Patient care report

Improving feline and canine anaesthetic safety: a clinical audit on premedication choices

RCVS Knowledge: Clinical audit - https://knowledge.rcvs.org.uk/quality-improvement/tools-and-resources/clinical-audit/.

Chocolate toxicosis in pets

Chocolate is made from the fermented, dried then roasted beans of Theobroma cacao (Figure 1). After roasting, the shell is removed, and the remaining nibs are ground to cocoa mass which is liquefied...

Third eyelid laceration in a cat

Outdoor, male neutered, 3 year old, Domestic Shorthair cat from a multi-cat household presented on the evening of the 23 September 2023 with mucopurulent ocular discharge and head-shy behaviour with...

Post-operative nursing of a feline patient after hypophysectomy surgery

The patient (Figure 1) was a 6-year-old male neutered Domestic Short Hair feline that presented to the referral centre with diabetes mellitus. With subsequent testing, he was diagnosed with a...

Nursing a patient with feline urethral obstruction

Feline urethral obstruction is a potentially life-threatening condition. The maintenance and monitoring of the patient's electrolyte levels and fluid balance, and urinary catheter management, as well...

A case of monorchidism in a domestic rabbit

A 1-year 11-month-old, 2.1 kg, male intact crossbreed rabbit presented to Abercorn Veterinary Clinic, Edinburgh after being fostered through a rabbit charity. Clinical examination by a veterinary...

Right foreleg amputation and laser therapy of the wound in a dog

When considering the metacarpal fracture, either surgical or conservative management techniques could have been used with similar results, as digit 1 was affected, which is not weight-bearing...

Emergency care of a cat with a ruptured bladder

Clinical examination found tachypnoea, mild dyspnoea, pale pink mucus membranes, a capillary refill time of 2 seconds, heart rate (HR) 150 bpm, clear chest auscultation, no obvious fractures,...

A dog in third degree atrioventricular block: patient case report

Lucy was a 3 year and 2 month old, female neutered Cockapoo. The chief presenting complaint was lethargy and exercise intolerance associated with severe bradycardia at 30 beats per minute (bpm) noted...