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   Arterial thromboembolism in cats is a distressing presentation. In this article Leo Packham and Kieran Borgeat of Langford Veterinary Services discuss the causes and treatment of this difficult condition.

 Isuru Gajanayake of Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service discusses nutritional management of this common condition.

  Fear of fireworks is a common behavioural presentation in dogs and one that is frequently presented in general veterinary practice. Sarah Heath, RCVS and European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine, talks us through the challenges of fear anxiety.

  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.

 Christine Magrath of the Veterinary Defence Society takes a closer look at why clients refuse to pay and how best to diffuse and resolve the situation.

  Giulia Marchionne and Enzo Vettorato of Dick White Referrals explain how to apply principles of pain management to cats in the perioperative period.

  Conflict at work can be upsetting for all staff involved. In this article Carolyne Crowe from VDS Training takes us through the steps to manage conflict in your clinic.

    Andrew Wales, Joanna Lawes and Robert Davies recently reviewed raw diets for canine and feline patients focusing on microbiological hazards for the Journal of Small Animal Practice,1 here they summarize their findings including information to pass to clients when discussing this type of diet.

 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