Harriet Wall, Freelance journalist, reviews a ESCCAP meeting highlighting potential risks of pet importation and how to mitigate them.

RCVS Knowledge, advancing the quality of veterinary care, provides an overview of inFOCUS, the bi-monthly journal watch designed to keep surgeons and nurses up to date.

David Harwood BVetMed, FRCVS reviews the Goat Veterinary Society’s annual congress, during which a new president was announced.

Lotfi El Bahri DVM, MSc, PhD discusses the implications a particular human laxative can have on dogs, using the case of a young female boxer.

Victoria Colgate MA, VetMB, MSc, MRCVS and Richard Newton BVSc, MSc, PhD, FRCVS explore the measures taken to stop the spread of this venereal disease.

Nicola Menzies-Gow MA, VetMB, CertEM(IntMed), DipECEIM, FRCVS looks at the growing epidemic, with up to 70% of UK ponies either overweight or obese.

Fleur Whitlock BVetMed, MSc, MRCVS, Victoria Colgate MA, VetMB, MSc, MRCVS, and Richard Newton BVSc, MSc, PhD, FRCVS, of the Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance team, reveal the current situation here with the endemic disease.

Emma Fishbourne BSc(Hons), BVSc, DBR, PhD, FHEA, MRCVS recalls her experiences with this pattern of breeding, and working with clients to move from all year round.

Megan Oakeley BVSc, MRCVS shares her experiences, challenges and accomplishments in a career that has spanned veterinary and military fields.

Julia Brüner DVM and Oliver Gehrig DVM discuss considerations to be taken when deciding if a CT scanner is a wise investment for a veterinary practice.

With just three months to go until BEVA Congress, BEVA council member Imogen Burrows explains why the annual fixture designed by and for equine professionals is a highlight in her calendar.

Miles Russell became president of the Veterinary Management Group (VMG) at its congress in Stratford-upon-Avon in June. It marks the start of a busy year, but Miles took time out from his busy schedule to step into the Examination Room to discuss his career and hopes for the next 12 months…

Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Petra Černá, Stephanie Sorrell and Samantha Taylor discuss the clinical features of a disease that is complex to diagnose.

Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Petra Černá, Stephanie Sorrell and Samantha Taylor update readers on the significant treatment developments over the past few years.

Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Petra Černá, Stephanie Sorrell and Samantha Taylor discuss treatment for when cost is an issue, and warn of products claiming to be GS-analogues.

Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Petra Černá, Stephanie Sorrell and Samantha Taylor conclude this article by stressing the importance of monitoring, hypothesising the use of drug combinations, and warning against the treatment of cats with faecal shedding of coronavirus.