Opinion

Small animal review: December 2023

Pancreatitis is a serious and common disease in dogs. Chronic disease can cause repeated bouts of abdominal pain and anorexia, acute cases are associated with vomiting and the most severe cases can...

Parasites, resistance and unusual cases

This issue covers a range of topics that are sure to be of interest to small animal veterinarians. Parasitology features heavily – from an update of the trends of parasitic infections of cats and dogs...

Small Animal Review: September 2023

Ophthalmic problems are common and often challenging presentations in veterinary practice, and although they rarely result in death, they can lead to serious quality of life issues including chronic...

Advances in veterinary care

Welcome to this issue of Companion Animal, my first as editor. This month's issue covers a wide range of topics, from technical veterinary procedures to useful information vets can provide their...

Dog friendly clinics: helping pets have a positive experience

There are four key touch points that veterinary teams have with owners and/or their dog during the veterinary clinic journey – pre-appointment, reception and waiting area, consultation,...

Small Animal Review: June 2023

Spinal problems resulting from intervertebral disc extrusion or protrusion are commonly encountered in clinical practice, with presentations ranging from chronic pain and paresis to acute paraplegia....

RCVS updates ‘under care’ guidance

It seems poignant to discuss in this editorial the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' council decision to approve new ‘under care’ and out-of-hours service guidance in January (RCVS, 2023). There...

Linking domestic and animal abuse

The levels of domestic abuse in the UK are shocking and make for painful reading. From recent surveys and statistics, these are some of the facts: 1 in 3 women aged between 16 and 59 years will...

Small Animal Review: December 2022

Knowing the risk factors for disease can help understand pathogenesis, which can potentially inform the development of treatments. Further, knowledge of risk factors can help in prevention of...

Small animal Review

Donati et al (2022) gathered all the available information on the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEis) in preclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) in dogs. They performed...