Small animal

DAVINA ANDERSON details the various options vets should consider when assessing treatment options, such as the level of infection, if any, and whether or not antibiotics should be used

GEORGIA WOODS looks at the problem of pet obesity from the points of view of the veterinary professional, the owner and the pet – and how to gain compliance

OMRI BELACHSEN presents the first in a series of case studies that follow two articles in Veterinary Practice (August and October 2016) on managing heart disease in cats

LEAVE THE ORTHOPAEDICS TEXTBOOK on the shelf when planning surgery to repair a limb fracture, Stuart Carmichael told one of the clinical streams at VetsSouth 2017 at Exeter in February. The professor …

A long-acting pain killer that can be offered to pet owners to safely and effectively treat their animals at home would be the next great step forward in veterinary analgesia, BSAVA members heard at t…

Veterinary Practice talks to Louise Clark of Davies Veterinary Specialists about how she has developed an interdisciplinary approach to managing patients with chronic pain

MARION McCULLAGH examines the various factors involved in evaluating and then treating pain in the equine patient – and educating horse owners

VETERINARY SURGEONS MUST WORK WITH THE ANIMAL WELFARE CHARITIES to dispel the myth that female cats “need” to have a litter of kittens before they are spayed, according to Maggie Roberts, director of …

RICHARD GARD reports on the achievements so far of the food assurance scheme

SPOTTING AN OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY is easy: any pet coming into the practice with eyes that are non-responsive, red, painful, discharging or otherwise abnormal should be viewed as needing immediate asse…

A NEW study conducted by Bayer HealthCare, in collaboration with the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP), reveals that 78% of veterinarians in the USA believe that better care for cats…

STUART CARMICHAEL argues that surgery should not be regarded as the main option in the management of OA joints, rather as one of the key tools available among many others for a good outcome

Sarah Endersby of Ceva provides advice that practices can pass on to pet owners to help them get through the coming noisiness.

Francesca Riccomini wonders why, among a seemingly regular stream of high-profile cases involving dangerous dogs, there is not more emphasis placed on education

Jayne Laycock reports on her pick of recent CPD webinars, this one on recognising and managing OA in cats, presented by Dr Sarah Caney of Cat Professional Ltd.

Sarah Endersby of Ceva examines the various considerations for pet owners in multi-cat households and how to deal with signs of aggression effectively.

Stephen Collins outlines a recommended approach to cats with suspected heart disease, focusing on common presentations in first opinion practice

Use of trazodone hydrochloride to reduce anxiety in cats visiting vet clinics Brenda Stevens and others, North Carolina State University, RaleighVisits by cat owners and their animals to veterinary pr…

Novel surgical technique for the treatment of portosystemic shunts Mandy Wallace and others, University of Florida, Gainesville Portosystemic shunts are congenital vascular abnormalities that allow bl…

Miriam Kaltz recently returned from an "eye-opening" trip to Nepal, working with HART, the Himalayan Animal Rescue Trust, and outlines the work looking after the canine population.