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Effectiveness of vapocoolant spray compared to eutectic lidocaine/prilocaine cream to enhance tolerance during intravenous catheterisation: a randomised controlled trial

Trinder, R., Park, J., Humm, K. and Cole, L. | Journal of Small Animal Practice | January 2025
The aim of this randomised, blinded and controlled trial was to investigate if tolerance of intravenous catheterisation in cats and dogs differed following the application of vapocoolant spray compared to EMLA cream…

Vet listening to the heart of a small dog

Subcutaneous furosemide therapy for chronic management of refractory congestive heart failure in dogs and cats

Lombardo, S.F., Ferasin, H. and Ferasin, L. | Animals | January 2025
The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the effectiveness of subcutaneous administration of furosemide in controlling the signs of congestive heart failure in dogs and cats with refractory heart failure. …

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The association between gonadectomy and timing of gonadectomy, and the risk of canine cranial cruciate ligament disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Low, D., Costa, L., Hawkesby, J., Nardulli, L., Proteasa, A.and Vallios, V. | Veterinary Surgery | December 2024
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the association between gonadectomy and the risk of cranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs…

dog under anaesthesia showing feet not wrapped up

Peripheral warming for prevention of hypothermia in small dogs during soft tissue surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Kudoa, A., Obosoa, R., Oshitaa, R., Yamauchia, A., Kamoa, S., Yoshidab, H., Kanai, E. and Takagia, S. | Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia | October 2024
The aim of this prospective randomised controlled study was to evaluate the effect of limb wrapping with table leg covers, in addition to routine thermal support, on the rectal temperature of dogs undergoing anaesthesia…

dog with dressing in a place for a spay

Effect of neutering timing in relation to puberty on health in the female dog–a scoping review

Moxon, R., England, G.C.W., Payne, R., Corr, S.A. and Freeman, S.L. | PLOS ONE | October 2024
The aim of this scoping review was to identify the current evidence on the effect of the timing of neutering in relation to puberty on five health outcomes: atopy, developmental orthopaedic disease, neoplasia, obesity and urogenital disease in female dogs, and to highlight any areas where there is a gap in knowledge…

Vet examining a dog

A prospective study evaluating the adhesive tape impression for the diagnosis of dermatophytosis in dogs and cats

Ludwig, C.B., Tyler, S.A., Lima, T. and Vogelnest, L.J. | Veterinary Dermatology | August 2024
The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the diagnostic ability of the adhesive tape impression to detect dermatophytosis compared to trichogram (hair pluck), Wood’s Lamp examination and fungal culture, and to evaluate the ease of use of the adhesive tape impression compared to the trichogram…

very poorly cat

Complication rates associated with nasoesophageal versus nasogastric feeding tube placement in dogs and cats: a randomised controlled trial

Camacho, F. and Humm, K. | Journal of Small Animal Practice | May 2024
The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to determine the rate of accidental placement of nasoenteric tubes into the respiratory tract, to compare the methods of checking correct tube placement and to determine the complication rate between nasoesophageal and nasogastric tubes…

Training and validation of a novel non-invasive imaging system for ruling out malignancy in canine subcutaneous and cutaneous masses using machine learning in 664 masses

| Frontiers in Veterinary Science | 2023 | This study reports the training and validation of a test to rule out malignancy in cutaneous and subcutaneous masses using an imaging system…

vet and dog owner in discussion

Cat and dog owners’ expectations and attitudes towards advanced veterinary care (AVC) in the UK, Austria and Denmark

Corr, S.A., Lund, T.B., Sandøe, P. and Springer, S. | PLoS ONE | March 2024
The aim of this online survey study was to investigate owners’ expectations and attitudes towards advanced veterinary care and factors that might influence those views…

Dog urinate in the park

ACVIM consensus statement on diagnosis and management of urinary incontinence in dogs

Kendall, A., Byron, J.K., Westropp, J.L., Coates, J.R., Vaden, S., Adin, C., Oetelaar, G., Bartges, J.W., Foster, J.D., Adams, L.G., Olby, N. and Berent, A. | Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine | March 2024
The aim of this consensus statement was to provide guidance on the diagnostic testing and management of urinary incontinence in male and female dogs…