British Small Animal Veterinary Association

In response to the nationwide shortage of isoflurane, BSAVA is pleased to present a webinar by Ian Self, European Specialist and Associate Professor in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, to help you manage your small animal patients during these challenging times. The webinar will cover the use of low flow anaesthesia and monitoring techniques to spare gaseous anaesthetic agents as well as tips on partial and total intravenous anaesthesia (PIVA and TIVA) and analgesia. This webinar has been designed to answer the clinical questions that our membership have submitted to us since the shortage was announced. The webinar is free to BSAVA members and available for others to purchase and view online.  To access the webinar, go to 'chapters', click on the link and go to the 'supplementary data' tab. 

Lecture summaries, with their associated audio and video podcasts, and clinical abstracts from BSAVA Congress 2018. 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.

Lecture summaries, with their associated audio and video podcasts, and clinical abstracts from BSAVA Congress 2016. 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]

This manual provides practical and high quality information to help veterinarians provide the level of care to backyard birds that an increasingly wide client base expects and deserves. The manual covers chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, ornamental pheasants and peafowl.

The BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Surgery covers everything from routine ovariohysterectomy to emergency drainage for acute peritonitis. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition provides a ready source of practical information. The manual features step by step operative techniques, notes on patient positioning and preparation, and new chapters on laparoscopic surgery and urinaryincontinence.

Anaesthesia and analgesia is a constantly advancing field and the third edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account of the latest techniques and considerations. The structure, which has worked so well for the previous editions, has been retained and there are new chapters on pain assessment methods, anaesthesia for MRI and how to manage chronic pain. Full-colour illustrations, tables and charts allow readers to easily visualise techniques, ensuring that this manual will be a must-have for any practice.

This manual reflects the huge advances in the field of cardiothoracic medicine that have taken place over the last ten years including clinical approach to the most common problems encountered in veterinary practice; diagnostic methods available, such as history, physical examination, imaging and laboratory testing; underlying pathophysiology of diseases associated with respiratory disorders, heart failure and arrhythmias; management of acute and chronic respiratory disorders, as well as management of heart failure and arrhythmias; up-to-date information on the diagnosis and management of disorders commonly encountered in practice, such as valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies and canine and feline tracheobronchial disease.

This fourth edition builds upon the previous editions to cover all aspects of veterinary dentistry and oral surgery, from examination and diagnosis to surgical techniques. New chapters cover ethics, perioperative considerations, and imaging and interpretation. Consideration is given to management of a range of conditions, including infectious conditions and developmental disorders.