rang...

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How can pesticides affect honeybees?

How can pesticides affect honeybees? Pesticides are used worldwide in agriculture because of their e...

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Improve International partners with University of Cambridge in CPD first

New Veterinary Academy Series to bring the latest thinking to vets and veterinary nurses Global vete...

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Semen collection techniques in cats

This was the first study to compare the quality of fresh feline ejaculates collected by three differ...

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Risk factors for cluster seizures in canine idiopathic epilepsy

Cluster seizures (CS), two or more seizures within a 24-hour period, are reported in 38–77% of dogs ...

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Equine Oncology: Don’t horse around looking for answers

Earlier this year, we launched our unique online veterinary Academy Series in association with the U...

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Procedural Sedation and Anesthesia in cats

Procedural sedation and anesthesia (PSA) is defined as the process of depressing a patient’s conscio...

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CASE REPORT: Paradoxical vestibular syndrome in a guinea pig

In exotic small mammals, vestibular syndrome is generally linked to chronic cases of otitis interna ...

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Chris Papantonio

My name is Chris Papantonio and I am Australian. I graduated from the University of Sydney in 2005 a...

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Do you see CE as a career burden or a career booster?

Don’t just opt for CE that is local, cheap or free. Take a strategic approach. Consider the bigger p...

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Proposed grading scheme for inflammatory bowel disease in ferrets and correlation with clinical signs

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disease that affects several s...

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Surgery of corneal ulcers

Corneal ulcers are commonly found in cats suffering with feline herpesvirus infection with medical t...

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Neurofilament light chain as a biomarker of meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology in dogs

Neurofilaments (Nfs) are neuron specific proteins that are highly expressed in axons. When axonal da...

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