April 2018

Feline chronic kidney disease: early diagnosis and treatment

Sarah Caney discusses effective ways of identifying this condition in cats and management strategies that can slow its progression.

34 mins
Psychoactive drugs can help – how to choose correct one

Several drugs are available for managing psychiatric disorders in small animals. Sagi Denenberg discusses why knowledge of these drugs – including applications, pharmacokinetics and side effects – is paramount when treating patients.

29 mins
Brachycephalic breeding ethics and genetics: are they all bad?

David Sargan provides a detailed picture of what is known about the health and welfare of these dogs – looking at the general health of breeds, whether better individuals exist and how these can be recognised.

42 mins
Provision of analgesia for acute pain in dogs and cats

Karen Walsh considers methods of assessing pain, drugs used to relieve the condition and ways of administering them.

55 mins
Leg mass in a dog

Francesco Cian looks at the case of an eight-year-old mixed-breed dog with a large mass on its leg in the latest from Cytology Corner.

8 mins
Small animal parasite diagnosis

Ian Wright discusses methods of identifying and examining parasitic infections in cats and dogs, such as ticks and fleas.

64 mins
Benefits of being a cat-friendly practice and how to achieve it

Sarah Caney outlines the importance of reducing stress in feline patients and offers tips to help veterinary teams have “cattitude”.

27 mins
Glycogen storage diseases

Charlotte Maile describes the most commonly reported conditions affecting glycogen storage in domestic animals.

22 mins

March 2018

Inflammatory bowel disease – diagnosis and treatment

Gerard Olivares and Mellora Sharman discuss the underlying aetiology of this issue – including causes, advances in treatment and the use of probiotics. Includes video content.

68 mins
Changes to pet passport scheme post-Brexit

Ian Wright discusses possible changes to the Pet Travel Scheme following Brexit.

45 mins
Gall bladder mucocele in a dog

A look at the case of Smartie, an 11-year-old female neutered border terrier presenting with a 36-hour history of lethargy and vomiting.

11 mins
Bartonellosis in cats: update on management and treatment

Ian Wright investigates the causes of bacterial infections in felines, discussing various means of limiting the zoonotic risk.

32 mins
Abdominal effusion in a cat

With the starting point an x-ray of a two-year-old shorthaired cat with abdominal effusion and a history if dyspnoea, lethargy and anorexia, Francesco Cian asks: what is the diagnosis?

8 mins
Small animal dental disease: part 1

Bob Partridge discusses the pathogenesis of periodontal disease in dogs and cats, focusing on biofilms and plaque.

37 mins

February 2018

Epilepsy in dogs: definitions, classification and latest thinking

Fabio Stabile describes the definitions, causes, clinical manifestations and three tiers of confidence for diagnosis of this disorder.

37 mins
Dermatological and bacterial infections in companion animals

Ariane Neuber provides an update on skin disease, resistant infections and the allergy threshold.

25 mins
Mortality and predictors in dogs treated for parvoviral enteritis

Alex Gough’s latest Research Review also looks at studies into thermoregulation in dogs, the effects of gabapentin in cats, and emphysematous cystitis.

20 mins
Lyme disease in dogs: clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment

Jenny Helm looks at an increase in reported cases of this disease in dogs, and describes how to diagnose, treat and prevent it.

44 mins
Skin mass in a cocker spaniel

Francesco Cian, in this month’s Cytology Corner, looks at a case of cutaneous histiocytoma in a two-year-old cocker spaniel.

7 mins
Lungworm in dogs: signs, latest insight and treatment protocols

Hany Elsheikha looks at data on the clinical signs, diagnosis and management of canine angiostrongylosis in the UK.

40 mins