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ECG of a dog

How ECG monitoring contributes to patient care

C. Pace | The Veterinary Nurse | May 2018
Electrocardiography (ECG) is a valuable monitoring aid that records information concerning the rate, rhythm and electrical activity of the heart…

Performance evaluation and validation of the animal trauma triage score and modified Glasgow Coma Scale with suggested category adjustment in dogs: A VetCOT registry study

K. Ash, G.M. Hayes, R. Goggs and J.P. Sumner | Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care | May/June 2018
The animal trauma triage (ATT) score is used in veterinary medicine to measure illness severity in trauma patients in an attempt to calculate mortality risk probability…

Drawing the line in clinical treatment of companion animals: recommendations from an ethics working party

H. Grimm, A. Bergadano, G.C. Musk, K. Otto, P.M. Taylor and J.C. Duncan | Veterinary Record | March 2018
Technological developments, the increasing range of treatment options available in companion animal medicine and the owner’s willingness to pay for treatment mean that veterinary surgeons are regularly confronted with ethical challenges when treating their patients…

iv bag hanging on a metal pole in the room

Fluid calculations: Keeping a balance

A. Thorp | Today’s Veterinary Nurse | Spring 2018
Knowledge and understanding of fluid therapy is an essential skill which veterinary nurses utilise each day as they administer and monitor intravenous fluid therapy to patients…

Haemoplasmosis in cats: European guidelines from the ABCD on prevention and management

S. Tasker, R. Hofmann-Lehmann, S. Belak, T. Frymus, D.D. Addie, M.G. Pennisi, C. Boucraut-Baralon, H. Egberink, K. Hartmann, M.J. Hosie, A. Lloret, F. Marsilio, A.D. Radford, E. Thiry, U. Truyen and K. Mostl | Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery | March 2018
Haemoplasmas are haemotropic bacteria that can induce anaemia in mammals. There are three main haemoplasma species that cause infection in cats, with Mycoplasma haemofelis the most pathogenic and Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum more prevalent in older cats…

Lipid emulsion in the management of poisoning

N. Bates | UK Vet Companion Animal | March 2018
Lipid emulsion is the intravenous infusion of a parental lipid formulation, which can be used to manage some toxic substances, particularly fat-soluble (lipophilic) compounds…

cat with blue eyes

Rapid assessment with physical examination in dyspnoeic cats: the RAPID CAT study

D. Dickson, C.J.L. Little, J. Harris and M. Rishniw | Journal of Small Animal Practice | February 2018
Dyspnoea, which is defined as difficult or laboured breathing, is a common presentation in veterinary practice and is often associated with life-threatening diseases…

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Long-lived immunity to canine core vaccine antigens in UK dogs as assessed by an in-practice test kit

R. Killey, C. Mynors, R. Pearce, A. Nell, A. Prentis and M.J. Day | Journal of Small Animal Practice | January 2018
The WSAVA and AAHA have defined canine core vaccines, i.e. those that all dogs regardless of circumstances or geographical location should receive, as those that protect from canine distemper virus (CDV), canine adenovirus (CAV) and canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV2)…

vet checks teeth of a cat

World Small Animal Veterinary Association Global Dental Guidelines

WSAVA | November 2017
Dental and oral diseases are one of the most common problems encountered in small animal practice. These diseases lead to conditions which can cause significant pain, thus undiagnosed or untreated dental disease is a significant animal welfare concern…