BSAVA Companion - 2021, 6, June

A PDF of the full June Companion

New Companion book launch!; 200+ new lectures in the BSAVA Library; Vets Cymru coming to you in June!

Every companion animal practice in the UK should have a registered veterinary nurse available every day to take responsibility for digital communications with pet owners, VNs were told by Alison Lambert speaking at a recent online seminar organized by Purina. John Bonner zoomed in to find out more.

 Aarti Kathrani is currently working on the PetSavers-funded study ‘Defining the duodenal mycobiota in dogs with chronic enteropathy’. She has also just been awarded a new PetSavers clinical research project grant for a study entitled ‘The characterization and clinical significance of intestinal fibrosis in cats with chronic inflammatory enteropathy’.

This year sees the 15th Anniversary of Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW). Being held from the 28 June to 4 July, the theme for the event is helping owners to support and care for their rabbits throughout their lifetime. Here we highlight some important topics to consider in relation to rabbit practice.

  As the third most popular pet species behind dogs and cats, rabbits will be a common visitor to your clinic. Claire Speight, speaking at the BVNA online Congress in October 2020, reminds us of the specialist management of rabbits.

 Emily Dutton from Cheshire Cardiology, Professor Jo Dukes-McEwan from the University of Liverpool and Professor Ottmar Distl from the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Institute for Animal Breeding and Genetics, have been awarded PetSavers funding to investigate genetic associations with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in Deerhounds.

Concerns about wellness in the veterinary sector were thrown into stark relief at the WSAVA-FECAVA online congress in March during a presentation on the results of a survey into global veterinary wellness conducted by CM Research with support from WSAVA members. WSAVA reports…

  Greyhound racing may not have the high public profile that it enjoyed in Britain years ago but, as a vehicle for off-course gambling, it still attracts a large international television audience. Olivia Cook is one of the vets working to assure punters that the races are fair and the dogs are well cared for.

If an animal is presented at a veterinary practice with alopecia, is it reasonable to blame its hair loss on the anxiety caused by living through the Covid epidemic? That was the question asked of two speakers in a session at BSAVA’s online Congress. According to those specialists in dermatology and behavioural medicine, the answer is ‘yes and no’. John Bonner reports…

‘Rocketing numbers of complaints’ were made about the services provided by veterinary practices last year as the coronavirus pandemic put unprecedented strains on the relationship between clinicians and their clients, BSAVA members were told during Congress 2021. John Bonner reports…

A calendar of forthcoming online events.

Article abstracts from the latest issue of JSAP.