BSAVA Companion - 2017, 8, August

A fresh look at antibiotic prescription, BSAVA award nominations, Formulary update, and more.

Have we become a nation of dog breed lovers, valuing trends in looks, colours and expressions above health and welfare considerations? Philippa Robinson is a dog health and welfare campaigner, Karlton Index Founder and an independent member of the Kennel Club Assured Breeder Scheme sub-committee. Here she highlights the role the KC scheme has to play in promoting responsible breeding and educating the would-be puppy owner to make informed purchasing decisions.

Most veterinary professionals working in general practice will at some point in their careers be called upon to provide care for indigenous, free-living animals. Wildlife vets Liz Mullineaux and Emma Keeble, editors of the new BSAVA Manual of Wildlife Casualties, highlight the necessary considerations when caring for wildlife casualties.

The Royal Veterinary College has been awarded a Masters by Research grant from PetSavers, the charitable branch of the BSAVA, to undertake a study looking at urinary incontinence in the bitch and its association with neutering.

Lea Kreszinger started her own practice in Croatia straight from vet school. Today it’s the only private centre in the country to provide a full 24/7 referral service. How did she do it?

Triage is a valuable procedure in NHS accident and emergency units but is adopted rarely in veterinary practice. The clinical value of a proper triage system in veterinary practice will be discussed at BSAVA Scottish Congress.

The debate as to whether owners should eschew conventional processed pet foods in favour of a raw diet that has sustained its kind for most of the journey back in time to their wolf ancestors, continues at BSAVA Scottish Congress.

The BSAVA’s Affiliated Groups offer specialist knowledge and outstanding CPD, and have an exciting series of meetings ahead.

Submit an abstract between 18 September and 23 October 2017 and you could inspire the profession with your interesting cases, research or new techniques at BSAVA Congress.

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has set itself the ambition of being a regulator that has leadership and innovation at its heart. Anthony Roberts, the College’s recently appointed Director of Leadership and Innovation, explains how the RCVS will seek to meet this vision.

Heike Dorn runs the most isolated veterinary practice in England, providing care for the companion animals, livestock and wildlife of the Isles of Scilly. She received the Ray Butcher award at BSAVA Congress 2017 in recognition of her valuable contribution to animal welfare in the community. John Bonner talks to Heike in her Isles of Scilly paradise.

News and events from the BSAVA’s regions.

A calendar of forthcoming central and regional CPD events August 2017 – November 2017.

Yvonne McGrotty from Vet Specialist Services Ltd presents notes on DOCP.