Vet Times articles

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

April 2020

Significant event auditing part 3

RCVS Knowledge returns with another significant event audit in practice. Quality Improvement (QI) Vets is a fictional team, but based on true stories from UK practices, created by RCVS Knowledge’s Case Example Working Party to help veterinary teams apply quality improvement to real situations.

16 mins
Equine gastrointestinal disorders – obtaining a successful diagnosis

Karin Kruger provides tips to help general practitioners assess colic patients and reviews literature on common treatments.

50 mins

February 2020

Sweet itch and allergies: spring and summer treatment options

Jamie Prutton discusses insect bite hypersensitivity and atopic dermatitis and equids, and options for controlling the seasonal ills.

21 mins
Researching musculoskeletal pain in ridden horses: part 2

Sue Dyson concludes this article by considering the application of the ridden horse ethogram to real-time lameness cases.

26 mins
Tips for management of key clinical conditions in equids

Nicola Menzies-Gow MA, VetMB, PhD, DipECEIM, CertEM(IntMed), FHEA, MRCVS discusses how feeding an appropriate diet can help prevent a number of common diseases in horses and ponies.

34 mins

January 2020

Perioperative complications in equine anaesthesia – part one

Kate Loomes BVSc(hons), MSc, CertAVP(EP), CertAVP(VA), CertAVP(EM), DipECVAA, MRCVS in the first of a two-part article, looks at the intraoperative issues that can arise while horses are under anaesthesia.

66 mins
Effective use of vaccines in UK’s equine population

Fleur Whitlock BVetMed (Hons), MRCVS and Richard Newton BVSc, MSc, PhD, DLSHTM, DipECVPH, FRCVS discuss how clinicians can optimise their use of licensed medications.

38 mins

December 2019

Congress fun in Utrecht: my visit to European Veterinary Dental Forum

Key CPD events often come highly recommended – particularly if they feature top-notch lectures in fabulous European cities. Andrew Peffers, BVetMed, CertAVP(Ed), BAEDT, MRCVS, provides an overview of the equine dental programme at this year's congress in the Netherlands.

36 mins
Equid pain control breakthroughs

Adele Williams guides readers through recognition and various control methods – new and existing – in horses and donkeys.

33 mins
Management of equine pain in the field – part 2

Rachel Agass and Kate Loomes discuss options for long-term analgesia, as well as the use of scoring scales for monitoring the response of patients.

29 mins

November 2019

Coughing in adult horses

Nicola Menzies-Gow discusses the diagnostic approach for this common issue, as well as differential diagnoses and appropriate further tests.

26 mins
Endocrine disorders: diagnosis, treatment and management

Jamie Prutton discusses such approaches to pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and equine metabolic syndrome.

42 mins
Respiratory emergencies in horses

Karin Kruger discusses the pathophysiology of a variety of upper and lower tract conditions that can cause distress in horses, and the need for calm assessment to ensure favourable outcomes.

25 mins
Equine obesity: the most common risk factor for laminitis in the UK?

David Rendle, Pat Harris and Nicola Menzies-Gow discuss the welfare threat posed by this issue, and the need for education to alter perceptions of healthy body condition.

51 mins
Equine obesity: the most common risk factor for laminitis in the UK?

David Rendle, Pat Harris and Nicola Menzies-Gow discuss the welfare threat posed by this issue, and the need for education to alter perceptions of healthy body condition.

51 mins
Researching musculoskeletal pain in ridden horses: part 1

Sue Dyson describes work to assess if facial expression or behaviour can help determine presence of this pain.

41 mins

October 2019

Practical equine sedation and general anaesthesia in the field

Karin Kruger shares some of the techniques and drugs she has found helpful when sedating and anaesthetising horses.

31 mins
Caring for geriatric equids

Nicola Menzies-Gow discusses issues that may arise with older horses, including aspects of nutrition and common diseases.

60 mins

September 2019

Equine hindlimb proximal suspensory ligament injuries

Sue Dyson reviews developments in the understanding of risk factors, and discusses diagnosis and management of this condition.

51 mins
Equine influenza: status and latest outbreak information

Jamie Prutton and Fleur Whitlock discuss recent confirmed outbreaks of this respiratory virus in horses, along with surveillance, classification, vaccination protocols and biosecurity.

39 mins