Vet Times articles

The latest veterinary content produced by Vet Times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

February 2020

Managing chronic pain in cats and dogs

Karen Walsh discusses the importance and process of detection and treatment in both canine and feline patients.

49 mins
Broadening educational horizons with a nod to rest and relaxation

Have you ever attended a CPD course that was fulfilling, but left you wanting broader coverage or a practical angle? International Society of Feline Medicine Academy of Feline Practitioners lead Sam Taylor, BVetMed, CertSAM, DipECVIM-CA, MANZCVS, FRCVS, explains how the International Cat Care division has strived to tailor its new annual congress to provide such an offering for vets and VNs – and make time for your well-being, too.

16 mins
Capnography – a refresher

Becky Robinson provides an overview of this monitoring tool to equip users with the knowledge to understand its output and maximise its potential use in practice.

18 mins
Impact of glucose on urine specific gravity in cats and dogs

Alex Gough reviews more of the veterinary research in his monthly Veterinary Times column.

20 mins
Companion animal toxicology

Nicola Bates and Nicola Robinson offer practical advice for first opinion practitioners – including history taking, decontamination and referring cases.

47 mins
Kennel cough: a cough by any other name?

Jenny Stavisky discusses the prevalence and presentation of this issue, and why prevention is a risk for more than just shelter dogs.

33 mins

January 2020

Exotic parasites in imported dogs: diagnosing and preventing spread

Ian Wright considers a systematic approach to dealing with such organisms in canine patients entering the UK from abroad.

46 mins
Taking the stress out of blood pressure measurement

Rosanne Jepson BVSc, MVetMed, PhD, DipACVIM, PGCertVedEd, FHEA, MRCVS discusses what barriers can prevent this from being performed in practice and how to overcome them, while providing case examples.

42 mins
Canine conundrum where all is not as it seems

Francesco Cian, DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS, discusses the case of Nala, a nine-month-old Dobermann referred for a small lesion on her nose in the first of his Diagnostic Dilemmas series.

11 mins
Perspective of canine lymphoma

Robert E Matus discusses presentation, diagnosis and treatment of this lymph node disease.

25 mins
Mitral valve disease: timeline of a degenerative condition in dogs

Luca Ferasin outlines the aetiology, clinical signs, diagnosis and natural history of this issue, as well as management options.

43 mins
Lower eyelid and maxillary bone reconstruction following sarcoma

John Beel, BVSc, CertVOphthal, MRCVS, Elizabeth Kwint, BVetMed, GPCert Bus Admin, MRCVS, and Jerry Dunne MVB, PgCertSAS, GPCertSAS, MRCVS recount the case of a male crossbreed dog that presented with a growing mass situated under its right eye.

31 mins
Probiotics in dogs and cats

Marge Chandler discusses the benefits provided by these products in certain disorders, as well as their regulation and use in practice.

45 mins
Czech-ing out Purina symposium

Pete Wedderburn BVM&S, CertVR, MRCVS gives an overview of the Prague Companion Animal Nutrition Symposium, which took place on 21 and 22 October 2019, and carried an overall theme of “the science of cats”.

21 mins

December 2019

Microbiology testing in dogs and cats: an overview

Elizabeth Villiers BVSc, DipECVCP, FRCPath, CertSAM, CertVR, MRCVS and Jade Pallett BSc discuss the steps taken when carrying out susceptibility testing to determine appropriate antibiotic therapy in pets.

49 mins
Autologous blood transfusion – what, when and how to do it

Michelle Clark BVSc, CertAVP(SAM), MRCVS and Helen Baxter BVMS, CertAVP, MRCVS discuss this procedure and share a case study involving a dog kicked by a horse.

16 mins
Canine mitral valve disease, atrial fibrillation and congenital defects

Brigite Pedro and Chris Linney provide updates on the management of these issues, and ongoing research into control strategies and devices.

66 mins
Case of a cockatoo with leukocytosis

Francesco Cian presents the case of an eight-year-old cockatoo seen by a referring veterinary surgeon for a traumatic foot lesion.

6 mins
Use of temporary percutaneous gastropexy in acute GDV dogs

Alex Gough discusses a common and life-threatening problem, typically of large-breed dogs, plus other latest research in his latest Research Review.

20 mins
Canine cataracts: classification, aetiology and complications

Maria-Christine Fischer in the first of a two-part article, describes lens characteristics, cataract causes and untreated case complications.

31 mins