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  VDS Training advisor, Kirsty Sturman, offers advice on how to get the quiet clients to open up and how to conclude the consultation without appearing rude.

  Mark Westman of Sydney University has written a two-part series on feline leukaemia virus. In this first article, Mark discusses when to test cats for FeLV, options for follow-up FeLV testing, and current terminology used to describe the different categories of FeLV infection, with the aim of making the next step in this clinical scenario a little easier for veterinarians working in private practices and shelters.

   Through the Small Animal Medicine Society (SAMSoc) Fergus Allerton and Andrew Kent of Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in Solihull are launching a collaborative study comparing different durations of antibiotic (amoxicillin-clavulanate) in the management of presumed urinary tract infections in female dogs. This study is aimed at veterinarians working in primary practice and it is hoped that it will provide a large number of vets with the opportunity to participate in clinical research.

  In this article Ian Wright, European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP) Guideline Director, provides an update on the threat from ticks to our pets in the UK.

 Hilda Mulrooney, dietitian and Associate Professor of Nutrition at Kingston University, discusses the similarities between humans and animals when it comes to this challenging topic.

 Tim Partridge, Lead Veterinary Surgeon at Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in Gloucestershire, addresses the questions we should be asking ourselves when a hedgehog appears in the waiting room.

  In this article, Jenny Brown, Clinical Director at Bracken Veterinary Centre, discusses how to approach the cat with hypercalcaemia.

  In this article, Joao Frias and Colin Driver, from Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists, discuss the challenges in investigating a case of masticatory muscle atrophy.

 Mark Lowrie, of Dovecote Veterinary Hospital, focuses on the unique practical aspects of the neurological examination in cats.

 Dimitra Katsaouni, of the Summerhill Veterinary Practice in Newport, helps us tackle this frustrating problem…

  This month Simon Tappin, Editor of Companion, discusses how to approach the patient with abnormalities in these important electrolytes.

   This month Valentina Campoli and Enzo Vettorato of Dick White Referrals help us assess if our feline patients are uncomfortable.

   In the first of two articles, Simon Cook and Laura Cole of the Emergency and Critical Care Department at the Royal Veterinary College, discuss how point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) can be used to evaluate thoracic emergencies.

   This month Mălina Filipas and Enzo Vettorato of Dick White Referrals look at the causes of anaesthesia induced hypotension and a practical approach to managing it.

 This month Simon Tappin, Editor of Companion, discusses how to approach liver disease in cats and dogs.

Ann Jagoe, Veterinary CT and MRI Clinical Manager for MIUS and Andrew Jagoe, an experienced internal medicine clinician, work through the options to making the right choice in the advanced imaging techniques available for small animal patients.

Sezan Ozgunay of Dogs Trust looks at what makes the perfect puppy party.

   Iago Asorey Blazquez and Enzo Vettorato of Dick White Referrals, help work through how to anaesthetize these tricky patients.

 Simon Tappin, of Dick White Referrals, talks us through endoscopic evaluation of the colon.

 Steven De Decker, Head of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Royal Veterinary College and BVNS President, helps us logically assess the dog with hindlimb paralysis.

 Jenny Ellis of Dick White Referrals discusses the approach and treatment of patients with too many red cells.

 Christopher Scudder, Stijn Niessen, Ruth Gostelow and Katarina Hazuchova of the Diabetic Remission Clinic at the Royal Veterinary College discuss the management of feline diabetes

  This month Andrew Denning RCVS Recognized Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging talks us through the best ways to obtain cytology and histopathology samples using image-guided techniques

Marianne Lomberg, UK Marketing Director for Henry Schein Animal Health, gives us some invaluable pointers