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Figure 2. Strategies trialed to optimise preventative healthcare consultations by veterinary surgeons responding to a global survey on booster vaccination consultations (n=597). Respondents were able to select multiple strategies if they had trialled more than one of the options.

The importance of preventative healthcare: what 10 years of research from the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine reveals

Researchers within the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine initially used broad-based approaches to identify the research priority areas for the veterinary profession. This involved direct...

Figure 1. Flowchart for interpreting Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs (LOAD) questionnare scores.

Osteoarthritis in small animals: tools for diagnosis and monitoring

There are many available, validated, client metrology instruments for canine patients. The most readily accessible in the UK are the Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs (LOAD) questionnaire, the Helsinki...

Figure 7. Suggested approach to emergency management of supraventricular tachycardias flowchart. SVT = supraventricular tachycardia, IV = intravenous.

A supraventricular tachycardia with a possible accessory pathway in a young Labrador Retriever

A 3-year-old male Labrador Retriever was referred following the detection of a sustained tachycardia while undergoing investigations following a two-day history of lethargy and vomiting. Physical...

Figure 2. Port positions for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The head is to the left of the image.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the dog

Figure 3. A picture demonstrating the ventral abdominal vein (red line) and the proposed paramedian skin incision (black line).

A surgical approach to the reptile patient

The reproductive physiology of reptiles varies depending on the order to which the reptile belongs (Lock, 2000). Oviparous reptiles, such as chelonia, produce eggs, whereas squamates can be oviparous...

Figure 1. Superficial incisional surgical site infection after exploratory laparotomy.

CPD article: Biofilms and surgical site infections

A surgical site infection is a nosocomial infection temporally associated with a particular surgical procedure. A bacterial wound infection can be defined as the presence of more than 105 bacteria per...

Figure 1. Mouldy food such as bread and particularly dairy products, such as cream cheese, are common and readily accessible sources of tremorgenic mycotoxins in dogs.

Tremorgenic mycotoxicosis in dogs

Mouldy foods, particularly mouldy dairy products (Figure 1), are common sources of tremorgenic mycotoxins (Box 1), but any food waste, including composted waste (Figure 2), rotting, fallen fruits and...

Figure 1. Many determined female birds may sit for prolonged periods of time on clutches of infertile eggs. Brooding behaviours are stimulated primarily by prolactin

Avian reproductive disorders

Reproductive disease is common in birds. Medical management, such as the use of GnRH agonists can be useful in the treatment of some disorders. However, a considerable amount of further research is...

Figure 2. Example of a consultation being conducted outside in the owner's car.

Stress-free vet visits: considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The process starts at reception when the patient is booked in. Information about the animal's previous behavioural history at the practice should be logged, alongside a relevant medical history. The...

Understanding and managing pain in the arthritic synovial joint: an update

It is well-recognised that synovial joints are innervated by pain-transmitting nerves (nociceptors). These nociceptors are thinly myelinated Aδ-fibres or unmyelinated C-fibres, with their cell bodies...

Figure 1. A veterinary medicines dispensary.

Reducing medication errors in practice: part 2

Where possible, configuring the practice management system to block dispense certain products to certain patients, for example paracetamol to a cat, could be a worthwhile consideration. Pop-up alert...

Figure 2. The animal showing signs of kyphosis upon presentation.

Diagnosis and surgical management of idiopathic bile duct cysts in a bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

A 12-year-old female bearded dragon that weighed 390 g presented at the clinic with anorexia, straining and lack of defaecation. The animal was housed on sand and had provision of both heat and UVB...