Clinical Abstracts

Respect reception – take a spell behind the desk!

The receptionist is the first person a client meets and the quality of this initial contact sets the tone for...

Deborah Croyle

Abortion and perinatal lamb mortality

The profitability of a commercial sheep flock is dependent on lamb production. The key areas of lamb loss are during...

Stephanie Prior

Chocolate, dark, milk and white – when enough is too much

Each year, the Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) receives over 600 enquiries regarding chocolate ingestion and approximately two per cent...

Jane Ellison

Social media policies for modern practices

Social media can be a double-edged sword for employers. This is particularly so for veterinary practices – one of the...

Classification and management of acute kidney injury

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a potentially life-threatening condition, with mortality rates reported between 23.8-78.5 per cent for dogs and...

Practical fluid therapy in cattle

Farm practitioners are often faced with balancing the theory of fluid therapy with the practicalities of carrying it out under...

Owen Atkinson

From the other side of the table

 How do non-veterinary people view our world. Is it a romantic notion of helping pets, days filled with cuddles and...

Kristie Faulkner