In comparison to horses, exploratory laparotomy is infrequently performed in the UK for the treatment of colic in donkeys and there is little published data in the literature regarding survival and...
There are different routes that prospective nurses can take in order to qualify as a veterinary nurse. One of the most popular routes is the vocational route, whereby student veterinary nurses (SVNs)...
Being an equine Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) is the best job in the world! I may be a little biased, but I firmly stand by this statement. The equine RVN profession is still a young one, with the...
Congress proved it can cater to all; recent graduates and mixed practitioners included; with a ‘How to … ‘session from Mike Hewetson on placing a subpalpebral lavage system – something I've never...
Basal adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is a widely used by practitioners in an attempt to diagnose pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID; equine Cushing's disease). To determine diagnostic...
Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a collection of risk factors for endocrinopathic laminitis that consist of obesity, regional adiposity and insulin dysregulation (ID). Adipose tissue dysregulation...
Hall et al (2022) investigated the presenting signs, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of horses with rib fractures using nuclear scintigraphy, radiographic and /or ultrasonographic examination. Only...