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Prevention, diagnosis and management of swine dysentery for the general farm animal vet 普通农场兽医猪痢疾的预防、诊断和管理

IF 0.3 4区农林科学

in Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1002/inpr.548

Claire Scott, Susanna Williamson, Michael Putt, Jill Thomson, Mandy Nevel

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Management of preclinical mitral valve disease in dogs 犬临床前二尖瓣病变的处理

IF 0.3 4区农林科学

in Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1002/inpr.513

Melanie Hezzell

{"title":"Management of preclinical mitral valve disease in dogs","authors":"Melanie Hezzell","doi":"10.1002/inpr.513","DOIUrl":"10.1002/inpr.513","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is the most common heart disease in dogs. It is most common in small- and medium-sized breeds, with certain breeds, especially the Cavalier King Charles spaniel, being particularly over-represented. MMVD typically has a long preclinical phase and only a minority of affected dogs will eventually develop congestive heart failure (CHF); most dogs presenting to their veterinary surgeon with MMVD will, therefore, be in the preclinical phase. However, although, for most dogs, the disease is relatively benign, others will experience early onset, rapidly progressive disease (in which dogs might develop CHF at seven to eight years of age). Identification of these higher risk patients represents a significant clinical challenge. Treatment with pimobendan has been shown to delay the onset of CHF by an average of 15 months in dogs with evidence of eccentric hypertrophy (ie, left atrial and ventricular enlargement secondary to volume overload). Identification of the dogs most likely to benefit from treatment is therefore central to the effective management of preclinical MMVD.Aim of the article: This article provides an overview of the diagnosis and management of preclinical MMVD. The aim is to help practitioners to effectively identify those patients most likely to benefit from treatment.","PeriodicalId":54994,"journal":{"name":"in Practice","volume":"47 5","pages":"220-229"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Nursing care of the small animal oncology patient. Part 2: pet carer support 肿瘤小动物病人的护理。第2部分：宠物照顾者支持

IF 0.3 4区农林科学

in Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1002/inpr.546

Inge Breathnach

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Importance of incident investigations when medical devices have been involved 当涉及医疗设备时，事故调查的重要性

IF 0.3 4区农林科学

in Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1002/inpr.550

Scott Brown

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Always chasing unicorns 总是追逐独角兽

IF 0.3 4区农林科学

in Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1002/inpr.553

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Nursing care beyond clinical treatment to alleviate caregiver burden 护理超越临床治疗，减轻照顾者负担

IF 0.3 4区农林科学

in Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1002/inpr.544

Alexandria Lipka

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When caring becomes hoarding: what is the vet's role? 当关爱变成囤积：兽医的角色是什么？

IF 0.3 4区农林科学

in Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1002/inpr.551

Malcolm Morley

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Comments on: Objection to euthanasia on religious grounds 评论：基于宗教理由反对安乐死

IF 0.3 4区农林科学

in Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1002/inpr.552

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Neutering techniques in small exotic mammals. Part 1: tips for the best outcome 小型外来哺乳动物的绝育技术。第1部分：获得最佳结果的技巧

IF 0.3 4区农林科学

in Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1002/inpr.547

Michaela Betts, Benjamin Kennedy, Agata Witkowska

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Understanding the RCVS concerns investigation process 了解RCVS涉及调查过程

IF 0.3 4区农林科学

in Practice Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1002/inpr.549

Clare Paget

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