Louise O'Dwyer discusses small animal pain management, arguing a need for more pain scoring in practice.

Learn how the new puppy growth charts could help pave the way for a healthier dog population, simply by tracking growth against reference standards.

RVN Laura Lacey discusses common symptoms associated with elderly canine and feline patients, plus advice for VNs to adopt and share with owners.

Clare Jones, in the first of a two-part article, familiarises VNs with parrot handling, diet, environment and illness.

Louise O'Dwyer takes a look at the relationship between pre-surgery fasting and anaesthesia in December's Nursing Notes.

Rory O’Connor offers practical advice for VNs to prevent mental health issues occurring – and to ensure you don’t suffer in silence.

VN Times editor Rebecca Hubbard talks to an RVN about how her volunteering trip to the southernmost tip of Africa brought her face to face with big cats and bolstered her recovery from anxiety.

RVN Samantha Thompson advises on common festive-related items often within reaching distance of pets that can prove toxic if ingested.

Dan Skeldon looks at various treatment methods for this prevalent joint disease affecting canine patients.

VN Ruth Clooney-Power, the winner of our emergency and critical care bursary competition, begins her bi-monthly update on how the course is progressing...

Having begun her second year at the helm of the association, BVNA president Samantha Morgan speculates as to what might happen in 2016-17 and beyond.

VN Times editor Rebecca Hubbard continues the series of documenting VNs as they learn new skills or take the lead in practice by meeting RVN Samantha Ford, who has a passion for all things itchy and scaly.