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Tag: Panleukopenia

  • Urinalysis: dipstick tips

    Urinalysis: dipstick tips

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    Following on from July’s post entitled Urinalysis: the neglected test, let’s have a look at the dipstick – it’s a very easy part of a urinalysis and essential to perform. Here are some of my tips in regards to using dipsticks: It may sound obvious, but you should always use veterinary-specific dipsticks. Human-specific dipsticks include…

  • All creatures great and small: big dog, bigger impact?

    All creatures great and small: big dog, bigger impact?

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    Rescues and breeders both agree on one thing: small dogs are more popular than big dogs. Having recently made the move from a small dog to big dog owner, I’ve been reflecting on the differences in terms of his impact. Is a big dog more money, work and impact than a small dog? Money I…

  • Strange obsession

    Strange obsession

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    Looking back through my blogs, I realise I’m a bit poo / cat litter obsessed – but as I’m currently living with the messiest cat ever, I hope you’ll you forgive me one more item on the topic. This time round I’m identifying a gap in the capital market (for any of you interested in…

  • A good Job Decision

    A good Job Decision

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    I’m going to end this year’s blogs – my ninth year of blogging coming up in 2021 – with an introduction. I sadly lost Ebony at the end of February this year, and doing lockdown with no pet was very, very hard. But I was choosing to be sensible as I was planning a house…

  • Feline fine in lockdown

    Feline fine in lockdown

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    Since the start of lockdown, I’ve been seeing a lot of cats in practice – not that I’m complaining, as a self-confessed “crazy cat lady”. A lot of these cases have been geriatric cats – many of which presented with chronic vomiting or reduced food intake (with various aetiologies). However, when we tore through our…

  • Professor Edward Coleman

    Professor Edward Coleman

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    Am I really already writing my blogs for the halfway point of the year? It would seem so, and I’m having a look back at an earlier blog from this year. In March, I wrote about “nurse pets” – those missing the parts other pet owners would expect as standard, but that we nurses don’t…

  • The Twelve Days of (Vet) Christmas

    The Twelve Days of (Vet) Christmas

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    For those on call at Christmas time, you may feel like you’re playing out-of-hours bingo with the usual emergency scenarios, as well as the the additional festive dangers. Instead of bingo, I have revised a familiar Christmas song to reflect what we are likely to be seeing over the festive period…     On the…

  • The only way is ethics: neutering

    The only way is ethics: neutering

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    I thought now would be a good time for a brief reprise on my series about ethical dilemmas involving animals, and not because I like the pun in the title. Okay, a bit because of that… In the UK and US, at least, we regard the neutering of canine and feline patients as routine (as…

  • Nail clipping

    Nail clipping

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    “Clip nails” It seems innocuous. It looks so simple and routine on the consulting list – no worrying about history taking, no complicated diagnoses or treatment plans – just clip the nails. A quickie that may even give you a chance to snatch a few minutes back so you can stay on time: this 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!