Vet Times articles

The latest veterinary content produced by Vet Times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

June 2018

Wounds in companion animals: benefits of good management (1)

Ross Allan, in the first of a two-part article, describes wound healing as a journey – along which the owner should be fully engaged.

18 mins
Tail mass in a mixed breed dog

Francesco Cian presents his latest Cytology Corner, this time on a case involving a slowly growing mass on a mixed breed, male dog's tail.

7 mins
Novel approaches to OA management

Karen Perry takes a look at methods to treat this condition, including a variety of drugs.

56 mins
Raw food diets: what, why and why not?

Marge Chandler looks at what a raw food diet is, and its benefits and deficiencies for pets compared to commercial foods.

63 mins

Virbac is celebrating its 50th anniversary by offering 50 lucky colleagues the opportunity to experience the home of the company with a trip to Nice.

May 2018

Management and control of fleas and ticks in companion animals

Hany Elsheikha describes the health risk of infestation to pets and owners, and importance of year-round parasiticide compliance.

47 mins
Diagnosing and managing AKI caused by CRGV: part 2

Laura Holm and David Walker investigate how cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy can lead to the development of acute kidney injury.

49 mins
Intestinal lesion in a cat

Francesco Cian takes the ultrasonographic image of an 11-year-old domestic short-haired cat as inspiration for his latest Cytology Corner.

6 mins
Immunotherapy of feline asthma

Ellie Mardell explores this respiratory disease in cats, and its management and treatment, focusing on immunotherapy (video content at the foot of the article).

60 mins
Safety of capromorelin to stimulate appetency in cats

Alex Gough returns with Research Review, where he runs the rule over the latest studies in companion animal science.

17 mins

April 2018

Small animal allergies: taking a multimodal treatment approach

Victoria Robinson and Hilary Jackson discuss various ways of preventing and managing this condition, plus systemic and topical treatments available.

56 mins
Improving antibiotic prescribing practice in companion animals

James Warland and Kelly Bowlt-Blacklock look at evidence and recommendations for use of antimicrobials in companion animals, in this first in a series.

35 mins
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