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Tag: hyperthyroidism

  • Systemic hypertension, part 2: clinical signs and diagnosis

    Systemic hypertension, part 2: clinical signs and diagnosis

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    Systemic hypertension, part 1 Systemic hypertension (SH) alone is often asymptomatic until it is severe, making early detection difficult. For this reason, it is important to know the diseases, illnesses, and other causes that can contribute to SH and recognise their clinical signs. From there, through thorough diagnostic investigations, a diagnosis will, hopefully, result then…

  • What would you do?

    What would you do?

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    Having returned from an equine visit, I clambered out of the car in the practice car park and started gathering some equipment that needed cleaning. A few parking spaces over, one of our other vets was stood with her back to me, sporting a visor, deep in conversation with a client via a rolled down…

  • Pitfalls of pet insurance

    Pitfalls of pet insurance

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    Nowadays, insurance is not the be all and end all. It is no longer the all-singing, all-dancing green light to work up a case to “gold standard” without financial restraints. So many companies are out there with so many variations in policies that it’s seemingly impossible to keep up. The question “is he insured?” is…

  • Feline Hyperthyroidism Awareness

    Feline Hyperthyroidism Awareness

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    Want to educate your clients on spotting the signs of Feline Hyperthyroidism? Norbrook Laboratories has created this educational video for you to share on your practice’s page to educate your clients on spotting the signs of Feline Hyperthyroidism. Share Now!

  • Physician agency – striking the right balance

    Physician agency – striking the right balance

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    I was terrified when I started my consulting career. As I walked out to call in my first client, I was full of doubt, just as everyone is. Could I do it? I wasn’t very good in most social situations – was this the right career for me? In the end, consulting actually came naturally…

  • Spoonies: welcome to Janesville

    Spoonies: welcome to Janesville

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    I’ve said before about my lack of love for Facebook, but my social media heart has warmed up a little towards it – not because I think their exposure will create a better platform or that people will ever stop posting the same meme 50 times a day. No, it’s much simpler and closer to…

  • Home visits: improving lives for vets, owners and pets

    Home visits: improving lives for vets, owners and pets

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    We were disappointed to read Nick Marsh’s recent assessment of home visits as “frustrating and scary”. As the UK’s largest home visit service provider, we are concerned about owners who cannot easily take their animals to the vet. As we are all too familiar with, travelling to the vet can be a traumatic experience for…

  • Checking out free T4s in cats that “should” have hyperthyroidism

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    Have you ever been presented with a cat you are certain has hyperthyroidism, but you can’t prove it? It is losing weight, but is eating ravenously, has a rapid pulse and, on occasions, has a palpable goitre – but can you detect an elevated total T4? No way! Despite sometimes testing two or three times, its total T4 sits…