Mark Lowrie

Mark Lowrie MA, MVM, DipECVN, VetMB, MRCVS qualified from the University of Cambridge and then worked in first opinion small animal practice..
Mark has a master’s degree in steroid responsive meningitis-arteritis in dogs and has particular interest in involuntary muscle contractions, reflex epilepsy, inflammatory CNS disease and feline neurology.
He is a director at Movement Referrals: Independent Veterinary Specialists, veterinary consultant to the International Society of Feline Medicine and Petplan Vet of the Year 2022.

January 2024

Treatment of canine epilepsy

Mark Lowrie shares his ideas around how to manage patient health, medication and owners’ expectations.

46 mins

May 2022

Exercise-induced collapse in canine patients: an update

Mark Lowrie describes when to suspect this syndrome, what conditions may mimic it, diagnosis and management.

42 mins

January 2022

How to perform a neurological examination in a feline patient

Mark Lowrie describes the process of determining whether a cat has a problem and how to diagnose the condition causing it.

36 mins

May 2020

Spotting the signs of canine epilepsy and management advice for owners

Sergio Gomes and Mark Lowrie describe the classifications and manifestations of this condition, as well as current insights, treatment objectives, and conventional and alternative therapies.

41 mins

February 2019

Management of canine epilepsy: importance of client compliance

Mark Lowrie discusses diagnosis of this chronic condition, the wide range of drugs and alternative therapies, and why it is vital to efficiently deal with owners’ expectations.

45 mins

November 2018

Canine epilepsy innovations

Mark Lowrie discusses advances of identifying and managing the various types of this condition.

45 mins

July 2016

Role of gluten in canine epileptoid cramping syndrome

Mark Lowrie investigates how diet, in particular gluten, affects a type of paroxysmal dyskinesia specific to border terriers and discusses methods of treatment.

28 mins

September 2014

Crash course in head trauma – part three: interventions

MARK LOWRIE MA, VetMB, MVM, DipECVN, MRCVS in the final of a three-part article, considers … more

4 mins
Crash course in head trauma – part two: neurological exam

MARK LOWRIE MA, VetMB, MVM, DipECVN, MRCVS in the second of a three-part article, focuses … more

37 mins
Management of patients with traumatic brain injury: part one

MARK LOWRIE MA, VetMB, MVM, DipECVN, MRCVS in the first of a three-part series, discusses … more

33 mins

June 2014

NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS: SPINAL DISEASES TO CONSIDER

MARK LOWRIE MA, VetMB, MVM, DipECVN, MRCVS highlights the common causes of patients presenting with … more

29 mins
NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS: LOCALISATION AND GRADING

MARK LOWRIE MA, VetMB, MVM, DipECVN, MRCVS in the second of a three-part article, provides … more

26 mins

May 2014

NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS: HOW TO DETERMINE CONDITION

MARK LOWRIE MA, VetMB, MVM, DipECVN, MRCVS provides practical guidance on how to determine whether … more

39 mins

December 2012

MANAGEMENT OF REFRACTORY CANINE EPILEPSY – PART TWO

MARK LOWRIE looks at drug therapies, studies evaluating antiepileptic medication and the effectiveness of diet … more

51 mins

September 2012

MANAGING REFRACTORY EPILEPSY

Mark Lowrie in the first of a two-part article, considers the options for patients with … more

31 mins

July 2011

Making headway: problem-oriented approaches to neurological disease

Mark Lowrie provides information on neurological conditions, describing different presentations as well as specifying principles … more

26 mins

May 2010

Vestibular disease in dogs and cats: balancing good from bad – part two

Mark Lowrie describes the more common diseases responsible for vestibular disease in dogs and cats, followed by a systematic investigation procedure required to diagnose the underlying disease, in the conclusion of a two-part article.

23 mins
Vestibular disease in dogs and cats: balancing good from bad – part one

Mark lowrie describes the structure of the vestibular system and clinical signs of the disorders commonly found, in the first of a two-part article

21 mins

March 2010

GETTING TO GRIPS WITH EPILEPSY UTILISING STEP-BY-STEP METHODS

Mark Lowrie discusses the wide variety of approaches to patients that are unresponsive to anti-epileptic … more

34 mins