Andrea Holmes looks at this condition in a canine patient, and outlines recommended management and monitoring.

Alex Gough looks at a study into a borreliosis vaccination and another on levothyroxine supplementation, among others, in the latest Research Review.

Elena Fenollosa Romero offers a flavour of life as a student in North Carolina as part of her residency, and tackling both heat and cold.

Professor Duncan Lascelles describes a new approach to managing canine osteoarthritis (OA) and introduces a new way to target canine OA pain.

CASE STUDY: 2016 BVDzero awards finalist Angela Damaso explains how limited resources, farmer apathy, biosecurity challenges and various other issues resulted in an incomplete BVD eradication programme.

Rachel Agass and Kate Loomes review the basic pathophysiology of this issue and explore some of the options for analgesia in the short term.

Julian Earl continues his article (part 1 VT49.20) by describing how, despite returns to Hull to relieve pressure on his skull, cycling helped him choose not to give up.

Adam Bernstein takes a look at the process when dealing with a difficult staff member.

Jo Murrell discusses types, uses and latest developments in canine and feline patients, including endotracheal tubes.

Jamie Prutton discusses approaches to treating gastric ulceration and investigating weight loss, and analyses study findings.

Georgina Harris presents the case of a four-year-old, neutered dachshund that presented with a 24-hour history of acute onset, progressive paraparesis.

David Harwood outlines the proceedings of the Goat Veterinary Society’s autumn meeting.

Peter Lees, emeritus professor of veterinary pharmacology, was one of the RVC’s longest-serving academics before his retirement in 2010. He concludes the series on his time working at the college in the 1960s (part 1 in VT49.18), discussing colleagues and some of his research and lecturing experiences.