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Ep 10: Karen Perry discusses feline OA Nov 08, 2019

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Diagnosis and management of feline osteoarthritis (OA) can be challenging, especially as research lags behind that of canine OA. Karen Perry joins Paul Imrie to discuss the condition and its implications for cats and owners. Karen Perry has co-written an article (with Michigan State University surgical intern Emily Hartman) in Veterinary Times (11 November issue; VT49.45) called “Treatment of feline OA”. In the article they use an unusual case example to demonstrate their approach to management of this joint disease in cats. The article is online now at vettimes.co.uk [https://www.vettimes.co.uk/article/treatment-of-feline-oa/] Karen graduated from The University of Edinburgh Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (R[D]SVS) in 2005. After a short period in mixed practice, she completed an internship in small animal orthopaedics and neurosurgery at Fitzpatrick Referrals in Surrey, prior to undertaking a residency in small animal surgery back at the R(D)SVS. Following completion of this in 2010 and achieving European College of Veterinary Surgeons status in 2011, Karen joined the RVC as a lecturer in small animal orthopaedics. Following four years there, she moved to Michigan State University in the US, where she is an assistant professor in small animal orthopaedics. * 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙑𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮. Lintbells is passionate about its shared mission – the difference great nutrition can make to pets’ lives. In 2018, Lintbells successfully launched a feline-focused initiative called “Mobility Matters”, aimed at providing a framework for practices to improve the management of mobility issues in cats, and to help improve client communication and understanding of their pets’ condition. To get your free Mobility Matters toolkit, contact your Lintbells business development executive or head to Lintbellsvet.com [https://www.lintbellsvet.com]

Ep 9: Kate Parkinson discusses worming in small animals Nov 01, 2019

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Worming in companion animals is a routine, but vital, consideration for dog and cat owners.Vet Kate Parkinson discusses how practices can convey important information to owners in this area. – Kate works as a freelance small animal locum for her company Lend a Paw Locums. She graduated from the University of Bristol in 2006, and since then has travelled to more than 30 countries, working as a veterinary surgeon in Australia and New Zealand, as well as the UK. She has written the Spotlight article for issue VT49.44 that discusses common parasitic worms and why anthelmintic use and client education are vital in lowering the risk of infection. The article “Importance of worming in companion animals” is online now at www.vettimes.co.uk/article/importance-of-worming-in-companion-animals/ Part of the article features a panel adapted from European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP) guidelines. Full guidance on endoparasites, as well as ectoparasites, vector-borne diseases, mycoses, and parasite and fungal infections, is available from www.esccap.org/guidelines/

Ep 8: Dave Beeston on “Practice Makes Perfect” Oct 25, 2019

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In this edition of the Vet Times Podcast, we talk to Dave Beeston about his early career, which he’s been chronicling for Veterinary Times readers in a monthly column. Dave started writing for Veterinary Times with a short, occasional series of articles penned during his final year of vet school at the RVC. His aim was to provide advice and help on aspects of final-year life to fellow students. He followed this up with a monthly series, Grad Expectations, charting his final days at vet school and his first forays into veterinary medicine on qualification in 2017. After 18 months in first opinion small animal practice and a brief spell as a locum vet, he is now back on a rotating internship at the RVC and continues to write his experiences for the benefit of others in the monthly Practice Makes Perfect series. All his articles to date can be found online at www.vettimes.co.uk/articles/david-beeston/

Ep 7: Karin Kruger on equine sedation and anaesthesia Oct 18, 2019

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Karin Kruger focuses on when vets may have to perform sedation – and in extreme cases anaesthesia – in the field. – Karin is an equine internal medicine specialist at Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic in Kent [www.bellequine.co.uk]. She is an American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine [www.acvim.org] diplomate who completed a residency at North Carolina State University in 2012, as well as a master’s degree in equine anaesthesia in South Africa. Prior to joining the Bell Equine team, she worked in specialist private practice in South Africa and Sweden. She has written an article for Veterinary Times – “Practical equine sedation and general anaesthesia in the field” – which appeared in issue VT49.42 (21 October issue) and which is available online at bit.ly/33AIaJd. Within the article, Karin shares some of the techniques and drugs she has found helpful when sedating and anaesthetising horses.

Ep 6: Shaun Calleja talks gastric disease Oct 11, 2019

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Shaun Calleja, of Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists, discusses types, diagnosis and management of gastric disorders in cats and dogs – signs of which can be seen in a quarter of primary care practice cases. – Shaun graduated from the RVC in 2014, and worked initially in first opinion practice in Stoke-on-Trent before undertaking a small animal rotating internship at the AHT in Newmarket. He joined Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in 2018 on a three-year residency in small animal internal medicine, accredited by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He has co-written, with David Walker, the Focus article “Gastric disease management in companion animal patients”, which appeared in the 7 October issue of Veterinary Times (VT49.40) and is online now at http://bit.ly/2LTfsgv David Walker graduated from the RVC in 2003, and returned there to complete an internship and medicine residency after some time in small animal practice. He is a diplomate of the American and European colleges of veterinary internal medicine, and RCVS-recognised specialist in small animal internal medicine and is a fellow of the RCVS. Since 2009 he has worked in private referral practice, and he is head of medicine at Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists.

