SMALL ANIMAL - PAST ARTICLES

October 2008 Digital image interpretation: A practical approach Abbey Caine, Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Cambridge, explores the area of digital imagery and examines the basic steps from image acquisition through processing, to interpretation and storage. September 2008 Facing the challenge: pancreatitis and hepatobiliary disease in cats Dr Jill Maddison delves into the difficult area of diagnosing pancreatitis in cats and offers veterinary practitioners advice on recognising clinical signs and differentiating between canine and feline pancreatitis. August 2008 Lymphoma basics in pet practice Gerry Polton North Downs Specialist Referrals, The Village Animal Hospital, Guards Avenue, Coulsdon Road, Caterham, Surrey CR3 5ZD, UK Tel: 00 44 1883 343 770 Fax: 00 44 1883 349 089 July 2008 Getting started with veterinary chemotherapy Gerry Polton North Downs Specialist Referrals, The Village Animal Hospital, Guards Avenue, Coulsdon Road, Caterham, Surrey CR3 5ZD, UK Tel: 00 44 1883 343 770 Fax: 00 44 1883 349 089 June 2008 Elbow dysplasia: Challenges and new techniques The International Elbow Working Group [IEWG] will hold its annual meeting on August 20, 2008 as a precongress day to the 2008 WSAVA/FECAVA Congress. Here, two of the keynote speakers at the meeting present new information on a common joint complaint, elbow dysplasia. May 2008 Cytology of the canine prostate Michelle Kraft, Holly M. Brown and Bruce E. LeRoy Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7388, USA April 2008 Stress in small animal patients:why it matters and what to do about it Caroline Hewson, 74 Houblon Road, Richmond, Surrey TW10 6DE, UK March 2008 Pet rodents: What every vet should know Michelle Ward BSc BVSc (Hons I) DZooMed (Mammalian) MRCVS Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Scotland February 2008 Enucleation in companion animals Natasha Mitchell MVB CertVOphthal MRCVS City Vet, 12 Lord Edward Street, Limerick, Ireland. January 2008 Feline weight loss: Don’t write off that thin old cat Dr Andrew Mackin BVSc BVMS MVS DVSc DSAM FACVSc DipACVIM, Associate Professor, and Dr Hugh G. Ward, Chair of Small Animal Medicine, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. USA. December 2007 Practical radiography in small animal practice III: cases with a heart murmur Francisco Llabrés-Díaz, Davies Veterinary Specialists, Manor Farm Business Park, Higham Gobion, Hertfordshire SG5 3HR, England November 2007 House rabbits: husbandry, vaccines and common illnesses Michelle Ward BSc BVSc (Hons I) DZooMed (Mammalian) MRCVSRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Scotland October 2007 Magnetic resonance imaging in companion animal neurology Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides exquisitely detailed imaging combined with remarkable safety to both patient and operators. In this article, Nicolas Granger looks at the principles of MRI considered to be of importance for the understanding and interpretation of images, as well as a variety of neurological syndromes considered to represent good indications for the practitioner to ask for an MRI study of a case. Nicolas Granger DVM, MRCVS, Dip.ECVNUniversity of Cambridge, the Queen’s Veterinary School Hosp., Madingley Rd., CB3 0ES, Cambridge, UKEmail: ng311@cam.ac.uk September 2007 How do you solve a problem like diabetes? Ciara Feeney, Companion Animal Technical Advisor with Intervet, has carried out several practice, clinical club and CPD meetings discussing the management of diabetes mellitus. Here, she presents a number of frequently asked questions and problem clinical cases described by veterinary practitioners over the past 12 months. August 2007 Practical radiography in small animal practice II: coughing patients Francisco Llabrés-Díaz, Davies Veterinary Specialists, Manor Farm Business Park, Higham Gobion, Hertfordshire SG5 3HR, England June 2007 Practical radiography in small animal practice I: the nasal chambers Francisco Llabres-Diaz, Davies Veterinary Specialists, Manor Farm Business Park, Higham Gobion, Hertfordshire SG5 3HR, England May 2007 Reptiles: husbandry and common conditions Bairbre O’Malley MVB Cert VR MRCVSVeterinary Hospital, Kilmantain Place, Bray, Co.Wicklow April 2007 How to improve radiographic quality in practice Nuria Corzo-Menéndez DVM MRCVS CertVR DipECVDI European Veterinary Specialist in Diagnostic Imaging Davies Veterinary Specialists, Manor Farm Business Park, Higham Gobion Hertfordshire SG5 3HR, England, UK March 2007 Cats and NSAIDs - what are the issues? Jill E. Maddison, BVSc, PhD, FACVSc, MRCVS The Beaumont Animals’ Hospital, The Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, London NW1 0TU, UK February 2007 A basic approach to small mammal anaesthesia Ian Self BSc BVSc Cert VA ARCS MRCVS University Veterinary Hospital, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland January 2007 Syringomyelia: An emerging spinal disease in dogs Rodney S. Bagley DVM DipACVIM (Neurology and Internal Medicine) Department of Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman, WA, 99164-6610, USA December 2006 This is not conjunctivitis: Establishing a correct diagnosis in ‘red eye’ Ellen Bjerkås Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences, PO Box 8146 Dep., 0033,Oslo, Norway November 2006 Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: Undoubtedly under-diagnosed Ronan G. O’Neill, Tobias Schwarz, Hal Thompson, Martin Sullivan and David J. Argyle Departments of Veterinary Pathology and Veterinary Clinical Studies, University of Glasgow, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH October 2006 Choosing and using the right clinical pathology test Peter Webb September 2006 Making the most of laboratory samples Peter Webb August 2006 Setting up a basic practice laboratory Peter Webb July 2006 Incomplete ossification of the humeral condyle in a Springer Spaniel Kevin Murtagh and Shane Guerin June 2006 Surgical management of urolithiasis Jonathan Bray Davies Veterinary Specialists, Higham Gobion, Herts SG5 3HR, England May 2006 Tibial fractures in the dog and cat: options for management Mark Glyde and Dr Richard Arnett School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland April 2006 Feline ophthalmology Part 2:Clinical presentation and aetiology of common ocular conditions Natasha Mitchell Downland Veterinary Group, 71 Havant Rd., Emsworth, Hampshire, PO9 7NZ, England March 2006 Feline ophthalmology Part 1: Examination of the eye Natasha Mitchell Downland Veterinary Group, 71 Havant Rd., Emsworth, Hampshire, PO9 5NH, England February 2006 The use of scent-detection dogs Clare Browne1, Kevin Stafford2 and Robin Fordham 1Ecology Group, Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand 2 Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand January 2006 Approach to diseases in the central nervous system Part III: the neurological exam - examination of cranial nerves Emma J. O’Neill, UCD and Simon R. Platt The Animal Health Trust, UK