Vet Times articles

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

August 2020

Common emergency presentations – the initial triage: as easy as ABC

Emma Donnelly, Dan Lewis, Laura Conroy and Charlotte Johnston look at the three components of the first stage of assessing patients, as well as the more common conditions that cause dysfunction in these systems.

54 mins
My COVID Diaries: is that a smile under the mask?

Nat Scroggie describes the difficulties in being able to read people when wearing masks, and how to perfect your “smize” to get around the problem.

13 mins
Equine asthma: new term, old problem

Charlotte Easton-Jones describes how general practitioners can diagnose and treat respiratory problems in these patients.

30 mins
Weathering the coronavirus storm: navigating post-lockdown world

James Westgate speaks to practice owners, business leaders and consultants about lessons learned from the pandemic, and how practices and practitioners can survive and thrive in an uncertain future.

31 mins
Canine mitral valve disease in a female cross-breed

Chris Linney and JoĂŁo Neves detail this case from the asymptomatic phase to the clinical phase, and present a rationale for such diagnoses.

24 mins
ACE inhibitor use in canine preclinical MMVD patients

Alex Gough’s latest Research Review also looks at studies into canine parvovirus vaccine compliance, vertebral disease in pugs and the effect of vet clothing on client trust.

18 mins

July 2020

BSAVA issues reminder on safe bat handling

Association issues warning to primary care vets in small animal practice, as Defra updates statistics on rabies in bats to show 11 cases since 2011.

7 mins
My COVID Diaries: confronting charity challenges

In her latest diary, Nat Scroggie advocates now is the perfect time to consider helping veterinary charities.

12 mins
Atypical recording tools for monitoring anaesthesia

Diego Rodrigo Mocholi discusses neurological, cardiovascular and respiratory system tools that can improve the quality of this process.

58 mins
End of an internship era

In his latest Practice makes Perfect, Dave Beeston reflects on intern life and how he's ready for the next challenge.

27 mins
My COVID Diaries: sleeping through COVID

Been struggling with sleep during lockdown? You're not alone, says Nat Scroggie, who offers some advice in her latest COVID diary.

14 mins
Equine laminitis: causes, clinical signs, treatment and prevention

Nicola Menzies-Gow outlines the three forms of this issue in horses, systems for diagnosis and severity scoring, and therapy options.

35 mins
Risk of ticks to cats

Camilla Tørnqvist-Johnsen and Danièlle Gunn-Moore discuss the increasing prevalence of these parasites in the UK, as well as the clinical disease risk they pose to feline patients.

15 mins
New approach to calf rearing advice: effect on antibiotic use

Lara Robinson discusses the measures implemented in a calf health club and the resulting health improvements in youngstock.

5 mins
The catch-22 of flexible working

In the final of a three-part series looking at how COVID-19 has impacted on women working in the profession, Veterinary Woman editor Liz Barton talks about how the shift towards working from home and flexible working has highlighted both challenges and opportunities moving forwards…

21 mins
Pros and cons of life with a vet mum

The impacts of coronavirus on veterinary professionals has been well-documented in Vet Times during the past four months, but less the way it has impacted on their children. For 13-year-old JIM GLEED, life in lockdown certainly had its ups and downs – as he explains in this article – after his vet mum was put on furlough and his dad discovered he couldn’t work…

19 mins
Companion animal parasite threats

Ian Wright discusses five ticks and tick-borne pathogens that have the potential to establish in the UK in the next decade.

47 mins
Case of cutaneous lesion in a German shepherd dog

Francesco Cian discusses the case of a 1.5-year-old German shepherd dog seen by the referring vet for a well-circumscribed, non-ulcerated, 2.5cm in diameter cutaneous lesion on the hindlimb footpad.

9 mins
My COVID Diaries: with a little help from my friends

In her latest column, Nat Scroggie reflects on her joy at starting running again – following a little external motivation.

11 mins
Mental health – why we have to act now

In the second of a three-part series looking at how COVID-19 has impacted on women working in the profession, WellVet co-founder and editor of Veterinary Woman Liz Barton looks at how coronavirus is affecting the mental health of women in the sector…

18 mins