An Update on Mitral Valve Disease

Presenter: Simon Swift, MA, VetMB, CertSAC, DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology), MRCVS
UK and European recognized specialist in cardiology

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Cut me and I’ll bleed…

Presenter: Scott Kilpatrick BSc (Hons) BVM&S MSc DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European and RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Veterinary Internal Medicine

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

• Coagulation in cats and dogs: What tests and when? • Assessment of laboratory and patient side assessment of coagulation • Diagnosis and management of thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopathia and von Willibrand’s disease • Secondary coagulation disorders – understanding and treating these conditions despite financial limitations • Toxin ingestion and clotting consequences…

Feline Triaditis

Presenter: Professor Danièlle A Gunn-Moore,
BSc BVM&S PhD FHEA MACVSc MRCVS,
RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

This lecture will investigate the complex interplay between pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease and cholangitis in the cat. With the help of a clinical case, we will investigate why feline anatomy and physiology predisposes cats to develop these three conditions; focusing on the lack of an accessory pancreatic duct in most…

Atrial Fibrillation in the Dog

Presenter: Domingo Casamian-Sorrosal
DVM CertSAM DVC DECVIM-CA MRCVS
RCVS-Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology
European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine

Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common arrhythmias in the dog. It is frequently encountered in clinical daily practice. The webinar will help you recognising this arrhythmia by a systematic and careful approach to the ECG. We will discuss “tricks” to help diagnosing this rhythm and avoid confusing it…

Video Analysis: A logical approach to funny turns

Presenter: Peter Smith BSc BVM&S PhD MRCVS DipECVN 
RCVS & European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Reviewing client videos is an expanding part of veterinary work, particular in patients with episodic problems. The quality of these varies enormously but if owners can be encouraged to focus on the relevant abnormalities, they can be an invaluable resource in determining the most likely cause of the problem –…

Approach to the Laryngeal Paralysis

Presenter: Daniela Murgia DVM, DECVS, MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
RCVS recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
(Soft Tissue)

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Laryngeal paralysis (LP) is a well recognised and potentially life threatening condition seen predominantly in older large-breed dogs. However it is also increasingly being recognised in cats. The condition results either from dysfunction of the caudal laryngeal nerves, which are terminations of the recurrent laryngeal nerves or from damage to…

How to manage diarrhoea in cats and dogs

Presenter: Simon Tappin MA VetMB DipECVIM-Ca CertSAM MRCVS
European & RCVS-Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Diarrhoea is common presenting sign in small animal practice and has a wide variety of potential underlying causes, with quite different aetiologies and treatments. This webinar will focus on the approach to these patients, with presentation, clinical examination and historical clues, that can help us narrow the list of possible…

Feline Hyperthyroidism - New Perspectives on an "Old" Disease

Presenter: Martha Cannon BA VetMB DSAM(fel) MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Hyperthyroidism is a common problem of the older cat that can be highly rewarding to treat. In most cases diagnosis is straightforward using serum total T4 as the standard screening test. However, in a significant minority of cats total T4 is normal despite the presence of hyperthyroidism, especially early in…

Sound advice: preventing and treating sound phobias in the dog and cat

Presenter: Stephanie Hedges BSc (Hons) CCAB
Canine Behaviour Counsellor

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Fear of fireworks and other loud unpredictable noises is one of the most common problem behaviours reported in dogs. It is likely cats are also equally distressed, although their tendency to hide makes this less obvious. Once triggered noise phobias tend to escalate and can spread to a wide variety…

Hemangiosarcoma…the old and the new

Presenter: Shasta Lynch BVSc(hons) MANZCVS(SAM) DipECVIM-CA(Oncology) MRCVS Australian,
RCVS and European Veterinary Specialist in Oncology

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Hemangiosarcoma is an aggressive tumour of vascular endothelial origin. In dogs it accounts for 45-51% of splenic tumours. The most common presentation is acute weakness or collapse and haemoabdomen. Treatment of canine splenic hemangiosarcoma involves a combination of surgery and chemotherapy in order to maximise survival times. In this webinar…

The Dos and Don’ts in an Emergency

Presenter: Chiara Valtolina Dipl ACVECC, Dipl ECVECC
European Veterinary Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care

Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club

It’s important to realise that everyone makes often involuntary mistakes and making mistakes it Is not per se a terrible thing if we learn from them.. repeating them it is. Emergency doctors often have to deal with multiple patients at the time and when the pressure is high, it is…

