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Small mammal herbivores part 3: taking a dietary history and providing nutritional support

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

The unique dietary needs of exotic companion mammal herbivores has been thoroughly explored in this series of articles. The veterinary nurse can be well-equipped and is in an excellent position to take a detailed husbandry and nutritional history, which can help to identify nutritional disease and problems with dietary management that may contribute to future pathogenesis. Providing nutritional support in the hindgut fermenter inpatient or outpatient is centred around both restoring the negative...

Working towards a greener future in veterinary anaesthesia

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Anaesthetic gases can exhibit global warming effects by acting as greenhouse gases. The global warming potentials of these gases vary greatly — with...

Understanding the approach to animals with thermal burns

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Thermal burn injuries represent a spectrum of superficial to deep epidermal and dermal injury sustained after exposure to a liquid, solid or gaseous...

Leishmania: case management and UK transmission

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Leishmania are vector-borne protozoan parasites that cause a wide range of clinical disease (leishmaniosis). Leishmania infantum is the species mainly...

Castrating dogs: why, when, how?

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Castration is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the UK, and yet there is little in the way of consistency among practices in...

Soil contamination with Toxocara spp. eggs in public parks in the Midlands

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Background: Soil contamination in public parks with Toxocara spp. eggs increases the risk of infection to both humans and animals.Aim: In this study,...

Small mammal herbivores, part 2: nutrition for wellness

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Exotic companion mammal herbivores have specific nutritional needs as they are adapted to optimise nutrition from a high-fibre, low calorie-density...

Pruritus in dogs and cats part 1: what is pruritus and how do we approach the pruritic patient?

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Dogs and cats with skin disease are some of the commonest patients to be presented in general veterinary practice and those with pruritus are seen...

Awareness and management of canine cognitive dysfunction

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) affects many senior pet dogs worldwide. In addition to veterinary support, owners can be given advice on...

Small mammal herbivores part 1: digestive system adaptations to a herbivorous diet

Friday, September 2, 2022

Nutritional disease is common in exotic companion mammals, and the unique dietary adaptations of herbivorous species only compounds this issue. The...

Cry wolf: a major misunderstanding about dog behaviour

Friday, September 2, 2022

The notion that dogs are naturally ‘status driven’ and will use aggressive behaviour to gain recognition as ‘top dog’ within the human families they...

Nerve blocks on forelimbs and hindlimbs as part of a multimodal analgesia plan

Friday, September 2, 2022

Using local blocks in conjunction with other forms of pain relief have been shown to reduce the length of hospital stays and postoperative recovery...

Diet in canine dermatology part 2: management of cutaneous adverse food reactions

Friday, September 2, 2022

The second in this two part series on nutritional management of dermatological conditions in dogs focuses on the role of diet in cutaneous adverse...

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