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An Inconvenient Truth Simply Reflecting on Poor Socialisation Is Not Enough ONLINE EDITION VOLUME FIVE I ISSUE ONE I JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017 An inconvenient truth Simply reflecting on poor socialisation is not enough... 10 hours PPD Feline tooth resorption Taking a proactive approach Recognition, diagnosis and treatment The role of disease risk analysis in zoo and wildlife medicine Exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage Motivation An overview It comes from within THE JOURNAL OF VETCOMMUNITY.COM @VPTODAY | WWW.VETERINARYPRACTICETODAY.COM Practice Makes Perfect PPS have been providing successful solutions to the veterinary profession since 1998. We are the only consultancy providing financial advice and services exclusively to the veterinary profession. 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WWW.VETCOMMUNITY.COM | ONLINE EDITION @VPTODAY | WWW.VETERINARYPRACTICETODAY.COM 3 Contents Comment Large animal 2214 6 COVER STORY 30 “I know it is in here somewhere – keeping your car boot organised” An inconvenient truth As a ‘farm vet’, your car is not only Quality of life assessment and your vehicle but also your office, out ethical decision-making are areas of which you work day and night. that companion animal vets must navigate regularly. 34 Responsible use of antibiotics on dairy farms Looking at the social aspects of antibiotic supply to dairy farms 6 and practical steps to ensure more responsible use. 14 Why did the chicken enter the consulting room? Examining domestic fowl is no more or less complicated than examining 40 any other animal that you may be presented with in practice. 22 Mobility clinics Mobility clinics are often one of the clinic formats that practices offer ‘later down the line’ or fail to promote altogether. 24 Nature raw in tooth and claw – Small animal when animals eat other animals One of the most common enquiries received by the VPIS is 8 COVER STORY the ingestion of anticoagulant Feline tooth resorption rodenticides. Feline dentistry is challenging owing to the small size of cat teeth 27 Insight: Matching and and the fact that the oral cavity is mismatching difficult to access. Why young veterinary graduates are disillusioned and what should be done about it. 8 22 40 Large animal on call – a look at the logistics Being well-prepared and well-equipped allows you to concentrate on what matters most – the call! 44 Insight: Optimist or pessimist – the part played by the environment Research suggests pigs can be optimists or pessimists depending upon their environment and personality. 4 VETERINARY PRACTICE TODAY | VOLUME FIVE | ISSUE ONE | 2017 WWW.VETCOMMUNITY.COM | ONLINE EDITION Featured contributors David G Parsons Equine Management BVetMed MSc CertPMP NSch MRCVS 48 Equine worming protocols 68 COVER STORY After working in mixed The damage caused by internal practice and in the Poultry How to have the most motivated Department of the Central parasites depends on the type of team possible Veterinary Laboratory. worm, its life cycle, the number of Motivation isn’t done to someone, David set up his own practice working specifically with poultry, gamebirds and worms present and the health of it’s a feeling that comes from within. the horse. pigeons. In addition to servicing his own client base, David undertakes consultancy work (dgp@ 70 52 COVER STORY Client care standards poultryhealthcentre.com) and teaches poultry are important medicine at the University of Bristol School of Exercise-induced pulmonary We are only as good as our Veterinary Sciences. haemorrhage (EIPH) worst employee. EIPH is seen in horses performing a whole range of sporting disciplines. 72 Lone working and how to manage Carolyn Baguley the risks MA VetMB CertAVP(Cattle) MRCVS RCVS Advanced Employers need to consider what Practitioner in Cattle Health extra precautions may be required and Production 48 to ensure that ‘lone workers’ are at no greater risk than Carolyn graduated from Cambridge University other employees. veterinary school in 2005, and then worked in small animal practice for two 76 Don’t let that difficult last consult years. In 2007, she moved to New Zealand to be the last one with your client too pursue her real interest – farm vetting - spending Broaching and discussing the the next three years in a mainly dairy-focused practice. Carolyn has been at Scarsdale Vets since topics of euthanasia and/or returning to the UK in 2010, and is their senior palliative care management farm assistant. is difficult for both veterinary professionals and owners. Emma Lloret 79 Insight: Time to cut loose? DMV, MRCVS The cost of veterinary medicine – daring to be different Emma qualified from the University Cardenal Herrera CEU (Spain) in 2014. In pursuit of her dedication to a career in wildlife medicine, Wildlife and exotics 76 Emma has spent the last two years working as the veterinary surgeon for the Wildlife Aid Foundation, one of the largest wildlife rescue centres in the UK. 55 COVER STORY The role of disease risk analysis in zoo and wildlife medicine Kirsty Ranson, The effect of disease transmission BVMBVS MRCVS into a conservation-sensitive Kirsty qualified in 2011 species can be catastrophic.
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