Nursing implications of over-breeding brachycephalic canines, focusing on British and French Bulldogs

‘Brachycephaly’ describes skulls with a high cephalic index (where width to length skull ratio is high). Genetic mutations in these breeds cause skull bones to grow shorter and wider, displaying a...

A multimodal approach to hindlimb surgical analgesia: femoral and sciatic nerve blocks

In a recent review, Hunt et al (2015) provided an overview of analgesia prescription in veterinary practice by use of questionnaire; they concluded that there has been a marked increase in...

Perioperative care of the brachycephalic patient and surgical management of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome

Many clients will be unaware of the extent that BOAS is effecting their pet. Some important questions to ask on admission include: respiratory noise at rest and when playing/exercising; how active...

An evidence-based approach to infection control in the operating theatre

Historically surgical outcomes were poor until the early nineteenth century with the major contributing factor being SSIs (Humes and Lobo, 2009). Some of the major advancements in infection control...