Vet Times articles

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

March 2019

Sarah Caney details practical steps that can be passed on to clients to help their older feline pets maintain quality of life.

41 mins

Kaz Strycharczyk describes techniques to deal with this common emergency situation, including aftercare and prognosis.

41 mins

Mark Stevens discusses employer considerations around how to deal with these situations in practice.

14 mins

A common cause of death, colic is the clinical presentation of abdominal pain – and more than 100 disorders can result in the syndrome. Tim Mair offers practical guidance.

27 mins

Finding a cause of equine lameness can be straightforward, but often evaluating poor performance and reaching a consensus on it can be a complex and time-consuming process for first-opinion practitioners.

61 mins

David Rendle reviews a meeting of eight vets and researchers that convened to discuss ideal guidance for horse deworming.

19 mins

Jacqui Matthews tackles a subject many equine vets do not find the easiest to raise with horse owners – even before anthelmintic resistance became an issue.

69 mins

Sophie Mahendran considers the need for cattle to be well cared for during this time, including nutrition and maintaining hygiene.

34 mins

Ian Wright discusses the effectiveness of using sprays to control parasites and how owners can take preventive measures.

28 mins

In his latest Practice Makes Perfect column, David Beeston covers one of the biggest issues facing veterinary and medical health care professionals – making mistakes.

34 mins

In the latest in a series of Veterinary Times Choices career case studies, Tim Potter outlines his career moves and how he became interested in veterinary research, offering advice to vets thinking of doing the same.

18 mins

Endoscopy is a fast-growing area of diagnostic procedure, but, as a veterinarian, you may face challenges including cost and reliability.

23 mins

Commercial washing machines offer a host of benefits over domestic models for busy veterinary practices, where the spread of infection through cross contamination poses a very real threat.

4 mins

At Royal Canin, we believe nutrition is the foundation of health. That’s why we’re launching the next generation in Veterinary Health Nutrition...

2 mins

February 2019

Mark Lowrie discusses diagnosis of this chronic condition, the wide range of drugs and alternative therapies, and why it is vital to efficiently deal with owners’ expectations.

45 mins

Melanie Bruder describes possible indications for use of thermoplastics and approaches to applying it to the animal patient.

31 mins

2018 will live in Roger Evans’ memory as a bad year for several reasons – from a longer winter and drought, to a TB breakdown and BSE threat.

19 mins

Karen Perry uses a case involving a German shepherd dog to demonstrate successful treatment of this condition.

48 mins

Kate Parkinson discusses the importance of vaccination, worming, insurance, nutrition, neutering, spaying and gaining owner compliance.

30 mins

Paul Burr, Rachel Dean and Tim Shearman – in light of the looming decision to leave the EU in March – discuss the potential impact on movement of pets.

27 mins