Articles
NSAID overdose in dogs
In this article, Jane Ellison from the Veterinary Poisons Information Service explores some of the clinical consequences of NSAID overdose and...
Vets are to welfare as lawyers are to justice
Dr James Yeates, chief veterinary officer of the RSPCA, discusses welfare issue in the veterinary profession… ...
‘Cat-titude’
Alice Allbrook discusses feline-friendly nursing and handling techniques, explaining how a cat's body posture and facial signals can tell us...
Dogs ‘improve wellbeing of cancer patients’
"These new results help advance our understanding of the value of animal-assisted therapy in cancer treatment." Clinical research underscores the...
Canine melanocytic tumours and malignant melanoma
Melanocytic tumours arise from melanocytes and include both malignant melanoma and more benign variants (often referred to as melanocytomas)…...
A foot in both camps: shared perspectives in human and veterinary nursing
In this article, Helen Ballantyne, who is both a registered 'human' nurse and veterinary nurse, investigates what human nurses might...
Diagnosis and significance of common cestodes in UK cats and dogs
Ian Wright reviews the epidemiology of tapeworm infections endemic in the UK…...
State-of-the-art sports medicine, osteoarthritis and pain clinic opens for athlete and working dogs
The following information has been supplied by the RVC: Today’s modern athletes may take things like physical therapy, underwater...
Celebrating the benefits of pets to the elderly
Each year, more than 140,000 older people who have to move into care homes or sheltered housing have to relinquish...
Dangerous dog experts gather for Kennel Club meeting
The following information was supplied by The Kennel Club: The Kennel Club, the UK’s largest dog welfare organisation, will lead...