Lecture summaries, with their associated audio and video podcasts, and clinical abstracts from BSAVA Congress 2017. The proceedings are available to BSAVA members as part of their membership benefits and represent a valuable resource of hundreds of lectures.

If you are not a member, you may join BSAVA to gain access to these great resources, or you may purchase access to an individual year’s proceedings, or to individual lecture summaries, or you can buy a Library Pass and use this to access lecture summaries. Audio recordings and a video recording of the slides are available for most lectures, though please note that not every lecture has both audio and video files (the number of files indicated on the ‘supplementary’ tab will usually indicate this). Where no audio or video file is available, the lecture summary is usually freely available. Clinical abstracts are freely available to all.

This essential reference is aimed at all members of the veterinary team. Presented in an easy-to-read instructional format, this guide provides practical information on pain management for small animals, including cats and dogs, birds, rabbits and exotic pets, with an emphasis on patient welfare and evidence-based medicine.

The early chapters lay the foundations of pain management, including the physiology of pain, acute and chronic pain, pharmacological treatment and physical treatment. The following chapters focus on particular pain scenarios, such as dental pain and cancer pain, using authors’ perspectives and case examples to enhance guidelines.

The BSAVA Guide to the Use of Veterinary Medicines is currently being updated. This process has been accelerated for the section on Controlled Drugs to incorporate the changes in legislation regarding gabapentin and pregabalin that come into force on 1 April 2019. The relevant chapter and full guide PDF download have been updated to reflect these changes. The fully updated version will be available shortly.

The BSAVA Guide to the Use of Veterinary Medicines has been created by experts in medicine and dispensing regulations and is designed to help you navigate the minefield of issues, changes and regulations, and also to promote best practice. The Guide is freely available to the veterinary profession and is updated regularly.

Last updated: April 2019

Jonathan Cracknell's darting manual is available to BSAVA members only.

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate supports this Guide to the Use of Veterinary Medicines written and published by the BSAVA.

Note: While the editors update the Guide regularly to take into account changes in the UK's veterinary medicines legislation, it is not possible for us to update the Guide to take into account every change which may take place from time to time. As such, please do not depend in particular on material that you have taken from these pages months or years ago. You should ensure that you also use an independent source to verify that the materials in the Guide are correct prior to relying on them. In addition, the expertise of the BSAVA is in small animals and the Guide should not be used for authoritative advice on veterinary medicine use in horses or food-producing species. While the editors and the BSAVA have made every effort in preparing the materials included in the Guide to ensure that they are correct, any statements made as to the legal and other implications of using any medicines are made in good faith purely for general guidance and cannot be regarded as a substitute for professional advice. Consequently, no liability can be accepted for loss or expense incurred (by you or persons that you disseminate the materials to) as a result of relying in particular circumstances on statements made in the Guide. If you spot any errors or omissions, or have any further comments on the Guide, please contact [email protected]

The introductory section of this manual outlines the approach to abdominal imaging, with chapters dedicated to radiography and ultrasonography. The second section is devoted to imaging of the abdominal spaces and the common structures, including the vasculature and lymphatic system. The remainder of the manual is given over to the individual body systems.