How to Deal with Back Pain in Practice

Presenter: Professor Simon R Platt BVM&S, MRCVS, Dipl. ACVIM (Neurology) Dipl. ECVN
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Dogs can frequently present with neck or back pain. This can be acute or chronic and can exist in isolation or may be accompanied by neurological deficits. This session will address many of the common causes of spinal pain in dogs which will include disc disease, discospondylitis, meningitis, and neoplasia.…

Earlier Intervention for a Better Outcome: the Latest Advances in the Treatment of Canine Preclinical Heart Disease

Presenter: Nuala Summerfield BVM&S BSc,DipACVIM(Cardiology),DipECVIM-CA(Cardiology), MRCVS
RCVS & European Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Mitral valve disease (MVD) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) are the two most common types of canine acquired heart disease. MVD and DCM develop gradually, often over a period of years, before symptoms of congestive heart failure develop. This early, symptom-free stage of the disease is known as the preclinical stage.…

Conservative Management of Intervertebral Disc Disease

Presenter: Peter Smith BSc BVM&S PhD DipECVN MRCVS
RCVS & European Veterinary Specialist in Neurology

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

There is a perception that intervertebral disc problems require surgery for optimal treatment. However, in many cases, surgery is either unnecessary or inappropriate. This lecture will consider the range of disc associated problems that can occur in companion animals, reviewing the clinical presentation in such cases and the treatment options…

The Oncological Approach to Sarcomas and Other Tumours of the Connective Tissue

Presenter: Jenny Helm BVMS Cert SAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS FHEA
European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Senior Clinician in Veterinary Oncology

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

In this webinar I aim to cover the basic approach to the oncological case that presents with a soft tissue mass, this includes how to make an accurate diagnosis (including how to maximize what you can get out of the histopathology report) and how to stage the patient appropriately. We…

An Introduction to the Basics of Scanning

Presenter: Anna Newitt BVSc DVDI DipECVDI MRCVS
European Veterinary Specialist in Diagnostic Imaging

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

This webinar includes an introduction to the principles of getting a good ultrasound scan of the abdomen. This includes how to set up equipment optimally and use of the machine controls to optimize image quality; with useful advice regarding imaging of difficult patients and probe choice. There is also an…

What To Do When It All Goes Wrong - A Practical Approach to CPR

Presenter: Louise Clark BVMS, CertVA, DiplECVAA, MSc
(Clinical Management of Pain), MRCVS.
RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Dealing with a cardiac arrest is a challenging and stressful situation. This webinar aims to outline how to approach these cases from a practical standpoint, what equipment is needed and how best to use it. The decision as to when to undertake CPR and when it might not be appropriate…

Intraoral Fixation of Jaw Fractures

Presenter: Matthew Oxford BVM&S GPCert(SAS) MRCVS
Course Organiser for the British Veterinary Dental Association

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Head and oral trauma are a common presentation in veterinary practice, which often arise from Road Traffic Collisions, kicks and bites from other animals, and from falls from a high height. They represent a significant challenge to repair, as orthopaedic repair techniques used in other areas are often not applicable…

Intestinal Surgery

Presenter: Alison Moores BVSc(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS,
RCVS & European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Soft Tissue)

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Intestinal surgery is one of the most common abdominal surgeries performed in general practice and it is frequently performed as an emergency. The most common indication is foreign bodies; other indications include biopsy for intestinal disease (vomiting, diarrhea), neoplasia, intussusception, volvulus, ulceration/rupture. Animals vary with the extent of dehydration, acid-base…

Treating Lymphoma in Dogs and Cats in General Practice

Presenter: Shasta Lynch BVSc(hons) MANZCVS MRCVS DipECVIM-CA(Oncology)
European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Oncology

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Lymphoma is a common canine and feline cancer and one that responds well to chemotherapy. This webinar reviews these diseases with an emphasis on how to manage canine and feline lymphoma patients in general practice. It discusses current recommendations for chemotherapy protocols and how to set yourself up for stress…

Syncope or Seizure – Collapse from the Cardiologist’s Perspective

Presenter: Emily Dutton BVM&S DVC MRCVS
RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Syncope and seizure can mimic one another with a consequent high rate of misdiagnosis, particularly as affected patients are often normal at the time of presentation. It is important that we correctly distinguish causes of weakness and fainting from malignant cardiac arrhythmias which can degenerate into ventricular fibrillation or cardiac…

