PUTTING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE

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PUTTING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE

August 18, 2008 | RACHEL DEAN, VICKI ADAMS

RACHEL DEAN and VICKI ADAMS describe the value of collaboration between first opinion practitioners and veterinary researchers THE decisions we make every day in veterinary medicine – in regard to diagnosis, treatment and prognosis – affect the outcome of each case, and the health and welfare of the animals in our care. As clients … more

21 mins

VETERINARY ETHICAL DILEMMAS: UNDERFEEDING AND EUTHANASIA

August 4, 2008 | FRANK BUSCH

FRANK BUSCH examines two case studies that illustrate the ethico-moral challenges veterinary practitioners may face as they strive for a win-win outcome SO far in this series, we have discussed a variety of aspects of our relationship, perception and treatment regarding non-humans. Although some topics are still to be introduced1a, … more

39 mins

WORKING TOWARDS CREATING REFUGE FOR CHINA’S DONKEYS

July 28, 2008 | JOE ANZUINO

JOE ANZUINO reports on the level of veterinary care in China for its large population of donkeys, how the animal is used and The Donkey Sanctuary’s aim to put welfare high on the agenda CHINA is a country steeped in ancient culture. It has made a significant contribution to equestrian … more

30 mins

BE IN RAPTURES TREATING RAPTORS WITH GUIDE TO USEFUL TECHNIQUES

June 16, 2008 | JOHN E COOPER, MARGARET E COOPER

JOHN E COOPER, MARGARET E COOPER step into the world of birds of prey with details on how to treat these predators effectively BIRDS of prey (raptors) have been kept in captivity for the purpose of falconry for hundreds, possibly thousands, of years. Many species are also displayed in public … more

30 mins

SAYING SORRY CAN BE EFFECTIVE

June 16, 2008 | NICK HENDERSON’s

IN these days when the public mantra seems to be “find someone to blame”, we must get used to sometimes serious – but often frivolous – complaints against our professional services. The president of the RCVS, Bob Moore, was so concerned that a leaflet on this subject was circulated by the college … more

13 mins

World is your oyster – part two

June 9, 2008 | OLIVER KING

OLIVER KING describes his experiences of living and working among a Pacific island community and the animal-related challenges faced by Palau’s people, in the conclusion to his two-part article IN the first part of my article I described how – after months of planning, and with support from 11 organisations – I embarked on … more

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TRANSFUSION TO MASS CONFUSION

May 5, 2008 | MELANIE ATKINSON

MELANIE ATKINSON finds herself dogged by a patient that had developed a taste for a spot of rat poison THE pup had been bleeding from the mouth for more than 12 hours I couldn’t see a primary lesion in its mouth, but I could see a lot of blood, apparently … more

24 mins

BRITISH RABIES: FACT AND FICTION

April 21, 2008 | NEIL PEMBERTON, MICHAEL WORBOYS

NEIL PEMBERTON and MICHAEL WORBOYS take a look at how rabies has been presented in a fictional format and how these perceptions have changed over the past four decades AT the end of the 1970s, a new genre of popular fiction emerged that imagined what an outbreak of rabies might … more

32 mins

Some days, you just can’t win

April 14, 2008 | Melanie Atkinson

THE week started badly. The first consult on Monday morning was Paul, a cat I’d miraculously saved with CPR and adrenaline that had, unsurprisingly, crashed over the weekend and presented once again trying to exchange oxygen using only his trachea. It was the first time I’d put an animal to … more

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CALICIVIRUS IN FOCUS – PART ONE

March 24, 2008 | MARTIN ATKINSON

MARTIN ATKINSON discusses novel treatment methods, vaccine controversies and virulent systemic disease SO as to not go over old ground that should be familiar to all, this feature aims to give only an essential overview of feline calicivirus (FCV) in its role as a cause of upper respiratory tract disease … more

26 mins

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