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 2022

Anne-Sophie Van Wijnsberghe and Matt Gurney outline the protocols of sedation and anaesthesia in small animals and emphasise the need for individual patient approaches to ensure safe procedures.

32 mins

In the latest instalment of this series on training recent graduates, Jacqueline Buck advises on how to introduce your new employee to the practice’s clientele.

37 mins

Alice Thomson, a University of Bristol veterinary student details some vector-borne diseases new and future vets may encounter, based on her research during EMS.

29 mins

Ian Wright explains the causes of this disease, which can infect humans and cats, and the most effective measures to avoid it.

28 mins

In the latest instalment of a series on training recent graduates, Jacqueline Buck suggests how employers can structure their young employee’s first shifts.

37 mins

In light of recent changes, Sam Taylor, Séverine Tasker, Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Emi Barker and Stephanie Sorrell discuss treatment protocols to help support practitioners in managing this viral disease.

48 mins

In the first of a new series on training recent graduates, Jacqueline Buck offers advice for potential employers and potential employees on the hiring process.

37 mins

Emma Fishbourne outlines the clinical advantages to selective dry cow therapy, and the barriers that vets and farmers must overcome to promote its application.

Taking time to ask can be the first step to improving workplace well-being – and your clients’ and patients’ experiences – according to Jesse McCall of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and RCVS Knowledge in this, the first of an occasional series.

25 mins

Samuel Mauchlen BVM&S, MRCVS and Chris Dixon BVSc, CertVOphthal, MRCVS conclude their article by focusing on the appearance of pathological conditions.

29 mins

January 2022

Victoria Hudson BVM&S, MRCVS discusses the subclinical form of this issue and how vets can be proactive in preventing its occurrence.

32 mins

Mary-Anne Frank considers the pros and cons for practices offering these travel documents, and how to speed up the process, in the first of a two-part series.

19 mins

As lambing season approaches, letter to Vet Times highlights Sheep Veterinary Society guidance detailing potential alternatives to discontinued antibiotic, and encourages practitioners to engage with clients to ensure good ewe nutrition and colostrum management.

Graham Duncanson BVSc, DProf, MSc(VetGP), FRCVS explores issues relating to this common procedure by analysing his first 4,000 cases – as well as a couple of “disasters”.

28 mins

Sarah Keir BVMS, PGCertSAM, MRCVS, gives a overview of the society’s autumn 2021 meeting, which was held virtually on 3 November.

9 mins

Inspired by another article series to appear in Vet Times Jobs, SARAH PAGE-JONES BVSc, CertSAS, MBA, FCEBMa, MRCVS, discusses some common veterinary discourses that can affect different people in different ways, in different situations…

29 mins

Mark Lowrie describes the process of determining whether a cat has a problem and how to diagnose the condition causing it.

36 mins

Samuel Mauchlen BVM&S, MRCVS and Chris Dixon BVSc, CertVOphthal, MRCVS in the first of a two-part article, discuss the indications for this assessment, as well as technique and eye anatomy.

27 mins

Rosa Angela Ragni DVM, DSPCA, MRCVS recounts her visit for a rabies neutering and vaccination campaign aimed at protecting the island’s wildlife species.

Alex Gough looks at some of the companion animal research released of late in this Research Review column in Vet Times.

24 mins