Ep 5: Owen Atkinson discusses antimicrobial stewardship Oct 04, 2019

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Owen Atkinson discusses the hot topic of antimicrobial stewardship, outlining areas where vets and farmers can work together on responsible antibiotic use and progress made in other countries. – Owen Atkinson, BVSc, DCHP, MRCVS, is a recognised specialist in cattle health and production, who worked in farm practice for more than 20 years before establishing Dairy Veterinary Consultancy in 2013. He now provides strategic health advice and training to ruminant and dairy agri-businesses, veterinary practices and dairy farmers throughout the UK. Owen was awarded an RCVS Diploma in Cattle Health and Production in 2013, and is an RCVS-recognised specialist, a CowSignals master trainer and Nuffield Scholar (2010). His interests include lameness, youngstock, building design, rumen health and responsible use of medicines. His mission is to improve the lives of cows and the people who care for them. His article on this topic, “Good antimicrobial stewardship on farms – practical advice”, was the Focus article in VT49.39 (30 September 2019 issue of Veterinary Times), which is available online now at https://www.vettimes.co.uk/?p=204057 – Further reading on the topic, cited by Owen, is listed below: • GOV.UK (2019). Antimicrobial resistance, bit.ly/2KYeonk • GOV.UK (2019). UK five-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2019 to 2024, bit.ly/2kFmriz • MilkSure (www.milksure.co.uk). • RABDF (2016). Antibiotic use in dairying – state of the sector survey, bit.ly/2kE52Xw • RUMA (www.ruma.org.uk). • RUMA (2017). Targets task force report 2017, bit.ly/2mFPN8H

Ep 4: Neil Hudson and Roly Owers on Brexit Sep 27, 2019

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With the Brexit process finally threatening to reach a conclusion on 31 October, BEVA Congress featured a panel discussion on the potential implications of no-deal and other options. This week, guest host Holly Kernot talks to two of the debate’s participants – Roly Owers, CEO of World Horse Welfare, and Neil Hudson, of the University of Edinburgh – for their views on the increasingly polarising subject and the impacts it could have on the veterinary profession.

Ep 3: Rachel Dean and Tim Mair introduce the EBVM Manifesto Sep 20, 2019

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An EBVM manifesto was launched in June 2019 with the aim of ensuring the profession continually improves by embracing and advancing evidence-based veterinary medicine. Rachel Dean, of VetPartners, and new BEVA president Tim Mair discussed the manifesto’s objectives with equine vets at BEVA Congress. Here, they explain the work carried out so far and their objectives going forward.

Ep 2: Sean Wensley on PAW report Sep 13, 2019

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Launched in 2011, the PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report has been instrumental as an annual barometer of animal welfare issues in the UK. The 2019 report is just out, and Sean Wensley, PDSA senior vet surgeon for communication and education, talks about its past achievements and future plans. – Produced annually in conjunction with research agency YouGov, the PAW Report is recognised as a rigorous and in-depth assessment of the well-being of the UK’s pets. The Animal Welfare Act 2006 – referred to in the podcast – places a legal duty of care on the owners and keepers of animals to provide for their welfare needs. These cover health, behaviour, companionship, diet and environment. A full link to the legislation is http://bit.ly/2lNL4K8 The latest PAW report focuses on a fall in pet vaccination rates, with 66% receiving primary vaccinations in comparison to 84% in 2016. The full report is available for download at http://bit.ly/PAWReport A news story on the 2019 PAW Report featured in the 9 September issue of Veterinary Times (VT49:36) and is abstracted at http://bit.ly/2mcwxI9 Dr Wensley is senior veterinary surgeon for communication and education at PDSA and junior vice-president of the BVA. He is an honorary lecturer in animal welfare at the University of Nottingham, a member of the Companion Animal Welfare Council (CAWC) and a committee member of the Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law Veterinary Association (AWSELVA). He holds a Masters degree in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare. A fuller version of his biography is available at http://bit.ly/2keHBnp

Ep 1: Rob Drysdale on BVD Sep 06, 2019

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Veterinary Times editor Paul Imrie speaks to farm vet and consultant Rob Drysdale about bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) and efforts across the UK to eradicate the persistent animal health problem in cattle herds. - Rob Drysdale founded Westpoint Farm Vets in July 2000, and was managing director through to January 2014, when the business was sold. He works as an independent veterinary consultant to dairy and beef farms across the UK and Europe, as well as the pharmaceutical and farming industries. Since undertaking a Nuffield Farming Scholarship, Rob has developed his own fully integrated dairy beef supply chain – StraightLine Beef (https://www.straightlinebeef.co.uk) – rearing 400-plus calves per month, and will finish 4,800 cattle in 2020, many from TB-restricted holdings. The BVDzero Congress 2019 (http://bit.ly/BVDzeroCongress), organised by Boehringer Ingelheim as part of the BVDzero collaboration against bovine viral diarrhoea, was held in July in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan. The event featured speakers representing the four UK nations and Ireland discussing the respective approaches to tackling BVD in their jurisdictions. Scotland and Northern Ireland have mandatory BVD testing regimes and compulsory movement restrictions on virus-positive animals, but England and Wales have industry-led BVD screening programmes. The aim of the congress was to discuss areas of alignment in the UK and Ireland moving forward. A news story about the congress is at http://bit.ly/2lJyOdp and in the 22 July issue of Veterinary Times (49.29).

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