BSAVA Companion - 2020, 12, December

A PDF of the full December Companion

Dragon’s Den keynote confirmed for new virtual BSAVA Congress; New manual available now

 Professor Stephen May, former RCVS President and Chair of the Legislation Working Party, gives us an insight into the background to the recently launched RCVS consultation on legislative reform and provides an overview of the recommendations it is making. All members of the Royal College are invited to respond to the consultation and have their say in influencing the future shape of the professions.

  NEW Subject! Starts March 2021

 Heather Davies, a member of the SAVSNET team, brings us up-to-date on the SAVSNET project, and highlights its role in exploring adverse drug reactions.

 David Sobel, one of the editors, takes this opportunity to introduce Companion readers to the new edition of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Endoscopy and Endosurgery

Experts in the treatment of human allergies have hailed the introduction of a novel cat food as an important contribution to controlling disease caused by feline antigens. John Bonner reports…

  Next in the PetSavers’ series of interviews is Dr Conor O’Halloran who currently works at a small animal veterinary practice in Edinburgh.

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s Vaccination Guidelines Group is a team of experts from around the world and, during 2021, it will mark 15 years of providing evidence-based scientific advice to the global veterinary profession on optimum vaccination practice for dogs and cats.

A wet nose and a shiny coat have traditionally been seen as useful indicators of robust health in a canine companion. But in this information age, pet owners may look for a small electronic device attached to the dog’s collar as an equally reliable sign that their animal is in good shape. John Bonner reports…

 Meredith Sheil has made a huge contribution to improving animal welfare in Australia by developing a combination local anaesthetic and antiseptic used to reduce pain and infection risk in farm livestock undergoing routine surgery. That is quite a leap from her original job as a human medic and researcher into paediatric heart disease.

Article abstracts from the latest issue of JSAP.

A calendar of forthcoming online events.