Clinical News

This is a selection of the latest articles and case reports that have been written by our staff and in some cases published in notable journals.

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.  Read More »

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. Read More »

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. Read More »

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. Read More »

Case Report: Alternaria Infection in a Domestic Cat

A 12-year-old, male, neutered Maine Coon was presented for further investigation of a small nodule on the bridge of his nose. Read More »

CASE REPORT: Primary Sectetory Otitis Media in a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

History

A three-year-old, female (n) Cavalier King Charles Spaniel presented for investigation of sudden onset hearing loss of five months duration.  Read More »

Review Article: Surgical Management of Ear Disease

Ear disease may initially be considered as a dermatological problem. However, when faced with the chronic ‘end-stage’ ear (fig.1) it becomes a surgical challenge Read More »

Case Report: Elective, multiple deep digital flexor tenotomy in a Labrador Retriever to treat Contracture secondary to Ischaemic Myelopathy.

History

A six-year-old, female, entire Labrador Retriever presented with collapse and right-sided Horner’s syndrome.  Read More »

Case Report: Suspected Choledochal Cyst in a DSH cat

Note: This article was published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, October 2010: 12 (10)  pp. 814-7.

A nine year old female neutered DSH cat was presented to the referring vet with a history of polyphagia, weight loss and urinating in the house. Her demeanour had also changed, with her becoming nervous and clingy over the previous few days. Read More »

Case Report: Cervical Syringomyelia Secondary to Suspected Glioma in a Yorkshire Terrier.

A six-year-old Fn Yorkshire Terrier presented with a four week history of cervical spinal pain/ left thoracic limb lameness and lethargy. Read More »

Case Report: The use of an omental pedicle to manage focal encephalitis in a cat.

An 11-year-old Mn DSH presented with a three-week history of recurrent, sudden onset blindness and circling, which had responded initially to antimicrobials. Read More »

Review Article: SOP-plating

We review a novel system of fracture repair – the ‘string of pearls’ or SOP plating system, currently produced by Orthomed. Read More »

Review Article: The Diagnosis and Management of Portosystemic Shunts

Here we review the options for diagnosis and management of congenital portosystemic shunting (PSS).

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Case Report: Partial Aplasia of the Cribiform Plate in a Dachshund

 

A 14-week-old female, entire Dachshund presented with a week-long history of seizures of increasing severity. Read More »

Case Report: Sensory Neuropathy in a Border Collie

 

A five-month-old male, entire Border Collie presented with a history of ataxia of a few days duration. Read More »