In the wake of the 2019/2020 bushfires in which an estimated three billion wildlife perished, a two-year ongoing collaborative project led by researchers from the University of Sunshine Coast, and land custodians from the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation, has shown bushfire management strategies would benefit if Aboriginal knowledge was included. […]
Abstracts: Treatment of pain in rabbits
Rabbits occupy facets of veterinary medicine spanning from companion mammals, wildlife medicine, zoologic species, and research models. Therefore, analgesia is required for a variety of conditions in rabbits and is a critical component of patient care. Considerations when selecting an analgesic protocol in rabbits include timing of administration, route of […]
Abstracts: Latent burnout profiles of veterinarians in Canada
Background: Although burnout is often discussed as ‘present’ or ‘not-present’, the conceptual framework of an engagement-burnout continuum is more accurate and useful. Recognition of individuals’ transitional states of burnout also allows for earlier detection of issues and tailored interventions to address the full burnout spectrum.
Abstracts: Temporal lobe epilepsy in cats
In recent years there has been increased attention to the proposed entity of feline temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Epileptic discharges in certain parts of the temporal lobe elicit very similar semiology, which justifies grouping these epilepsies under one name. Furthermore, feline TLE patients tend to have histopathological changes within the […]