Kit Sturgess discusses how to diagnose, treat and manage this increasingly common condition in UK cats and dogs.

University of Nottingham graduate and qualified solicitor Louise Stonier first joined Pets at Home in 2004 as its head of legal and company secretary. She was named chief operating officer of Vets for Pets in 2022. Louise steps into the Examination Room to tell us more…

David Charles CertHE(Biol), BVSc, CertAVP, PGCertVPS, MRCVS provides a comprehensive guide to multiple options and how vets can give opinions on different techniques.

Fiona Dalzell BVSc, BA(Hons), MRCVS recalls the day early in her career when she had to perform a brain operation on a Persian kitten injured by a human surgeon in Auckland, New Zealand.

Eleanor Wyatt BVSc, MRCVS and Carly Mason BVSc, CertVD, DipECVD, MRCVS discuss atopic dermatitis – a common hypersensitivity disease in this species that can prove complicated to treat.

Francesco Cian DVM, DipECVCP, FRCPath, MRCVS discusses the case of an 11-year-old British warmblood mare examined for a subcutaneous swelling in the cranial stifle region.

Drawing on his own experiences, PHIL ELKINS BVM&S, CertAVP (Cattle), MRCVS provides a guide for new vets on tough call-out preparation.

Despite best efforts, lameness persists in UK dairy herds. In this article, Owen Atkinson, BVSc, DCHP, PgCert, MRCVS, will explore how vets can motivate farmers to improve foot health and address potential issues in herds.

In this article on bovine viral diarrhoea, Tonia Simms BVSc, DBR, MRCVS runs through some of the issues as she sees them around BVD, including screening and the need for good biosecurity measures.

In this article on bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), the main author offers some practical advice for vets undertaking funded visits, before senior figures discuss their own BVD policies and schemes in each of the devolved nations.

Luca Ferasin DVM, PhD, CertVC, PGCert(HE), DipECVIM-CA(Cardiology), GPCert(B&PS), FRCVS and Heidi Ferasin BVSc, CertVC, MRCVS work through some of the clinical techniques for the investigation and interpretation of this feline finding.

Owen Atkinson BVSc, DCHP, MRCVS emphasises the crucial role vets play on this issue, and how they can be better involved in ensuring safe dairy products.

Nigel Dougherty BBA(Zoology), MSc, BVSc, MVSc(Wildlife Health), MANZCVS(Zoo Animal Medicine) outlines the sustainability pressures surrounding a multitude of species inhabiting Asia’s largest island.

Sergio Silvetti DVM, CertAVP(ZM), MRCVS and Lourdes Lavilla-Atienza MRCVS discuss retrograde rhinoscopy on a five-month-old miniature lop rabbit.

Harriet Wall, Freelance journalist, reviews a ESCCAP meeting highlighting potential risks of pet importation and how to mitigate them.

RCVS Knowledge, advancing the quality of veterinary care, provides an overview of inFOCUS, the bi-monthly journal watch designed to keep surgeons and nurses up to date.