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New multi-platform orthopaedic app released

Surgeons can even create surgical plans and perform virtual surgery on their digital devices, which can be shared with clients and colleagues before they even step into theatre.

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Vets urged to stop treating pet obesity as a disease

Robin Hargreaves, director of the Stanley House veterinary group, argues the classification sends out the wrong message to clients, making it even more difficult for vet staff to tackle the problem.

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College’s memorial for teacher Lorraine

Myerscough unveils memorial plaque for veterinarian who was responsible for training thousands of veterinary nurses.

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Beechwood boosts teams’ well-being

Workshop that included meditation and yoga was offered to Beechwood Vets’ practice teams from across Leeds.

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UK’s best-designed vet premises revealed

“The premises are spectacular in design and appearance, creating an immediate impression of clinical excellence and quality patient care to both clients and visiting clinicians” – BVHA assessors.

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Last call for awards and honours nominations

The RCVS has issued a final call for nominations for its 2020 RCVS Awards and Honours as the deadline is less than a month away.

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Vets’ views on farm health and safety sought

Cross-sector group aims to understand attitudes around health and safety to help develop tools, services and advice that will be useful in driving sustained improvements.

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Single-dose otitis externa ear drops get marketing authorisation

Bayer Animal Health complements its veterinary product portfolio with an innovative solution for treatment of ear infections in dogs.

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More cases of Alabama rot confirmed

In total, the UK has now seen 198 confirmed cases of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy across 40 counties since 2012.

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Healthy body, healthy mind, so the saying goes. Eleanor Goad reiterates how staying on top of your workload during the lead-up to exams can do wonders for performance now and in your future career.

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Pet vs medical insurance

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Two cats: a tale of diametric treatments

Nick Marsh recounts a time when he admitted two animals with the same condition, but struggles to justify the fact one cost thousands and the other next to nothing, to achieve seemingly identical outcomes.

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Having had no mobile phone signal for two weeks while on a family holiday, Hubert Hiemstra ponders our use of technology and whether we should be more sensible with it.

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Post-intubation OFTP in brachy dog

James Colver discusses a potentially life-threatening – and under-reported – complication seen with endotracheal intubation.

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Sun, sea and CPD – travelling to Turkey for wellness and education

Henry Tremaine reports on the inaugural Sea-PD, a veterinary, watersports and wellness conference that took place in Alaçati, in June 2019, with plans to return in 2020.

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An uncertain political and professional road ahead

In his final column of the year, Chanticleer casts a weather eye over the potentially troubled waters ahead.

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Interesting farm animal cases from the laboratory: November 2019

Cases of systemic and miscellaneous diseases from late summer/autumn 2019 are summarised in Axiom Veterinary Laboratories’ latest update.

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Feline diabetes – diagnosis, management and treatment

Sarah Caney discusses this common presentation in cats – including information to advise owners and treatment innovations.

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Screw tail and tail fold pyoderma – medical and surgical updates

Panagiotis Kokkinos, Diana Ferreira and Daniela Murgia detail the clinical signs of this issue, and treatment and management options.

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Management of equine pain in the field – part 2

Rachel Agass and Kate Loomes discuss options for long-term analgesia, as well as the use of scoring scales for monitoring the response of patients.

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Cornell’s Summer Dairy Institute – Brit vet’s perspective on event

Every June, delegates of the Summer Dairy Institute programme gather at Cornell University, New York, for a six-week residential programme covering all aspects of dairy veterinary medicine and management. Vet Rupert Sheppard attended this summer – and these were his findings.

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Marge Chandler offers advice on pet nutrition, looking at the types of diet available, as well as understanding food labels.

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Charging for VN consults: will owners pay for services?

Helen Tottey sought to find a solution to this conundrum by comparing RVNs’ views with those of the public.

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RCVS Knowledge explains the benefits of carrying out such a process in practice.

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VN Voice: veterinary nursing in a charity setting

RVNs can play a vital role in this challenging and fast-paced sector, as RVN Albert Holgate explains.

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The demise of the high street is a well-documented phenomenon in villages and towns across the UK. But for some vets this has provided the perfect opportunity to put their practices back at the heart of the communities they serve…

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The changing face of independent practice, with MWI Animal Health

With increased price pressure from the internet and growing competition from corporate practices, sometimes it can seem hard to see the wood for the trees. In this, a VBJ Buying Insight feature, help is at hand in the form of one of the largest, most trusted businesses in the sector.

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Toothache? How to get your teeth into dentals

Dental disease is one of the biggest untreated issues among UK companion animals, so how can your practice increase the number of dental procedures it carries out? Here, Alan Robinson and Matthew Plumtree give their advice on how to drive up the rate of dentals in your practice...

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Imaging in practice: it’s a numbers game

Modern imaging modalities have revolutionised veterinary care, but deciding what you need, how much to pay for it and when to use it remain complicated decisions. Here, Mark Gill from Goddard Veterinary Group explains why it’s important to ensure the numbers add up...

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Practice Profile: Lambert, Leonard and May Farm Vets

Earlier this year, Lambert, Leonard and May (LLM) Farm Vets became the latest farm practice to join the VetPartners group. VBJ paid a visit to see how this change has impacted on one of the UK’s most highly respected farm animal outfits...

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Alan White has become a familiar face in the veterinary sector since joining the St Francis Group almost 10 years ago. Now group commercial director of MWI Animal Health UK following its acquisition of St Francis in 2015, Alan sat down with VBJ to tell us a bit about the company and himself...

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