Clinical Abstracts

Interventional radiology in veterinary practice

    Interventional radiology (IR) is a term used to describe minimally invasive, image- guided procedures, often performed using natural...

Kieran Borgeat

An update on paroxysmal movement disorders

Paroxysmal movement disorders – or dyskinesias as they are also known – have been increasingly recognised in companion animals. Their...

Mark Lowrie

How to prevent on-farm injuries

Picture the scene. The rain lashes down as the veterinary surgeon attempts, yet again, to clip a patch of hair...

Carolyn Baguley

Understanding equine behaviour – why is it important in veterinary practice?

Ask any horse owner whether understanding behaviour is an important attribute for veterinary staff and he or she will say...

Rabbit anaesthesia – an overview

Rabbit anaesthesia is considered to carry a high risk compared with anaesthesia of the dog or cat . In reality,...

Is acupuncture relevant to modern veterinary medicine?

In the modern veterinary clinic, the relevance of acupuncture may not be high on the agenda.  In veterinary practice today,...

Leslie Cox

Time for a common sense approach to dairy cow behaviour

Dairy cows, as is the case with most domesticated animals, have evolved from their ancestors to become quite different creatures;...

Owen Atkinson