Veterinary surgical education is improved by studying the relevant literature. The aim of this
literature review was to report the theory and methods used to provide surgical education to …

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians encounter complex decisions daily. Some of these
dilemmas can be resolved using communication skills and shared decision making with the …

Aims: To explore the experiences of recent veterinary graduates in their first employment
position, to investigate risk factors for leaving this position, and to identify their preferences …

Objective To determine factors affecting the duration of canine and feline gonadectomies
performed by second‐year veterinary students. Study design Retrospective study of 1288 …

Male dogs are often castrated based on the thought that it facilitates well-behavedness.
However, the causal evidence for this from prospective studies lacks and the existing …

With increasing pressure on university teaching hospital caseloads, veterinary students are
increasingly being taught basic desexing skills during their final-year extramural rotations or …

Aims: To describe the variation in surgical techniques used by veterinarians to perform
routine dog and cat spays in first-opinion veterinary practice in New Zealand, and how these …

Objective To evaluate smartphone thermal imaging as a point of care test in the detection of
testicular ischemia. Thermal imaging detects the infrared (heat) pattern of an object and the …

A global survey was developed to gain insight into the opinion of companion animal
veterinarians about their undergraduate education and their access to continuing education …

Canine orchiectomy (COE) is one of the most commonly performed procedures in small
animal veterinary surgery. The aim of this study was to assess veterinary students' …