28/09/26 - Empathy and Compassion in One Health Conference | The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies | The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies A UK satellite conference of the Global Empathy in Healthcare Network

To veterinary team members and fellow one-healthers...
vet.ed.ac.uk/news/events/... #onehealth #veterinaryscience

Nail clipping in veterinary practice Nail clipping is a commonly requested and performed procedure in small animal practice. We surveyed veterinary team members about their knowledge, attitudes and how they go about nail clipping. The ma...

Our article about #nailclipping in #dogs and #cats has prompted some interesting discussion. Here's a summary via Kudos: link.growkudos.com/1f3zgoq4y68

Cover of The Vet Cookbook II - recipes for veterinary team members by veterinary team members. https://www.cve.edu.au/Web/Web/CVeSHOP/Products/_Vet_cookbook_II.aspx

Favourite #sidequest last year: co-editing a #cookbook for #veterinaryteammembers (the humans). Like our patients, we need to eat! Lots of great recipes contributed by colleagues. Order by March 15, before it diseappears like chocolate www.cve.edu.au/Web/Web/CVeS...

An adult male Eastern Water dragon basking on a rock on the edge of a pond in Sydney, Australia.

A beautiful Eastern Water Dragon #reptiles #Australian #wildlife

Our recent study analysing rodeo calf behaviour supports concerns that they experience fear in the chute prior to calf-roping events www.mdpi.com/2673-933X/6/... #animalwelfare

Taking the opportunity to trim nails in anaesthetised dogs & cats saves them the trauma. I've had patients where GA risk is high, but a nail clip needed (e.g. elderly cats w comorbidities, ingrown nails) & in those cases sedation or going really slow with gentle handling & analgesia may be best.

Cat claws hooked into a scratching post

How do you feel about #nailclipping in #dogs and #cats? We surveyed Australian #veterinary team members and found there is scope to improve welfare of animals and safety of veterinary team members www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/13...

Loved, loved, loved this book about who is included in our sphere of moral considerations. A fascinating discussion about #animalethics in the #anthropocene.

An educational arrangement of plants that are toxic to pets, made by Dr Edelicia Lopez for the launch of the Veterinary General Practice Casebook: Companion Animal Clinics by Andrew Gardiner and Anne Quain. https://www.routledge.com/The-Veterinary-General-Practice-Casebook-Companion-Animal-Clinics/Gardiner-Quain/p/book/9781032243764

When we launched our book, #veterinarian & florist Edelicia Lopez created this educational floral arrangement of toxic-to-pets #plants complete with a quiz so attendees could test their knowledge! (We ensured no animals came near). Learning never stops in vetmed! www.routledge.com/The-Veterina...

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As another Australian veterinary society journal (the Australian Veterinary Practitioner) goes on "pause" this year, this brilliant article on the junkification of academic research should give us all pause to consider why these are vital forums: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Wow! I'd not heard that expression before!!!

A survey investigating owner perceptions and management of firework‐associated fear in dogs in the Greater Sydney area Objective To investigate the prevalence of firework-associated fear in dogs in Sydney, owner perception of their dog's response to fireworks, perceived efficacy of interventions to manage fearful be...

A useful resource for #dog owners re #fireworks during the festive and New Year season - check out Table 6 in this article. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

One of the most excellent side-quests I've had the honour to be involved in...The Vet Cookbook is a project to promote #collegiality and #wellbeing in the #veterinary sector. The second edition features recipes and artwork by vets and is now available for pre-order. www.cve.edu.au/Web/Web/Reso...

Was taught this too!

This is a great resource! Will share w my students. Love the Stephen King quote re adverbs.

The many ways a lizard tongue sticks, grasps, pinches and plops – in slo-mo | Aeon Videos Striking slow-motion footage captures the awesome evolutionary diversity – and handy usefulness – of a lizard’s tongue

Remarkable footage. It is incredible what we learn when we can observe #animals including #reptiles up close #photography #animalscience aeon.co/videos/the-m...

Trump's freeze on all US foreign aid has halted numerous #USAID funded research studies.

This puts many thousands of people globally at risk of violations of their fundamental rights as research participants, write @bachynski.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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It just came out...a nice article accompanying it too! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

I live with a #cat with #urinarytract disease. These are fantastic guidelines for owners #cats #FUS #FLUTD #feline icatcare.org/resources/ca...

Can you tell #paroxysmaldyskinesia apart from a #seizure in a #dog or #cat? #veterinary #neurology with Prof Thomas Flegel tonight
cve.edu.au/Web/Continui...

Thousands of Australian pets may soon have ‘useless’ microchips. It’s a symptom of a bigger problem One of Australia’s pet microchip registries, HomeSafeID, could soon go defunct. Here’s how to make sure your pet’s details are up to date.

If you live in #Australia pls check which #registry your pets #microchip is on and update if needed. #dogs #cats #companionanimals #welfare #identification theconversation.com/thousands-of...

For those in Sydney interested in #antimicrobialresistance #mosquitoes #insecticideresistance #infectiousdisease

Please consider supporting #climateaction for #animals in Australia, shared by my colleague @kswindells.bsky.social : vets4climate200.raiselysite.com

A bluetongued skink is hiding below the corner of a wooden deck. You can just see the face peering out between the rocks.

Can you spot the #bluetonguedskink? #bluetongue #lizard

The Veterinary General Practice Casebook: Companion Animal Clinics A harmless-looking papilloma on Monday morning, a fitting Bulldog on Wednesday afternoon, a pyometra last thing on Friday – The Veterinary General Practice Casebook echoes life at the coalface of comp...

Textbook edited by @profandrewgardiner.bsky.social and myself on #veterinarygeneralpractice can now be ordered online. #primarycare #generalpractice #companionanimals #veterinarystudents #veterinarians We loved writing this!
www.routledge.com/The-Veterina...

A photo of a collie sitting in sternal position holding a stick between her forelegs. Her fur looks windswept by a summer breeze.

Had the honour of briefly looking after a colleague's #collie today. Such windswept beauty! #dog #canine #pets

My colleague Dr Calvani runs #herminthology, an initiative to promote gender equity in the field of #parasitology. You can read and sign her openletter about #DEI #EDI and its vital contribution to science here www.herminthology.com

Close up of the face of a ewe behind a wire fence, looking at the camera.

One of my friend's very friendly pet sheep.

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Men’s monopoly on global health leadership is at odds with the scientific evidence, writes @jocalynclark.bsky.social.

And with the current backlash against rights and equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts, it’s even more important to advocate for gender equality
www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Psychological Safety Psychological safety is an important emergent property of high-performing teams. On such teams, members have little need to manage interpersonal risk and fear because they know that their ability to ...

Chapter on #psychologicalsafety for #veterinaryteams from Kemba Marshall's book on #diversity #equality and #inclusion in #veterinarymedicine onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....