Reptiles

Reptiles

Reptiles

Clinical content and resources on a range of reptile species – including tortoises, snakes and geckos.

October 2020

Shell rot: a clinical approach and treatment

Mónica Guerrero Méndez suggests various stages required for diagnosing, treating and preventing this common condition in tortoises.

32 mins
Feeling the pressure

In his latest ECC Endeavours, Dave Beeston, BVetMed(Hons), PGDip(VCP), MRCVS reflects on the challenges and triumphs of the past few weeks.

30 mins
James Herriot – a vet of his time or a timeless vet?

Anthony Andrews, BVetMed, PhD, DipECBHM, DipECSRHM, FBIAC, MRCVS, in the first of a two-part article, looks at the influence the world's greatest fictional vet has had on the profession.

35 mins
Arthritis in feline patients – best advice to give owners

Karen Perry discusses the diagnosis and treatment of OA, and the importance of cat owner education in their success.

66 mins
Acute abdominal pain: is it ‘just’ canine pancreatitis?

Peter Roberts details the importance of considering this common presentation alongside history, examination and testing.

36 mins
Study highlights global impact of mind-altering parasite

New RVC research has highlighted the considerable behavioural and psychiatric effects of Toxoplasm gondii parasite around the world.

7 mins

September 2020

Heart disease in canine patients

Luca Ferasin describes diagnostic protocols for this issue, and treatment and management advice, including tips for dog owners.

66 mins
Arrhythmias in cats with forms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies

Alex Gough presents the latest in his Research Review articles, with the latest companion animal research for September 2020.

19 mins
Owner-absent examinations

Kendal Shepherd BVSc, CCAB, MRCVS discusses the response to her question on a social media page that considered the impact of this measure on dogs.

19 mins
My COVID Diaries: signing off from lockdown diary

Nat Scroggie looks back over the past six months as she signs off - at least for now - from My COVID Diaries.

9 mins
Managing anxiety during COVID

With the number of positive cases rising, Olivia Howard, BVM, BVS, MRCVS, uses her own experiences of this issue to offer advice to her veterinary peers.

11 mins
Addressing lameness in a farmer-accessible format

Nick Bell MA, VetMB, PhD, PGCert Vet Ed, FHEA, DipECAWBM(AWSEL), MRCVS, Owen Atkinson BVSc, DCHP, MRCVS and Sara Pedersen BSc(Hons), BVetMed, CertCHP, DBR, MRCVS discuss the benefits of two structured programmes dealing with lame dairy cows that vets can use with clients.

23 mins
Managing sound sensitivities in companion animal patients

Emma Baker BVetMed, MSc, MRCVS Emma Brown BVSc, PGDip, CCAB, MRCVS Caroline Warnes BVSc, MSc, CCAB, MRCVS in the first of a two-part article – and with fireworks season approaching – describe the aetiology of this issue, as well as diagnosis and initial management.

33 mins
My COVID Diaries: back in the saddle

Nat Scroggie describes her joy at taking part in a triathlon - her first organised event since lockdown began.

10 mins
Chronic pain in companion animals

Jo Murrell discusses diagnosis and treatment of this issue, including the use of clinical metrology instruments to quantify it.

64 mins
Video consultations: here to stay

Ross Allan and Stuart Carmichael explore techniques their vet practice has developed for using this form of telemedicine in the small animal sector.

39 mins
My COVID Diaries: the ‘Herriot effect’

It may have first aired 23 years before her birth, but the revival of All Creatures Great and Small has led Nat Scroggie to question whether it still influenced her career.

9 mins
The first month: great, but exhausting

Dave Beeston reflects on his first month as a resident in the next of his rebranded series, ECC Endeavours.

29 mins
Pig health – nutrition, husbandry, vaccination and treatment protocols

John Carr BVSc, PhD, DPM, DipECPHM, MRCVS and Mark Howells MA, VetMB, DBR(Dist), MRCVS discuss opportunities available to vets to have a positive impact on the health and profitability of their clients’ herds.

28 mins
Pros and cons of a COVID world

Chanticleer discusses the "complex knot of uncertainties" that the COVID-19 issue has created in his latest column.

17 mins