Jennifer Hamlin

Consultant Editor, The Veterinary Nurse

Figure 1. Cat with a nasogastric tube and Elizabethan collar.

Inflammatory bowel disease in dogs and cats

IBD can present with an array of clinical signs including chronic intermittent vomiting and/or diarrhoea, anorexia and weight loss. In severe cases, haematemesis, haematochezia and protein losing...

Figure 3. In an otherwise healthy rabbit syringe feeding for a day or two may be all that is required.
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Assisted feeding in rabbits

Rabbits are a popular pet and like most other herbivores, they need a continual supply of fibrous vegetation to maintain a healthy digestive tract (Leng, 2008). Like horses, the digestive process of...

How to perform dental prophylaxis to reduce periodontal disease

Preventive dental care is an important part of health maintenance, and many modern companion animal practices have staff dedicated to dentistry procedures. As with human dentistry, veterinary nurses...

Figure 1. Camkur Pro contains a probiotic and montmorillonite. It is also unique in containing the prebiotic BioMosC®.

The use of probiotics as dietary supplements in dogs

Gastrointestinal complaints are are a common presentation in veterinary practice. Physiologic states such as infection and chronic inflammation can decrease levels of beneficial bacteria (Rastall,...

Diabetes pathophysiology and disease management

Diabetes is an endocrine disease affecting some of the glands that regulate metabolism. There are two main forms of the disease, diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus: Diabetes insipidus — This...