Small Animal Practice Club Archive

Neutering : The pros and cons : should we adopt a more tailored approach?

Presenter: Catherine Sturgeon BVetMed(hons) Cert SAS DipECVS MRCVS
EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Neutering is performed electively in many veterinary practices nearly every day, but how necessary is neutering for the responsibly owned, individual dog? During this webinar we will explore the positive and negative long term consequences of neutering. The ovaries and testes are more than just reproductive organs, their role as…

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Acromegaly in Cats: the Diabetic in Disguise

Presenter: Sarah Stewart, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), MRCVS

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Acromegaly, the clinical syndrome associated with excess growth hormone production of hypersomatotropism, has a surprisingly high prevalence in diabetic cats in the UK with up to 1 in 4 diabetic cats affected. Standard management of diabetes mellitus alone won't be successful for these cats, so early detection and awareness of…

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Recognising forebrain and cerebellar disorders

Presenter: Abbe Crawford
BVM&S BSc PhD MRCVS
Clinician in Neurology and Neurosurgery (Research Track)

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Disorders of the forebrain and cerebellum present with distinct neurological deficits that can be detected with a thorough history and systematic neurological examination. In this session we will recap the neurological abnormalities that can be present in animals with disorders of the forebrain and cerebellum. We will discuss some of…

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Cerebrovascular accidents in dogs and cats

Presenter: Nicolas Granger
DVM PhD DipECVN FHEA FRCVS
European and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology (Small Animals)

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

In this lecture, we will review the common causes of cerebrovascular accidents in dogs and cats. These are broadly divided in ischemic accidents and haemorrhagic accidents. We will highlight the clinical situations that predispose to these events. This is of particular importance because screening for common cause of ischemic or…

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Pet Obesity (physiotherapist)

Presenter: Suzanne Cottrial
BA, BSc, MSc Vet Physio, MCSP, Cat A ACPAT
Chartered Physiotherapist Programme Co-ordinator for PgDip and MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

This lecture gives you some basic exercises to help the obese patient as part of a weight loss programme. Exercise progression is outlined and how muscles and the skeleton responds to activity. Continuous assessment and programme adjustment is needed for any weight loss programme and this is also true of…

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Tips for performing and interpreting the neurological examination

Presenter: Dr Abbe Crawford
BVM&S BSc PhD MRCVS

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

When presented with an animal with potential neurological dysfunction it is vital to perform a systematic and thorough neurological examination. The goals of the neurological examination are to determine if the patient has a neurological problem and, if so, which part of the central or peripheral nervous system is affected…

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Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatitis

Presenter: Andrew Kent BVSc DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine - Blaise Veterinary Referral Centre
VIN Consultant - Canine Medicine
Bespoke CPD

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Pancreatic disease is common in dogs and cats but can also present in the same way as other acute abdominal diseases making a confident diagnosis challenging. This webinar will outline the diagnostic criteria for pancreatitis as well as the latest thoughts in the management of this condition. The aim is…

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Basics of wound management and reconstruction

Presenter: Nicola Kulendra BVetMed (Hons) MVetMed CertVDI DipECVS PGCert (VetEd) FHEA FRCVS
European and RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

Wounds can be one of the most challenging cases we see, and it is often necessary to modify our plan at multiple points on our journey to wound healing. This 90-minute webinar will go through every aspect of wound management and reconstructive principles. From initial wound management to dressings, this…

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Blood pressure monitoring under anaesthesia

Presenter: Becky Robinson
BVSc MVetMed DipECVAA FHEA MRCVS
RCVS and EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Category: Small Animal Practice Club

This webinar aims to give an overview of both the importance of, and potential ways in which the blood pressure can be monitored during anaesthesia. It introduces the relevance of understanding underlying physiological and haemodynamic principles before continuing to the specific pieces of monitoring equipment. The physical principles upon which…

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