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MAY 2013
Case of a Collie
cross with pyrexia and
multiple joint effusions
Fundamentally
feline
Authors share
expertise P24
Congress in
pictures
A magnicent
meeting P4
How To
Approach Horners
syndrome
P16
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A web-based questonnaire to measure
dog health-related quality of life
This paper reports a companion animal HRQL
instrument, the contemporary approach
to animal welfare measurement, which
is presented in a web-based format with
automated producton of a HRQL prole.
The authors conclude that it oers major
advantages to dog owners, practtoners
and researchers.
Lef ventricular geometrical
dierences in dogs with myxomatous
mitral valve disease
This artcle nds that sphericity index and RWT
are simple methods for assessing LV geometry
using 2D echocardiography that may be useful
in MMVD dogs as part of risk stratcaton.
Investgatng the TATE canine elbow
arthroplasty on kinematcs of the elbow
The authors conclude that the rst
generaton TATE canine elbow arthroplasty
cartridge and its instrumentaton accurately
reconstructed the anatomic centre of rotaton
in eight of the 10 elbows assessed in this ex
vivo model.
Comparing xaton methods of femoral
diaphyseal fractures in cats
This study found no statstcally signicant
dierence in the tme to achieve bone
healing, but there was a signicant dierence
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3 BSAVA News
Latest from your Association
45 Congress in pictures
A look at the 2013 event
67 At Congress
Key stories from Birmingham
810 International vets
The experience of foreign vets in
the UK
1215 Clinical Conundrum
A Collie with pyrexia and multiple
joint effusions abnormalities
1621 How To
Approach Horners syndrome
2223 Great lives
Woody Woodrow in profile
2425 Fundamentally feline
Editors of new manual share their
expertise
2627 PetSavers
Photography competition winners
2829 WSAVA News
The World Small Animal
Veterinary Association
3031 The companion Interview
Mark Hedberg
33 Postcards from the Regions
News from your local groups
3435 CPD Diary
Whats on in your area
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this month?
Here are just a few of the
topics that will feature in
your May issue:
in categorised complicaton rates between
the groups.
The vacuum phenomenon in
intervertebral disc disease of dogs based
on CT images
In dogs with intervertebral disc disease,
vacuum phenomenon is a frequent but
inconsistent nding. Although helpful to
identfy degenerated discs, the authors
conclude it is not suitable to identfy currently
herniated disc with su cient accuracy.
Correlaton of bronchoalveolar
eosinophilic percentage with airway
responsiveness in cats with chronic
bronchial disease
This study provides supportve evidence of
a correlaton between airway eosinophilic
inammaton and plethysmographic
measures of bronchoconstricton and
airway responsiveness.
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the JSAP archive online.
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he government published the
draft Dangerous Dogs
(Amendment) Bill on April
9th. This will make it an
offence for a dog to be dangerously
out of control in any place, including
on private property, although there is
an explicit exemption in relation to
trespassers. Attacks on guide dogs
and other assistance dogs will also
be explicitly covered.
In regard to banned breeds, the
legislative changes will make clear
that the court must consider the
character of the person in charge of
the dog, as well the temperament
and past behaviour of the dog, in
deciding whether a dog needs to be
destroyed or can be placed on the
Index of exempted dogs. The
changes to attacks on private
property and to attacks on
assistance dogs apply to England
and Wales. The banned breed
amendment will apply to the whole of
Great Britain.
The BSAVA supports these
extensions and is particularly
pleased to see attacks on
assistance dogs included as
well as recognition that the danger
that a dog poses is dependent on
the owner. However, we are
concerned that these changes do
nothing to prevent attacks and we
recognise the need for coordinated
engagement, relevant education
programmes, and the introduction
of Dog Control Notices.
The BSAVA is currently
consulting with members to establish
your concerns and opinions on
compulsory microchipping. To have
your say contact the BSAVAs
Scientific Policy Officer Sally Everitt
via email s.everitt@bsava.com.
Dangerous
Dog Laws
National VN
awareness month
O
n Saturday 22 June at the World of James
Herriot Visitor Centre, Thirsk, the BSAVA
North East Region is holding a special Meet
the President event so members can get to
know Michael Day.
The event starts at 5pm with a welcome address
from Jim Wight, followed by a presidential address
from Michael. There will then be a buffet and drinks
and Jim will also be signing copies of his new book
The Real James Herriot. You will have the opportunity
to take a self-guided tour and step back in time to see
what has made James Herriot into a global
phenomenon. There will also be an educational
workshop for children. Places are free for the first
50members who register and the cost thereafter
will be 6 per head (children under five are free).
Tobook your place visit www.bsava.com or email
administration@bsava.com.
Meet new
President
Michael Day
O
ver the following pages you can see the
highlights from Congress 2013. Thank
you to the thousands of delegates and
exhibitors who contributed to this being
a superb year. Now its time to put the 2014 dates
in your diary: 36 April.
It was a very
good year
A
t BSAVA Congress in Birmingham, the newest
manual titles proved amongst the most popular.
Thetop five were: Feline Practice A Foundation
Manual; Neurology, 4th edition (includes a DVD);
Pocketbook for Veterinary Nurses; Pocketbook for Vets; and
Small Animal Practice Management and Development.
Congress also saw the launch of the first five e-Books:
Cardiorespiratory Medicine, Endoscopy and Endosurgery, Reproduction
and Neonatology, Rodents and Ferrets, and Wound Management and
Reconstruction. For those members who missed out on purchasing these
e-Books at Congress, they are now available in the BSAVA bookshop
visit www.bsava.com for more details.
and away
The BSAVA stand at the WSAVA Conference in Auckland, New Zealand,
held in March, was packed to the rafters with delegates eager to browse
the BSAVA Manuals and find out about overseas e-membership. Although
the meeting attracted only a small number compared with BSAVA
Congress (approximately 1700 delegates), over the 4-day event we
signed up over 100 new members and sold nearly 300 manuals. It goes
to show that BSAVA science is just as popular on the other side of the
world as it is here at home.
Success at home
M
ay is National VN Awareness
Month, which aims to highlight
the importance of the veterinary
nursing profession. Veterinary
Nurses, including many BSAVA VN members, will
be organising events to help promote the role of
the VNs to the general public, as well as raising
awareness of the professions contribution to the
welfare of animals. We wish all those getting
involved all the very best with their activities.
Formore information visit www.bvna.org.uk.
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Professor Richard Dawkins
gave an inspiring talk on
Thursday, in which he
demonstrated his vast
knowledge of evolutionary
biology and pondered a
future without pets.
Delegates got plenty of
opportunities to access the
industry expertise and new
launches in the impressive
exhibition.
The BSAVA Balcony
Publications and
Education stands were
kept busy, with
delegates keen to know
what the Association
had to offer.
The exhibition was
frequently packed with
delegates making the
most of the special
offers and free gifts.
Ian Battersby was
one of the winners
in the prestigious
BSAVA Awards
ceremony on
Thursday.
An esteemed
Question Time
panel chaired by
Chris Laurence
discussed Genetic
and Inherited
Diseases and
Alfie the King
Charlies Spaniel
came along with
his owner Nick.