Vet Times articles

Philip Witte discusses spinal trauma, which occurs more in feline patients than in canine patients, as well as possible treatments.

Chiari-like malformation, suture knots, cancer detection and feline infectious peritonitis are among the topics under the microscope in Alex Gough’s latest Research Review for Vet Times.

Fergal McDermott ponders the way vets think about this procedure and what it means to them.

Steve Butterworth shares a canine case that suffered from this condition, and its links to lameness in dogs of the same or similar breeds.

Francesco Cian details the case of a six-year-old German shepherd dog presented for the presence of small bilateral corneal opacity and pigmentation in the ventro-lateral limbus of both eyes.

Victoria Colgate and Richard Newton discuss the concerns vets have over the potential gateways for global pathogen spread in this species.

SSPCA chief veterinary officer Ian Futter shares the background behind a new charity project that works with vets to provide basic health care for pets.

VetCT’s director of teleconsulting steps into the Examination Room to discuss his career and how his new non-clinical role has so much potential for him to help more animals than ever before.

With times hard for many, including farmers, every penny counts. But while persuading sheep keepers of the benefits of vaccination should may be challenging on occasions, various approaches can help in the discussions, including use of health planning, cost calculators and farmer meetings, says Davinia Hinde BVetMed, CertAVP(Sheep), MSc, MRCVS.

Jacqui Matthews BVMS, PhD, FRSB, FRSE, FRCVS, offers practical points for veterinarians to offer to clients, including anthelmintic resistance messages.

Alex Gough MA, VetMB, CertSAM, CertVC, PGCert(Neuroimaging), MRCVS looks at a trial comparing GI bleeding in dogs with a form of prednisone and a placebo, plus other studies, in his latest Research Review.

Emma Fishbourne highlights recent outbreak issues which are of most concern, and her experience in researching this topic.

Lotfi El Bahri discusses the implications a specific human muscle relaxant can have on pets, using the case of a young poodle.

In the second of their two-part article, Chloe Fontaine and Renata Stavinohova discuss common pathogens causing this ocular condition, alongside the approach and management of cases.

Karen Perry and Lauren Meneghetti explore the difficulties of handling these cases, such as drug interactions/complications and owners’ wishes.

Sergio Silvetti details the case of an eight-year-old female mustelid that was diagnosed with extrahepatic biliary obstruction.

Richard Brown discusses various potential solutions to some of the issues he believes are impacting on the veterinary sector.