Clinical Abstracts

How to have the most motivated team possible

“Most motivated team possible!” was a comment from the RCVS inspector following his three days visiting our practice for the...

The role of disease risk analysis in zoo and wildlife medicine

The goals of any preventive health care programme are to prevent disease entering the animal population, to maintain the health...

Client care standards are important

We are only as good as our worst employee; and be warned, it is he or she who will set...

Maggie Shilcock

Update on exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage

  It has long been recognised that epistaxis occurs in a small proportion of horses, particularly racehorses, following strenuous exercise. ...

Responsible use of antibiotics on dairy farms

This is a hot subject, so let’s not rake over old ground. You will already, no doubt, understand the mechanics...

Owen Atkinson

Large animal on call – a look at the logistics

  The phone chirps and buzzes, rudely destroying the 3am peace. Bleary-eyed, you reach across to see what awaits. ‘Mr...

Carolyn Baguley

Dealing with the common injuries of wild hedgehogs

  The hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is one of Britain’s most iconic animals and, simultaneously, one of its most endangered. Human...