Rabies post exposure treatment and rapid diagnosis in an endemic area requires skillful and an experienced medical staff and veterinary specialists. A software program was introduced in 2000 as a tool to diagnose rabies based on clinical symptoms and signs of suspicious dogs where veterinarian service and other laboratory diagnostic options are not immediately available. It is easily accessed f...

Small Animal Veterinarian, Owner, Fredericton Animal Hospital, Past President of the New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association. Use of this article is limited to a single copy for personal study. Anyone interested in obtaining reprints should contact the CVMA office ([email protected]) for additional copies or permission to use this material elsewhere. A perspective from 10 years of p...

Diagnosing disease in reptiles can be a challenge for even the most experienced veterinarian. The clinical signs exhibited by these ectotherms are often subtle and physical findings are seldom pathognomonic. Diagnostic imaging should be part of the clinical evaluation of sick reptiles. Radiology is a common diagnostic tool used in reptile practice and can be instrumental in the identification o...

Jason Aldiss entered vet school in New Zealand knowing that he didn't want to go into general practice. Despite that, after qualifying he did spend two years in large animal practice. Having taken a keen interest in the role vets can play in society, he came to the UK to become an Official Veterinarian.