Management of Chronic Kidney Disease

Presenter: Mayank Seth BSc(Hons) BVetMed(Hons) DACVIM(SAIM) MRCVS
American and RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is one of the commonest chronic illnesses seen in practice, with up to 50% of cats showing some evidence of renal problems in some studies. While it is true that the disease cannot be cured, it must be differentiated from acute kidney injury, which is potentially…

The Critical In-Patient Essential Checklist

Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VETMB MRCVS DACVECC

Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club

Taking care of critically ill patients can be very rewarding if at times also quite challenging. These patients may have more than one primary disease process, may have had surgery, and may also have one or more concurrent comorbidities. Although they vary to some extent in terms of their importance,…

Understanding and Treating Compulsive Behaviour

Presenter: Stephanie Hedges BSc (Hons) RVN CCAB
Canine Behaviour Counsellor

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Compulsions are repetitive and ritualistic behaviours that do not have a role in normal function and that interfere with everyday activity. They generally arise as an animal’s way of alleviating emotional distress. However, this type of behaviour spans the veterinary and behaviour modification disciplines as it can also arise due…

The Travelling Pet: What are the Risks?

Presenter: Simon Tappin MA VetMB CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European & RCVS-Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Travel under the PETS scheme is becoming increasing popular with many animals having entered the UK through the scheme, which has become less stringent in its requirements in recent years. So far PETS has been successful in its goals, which were primarily to protect the UK from rabies, live tick…

Problem-Based Approach to Coagulopathies

Presenter: Eleanor Raffan BVM&S CertSAM DipECVIM-CA PhD MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Medicine

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Disorders of blood clotting can be alarming cases to deal with. A wide variety of aetiologies, from toxic through immune mediated to genetic, can converge on coagulopathies, but careful physical examination and a logical approach means everyone can do a good job of diagnosing and treating these cases in practice.…

Rabbit Dentistry

Presenter: Dr Alex J Smithson BVM&S MRCVS BDS (Hons)
Veterinary Dental, Oral & Maxillofacial Referrals

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

This webinar presents essential information and practical guidance and tips to improve your approach to the frustrating and serious dental conditions so commonly encountered in practice. Rabbit dentistry can prove challenging. Dental problems in rabbits are rife and cause many welfare issues. With often far-reaching local and systemic effects, dental…

Approach to the Coughing Dog

Presenter: Jon Wray BVSc DSAM Cert VC MRCVS,
RCVS-Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
(Internal Medicine)

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

A cough is a common presentation in dogs and a logical approach based on a thorough history and examination results in a definitive diagnosis in the majority of cases. This webinar will concentrate on the diagnosis of coughing disorders in dogs using examples of different causes. The historical and physical…

Corneal Ulceration in Dogs

Presenter: Claudia Hartley BVSc CertVOphthal DipECVO MRCVS
European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

This webinar hopes to help delegates improve their confidence in dealing with difficult corneal ulcer cases in dogs. We will review the anatomy and physiology with respect to how ulcers worsen and heal, and how to avoid deterioration and promote healing. Understanding predisposing risk factors, and those likely to influence…

Responsible and Effective Use of Antibiotics

Presenter: Eleanor Raffan BVM&S CertSAM DipECVIM-CA PhD MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Medicine

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Antibiotics are some of the most valuable drugs that we have available to treat veterinary patients. However, antibiotic resistance is increasingly common among veterinary pathogens and the hazard posed to human health by multiresistant antibiotics means that the veterinary profession is increasingly under pressure to use these drugs carefully. This…

How to Deal with Orthopaedic Emergencies

Presenter: Davinia Arnott BVMS CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

The lecture will be a refresher particularly aimed at how to manage the common orthopaedic emergencies that we see in general practice. This will include luxations, growth plate fractures, open fractures and shearing injuries. We will discuss bandaging and casting and how to avoid complications. We will use plenty of…

Is Rehabilitation Beneficial to the Post-Surgical Patient?

