Clinical

Artificial intelligence in veterinary diagnostics

One of the applications of artificial intelligence in veterinary medicine that has been most studied is diagnostic image analysis (Hennessey et al, 2022). This is because large amounts of digital data...

Pet travellers' unwanted companions: a parasitic voyage across Europe

Leishmania infantum is a protozoan parasite transmitted in Europe by sand flies of the genus Phlebotomus, causing canine leishmaniosis. Infection in dogs can remain subclinical, or develop into a...

Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome: a respiratory review

Many decades of selective breeding has resulted in dogs with mediolateral widening of the skull and rostrocaudal shortening of the muzzle without a proportional reduction in soft tissues of the face....

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...

Dental disease is a common issue in companion rabbits

Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College showed that one in seven pet rabbits under primary veterinary care were experiencing some description of dental disease (Jackson et al, 2024). This...

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...