A hands off exam of the patient in its carrier should be performed first. From this the veterinary nurse can assess if the patient is collapsed or dyspnoeic, which would require immediate critical...
The exact reason for CKCS MMVD prevalence is not known. High levels of heritability have been shown, yet there are difficulties in determining why, not least because nearly all CKCS have MMVD, so a...
Coproantigen or faecal flotation can be used as an alternative to routine preventative treatment for intestinal nematodes as long as testing is carried out at least four times a year and the client...
Ticks can seriously compromise the health of affected animals through various mechanisms. For example, severe anaemia or immunosuppression can result from blood loss caused by the feeding and...
Angiostrongylosis is notorious for its non-specific clinical manifestations, occasionally asymptomatic nature, and prolonged course—features that add complexity to the diagnosis of this disease....
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...
Advising clients about prevention of tick bites, especially in the spring and summer months, may help prevent exposure to some dangerous TBDs. Some effective ways to avoid tick bites are to wear...
Recent research shows that the lifetime risk of cancer is now 1 in every 2 people born since the early 1960s (Ahmad et al, 2015; Cancer Research UK, 2016). Cancer is estimated to affect up to 1 in...
The prevalence of CanL in endemic regions (Albania, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, and Spain) and its expansion towards new, non-endemic locations has increased in recent...
The age-related decline in cognitive function in cats and dogs is associated with a number of pathological processes occurring in brain tissue, some of which are similar to the changes seen in...
Historically, A. vasorum distribution has been characterised by a number of highly endemic areas, and low or zero prevalence outside those areas in foxes (Morgan et al, 2008), and few or no cases in...
House calls for fish cases are the preferred method for investigating fish diseases for several reasons including the ability to view the fish in its natural environment, having access to chemicals...
FIV is a retrovirus that causes immunodeficiency in cats. It is in the same subfamily (lentiviruses) as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Irwin, 2011). It was initially named the Feline...
The kidneys filter approximately 20% of the body’s blood (Aspinall and O’Reilly, 2006). They are responsible for a myriad of tasks, including:.
Some tendons are more prone to injury than others; most tendon injuries (97–9%) are reported to occur to the forelimb tendons (Kasashima et al, 2004; Lam et al, 2007), with the superficial digital...