October 2023

The devil’s in the detail – importance of disinfecting personal electronic...

Georgia Vinall draws on several studies to remind readers about cleaning your mobile phone – and every other fomite in your pocket – in the workplace.

15 mins
Reporting changes: it’s time to heed the taxman’s warning

Tax changes that came into force earlier this year could have a big impact on many businesses, including veterinary practices. And those impacts will be even greater for those who have not noted the warnings from HMRC…

20 mins

September 2023

Equine worming protocols: advice to share with owners and yards

Jacqui Matthews BVMS, PhD, FRSB, FRSE, FRCVS, offers practical points for veterinarians to offer to clients, including anthelmintic resistance messages.

57 mins
Feeling and working better – it starts with you

Jesse McCall, of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and RCVS Knowledge, advancing the quality of veterinary care, explain how to ensure “joy at work” is at the top of your practice to-do list.

23 mins

August 2023

Treatment options for skin allergies in canine patients

Eleanor Wyatt BVSc, MRCVS and Carly Mason BVSc, CertVD, DipECVD, MRCVS discuss atopic dermatitis – a common hypersensitivity disease in this species that can prove complicated to treat.

43 mins
Possible effects of climate on UK pet parasites and their control

Ian Wright BVMS, BSc, MSc, MRCVS discusses the impact of the UK’s weather conditions on both the establishment and spread of parasites.

37 mins
Red Tractor rules and Defra funds offer turning point in BVD control

In this article on bovine viral diarrhoea, Tonia Simms BVSc, DBR, MRCVS runs through some of the issues as she sees them around BVD, including screening and the need for good biosecurity measures.

25 mins
BVDFree England and pathway visits – plus other UK updates

In this article on bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), the main author offers some practical advice for vets undertaking funded visits, before senior figures discuss their own BVD policies and schemes in each of the devolved nations.

26 mins
Taking a trained approach to closing the skills gap

Running a successful veterinary practice requires a myriad of different skill sets and it can be a real headache identifying staff training needs. By using an analytical approach, however, finding training that boosts both your profits and your people can be a relatively painless process…

20 mins
Endometriosis – raising awareness

Jade Brindley – using her own personal experiences – explains the debilitating effects of this condition, and how vet teams can support suffering colleagues.

40 mins
Starting out – offering support to newly registered vet nurses

RCVS VN Futures project lead Jill Macdonald RVN, discusses the new RCVS Academy course, designed to provide newly registered VNs with consistent, meaningful and personalised support during the transition from student to RVN.

22 mins

July 2023

Ep 98: Effects of climate on UK pet parasites, with Ian Wright

“I think we can all agree that climate change is happening… you can see the evidence of that all around us – we’re getting hotter summers, we’re getting more extreme weather events, but there’s absolutely no doubt that there are some parasites that are loving those conditions!”

2 mins
Rhinoscopy for neoplasia debridement in a pet rabbit

Sergio Silvetti DVM, CertAVP(ZM), MRCVS and Lourdes Lavilla-Atienza MRCVS discuss retrograde rhinoscopy on a five-month-old miniature lop rabbit.

31 mins
Helping to manage ECC cases – patient care from arrival to discharge

Olivia Munro outlines how the VN can help in an emergent situation, including triage, stabilising patients and dealing with distressed owners.

43 mins
Skin cytology – practical tips for first opinion practitioners

Irina Matricoti DVM, DipECVD provides a helpful guide for collecting and examining skin lesion samples in everyday small animal practice.

34 mins
Contagious equine metritis – control via industry-led protocol

Victoria Colgate MA, VetMB, MSc, MRCVS and Richard Newton BVSc, MSc, PhD, FRCVS explore the measures taken to stop the spread of this venereal disease.

33 mins
Nutrition – how vets can play key role countering obesity in horses

Nicola Menzies-Gow MA, VetMB, CertEM(IntMed), DipECEIM, FRCVS looks at the growing epidemic, with up to 70% of UK ponies either overweight or obese.

60 mins
Equine flu: epidemiologists behind its surveillance provide UK update

Fleur Whitlock BVetMed, MSc, MRCVS, Victoria Colgate MA, VetMB, MSc, MRCVS, and Richard Newton BVSc, MSc, PhD, FRCVS, of the Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance team, reveal the current situation here with the endemic disease.

34 mins
Tendon injuries: types, early signs, diagnostics and management

Found throughout the horse’s body, but in varying lengths, tendons can be vulnerable to injury depending where they are. Flexor tendon injuries can have a significant impact on athletic horses, and is discussed in this article, but diagnosis and treatment options also hold true for other tendon issues.

32 mins
Block calving: considerations for aiding farmers to make the switch

Emma Fishbourne BSc(Hons), BVSc, DBR, PhD, FHEA, MRCVS recalls her experiences with this pattern of breeding, and working with clients to move from all year round.

31 mins