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Case Report: Un-united Caudal Glenoid in a Labrador Retriever

A four-year-old female, neutered Labrador Retriever was presented with left thoracic limb lameness of several months duration.

Case Report: Digital Cutaneous Viral Papilloma in a Scottish Terrier

A six-year-old, male, neutered Scottish terrier  presented with a two week history of acute onset, progressive, left thoracic limb lameness. 

Review Article: Lumbosacral Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment

Lumbosacral disease (a.k.a. lumbosacral syndrome; degenerative lumbosacral stenosis) is a relatively common condition, usually seen in active medium to large breed dogs

Case Report: Septic Spondylitis in a Bassett Hound

History A three-year-old male, neutered, Basset Hound presented to the referring veterinary surgeon with a history of spinal pain and pelvic limb weakness. 

Case Report:Erythroblastic Leukaemia in a Domestic Longhair Cat

A three year old, female neutered, domestic longhair cat was presented with acute onset collapse and pallor.

Review Article: TightRope® Technique for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Repair

Cranial Cruciate ligament (CCL) disease is one of the most common orthopaedic conditions encountered in dogs, with certain breeds (retrievers, rottweilers, mastiffs & terriers etc.) being over represented. While numerous techniques have been tried over the years, none has proved optimal in terms of limiting the progression of degenerative changes to the stifle joint or […]

Case Report:Central Nervous System Lymphoma in a Springer Spaniel

A four year old, female, entire Springer Spaniel was presented with a history of progressive neurological signs.

Case Report: Thyroid Cystadenoma in a Cat

A 13 year old male, neutered DLH cat was referred for assessment of a ventral cervical swelling. 

Review Article: Principles of Fracture Management in the Immature Patient.

    There are several unique characteristics of young bone which should be considered when assessing fractures in patients less than 12 months of age:-

Case Report: Traumatic Fracture of the Axis with concurrent Atlantoaxial Subluxation in a Labrador Retriever

A six-month-old, male, entire, Labrador Retriever presented with peracute onset tetraplegia following a collision with another dog five hours previously. 

Review Article: Atypical Arthritis

Arthritis is a very broad term referring to any condition resulting in inflammation of the joints. It is generally subdivided into three major categories; osteoarthritis, immune-mediated arthritis and infectious arthritis.

Case Report: Caudal Fossa Meningeal Cyst Formation in a five-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

A 10.2kg, male, entire Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was referred for investigation of a right-sided head tilt. 

Case Report: Atlantoaxial subluxation with concurrent quadrigeminal cyst in a five-year-old Yorkshire Terrier.

A 2.5kg, male, entire Yorkshire Terrier was referred for investigation of a month-long history of cervical pain preceding peracute-onset tetraparesis.

Review Article: Paraneoplastic Syndrome

As we are all acutely aware, neoplasia is an extremely common problem affecting our companion animal patients. Since it may affect almost any area of the body, it can result in a wide variety of clinical signs.

Review Article: Magnetic Resonance Imaging – An Overview of the Theory and Applications in Small Animal Practice.

The concept of the Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) is a chemical analysis of constituent body tissues, displayed as a grey-scale in an anatomical context.