Vet Times articles

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

December 2018

Evidence-based advancements for analgesia in exotic animals

Elisabetta Mancinelli reviews some of the literature regarding analgesic therapy in companion animal exotic pets.

68 mins

November 2018

Obesity issues in pet rabbits

John Chitty looks at factors contributing to, and ways to prevent and treat, weight gain in this species.

35 mins
Basic care requirements of rabbits and small furries

Kate Forshaw and Livia Benato outline the perioperative and nutritional management required by these animals, with a focus on ferrets and skunks.

28 mins

October 2018

Evidence-based rabbit housing and nutrition

Elisabetta Mancinelli takes a look at the husbandry and nutritional needs of this complex species.

42 mins
Surgery escape: a jerkin’s jaunt

Richard Jones recounts the story of how a male gyrfalcon that flew away before surgery was able to be found safe six days later.

12 mins
Updates in perioperative care – ideas from the human field

Elisabetta Mancinelli takes a look at some of the research in this area in her latest Exotic Encounters.

41 mins

September 2018

Mammal and bird gut-brain axis

Elisabetta Mancinelli delves into some of the latest studies and research conducted into gastrointestinal health in mammals and birds.

29 mins

August 2018

Small mammal analgesics

Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses the important topic of effective use of analgesics in small mammals.

55 mins
Classic versus new variant viral haemorrhagic disease in rabbits

Richard Saunders looks at aetiology, epidemiology, treatment, prevention and management for patients with RVHD.

45 mins

June 2018

Investigating evidence for using maropitant in exotic species

Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses an option that has demonstrated efficacy in dogs for vomiting from multiple causes, and discusses potential use in exotic species.

29 mins

May 2018

Paget’s disease in a Brazilian rainbow boa

A Case Notes article from Sonya Miles takes the less-usual case of a three-year-old male, captive bred Brazilian rainbow boa.

8 mins
Update on treating E cuniculi infection in domestic rabbits

Elisabetta Mancinelli looks at a microsporidian parasite that affects many mammalian species, including rabbits.

45 mins

April 2018

Pre-ovulatory follicular stasis in a green iguana

Sonya Miles presents her latest Case Notes on a two-year-old female green iguana that presented with a two-week history of anorexia and lethargy.

10 mins
Update on diagnosis of E cuniculi infection in domestic rabbits

Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses a microsporidian parasite with a worldwide distribution – and zoonotic potential – that may infect several mammalian species.

27 mins

March 2018

Advances in evidence-based medicine for rodent species

Elisabetta Mancinelli looks at evidence-based medicine advances in some of the most common species of rodents kept as pets – guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, rats and chinchillas.

22 mins
Preovulatory follicular stasis in a tortoise

Sonya Miles describes the case of a 75-year-old spur-thighed tortoise that presented with the reproductive condition.

16 mins

February 2018

Guinea pigs – an update on studies

Elisabetta Mancinelli continues her Exotic Encounters series with a look at latest research into an increasingly kept UK pet.

27 mins
Dystocia in a corn snake

Sonya Miles details the examination, surgery and treatment of a five-year-old corn snake with multiple desiccated follicles and retained infertile eggs.

8 mins

January 2018

Advances in evidence-based rabbit medicine

Elisabetta Mancinelli discusses some of the latest improvements in knowledge regarding the third most common mammalian pet in Europe.

26 mins

December 2017

Diagnosis and treatment of Knemidokoptes pilae infection in a budgerigar

Sonya Miles details a case where a budgerigar was infested with the burrowing mite, and methods used to identify and treat it.

19 mins