Vet Times articles

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

March 2016

Rebecca Newnham and Pedro Oliveira discuss a case of severe heartworm infestation in a canine and the surgical procedure to remove it.

17 mins

Kathryn Pratschke, in the second part of a two-part article, discusses preoperative tumour staging, sentinel node evaluation and tumour margins in oncology surgery.

26 mins

Samantha Taylor, in the second of this two-part article, discusses management options relating to complications of CKD, including proteinuria and urinary tract infections.

14 mins

Laura Holm looks at how to spot the early signs of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy, such as the onset of lesions, and discusses ways of managing it.

31 mins

Karen Walsh discusses anaesthetic management options for the more common endocrinopathies seen in general practice, as well as considerations for these cases.

41 mins

Hany Elsheikha discusses factors regarding why owners may not adhere to treatment protocols, impact on parasite prevention and how compliance can be improved.

34 mins

Ian Wright offers advice for vets for cat owners on parasite Toxoplasma gondii and its transmission potential to people, while preventing human-cat bond erosion.

24 mins

Rebecca Robinson looks at ways in which pain can be assessed in companion animals using the variety of available scales (part 2 of 2).

28 mins

Albane Fauron and Karen Perry look into the causes of this common orthopaedic condition in dogs and how to diagnose and classify individual cases (part 1 of 2).

33 mins

Samantha Taylor focuses on how to diagnose chronic kidney disease in cats so they can be treated at an earlier stage of diagnosis (part 1/2).

26 mins

The EDGE programmes from Vets Now are not only exciting and fun but they provide the ideal springboard for a career in EEC.

7 mins

February 2016

Anna Bryla discusses one-year-old bulldog Arnie, who presents with 3 out of 10 right pelvic limb lameness in the latest in the Case Notes series.

7 mins

Dan Skeldon assesses the new regulations for microchipping dogs and what this means for owners and the veterinary profession as compliance becomes mandatory.

24 mins

Ariane Neuber describes cat ear diseases, and, failing successful antiparasitic therapy, suggests a systematic approach looking for a primary disease is adopted.

24 mins

Kathryn Pratschke reviews the use of surgical oncology in relation to its diagnosis, treatment and management of cancer and tumours (1/2).

25 mins

The official definition for pain is “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, associated with actual … more

35 mins

Laparoscopy in dogs is becoming an increasingly common technique for procedures such as ovariectomies and … more

18 mins

Fractures in animals less than one year of age are frequently observed by vets and … more

24 mins

ABSTRACT Leishmaniosis is a serious vector-borne disease in southern Europe, but is spreading northwards, driven … more

25 mins

ABSTRACT Greyhounds have a higher tendency to develop delayed bleeding associated with minor procedures or … more

18 mins