Health and husbandry of companion parrots

Looking after the health of parrots occurs even before the patient presents to the veterinary clinic. It is important for front-of-house staff to discuss appropriate carry cages with owners prior to...

The chronic illness management plan

The role of the veterinary nurse within the veterinary practice is clearly explained by Orpet and Welsh (2011) who discuss both the role of the veterinary nurse, and the associated responsibility...

Veterinary palliative and hospice care - making the transition from ‘cure’ to ‘care’

The term hospice comes from the Latin word hospitium, which means to host. Hospice is defined as a facility or programme designed to provide a caring environment for supplying the physical and...

How to care for and maintain flexible endoscopes

Endoscopes are made up from very delicate components including fibre optics which are arranged in high precision, well ordered coherent optical fibre bundles, charged coupled device chips and small...