Vet Times articles

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

September 2023

Fergal McDermott ponders the way vets think about this procedure and what it means to them.

28 mins

Steve Butterworth shares a canine case that suffered from this condition, and its links to lameness in dogs of the same or similar breeds.

17 mins

Francesco Cian details the case of a six-year-old German shepherd dog presented for the presence of small bilateral corneal opacity and pigmentation in the ventro-lateral limbus of both eyes.

7 mins

Victoria Colgate and Richard Newton discuss the concerns vets have over the potential gateways for global pathogen spread in this species.

36 mins

SSPCA chief veterinary officer Ian Futter shares the background behind a new charity project that works with vets to provide basic health care for pets.

18 mins

VetCT’s director of teleconsulting steps into the Examination Room to discuss his career and how his new non-clinical role has so much potential for him to help more animals than ever before.

20 mins

John Innes BVSc, PhD, CertVR, DSAS(Orth), FRCVS in the first of this two-part series, considers how the right radiographic approach can enhance care for dogs.

28 mins

With times hard for many, including farmers, every penny counts. But while persuading sheep keepers of the benefits of vaccination should may be challenging on occasions, various approaches can help in the discussions, including use of health planning, cost calculators and farmer meetings, says Davinia Hinde BVetMed, CertAVP(Sheep), MSc, MRCVS.

10 mins

Jacqui Matthews BVMS, PhD, FRSB, FRSE, FRCVS, offers practical points for veterinarians to offer to clients, including anthelmintic resistance messages.

57 mins

Alex Gough MA, VetMB, CertSAM, CertVC, PGCert(Neuroimaging), MRCVS looks at a trial comparing GI bleeding in dogs with a form of prednisone and a placebo, plus other studies, in his latest Research Review.

21 mins

Amy Bagster, fourth-year University of Nottingham vet student, and Hany Elsheikha, BVSc, MSc, PhD, PGCHE, DipEVPC, FHEA examine cost and practically as they summarise their findings in this article.

45 mins

Emma Fishbourne highlights recent outbreak issues which are of most concern, and her experience in researching this topic.

32 mins

Lotfi El Bahri discusses the implications a specific human muscle relaxant can have on pets, using the case of a young poodle.

44 mins

In the second of their two-part article, Chloe Fontaine and Renata Stavinohova discuss common pathogens causing this ocular condition, alongside the approach and management of cases.

53 mins

Karen Perry and Lauren Meneghetti explore the difficulties of handling these cases, such as drug interactions/complications and owners’ wishes.

69 mins

Sergio Silvetti details the case of an eight-year-old female mustelid that was diagnosed with extrahepatic biliary obstruction.

45 mins

Richard Brown discusses various potential solutions to some of the issues he believes are impacting on the veterinary sector.

24 mins

Sarah Boulding looks at the diagnosis and treatment of this condition, which increases in frequency as dogs age.

10 mins

Jesse McCall, of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and RCVS Knowledge, advancing the quality of veterinary care, explain how to ensure “joy at work” is at the top of your practice to-do list.

23 mins

August 2023

Richard Brown takes a look at the sector’s bad decisions made during his 40-year career in the first of a two-part series.

66 mins