Vet Times articles

Alex Gough MA, VetMB, CertSAM, CertVC, PGCert(Neuroimaging), MRCVS, runs the rule of the latest studies in veterinary medicine in his latest Research Review.

Ron Ofri PhD, DECVO, DVM provides both a practical and simple explanation for how to conduct this series of tests on companion animals.

Lotfi El Bahri MSc, PhD, DVM presents a unique case study that required both swift medical intervention as well as aggressive treatment.

Dave Beeston reflects on his residency, and why he is a little nervous about being on the other side of the training programme.

After a long spell away from the quill and ink, Dave Beeston BVetMed(Hons), PGDip(VCP), MRCVS, reflects on his RVC emergency and critical care residency, and what it has taught him, as it nears its end.

Chickens are being increasingly kept as pets – and with it comes the likelihood of presentations in practice. Henrietta Kodilinye‑Sims addresses some of the challenges – from identifying clinical signs to responsible prescribing in line with legislative requirements – as well as tips for nursing care plans…

ABSTRACT Environmental enrichment involves the provision of stimuli to an animal’s environment in an attempt … more

Nicola Bates describes clinical signs and management options for treating poisoning from household substances.

Kate Parkinson provides intriguing answers to common questions around these genetic variations in companion felids.

Francesco Cian continues his Diagnostic Dilemmas series by describing the case of a Labrador retriever with a week’s history of pollakiuria and stranguria.

Pippi Gould and Emily Dutton outline potential aetiology, presentation and treatment of this heart-related disease in certain canine breeds.

Ellen Marcinkiewicz marks 10 years of work from International Cat Care and partners prioritising cat well-being in practice.

This winter marks 10 years since the first cases of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy – commonly known as Alabama rot – in the UK. Since then, almost 300 cases have been confirmed across 47 UK counties. The disease has a 90% per cent mortality rate.

Roger Wilkinson and Keith Leonard share an intriguing case of colonic torsion in a German shepherd dog.

Diana Ferreira outlines some of the therapies available for managing this common and incurable skin condition in dogs.

Leanne Dobrowolski discusses veterinary physiotherapy’s place as part of a multidisciplinary approach, including referral barriers.

Richard Harvey discusses vesicular, discoid, mucocutaneous as well as exfoliative cutaneous forms.

Francesco Cian DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS presents the case of a five-month-old boxer with a skin lesion in the latest of his Vet Times Diagnostic Dilemmas.