November 2022

Sensory environmental enrichment in dogs

ABSTRACT Environmental enrichment involves the provision of stimuli to an animal’s environment in an attempt … more

21 mins
Common poisons in dogs

Nicola Bates describes clinical signs and management options for treating poisoning from household substances.

70 mins
The link between coat colour, disease and behaviour in cats

Kate Parkinson provides intriguing answers to common questions around these genetic variations in companion felids.

33 mins
Urine sediment findings in a dog

Francesco Cian continues his Diagnostic Dilemmas series by describing the case of a Labrador retriever with a week’s history of pollakiuria and stranguria.

10 mins
Dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs

Pippi Gould and Emily Dutton outline potential aetiology, presentation and treatment of this heart-related disease in certain canine breeds.

43 mins
Celebrating a decade of cat-friendly progress

Ellen Marcinkiewicz marks 10 years of work from International Cat Care and partners prioritising cat well-being in practice.

29 mins
10 years of Alabama rot in the UK

This winter marks 10 years since the first cases of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy – commonly known as Alabama rot – in the UK. Since then, almost 300 cases have been confirmed across 47 UK counties. The disease has a 90% per cent mortality rate.

1 mins

October 2022

‘Bulging’ eye – and the diseases that can cause it

Ron Ofri PhD, DECVO, DVM provides guidelines to distinguish between three clinical entities of this presentation in companion animals.

28 mins
Ultrasonographic diagnosis of colonic volvulus in dogs

Roger Wilkinson and Keith Leonard share an intriguing case of colonic torsion in a German shepherd dog.

34 mins
Atopic dermatitis: developing a proactive treatment approach

Diana Ferreira outlines some of the therapies available for managing this common and incurable skin condition in dogs.

23 mins
Physiotherapy’s place in managing chronic pain in cats and dogs

Leanne Dobrowolski discusses veterinary physiotherapy’s place as part of a multidisciplinary approach, including referral barriers.

36 mins
Recognising cutaneous variants of canine lupus erythematosus

Richard Harvey discusses vesicular, discoid, mucocutaneous as well as exfoliative cutaneous forms.

30 mins
Cytology findings from a skin nodule in a young dog

Francesco Cian DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS presents the case of a five-month-old boxer with a skin lesion in the latest of his Vet Times Diagnostic Dilemmas.

7 mins
Dental health – periodontal disease treatment and prevention

Hannah Van Velzen BSc, MSc, MRCVS discusses the significance of tackling this in cats and dogs – and how efforts can begin at home with owners.

36 mins
Point of care pancreas-specific lipase testing is focus for study

Alex Gough MA, VetMB, CertSAM, CertVC, PGCert(Neuroimaging), MRCVS discusses point of care pancreas-specific lipase tests in rapid diagnosis of pancreatitis in dogs among other studies in his latest Research Review.

19 mins
Follow-up treatment of fear and anxiety-based sound sensitivity

Emma Baker BVetMed, MSc, MRCVS, and Emma Brown, BVSc, PGDip, CCAB, MRCVS in the second of a two-part article, describe long-term treatment options.

33 mins
A peripatetic journey in 2021

Kathryn Ling BVSc, CertVC, GPCert(SAS), MRCVS recalls a year with the Advanced Clinical Services Network around Hampshire.

16 mins
Leveraging behavioural science to address pet obesity

Thomas Webb suggests user-friendly tools can be used by owners to combat this common disease in companion dogs.

23 mins
Pandemic puppies and interaction

Stephanie Hedges BSc(Hons), RVN, CCAB explains how the lockdowns have impacted young dogs’ socialisation skills and how this can be rectified.

13 mins
A novel non-surgical treatment of hyperthyroidism in dogs

Mónica Guerrero Méndez, MRCVS, outlines her successful approach to treating this condition in an eight-year-old female cocker spaniel.

38 mins