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Dogs and cats presenting with spontaneous haemoabdomen may have surgical or non-surgical underlying causes. Identifying non-surgical causes is critical for avoiding an unnecessary and potentially detr ...

CT has become widely available in veterinary practice, in house or on a referral basis. Does every patient need a CT exam to conclude a diagnosis? What can the CT exam tell us and where are we able or ...

Owners have a tendency to book their pet in for a neutering procedure and assume they do not need to discuss this with you, the vet, because it is a routine surgery. However, at some stage prior to su ...

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Clinical pathology tests are a very important part of the diagnostic tools veterinary practitioners need to diagnose and manage diseases in small animal patients. They are also frequently run to scree ...

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Sarcoids and melanomas are frequently encountered in everyday practice. Sarcoid treatments have evolved over the last 10 years; we will review these treatments and I will present my suggested protocol ...

Abnormalities of haematology and biochemistry parameters are common. Some are clinically insignificant and often self-correcting while others require immediate attention and rapid intervention. Recogn ...

Cervical diseases are common in horses. Ultrasonography can help us in the diagnosis of these pathologies. This lecture will show how to perform a basic ultrasonographic exam of the cervical exam and ...

Diagnosis of pelvic and sacroiliac diseases can be challenging and not always straight forward. The use of ultrasonography can aid useful information in the diagnostic work-up of these pathologies. Th ...

An overview of injuries to the pastern and digital flexor tendon sheath detailing lessons learned from cases that did not goes as expected! Overview of relevant anatomy Performing relevant triage Trea ...

Acute severe lameness can be stressful and challenging. Such cases require good clinical decision making to alleviate suffering and provide owners with appropriate treatment options for the horse wher ...

Regional antimicrobial therapy achieves high local concentrations of antibiotic and has been shown to be of benefit in the treatment of orthopaedic infection. Appropriate technique is important to ach ...

Fundamental to flock success is the output of sufficient lambs for sale. Disappointing scanning results, expensive rams that don't deliver or too many empty ewes are common frustrations for shepherds ...

This will be in interactive session considering a range of cattle presentations that would be experienced by a mixed practitioner. It will consider the differences in approach between dairy, beef and ...

This talk will cover handling and restraint of pet and small holder pigs for mixed and farm vet practitioners. It will also cover clinical examination, how to euthanase pet pigs, legislation, as well ...

The session will cover some of the common emergencies for first opinion practitioners including; obstetrics ( dystocia, uterine& vaginal prolapse), the bleeding cow ( post calving or udder blood vesse ...