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Figure 1. Various products are available for slug and snail control in the UK, but this will change as new legislation comes into effect

Molluscicide toxicosis in dogs

Metaldehyde has long been a common ingredient of molluscicide preparations. However, from 31 March 2022 the outdoor use of metaldehyde slug baits has been banned in the UK to protect wildlife and the...

Figure 4. Elizabethan collar to assist in preventing trauma to the operation site. This is rarely needed with appropriate analgesia. Sugar gliders can often reach most body parts even with an Elizabethan collar fitted.

Neutering sugar gliders

It has been documented that a sugar glider should be fasted for approximately 4 hours before anaesthesia for castration (Pye and Carpenter, 1999). However, in the authors' experience, because of the...

Figure 5. A lateral cervical radiograph demonstrating emphysema. Gas lucencies are seen subcutaneously (arrow 1) and within the fascial planes of the neck (arrow 2). Any gas lucency evident that is not within the trachea or oesophagus raises suspicion of dorsal pharyngeal or oesophageal puncture.

Acute oropharyngeal puncture wounds: a review

Owners may recognise a specific event leading to the injury, such as their dog running for or retrieving a stick (Robinson et al, 2014). Alternatively, owners may be out of sight from the event and...

Presentation, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of primary gastric lymphoma in 13 cats

Evidence from human medicine suggests that primary gastric lymphoma should be considered a separate disease entity (Doglioni et al, 1992; Ferrucci and Zucca, 2006). The results of this study suggest...

Figure 1. Schematic representation of haematopoiesis.

Feline pancytopenia: a review of causes, investigation and treatment

Cases of feline pancytopenia reported in the literature typically presented with vague clinical signs, including reduced appetite and lethargy (Stanley and Eatroff, 2017; Lyraki and Wilson, 2020),...

Figure 1. A right lateral radiograph confirming a diagnosis of gastric dilatation volvulus in a Daschshund.

Gastric dilatation volvulus: a treatment guide

Before anaesthetising the patient for corrective surgery, preoperative stabilisation is essential. The following factors should be considered, although there is no prescriptive order in which they...

Figure 2. Nasal mite.

Parasite roundup for 2021

ESCCAP UK & Ireland continues to advise that all UK cats and dogs be treated at least every 3 months to reduce egg shedding. High risk groups (cats and dogs on raw unprocessed diets, those that hunt...

Figure 2. Strategies trialed to optimise preventative healthcare consultations by veterinary surgeons responding to a global survey on booster vaccination consultations (n=597). Respondents were able to select multiple strategies if they had trialled more than one of the options.

The importance of preventative healthcare: what 10 years of research from the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine reveals

Researchers within the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine initially used broad-based approaches to identify the research priority areas for the veterinary profession. This involved direct...

Figure 1. Flowchart for interpreting Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs (LOAD) questionnare scores.

Osteoarthritis in small animals: tools for diagnosis and monitoring

There are many available, validated, client metrology instruments for canine patients. The most readily accessible in the UK are the Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs (LOAD) questionnaire, the Helsinki...

Figure 7. Suggested approach to emergency management of supraventricular tachycardias flowchart. SVT = supraventricular tachycardia, IV = intravenous.

A supraventricular tachycardia with a possible accessory pathway in a young Labrador Retriever

A 3-year-old male Labrador Retriever was referred following the detection of a sustained tachycardia while undergoing investigations following a two-day history of lethargy and vomiting. Physical...

Figure 2. Port positions for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The head is to the left of the image.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the dog

Figure 3. A picture demonstrating the ventral abdominal vein (red line) and the proposed paramedian skin incision (black line).

A surgical approach to the reptile patient

The reproductive physiology of reptiles varies depending on the order to which the reptile belongs (Lock, 2000). Oviparous reptiles, such as chelonia, produce eggs, whereas squamates can be oviparous...