Presenter: Sarah Girling Bsc BVSc CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Category: Orthopaedic Club, Small Animal Practice Club

The positive perception of physical therapy in the human field together with increased awareness of options, effectiveness and expertise in animals has resulted in increasing demand for its use in animals. This means veterinarians have increasing awareness too but uptake may be slow. My previous ignorant self asked why is…

Performing an Exploratory Laparotomy – Hints and Tips

Presenter: Alison Moores BVSc(Hons) CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

An exploratory laparotomy is commonly performed in practice. It may be for diagnostic purposes or for treating conditions such as intestinal foreign body or a bleeding splenic tumour. This lecture will use photographs of clinical cases to show normal anatomical features and examples of diseased organs. It will help the…

Nutritional Management of Lower Urinary Tract Disease

Presenter: Dr Marge Chandler DVM MS MANZCVSc DipACVN DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Internal Medicine
American Specialist in Veterinary Internal Medicine

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Signs of lower urinary tract disease include straining, bloody urine and increased frequency of urination, and are common in cats and dogs. Disorders which most commonly cause these signs include urinary tract infections, uroliths, neoplasia and idiopathic feline lower urinary tract disease. Nutrition is a vital part of the management…

A Pot-Pourri of Poisons

Presenter: Shailen Jasani MA VetMB MRCVS DipACVECC

Category: Emergency Club, Small Animal Practice Club

Suspected or witnessed poisoning is a relatively common presentation in small animals. In this webinar we will first briefly review the general approach to the poisoned patient and in particular to the patient with neuromuscular toxicity. Attendees will be updated on the potential use of intravenous lipid emulsion for some…

Making Sense Of Abdominal Effusions- A Body Cavity Search

Presenter: David Walker BVetMed(Hons) DipACVIM MRCVS
RCVS and American Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

This webinar will review the diagnostic approach to the dog and cat with abdominal effusion. Imaging and abdominocentesis findings will be discussed to help you to get the most from the diagnostic tests you perform. The common diseases that cause abdominal effusions in dogs and cats will also be reviewed.…

Diagnosis and Management of Canine Cushing’s Disease

Presenter: Dr Rebecca Littler MA VetMB PhD DSAM MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
Northwest Surgeons

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

This webinar provides both a refresher and an insight into the hormonal challenges of Cushing's syndrome. In this webinar, Dr Rebecca Littler explains how, how often and why clinical signs associated with Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's syndrome) occur. She deals with the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome and offers her tips for the…

A Sticky Situation! How to Manage Oropharyngeal Stick Injuries

Presenter: Aidan McAlinden MVB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
University College Dublin

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Oropharyngeal stick injuries are a common condition encountered in general practice. In this webinar, European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, Aidan McAlinden addresses the important differences between the management of the 'acute' stick injury, often presenting as an emergency, versus the management of the 'chronic' stick injury. He discusses pertinent…

Extraction Complications – Prevention and Management

Presenter: Alex J Smithson BVM&S MRCVS
Veterinary Dental, Oral & Maxillofacial Referrals

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Extractions are a frequently performed surgery and can be frustrating. A wide variety of complications can be encountered in both feline and canine patients. This webinar seeks to assist your approach to all extractions, including challenging cases, thereby preventing problems, for more enjoyable, efficient dentistry. Additionally, complications in dentistry and…

Treating Heart Failure In Your Small Animal Patients

Presenter: Simon Swift MA VetMB CertSAC Dip ECVIM-CA (Cardiology) MRCVS
European and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

In this webinar European & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology, Simon Swift presents the latest information on the treatment of heart disease and heart failure in dogs. Concentrating on the commonly recognised diseases, DCM and mitral valve disease, new work helps illustrate what you should be advising owners when…

Feline Diabetes – Making the Right Choices

Presenter: Andrea Harvey BVSc DSAM(Feline) DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Feline diabetes mellitus can be a challenging disorder to manage. There are many differences to the disease in dogs, and a lot of individual variation between cases. It is also a disorder where the owner is an integral part of successful management and therefore optimising owner compliance is crucial. These…

Dietary Management of GI Disease

Presenter: Marge Chandler DVM MS MACVSc DACVN DACVIM DECVIM-CA MRCVS
Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Nutrition plays a key role in the management of gastrointestinal disease, and some cases may be managed by dietary therapy alone. Dietary ingredients can have negative or positive effect on the bowel. The diet may contain toxins, allergens, toxic dietary excesses or nutritional deficiencies. The diet also has a direct…

A Balanced Approach to Vestibular Disease in Dogs and Cats

Presenter: Simon Platt BVM&S DipACVIM (Neurology) DipECVN MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Neurology
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

During this webinar, Simon reviews the examination of a patient with vestibular dysfunction to clarify what the signs tell us and what are the next appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic considerations for these cases.