https://www.vetsurgeon.org/members/cliveansellClive Ansell's recent activityen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/31372/is-the-end-of-the-rcvs-nighMon, 08 Jun 2026 09:01:02 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:6d3ec08d-7820-41bf-9ba4-eaedc695c22eArlo Guthrie<p><a href="/b/veterinary-news/posts/mps-call-for-end-to-veterinary-self-regulation">https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/mps-call-for-end-to-veterinary-self-regulation</a></p> <p>As stated, the EFRA position seems more ideologically driven than evidence based. Not sure I agree that just because other professions are independently regulated, that means the vet profession should be too, or that consumer confidence would necessarily be improved.&nbsp;</p> <p>Still, for as long as I have worked on the periphery, there has been this tension about an organisation whose members often seem to feel should be working in their interests.&nbsp;</p> <p>Not to mention the fact that voter turnout has never quite been like the Harrods sale.&nbsp;</p> <p>What do you think? Do you care much either way?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/31370/complications-from-dog-castrationThu, 28 May 2026 21:29:58 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:449f91fe-37c1-46f1-b5fc-cb6f3ddafb66Beats<p>What complications (things happening as a result of the castration procedure that otherwise wouldn&#39;t have occurred) do you see from dog castrations?</p> <p>Surgical site infections (SSI)</p> <p>Other wound complications (if so what)</p> <p>Clipper rash / Inflamed skin on scrotum or where shaved</p> <p>Vomiting or diarrhoea</p> <p>Scrotal haematoma</p> <p>Other (please specify)</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>PS - I&#39;m trying to audit outcomes for these going forwards, but really struggling to decide what a bad outcome looks like and how to go about this - I&#39;m not interested in just producing some meaningless figures going &quot;aren&#39;t we great&quot; but some actual genuine figures looking at positive and negative outcomes from a more objective and scientific outlook. My suspicion over the years is that we see more clipper rash problems with dog castrates causing obvious distress than actual wound infections, but the various classification schemes I have seen to-date only focus on the wound itself (aiming at SSI incidence). Interested to hear other folks thoughts!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>