Student and Clinical Educator Perceptions of the Impacts of COVID-19 on Final-Year Veterinary Clinical Training in a Distributed Learning Model.

Delivery of the fourth year clinical program at the University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) is facilitated through the Distributed Veterinary Learning Community (DVLC) which has underwent major revisions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To determine the perceptions of how COVID-19 impacted fourth-year clinical rotations, students ( = 24) and DVLC practice rotation coordinators (PRCs, = 23) completed two questionnaires over a 7-month period. The survey consisted of demographic questions, statements ranked on an agreement scale, and open-ended questions.

2022 ISFM Consensus Guidelines on Management of the Inappetent Hospitalised Cat.

Practical Relevance: Inappetence may have many origins and, as a presenting sign or observation in the hospitalised patient, is common in feline practice. Nutritional assessment of every patient is encouraged, to identify the need for, and appropriate type of, intervention indicated. The impact of malnutrition may be significant on the feline patient, perpetuating illness, delaying recovery, slowing wound healing and negatively impacting gut health and immunity.

A Dog with an Office: The Process of Embedding a Wellness Dog Intervention in a University Setting.

Universities are places to promote the wellbeing of people who learn, work, and live within them. This article reports on an innovative, holistic, and embedded wellness dog program that was developed by the Faculty of Nursing to support the wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff. The innovation included a collaborative partnership between two faculties (the faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Nursing), and the targeted purchase, training, and socialization of a wellness dog.

What Do Veterinary Students Value about Service Learning? Insights from Subsidized Clinics in an Urban Environment.

To promote accessible veterinary care in the community and to help students refine their communication skills, the University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) partnered with the Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS), a human services organization, to develop the UCVM-CUPS Pet Health Clinics. These clinics are a service-learning experience where third-year students provide services to those facing barriers to veterinary care in Calgary, Alberta. The clinics are offered at CUPS for 6 weeks at 1 day per week.

The use of veterinary point-of-care ultrasound by veterinarians: A nationwide Canadian survey.

This survey assessed how veterinary point-of-care ultrasound (VPOCUS), including abdominal and thoracic focused assessment with sonography for trauma (AFAST, TFAST), is used across Canada. Seventy-four veterinarians completed an online survey; 88% (65/74) used ultrasound, 94% (61/65) performed AFAST, and 69% (45/65) performed TFAST. Reasons for not performing VPOCUS included no machine/poor quality machine, lack of experience/confidence, and lack of training/education.

Establishment of reference values of the caudal vena cava by fast-ultrasonography through different views in healthy dogs.

Background: Clinical assessment of intravascular volume status is challenging. In humans, ultrasonographic assessment of the inferior vena cava diameter, directly or as a ratio to the aortic diameter is used to estimate intravascular volume status.

Objectives: To ultrasonographically obtain reference values (RV) for caudal vena cava diameter (CVC ), area (CVC ) and aortic ratios using 3 views in awake healthy dogs.

Effects of Yunnan Baiyao on blood coagulation parameters in beagles measured using kaolin activated thromboelastography and more traditional methods.

Yunnan Baiyao is anecdotally widely used in veterinary medicine for its pro-coagulation properties. There are no studies determining its effect on clotting tests. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of oral Yunnan Baiyao (YB) on hemostasis by measuring coagulation via kaolin activated citrated whole blood thromboelastography (TEG), prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), fibrinogen, and d-dimers.

The effects of oral administration of Yunnan Baiyao on blood coagulation in beagle dogs as measured by kaolin-activated thromboelastography and buccal mucosal bleeding times.

We examined the effects of oral administration of Yunnan Baiyao (YB) on hemostasis by measuring buccal mucosal bleeding times (BMBTs) and doing citrated kaolin-activated whole-blood thromboelastography (TEG). In a randomized controlled crossover trial 8 beagle dogs were given either placebo or 1000 mg of YB orally every 12 h for 5 consecutive treatments. Blood was drawn 24 h before treatment and 2 and 24 h after the last treatment, and the BMBT was measured in each sample in duplicate.

ISFM Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Feline Chronic Kidney Disease.

Practical Relevance: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed diseases in older cats. In most cats, CKD is also a progressive disease and can be accompanied by a wide range of clinical and clinicopathological changes. These ISFM Consensus Guidelines have been developed by an independent panel of clinicians and academics to provide practical advice on the diagnosis and management of this complex disease.

Focused assessment with sonography in nontraumatized dogs and cats in the emergency and critical care setting.

Objective: To evaluate the use of abdominal- and thoracic-focused assessment with sonography for trauma (AFAST and TFAST) in nontraumatized dogs and cats in the emergency and critical care setting and to compare prevalence of free fluid identified via these techniques between stable and unstable patients.

Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting: University Distributed Veterinary Learning Community.

A comparison of tissue oxygen saturation measurements by 2 different near-infrared spectroscopy monitors in 21 healthy dogs.

Objective: To determine whether a difference exists in tissue oxygen saturation (StO2 ) measurements between 2 near-infrared spectroscopy monitors on the sartorius muscle in healthy dogs.

Design: Prospective experimental study.

Setting: University veterinary teaching facility.

Primary peri-aortic hemangiosarcoma in a dog.

A 10-year-old intact male Norwich terrier dog was evaluated for progressive, intermittent increased respiratory effort. Thoracic radiographs, ultrasonography, and computed tomography were used to identify a caudodorsal thoracic extrapulmonary mass and the presence of pulmonary metastasis. Blood transfusion and stabilization measures were not successful and the patient died.

Long-term outcome of cats and dogs with acute kidney injury treated with intermittent hemodialysis: 135 cases (1997-2010).

Objective: To determine the long-term outcome for small animal patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) treated with intermittent hemodialysis (IHD).

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 42 cats and 93 dogs treated with IHD for AKI.

Anemia of renal disease: what it is, what to do and what's new.

Patient Group: It is estimated that 15-30% of geriatric cats will develop chronic kidney disease (CKD), and that 30-65% of these cats will develop anemia as their renal disease worsens. Anemia of renal disease is multifactorial in its pathogenesis, but the main cause is reduced production of erythropoietin, a renal hormone that controls the bone marrow's production of red blood cells, as kidney disease progresses.

Practical Relevance: It is important to recognize the presence of anemia of renal disease so that adequate treatment may be instituted to improve quality of life and metabolic function.

Equipment commonly used in veterinary renal replacement therapy.

Hemodialysis is a highly technical procedure that requires specialized equipment that is not used in other areas of veterinary medicine. Certain hemodialysis-specific monitoring equipment is also employed.

Vascular access for extracorporeal renal replacement therapy in veterinary patients.

Vascular access is the first and most basic requirement for successful extracorporeal renal replacement therapy (ERRT). Dual-lumen catheters are the most commonly used method of vascular access for ERRT in veterinary patients. An adequately functioning dialysis catheter allows for smooth and efficient patient management, whereas a poorly functioning catheter frustrates the technician, doctor, and patient.