Clinical

Treatment options for canine hip dysplasia

A diagnosis of hip dysplasia can be made from a set of standard orthogonal hip radiographs (Figure 1). However, it is important to correlate imaging findings with the clinical signs demonstrated by...

The year of the maggots

The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust is a small UK registered charity, founded in 2002 by sisters Heather Armstrong and Stella Brewer. The aim of the Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust is to reduce rural...

How software can save time in veterinary practice

The earliest forms of integration were internal tools such as lab machines talking to the PMS, but there is now big growth in customer facing integrations. These started with online booking tools such...

How advances in point-of-care testing have improved veterinary patient care

One of the main benefits of point-of-care testing compared to using a reference laboratory is a quick turnaround, which aids with time-pressured decision-making and helps ensure that the patient...

Persistent feline coronavirus infection in a cat with cardiac and gastrointestinal signs

At the time of enrolment in the authors' feline coronavirus study in 2017, the patient weighed 4.7 kg and had a body condition score of 5/9. Before enrolment, he had been diagnosed with feline asthma....

Noise-related fear in dogs

Emotions are relatively short-term affective states typically occurring in situations involving (potential) rewards or punishers (Rolls, 2005). They are complex phenomena and are accompanied by...

A surgical approach to the rabbit patient: part 1

When considering rabbit skin tumours, basal cell tumours (trichoblastomas) were the most frequently diagnosed at 20%, with spindle cell sarcomas at 9.5%, collagen nevi/hamartomas at 8.4%, squamous...

Canine separation-related problems: Part 4: first steps in resolving owner absent problems

Studies have found that 22–55% of the domestic dog population display behaviours that are problematic for their owners during owner absence (Bradshaw et al, 2002; Mills and Mills, 2003; Marques Soares...

Selecting appropriate diets for management of chronic enteropathies

Nutritional assessment starts with the collection of a detailed diet and medical history, a thorough physical examination and evaluation of diagnostic findings. For both dogs and cats, it is essential...

Is it time to re-evaluate anti-parasitic use in companion animals?

Parasites for which prophylactic and/or therapeutic drug use is common range across the spectrum of protozoa, helminths and arthropods. A non-exhaustive summary of common parasites, their geographic...

Primary hypoaldosteronism in a dog with concurrent suspected chronic hepatitis

Haematology and biochemistry performed by the referring veterinarian had revealed:.