BSAVA Companion - 2018, 12, December

Soulsby Foundation Fellowships; Past BSAVA President remembered; PROTECT ME poster erratum

The BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Disorders, second edition is the newest addition to the ever popular BSAVA manual series. Editors Gareth Arthurs, Gordon Brown and Rob Pettitt highlight what’s new.

More than 3350 delegates attended WSAVA World Congress in Singapore from 25-28 September, making it the most popular World Congress ever. Veterinarians from more than 66 countries participated, with strong attendances from the Asia-Pacific region, including the Philippines, India, Indonesia and Australia.

Transplanting faecal matter from healthy donors could help provide relief for dogs with chronic diarrhoea and for their owners, volunteers with the StreetVet charity were told at a meeting in London.

The BSAVA is run by its members, for its members and a framework of committees bring together members from a diverse range of backgrounds to promote the various Association activities. Companion caught up with Dr Krista Arnold, the current Chair of the BSAVA International Affairs Committee (IAC) to find out more about the IAC’s role and activities.

Extend your Congress educational experience by practicing essential techniques with dedicated experts. Each practical or small group session is designed to give you confidence in key areas so you can return home inspired to use new skills in practice. Each workshop or small group is available to purchase when registering for Congress and is always very popular with delegates, so be sure to book early to avoid disappointment.

Veterinary practitioners shouldn’t trust the word of their clients or the results of their own diagnostic methods, such as radiographs, when deciding whether an animal is in pain. The only reliable information will come from the patient itself, BSAVA members were told at Congress back in the spring.

Canine Arthritis Management (CAM) is an educational initiative set up by Sussex practitioner Hannah Capon to improve the quality of life for the 80% of older dogs in the UK with joint disease. Hannah spoke to Companion about efforts she and her team are making to dispense advice to pet owners to help them better recognize signs of pain, and advise their vets on how they can do more to remedy the problem.

News and events from the BSAVA’s regions.

A calendar of forthcoming central and regional CPD events December 2018 - September 2019.

Yvonne McGrotty from CHV Atlantia, Nantes provides notes on hypoparathyroidism.