Eskimo, a reindeer at Edinburgh Zoo has received life-saving surgery just in time for Christmas, making him the first reindeer in history to receive keyhole surgery.

Vet Romain Pizzi successfully removed one of Eskimo's testes, which had been lodged…

Clinicians at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals at the Royal Veterinary College have become the first team in the UK to successfully treat acromegaly in a cat with hypophysectomy surgery.

According to the RVC, this make it the first centre in…

A new study¹ published in the Equine Veterinary Journal's (EVJ) special American Association of Equine Practitioners supplement has concluded that maggots can play an integral role in modern veterinary care for a variety of wounds in horses.

The…

The Royal Veterinary College has carried out the first ever open-heart surgery to treat a stenotic tricuspid valve in a dog.

The three-year-old Labrador, Mabel, suffered from congenital tricuspid dysplasia. She was referred to cardiology specialists…

A group of feline welfare charities are asking UK-based veterinary surgeons to take part in a survey to help them better understand neutering practices.

The research is being carried out by Cats Protection, RSPCA, PDSA, Wood Green The Animal Charity,…

Skeldale Veterinary Centre reports that it has performed the world's first fish skin graft on a dog that was 'days from death' from a seriously infected wound.

The surgery was carried out in August 2018 and is, they say, the first time it…

A retrospective study published in the BSAVA's Journal of Small Animal Practice suggests that complications are less common after a laparoscopic than an open ovariectomy¹.

For the study, Tim Charlesworth, an RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery…

The Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP) has published a study which shows that if non-specific clinical signs are recognised correctly, ureter injuries during neutering can be treated successfully. 

For the study¹, treatment and outcomes of ureter injuries…

A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), has demonstrated that placement of temporary tracheostomy tubes following multi-level airway surgery for brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) is helpful…

A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), has shown it may be possible to predict the likelihood of re-obstruction and stricture formation occurring following perineal urethrostomy in male cats¹.

In the…

Eastcott Veterinary Referrals in Wiltshire reports that it has successfully treated the first reported case of a dog with complete, unilateral urinary tract duplication.

The case was seen by Tim Charlesworth, head of surgery, who shared details of the case…

RCVS Knowledge is calling for all veterinary teams performing neutering in dogs, cats, and rabbits to submit their data to the National Audit for Small Animal Neutering (NASAN) on the vetAUDIT website before the 15th of October.

The NASAN is an audit for…

Dr Guillaume Leblond, an American Specialist in Neurology at North Downs Specialist Referrals in Bletchingley, Surrey, reports having 'remarkable' success using dorsal atlantoaxial stabilisation to treat spinal malformations in dogs.

His most recent…

A team of veterinary surgeons based outside Birmingham has performed the world’s first body transplant in a dog. 

The procedure was performed on a 13-year-old Siberian Husky called Marigold, which was diagnosed with a malignant mammary tumour last…

A study published in Animals suggests that Vetoquinol's Phovia fluorescent light energy (FLE) treatment significantly stimulates the wound healing process following mastectomies in dogs¹.

Phovia is a two-part FLE system consisting of a chromophore…

Liphook Equine Hospital in Hampshire has become the first veterinary practice in the UK to perform foraminotomies to address spinal nerve compression.

The procedure has already been performed in the US and Germany, where it is reported to have had a success…

A study partly funded by BSAVA PetSavers and published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice has concluded that female dogs neutered by laparoscopic ovariectomy experience fewer postoperative complications and unusual behaviours in the days following…

A study published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice has found that medialisation of the pterygoid bones can significantly narrow the nasopharynx and limit the effectiveness of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) surgery, especially…