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Step by Step: Vasectomy

March 28, 2025May 6, 2025adminLeave a Comment

Article provided by Vetlexicon Canis. Contributors Agata Witkowska and Autumn P Davidson Images Robert J. McCarthy Rationale for technique Uses Advantages Disadvantages Technical problems Alternative techniques Time required Preparation Procedure Decision taking Criteria for choosing procedure Risk assessment Requirements Personnel Veterinarian expertise Other involvement Materials required Minimum equipment Ideal equipment Minimum consumables Preparation Pre-medication Dietary […]

Hospitals pull together for peregrine

March 21, 2025April 11, 2025adminLeave a Comment

Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital and Port Stephens Koala Hospital have partnered in a cross-regional effort to treat, rehabilitate, and release a young injured peregrine falcon, the world’s fastest bird. In early January, Port Stephens Koala Hospital (PSKH) veterinarian Dr. Tom Tran transported the injured raptor more than 600km to Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital’s newly established […]

Petbarn breaks funding record

March 14, 2025April 11, 2025adminLeave a Comment

The Petbarn Foundation has surpassed its $1.3m fundraising goal, raising an extraordinary $2.1m through its annual Tree of Hope Appeal—making it Australia’s largest fundraising appeal for people and pets. The funds will benefit more than 90 pet-related charities nationwide, directly supporting organisations focused on mental health, animal rescues, homelessness, and domestic violence. This remarkable achievement […]

An Emperor on Avian Anatomy: Frederick II and De arte venandi cum avibus.

March 7, 2025April 11, 2025adminLeave a Comment

As the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and king of both Sicily and Germany, Frederick II (1194–1250) was one of the most powerful figures of the High Middle Ages. He was a patron of the arts, a statesman, architect, scholar, poet and composer, as well as a speaker of Latin, Sicilian, German, French, Greek and […]

Tasmanian vets call for end to greyhound racing

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025adminLeave a Comment

Between reports of animal abuse and cruelty, and a state government that directed $37m of taxpayer funds this year to support it, Tasmania’s greyhound racing industry has long been the subject of controversy. A petition presented to parliament in 2022, that called for the withdrawal of taxpayer funding, attracted more than 13,000 signatures. In early […]