Systemic antimicrobial treatments are commonly prescribed to dogs with acute diarrhoea,
while nutraceuticals (prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics) are frequently administered as an …

Simple Summary Effective and ethical management of problem animal behaviour requires
the translation of scientific research into practice. However, to do this we must appreciate …

Background Understanding the distribution and determinants of disease in animal
populations must be underpinned by knowledge of animal demographics. For companion …

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 …

Introduction Growing concerns over health and welfare impacts from extreme phenotypes in
dogs have created an urgent need for reliable demographic information on the national …

Background Age and breed are considered the greatest risk factors for disease prevalence
and mortality in companion dogs. Understanding the prevalence of diseases, in relation to …

Pharmaceutical agents (PAs) are commonly prescribed in companion animal practice in the
United Kingdom. However, little is known about PA prescription on a population-level …

Wild bonobos (Pan paniscus), chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Western gorillas (Gorilla
gorilla), and orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus, Pongo abelii) are threatened with extinction. In …

Ticks represent a large global reservoir of zoonotic disease. Current surveillance systems
can be time and labour intensive. We propose that the passive surveillance of companion …

Presence of a good appetite is a critical element when pet owners consider the overall
quality of life of their dog or cat. 1 Lack of appetite often is the first recognizable sign by pet …