SMALL ANIMAL

January 2010
Chronic kidney disease in dogs and cats: pathophysiology and diagnosis
Jill Maddison, BVSc DipVetClinStud PhD FACVSc MRCVS
Director of Professional Development, The Royal Veterinary College
Harriet Syme BSc BVetMed PhD DipACVIM DipECVIM MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Internal Medicine, The Royal Veterinary College

December 2009
Tips and techniques for
orthopaedic examination in the dog
Ronan Doyle, MVB CertSAS MRCVS DipECVS
European and RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Davies Veterinary Specialists, Hertfordshire, UK
E-mail: rsd@vetspecialists.co.uk

November 2009
Canine cutaneous mast cell
tumours: an update
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


October 2009
Successful blood pressure
assessment in cats
Sarah M A Caney BVSc PhD DSAM (Feline) MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine


September 2009
Canine reproduction: A refresher

Angelika von Heimendahl
Veterinary Reproduction Service
28 Clarendon St, Cambridge, CBI IJX, UK
E-mail: vetrepro@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 0044 7976 224 648

August 2009
Seizures and neurological
emergencies in the cat and dog
Rita Goncalves DVM, Dip ECVN, MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
Small Animal Teaching Hospital,
University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Chester High Road, Neston, CH64 TE

July 2009
Making drug choices: rational antibacterial therapy

Jill E. Maddison BVSc, DipVetClinStud, PhD, FACVSc, MRCVS
The Royal Veterinary College


June
2009
Ambulatory ECG ’s:
Holter monitoring in small animal practice
Alistair Gibson
Earlswood Veterinary Hospital
193 Belmont Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT4 2AE

May 2009
Tracheal collapse in dogs: to
ring or to stent?
Alistair Gibson
Earlswood Veterinary Hospital
193 Belmont Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT4 2AE

April 2009
Feline lower urinary tract
disease: a clinical refresher
David Walker
The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Royal Veterinary College,
Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, AL9 7TA, Hertfordshire, UK
Tel: 00 44 1707 666366
Fax: 00 44 1707 649384

March 2009
Feline urethral obstruction:
A clinical refresher
David Walker
The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Royal Veterinary College,
Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK AL9 7TA
Tel: 0044 1707 666 366
Fax: 0044 1707 649 384

February 2009
Captive care of
Mediterranean tortoises (Testudo sp)
Kevin Eatwell
BVSc (hons) DZooMed (Reptilian) MRCVS
RCVS recognised specialist in zoo and wildlife medicine
Lecturer in exotic animal and wildlife medicine, Hospital for Small Animals
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre,
Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG
Tel: (0131) 650 7650
www.dickvetexotics.com

January 2009
Mammary tumours in dogs

Gerry Polton
North Downs Specialist Referrals, Brewerstreet Dairy Business Park, Brewerstreet, Bletchingley,
Surrey RH1 4QP

December 2008
Canine urinary incontinence
Part 2: Treatment
RE Shiel, MVB DipECVIM-CA1
A Puggioni, DVM CertVDI DipECVDI2
BJ Keeley, BVSc CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS3
1 Unit of Small Animal Clinical Studies, University Veterinary Hospital, School of Agriculture, Food Science and
Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4
2 Veterinary Surgery, University Veterinary Hospital, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary
Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4
3 Northwest Surgeons, Delamere House, Ashville Point, Sutton Weaver, Cheshire, WA7 3FW, England

November 2008
Canine urinary incontinence
Part 1: Aetiology and diagnosis
RE Shiel, MVB DipECVIM-CA1
A Puggioni, DVM CertVDI DipECVDI2
BJ Keeley, BVSc CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS3
1 Unit of Small Animal Clinical Studies, University Veterinary Hospital, School of Agriculture, Food Science and
Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4.
2 Veterinary Surgery, University Veterinary Hospital, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary
Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4.
3 Northwest Surgeons, Delamere House, Ashville Point, Sutton Weaver, Cheshire, WA7 3FW, England.

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