This webinar will focus on diabetic cats and dogs that present particular difficulties. These include diabetics that present with ketoacidosis, or those that have failed to stabilise despite reasonable efforts to get their condition under control.  Diabetes mellitus is occasionally presented with intercurrent diseases that may affect the management of the diabetes. In particular acromegaly is increasingly being recognised as a complicating factor, however hypeadrenocorticism, hypothyroidisim, and hyperthyroidisim will also be mentioned.

Case examples will be used to illustrate how investigations of unstable diabetics can lead to an improvement in the glycaemic control. Although this webinar follows on from “Diabetes melitus: from first consult to long term survival” given on December 1st 2011, the two presentation are entirely separate and can be viewed independently.

Ian Ramsey graduated from Liverpool University, obtained a PhD on feline leukaemia virus at Glasgow University and then completed his residency at Cambridge University where he was awarded the RCVS Diploma in Small Animal Medicine and the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. In 1998 Ian returned to Glasgow University where he is now the Professor of Small Animal Medicine. Ian is the editor of the latest (7th) edition of the BSAVA Small Animal Formulary.

Archived Under: Endocrinology, Internal Medicine

This webinar will be given by Gregers Gregerson and Kristian Penderson on osteoarthritis. Joint pain due to osteoarthritis is a common disease in dogs, cats and horses. Several investigators report osteoarthritis to be a problem in approximately 20% of dogs above 1 year of age. Osteoarthritis has a great impact on the quality of life of these animals, and joint pain in animals with osteoarthritis can be very difficult to treat effectively. Today most of these patients will be treated with 1) anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics and hyaluronic acid injections, 2) surgical intervention, and 3) nutritional supplementation. These approaches often offer only a temporary relief and some may have unpleasant side effects, e.g. NSAIDs.The Goldtreat Local Gold Treatment (LGT) technique for osteoarthritis, where metallic Gold implants (Berlock® implants) are placed close to the diseased joints is a medical concept resulting from recent research that has proved that there is a release of gold ions from implanted metallic gold and that the surface square of implants is important. This webinar will look into the findings in great detail.

Archived Under: Internal Medicine, Orthopaedics

Archived Under: Exotics, Internal Medicine

Diabetes mellitus in dogs is a common disease that can prove uncommonly difficult and frustrating to stabilise. Identifying the disease is easy but adequate assessment of owner and patient needs to be considered before therapy is started. Once treatment has started the success depends on strong client- practice interaction. This starts with that all-important first consultation. Clear objectives need to agreed at this time and the monitoring of a particular patient established. The diet, insulin and lifestyle all need to be considered and adjusted when necessary. The influence of concurrent diseases and medication need to be considered as well.

Archived Under: Internal Medicine

Further, while MRSA often attracts the most attention, methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP) has emerged at an astounding rate and is now a very important animal health risk. This multidrug resistant bacterium has increased dramatically internationally, particularly as a cause of skin, ear and surgical site infections. Often much more resistant than MRSA, some MRSP infections (especially orthopedic surgery-associated infections) can be very difficult, leading to longterm, expensive, often frustrating and sometimes futile treatment courses. MRSP poses a clear and significant risk to the pet population, similar to the situation with MRSA in humans, and highlights the need for careful attention to patient management, antimicrobial use, infection control and disease surveillance, to try to limit its impact

Archived Under: Dermatology, Internal Medicine

A discussion on current thoughts regarding GI therapeutics. presented by David Murdoch BVMS DVR MRCVS

Archived Under: Internal Medicine

Jo Murrell will provide a comprehensive overview on how pain can be managed in surgical patients, from assessing the level of pain, to how to use pain scoring tools and finally the use of NSAIDs to manage pain.
This will be followed by an overview from Gary Coxon of Cimicoxib a new generation NSAID launched by Vetoquinol
In the third and final segment, Kate White describes how pain can be identified in animals with osteoarthritis, taking into account factors such as owner recognition and the animal’s breed and temperament and how those factors influence how pain is expressed.

Archived Under: Internal Medicine

This webinar will be presented Jane Armstrong, DVM, MS, MBA, diplomate ACVIM (SAIM)

Archived Under: Feline Medicine, Internal Medicine

Archived Under: Internal Medicine

Dan Holden BVetMed DVA DipECVAA CertSAM MRCVS. Dan qualified from the RVC in 1991. He has spent the vast majority of his professional career working as a clinician in referral centres, both in academia and private practice. He was involved in the establishment of the ICU at the RVC and spent eight years at the University of Bristol, where he was responsible for the internal medicine emergency service and the small animal intensive care unit. As well as his expertise in intensive care, Dan has a wealth of experience in internal and emergency medicine and has lectured widely throughout the UK and abroad.

Archived Under: Anaesthesia, Internal Medicine, Surgical