A look through the literature on canine medicine and surgery 1 Oct 2014 Risk factors for dehiscence following intestinal resection and anastomosis Emily Mouat and others, University of Pennsylvania Dehiscence has been found to occur in up to 16% of procedures involving in…
The treatment of refractory canine epilepsy with potassium bromide 1 May 2013 Dr FRANCESCA HOLLAND of Dechra discusses the use of potassium bromide in treating refractory canine epilepsy, in combination with phenobarbital, as a monotherapy or as a sole therapy
Have you considered genetic testing? 1 Mar 2013 ROBIN FEARON wonders why, with genetic testing no longer a niche activity, so few practices have taken up the DNA challenge...
How should practices deal with cases of canine deafness? 1 Feb 2013 CANINE deafness is one of those subjects that you just know you should pay more attention to. After all it is hardly a marginal condition. More than 80 pedigree breeds suffer from inherited hearing pr…
Canine neutering: legal aspects 1 Dec 2011 Professor WENCHE FARSTAD in the second of our three partseries on neutering practices across Europe, discusses the different legal standpoints in the various countries
Conservative management of canine osteoarthritis - part 3 1 Dec 2011 SAMANTHA LINDLEY continues her series on canine OA with a discussion of the need for a dynamic approach to treatment and a look at analgesia – the first in the A, B, C, D, E checklist
Conservative management of canine osteoarthritis - part 2 1 Nov 2011 SAMANTHA LINDLEY continues her series on canine OA with a discussion of the types of pain involved and a look at the various types of treatment available
Monitoring of dogs receiving NSAID therapy for the management of chronic pain 1 Nov 2011 Dr JO MURRELL, KATE WHITE and Dr KRISTA VISSER ’t HOOFT present the final part in the three-part series on identifying and dealing with chronic pain in dogs.
The neutering of dogs and bitches in the UK and Europe 1 Nov 2011 In the first of a three part series on neutering practices across Europe, Angelika Von Heimendahl discusses the UK perspective and the options available to veterinary surgeons in the UK.
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of canine chronic valvular heart disease 1 Oct 2011 Dr MARK PATTESON reviews the 2009 ACVIM consensus status and the relevance to primary care veterinary surgeons
Conservative management of canine osteoarthritis - 1 1 Oct 2011 SAMANTHA LINDLEY begins a series on canine OA with a review of the implications of the condition, its diagnosis and assessment of the pain involved
Diagnosis of canine leptospirosis 1 Oct 2011 Dr PAUL BURR of Biobest Laboratories, and CHRIS BALL of the University of Liverpool, review the tests available for diagnosing this disease
The prostatic conditions, their diagnosis and management 1 Sep 2010 1. Benign prostatic hypertrophy/hyperplasia (BPH)In most cases, BPH does not cause any clinical signs. Only if the prostate is so enlarged that it compresses the colon and interferes with defaecation …
Pathophysiology and diagnosis of prostatic disease 1 Aug 2010 The prostate is the only major accessory sex gland in the dog. It is a bilobed structure that completely encircles the proximal portion of the urethra. In young animals, the prostate lies entirely wit…
Decision-making in canine vaccination 1 Mar 2010 SUSAN McKAY discusses the latest thinking on the timing of both primary and booster vaccinations
Canine medicine and surgery 1 Mar 2009 Bone reconstruction following trauma in a dog using a recombinant human protein John Lewis and others, University of Pennsylvania A six-year-old German short-haired pointer was referred for treatment …
Incomplete ossification of the canine humeral condyle 1 Jan 2009 Incomplete ossification of the humeral condyle (IOHC) has been reported as an uncommon cause of forelimb lameness in dogs but may be an important risk factor for humeral condylar fractures (Denny, 19…
Dogs: 'consider A. vasorum' 1 Jan 2009 Veterinary surgeons should now consider Angiostrongylus vasorum a countrywide parasite and not one that is restricted to the traditional hotspots of the southeast, the Midlands and South Wales.
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