Clinical Abstracts

All dogs have the potential to be dangerous

The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 makes it an offence to own four breeds of dog that are traditionally associated with...

Read the label – if you can

  A significant rise in the non-stun slaughter of animals in UK abbatoirs in 2017 brought yet another call from...

How significant is that murmur? 

As an equine practitioner, it is not uncommon to come across cardiac anomalies during routine clinical examination, assessment of systemically...

Aimi Duff

Sympathy cards and beyond

It's not so very long ago that  both veterinary surgeon and client might have spurned the sending and receiving of...

The acute abdomen – therapy and surgery 

Acute abdominal pain in dogs and cats is a common presentation for the emergency clinician. The sources of the pain...

Kerry Doolin

When did you last see a hedgehog?

According to an annual survey carried out by Gardners' World magazine sightings of hedgehogs one of the best loved creatures...

Raptor wildlife casualties in general practice 

  Despite falconry being very popular in the UK, the specialist nature of the clinical work means very few practices...

Tom Dutton