Clinical Abstracts

On being a bee-friendly practice 

People love bees. These insects are part of our culture and have been woven into the fabric of civilisation in...

John Hill

Are we making our pets stressed?

Last year pet insurers paid out 50 per cent  more for the treatment of canine stress, depression  and OCD  than...

Maggie Shilcock

Vaccination rationale and protocols for equine patients 

Regular vaccination of horses, ponies and donkeys is an important part of their primary care to prevent some serious and,...

Marie Rippingale

Common conditions in freshwater aquarium fish 

Fish are the largest and most species-rich group of vertebrates, numbering 60,229 species and subspecies. Given there is such a...

Exploitation of wildlife has to stop

In November this year the High Court upheld the 2018 Ivory Act and ruled against a claim brought by a...

Maggie Shilcock

Chronic pain in dogs and cats – complementary methods of management 

One of the biggest challenges facing veterinary professionals interested in providing complementary therapies to their patients is the lack of...

Killing with kindness?

  At the recent BVA annual congress in London, BVA past-president Robin Hargreaves, suggested that treating obesity in companion animals...

Maggie Shilcock