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Designing your waiting room

2 Nov 2020

With the right planning, your waiting room can show how much you value your customers and give them an environment which keeps everybody happy and relaxed

We've made a dispensing error – what should we do?

2 Nov 2020

It is vital to ensure that dispensing errors are correctly logged and reported to ensure that a repeat of the error is minimised

Crew-cab vans – a nasty judgment for all

2 Nov 2020

Mobile veterinary consultations are clearly an option for the modern practice, but keeping an eye on the latest tax position to find the right van is key

Nursing patients with gastrointestinal emergencies

2 Nov 2020

The GI tract has many different functions which can be affected by obstruction or the presence of a foreign body and it is important to provide rapid treatment for these cases

Larval cyathostominosis

2 Nov 2020

It is important to find out the cause of an outbreak and implement measures to prevent reoccurrence

Management of sarcoids

2 Nov 2020

Numerous treatment options are available but there are many considerations to take into account

Mental health in our profession

2 Nov 2020

Fostering care within ourselves will allow access to the correct support and resources when needed

What is the current situation with sheep and goat nematodes?

2 Nov 2020

Goats are more susceptible to endoparasites than sheep and never form an immunity to the parasites, unlike their ovine counterparts

Discussions from the OV Conference

2 Nov 2020

Delegates from across the UK logged on for the online event and discussed various aspects to affect the profession

Approaching a bone tumour

2 Nov 2020

What are the steps to diagnosis and what are the different treatment options?

Oncology for the first opinion equine practitioner

2 Nov 2020

The study of cancer in horses is less advanced than in other companion animal species, but neoplasia is a common finding in equids

“How do we choose from the plethora of keen teens wanting to be vets?”

2 Nov 2020

What a nightmare! Broken down in the middle of nowhere… Thank goodness for the breakdown services! Twenty minutes after my call along came the van and the guy who got out was so helpful. Not only did …

Five things that might change how you manage gastrointestinal emergencies

2 Nov 2020

Different indicators can help decide how to approach and manage GI emergencies

Is surgical castration right for every dog?

2 Nov 2020 Sponsored

Many dogs are now castrated using a slow release implant, which results in temporary and reversible castration

Considerations of constant rate infusions for analgesia in dogs and cats

2 Nov 2020

Some special pharmacological considerations must be taken into account when using constant rate infusions for drug delivery

Case study using an intratumoural injection to treat canine mast cell tumours

2 Nov 2020

Mast cell tumours are the most common cutaneous tumour in the dog and they often pose a surgical challenge for the veterinary surgeon

Getting the best out of your surgical biopsies – canine cutaneous histiocytoma

2 Nov 2020 Sponsored

Cutaneous histiocytomas are very common, benign but rapidly growing neoplasms of epidermal dendritic cells known as Langerhans cells. Dendritic cells are antigen-presenting cells. They process antigen…

Feline water supplements

2 Nov 2020 Sponsored

Water supplements offer a novel approach to encourage fluid intake in feline lower urinary tract concerns

Common mites in cats

2 Nov 2020

Non-specific reaction patterns as well as grooming behaviours can make mite infestations in cats difficult to find

Selling to vets in the 1970s

2 Nov 2020

Working as a veterinary sales representative involved novel products, travelling and a lot of networking