A sub-speciality of interventional radiology, interventional oncology is common in human medicine, but is also gaining traction on the veterinary side. To outline this topic, Daniela Murgia, European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS)-recognised specialist in small animal surgery, joins the Vet Times Podcast. _____________________________ ??????? ?????? ???, ??????(?????), ??????(????????), ???????, ????? Daniela has been an EEBVS-recognised specialist in small animal surgery since 2006. She achieved RCVS specialist status in 2014 and, more recently, GP certificates in small animal soft ..read more

A common canine presentation in vet practice, many skin diseases can cause pruritus, and differentials include infection, ectoparasites and hypersensitivity – increasingly to food. Discussing some of this, RCVS and European Board of Veterinary Specialisation-recognised specialist in veterinary dermatology Carly Mason joins this Vet Times Podcast. _________________________________ ????? ????? ????, ??????, ???????, ????? Carly graduated from the University of Bristol Veterinary School in 2003. She spent seven years in general practice before completing a European College of Veterinary Dermatolo ..read more

BSAVA president Alison Speakman and vice-president Carl Gorman join the Vet Times Podcast to look forward to BSAVA Congress 2023, being held from 23-25 March in Manchester. Dr Speakman provides an update on some of the association’s recent activities, and looks forward to what will be the first BSAVA Congress since 2019 to be held as a fully face-to-face event. She also looks at key discussions taking place at congress – including the neurodiversity stream on Friday 24 March – and discusses the expansion of the Wellbeing Zone, which debuted last year. Mr Gorman will become BSAVA president in t ..read more

More than 20 modules make up the lecture programme for BSAVA Congress 2023, which takes place in Manchester from 23-25 March. Ahead of the event, congress committee chairperson Paul Higgs joins the Vet Times Podcast to discuss how the sessions have evolved from last year’s initial event in Manchester and shares his anticipation for the event – including picking out some highlights from the lecture programme. Mr Higgs also discusses the “Day in the Life of” stream, which returns following its debut at last year’s congress. This year, it features two live case work-ups, which will bring an eleme ..read more

VN Happy Hour welcomed three of the biggest names in UK veterinary nursing when the hugely successful live event returned on 23 February 2023. The online event saw a lively discussion around the theme of “Protect the title”, during which our panel explained why it’s so important to protect the “veterinary nurse” title and what this would mean for you as a VN, as well as the profession. More than 1,200 delegates have attended VN Happy Hour events since the concept was first launched during the pandemic, and we experienced one of our biggest turnout to date when BVNA president Charlotte Pace, Li ..read more

Canine hypothyroidism, and the far less common hypoparathyroidism, are fascinating endocrine diseases that provide diagnostic challenges to vets and ongoing management considerations for owners. Small animal internal medicines specialist Laura Bree joins the Vet Times Podcast to delve a little deeper into this subject. ????? ???? ???, ????? Originally from Galway in Ireland, Laura completed her veterinary undergraduate degree at the University College of Dublin in 2013. She later progressed on to complete a discipline-specific small animal internal medicine internship in 2014. Furthermore, Lau ..read more

RVN and clinical tutor in veterinary nursing at Myerscough College Rachel Pilling has always had a passion for well-being and is a strong advocate in supporting mental health of veterinary professionals. Having always wanted to become a wellness coach, the time never seemed to be right. However, a devastating diagnosis for Rachel paved the way to building a new business to help others look after their mental health and learn lessons in “self kindness”. ?????? ??????? ???, ???????, ??? Rachel always pursued a career working with animals – from horses at her local riding school to an animal keep ..read more

The inaugural Vet Times Big 6 Live debate, held at the 2023 SPVS Congress in Birmingham, saw senior figures in the sector tackled key issues for the future of veterinary practice, including the “under care” debate, the use of technology in practice, working patterns, ownership and management models. The live debate, hosted by chief reporter Allister Webb, featured RCVS president Melissa Donald, BVA president Malcolm Morley, XLVets chief executive Andrew Curwen, BVNA president Charlotte Pace, PetsApp co-founder Thom Jenkins and SPVS board member Ami Sawran ..read more

Neonatal diarrhoea is a common problem found on many cattle farms in the UK and is a major cause of economic losses for farmers, estimated to cost the UK cattle industry around £11million annually. Fencovis® is the most recent addition to the well-established Boehringer Ingelheim cattle vaccine range. It is licensed to prevent calf scour caused by bovine rotavirus and E coli K99, to reduce the incidence and severity of scour caused by bovine coronavirus and to reduce faecal shedding in scour caused by bovine rotavirus and bovine coronavirus. Fencovis® combines killed antigen with an oil-free a ..read more

Elbow dysplasia is a cause of lameness in young dogs and osteoarthritis in older ones, with medial compartment disease one step in canine OA progression. Vet Phil Witte joins the Vet Times Podcast this week to discuss the conditions, diagnoses and all the surgical options. ???? ?????, ???? ???????(????) ??? ????(????) ????? An RCVS specialist in small animal surgery (orthopaedics), Phil has worked in general practice and as an orthopaedic surgeon in referral practice. He holds the RCVS certificate in small animal surgery and the RCVS diploma in small animal orthopaedics. He currently works as ..read more