One area in transfusion medicine currently undergoing research concerns the storage times of blood, which has applications to both banking and clinical practice. Walton et al (2014) looked at whether...
Cachexia and/or sarcopenia are often seen in cats with CKD. This needs to be considered in the diet recommendation. Cachexia is the loss of lean body mass due to diseases such as CKD or cardiac...
Every tooth is covered by a pellicle, which is an acellular membrane coating the enamel surface; plaque is able to adhere to this pellicle. Salivary glycoproteins and typically...
Physiotherapy is a form of complementary therapy best used alongside or under the referral of conventional veterinary medicine. It can be used after various diagnoses, both acute and chronic, and in...
Intermittent haemodialysis (IHD) was first carried out in the early 1900s when a pharmacologist experimented by passing arterial blood from animal patients through an array of semi-permeable membranes...
Ticks are blood feeding parasites. Their exact classification is debated but they are usually placed within their own superorder (Parasitiformes) and order (Metastigmata/Ixodida) within the class...
Gaudiano (2005) suggests a thorough history is essential for any good skin workup, and very often a 15 minute consult with a VS is not long enough for this to be achieved. Dermatology clinics with a...
One symptom of CKD is a rise in levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN; normal reference range 17–29 mg/dl) (Brown, 2007) and creatinine (azotaemia being identified once the blood creatinine concentration...
As every patient is unique the nursing care should also be unique for that patient. It is important to take a holistic approach when prescribing nursing care. While two patients may have the same...
A. vasorum has an indirect mollusc-borne life cycle. Dogs become infected when they ingest slugs and snails containing infective third-stage larvae (L3s). Adult female worms lay eggs in the pulmonary...
A daily oral hygiene regimen should be part of every dog and cat's routine, and advising owners on suitable options, and helping them implement these, is an important aspect of the RVN's role. Regular...
