3 ways to give your veterinary practice a competitive edge
Marketing is a business discipline that can be utilised in all veterinary practices to build a thriving business that clients trust and return to time after time.
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Monitoring the Pregnant Mare: How Often Should You Ultrasound?
For most horse owners, breeding your own foal is a lifelong ambition. Before you ever proceed to the actual covering, you’ll have spent hours assessing your mare to identify her best points, have researched dozens of different studs to work out which stallion will complement her best, and will have had a breeding fitness exam performed to make sure she’s fit and healthy.
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Ultrasound for liver problems in cats
Liver disease in cats is notoriously difficult to diagnose. This is because the symptoms are often very vague, including lethargy, loss of appetite and weight loss- all symptoms that can have a range of causes in cats. More obvious signs include jaundice and unusual levels of thirst, so always see a vet for any of these symptoms.
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The role of veterinary ultrasound in the detection of bovine respiratory disease
Utilising ultrasonography to help in the visualisation of infection and disease is one invaluable function of an ultrasound scanner, and will serve as the topic for this article. A paper published by Ollivett TL et al., ‘Thoracic Ultrasonography and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Analysis in Holstein Calves with Subclinical Lung Lesions’, Nov-Dec 2015, 29(6):1728-34, J Vet…
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Is a new treatment on the horizon for German Shepherd dogs?
Scientific research is integral in our fight against the infections and diseases that we can fall prey to at any moment in time. Whether experiments are carried out in mice, humans or reptiles, all findings can help us to better understand how to treat certain conditions and/or infections. In addition, some of these experiments can…
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Getting extra for your veterinary ultrasound scanning equipment
It has been said that the key to a good outfit is in the ‘extras’ – bags, jewellery, shoes etc… The same can also be indirectly applied to veterinary ultrasound, and whether you are an experienced scanner or just starting out on your ultrasound journey it is important to think carefully about everything you may…
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Carrying out ultrasonographic procedures under anaesthetic – is it advisable?
When attempting to carry out veterinary ultrasound, it is important to consider how best to examine the patient with minimal distress. Whilst some patients are able to be assessed in a ‘live’ state, others may require some form of sedation. The paper by Choi SY et al, ‘Contrast enhanced ultrasonography of kidney in conscious and…
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Is there a role for canine veterinary ultrasound in a diagnostic setting?
The use of veterinary ultrasound to diagnose various health-related conditions is well understood. In addition, it is also useful in helping the practitioner to decide on the next best course of action, a concept which will be explored further this week. The research discussed here is derived from a paper by Tong NM et al.,…
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Batty about ultrasonography
Previous articles have described how ultrasound is used by the animal kingdom. Bats are an example of one type of animal that uses ultrasonic waves as an aid whilst hunting for food, and will be used as the basis for this article. There are many different kinds of bats, but the information contained here is…
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Equine lymphoma and ultrasound imaging
Any equine veterinarians or breeders are likely to want as good an understanding as possible to spot any potential conditions or diseases that could affect their horses throughout their lifetimes. There are a number of techniques that help to increase our current knowledge of veterinary-related ailments and as has been previously discussed on our website,…