This podcast has been brought to you by Neptra – the only single-dose, vet-administered treatment available for acute otitis externa in dogs. Launched in 2020, Neptra is available to vets in the UK and is the number one selling treatment for acute otitis externa in the US, under the name Claro.

In this episode, we speak to Kathryn Cuddy, an RCVS advanced practitioner in veterinary dermatology, on the subject of otitis externa, and particularly how it can affect the behaviour of a dog, making it difficult and even dangerous for owners to treat themselves at home.

If you see otitis cases regularly in practice, there may be many owners thanking you tuning in.

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Kathryn graduated from University College Dublin in 2011. She spent four years working in small animal practice in the UK before returning home to Ireland in 2015.

Kathryn has always had a special interest in veterinary dermatology, and began further study in dermatology with the University of Liverpool in 2013. In 2016, she achieved her certificate in advanced veterinary practice in veterinary dermatology from the RCVS. Kathryn is an active member of the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology and the British Veterinary Dermatology Study Group.

In 2016, Kathryn established Skinvet Ireland, a dedicated dermatology referral clinic for pets in Ireland, based in Midleton, County Cork.

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Neptra ear solution for dogs is a first-line innovation from Elanco Animal Health – providing anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activity for everyday otitis externa cases with just one dose. The product is available for UK veterinarians to prescribe for their first-line, first-time otitis externa (OE) cases. It provides lasting efficacy, showing continuous clinical improvement until day 28 with just one dose.

Neptra’s unique combination of three active ingredients is proven effective against mixed infections of susceptible strains of bacterial (Staphylococcus pseudintermedius) and fungal (Malassezia pachydermatis) pathogens associated with 70%-80% of acute canine OE cases. A single, 1ml dose in each affected ear treats dogs of all sizes and breeds.

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RVC emergency and critical care resident Dave Beeston BvetMed(Hons), PGDip(VCP), MRCVS, who has been charting his early veterinary career in Vet Times, provides some insight on first interviews in this Vet Times Jobs special podcast.

This podcast and an accompanying article were previously available exclusively to job seekers who had completed their Vet Times Jobs Skills Match profiles.

To find out more about the Skills Match service, visit https://bit.ly/3iCaYvt

The article “Tips for approaching your first interview” was in the summer recruitment supplement (inside Vet Times Volume 51, Issue 25; 22 June 2021) and is online at https://careers.vettimes.co.uk/articles/approaching-your-first-interview/

Vet Ian Wright BVMS, BSc, MSc, MRCVS, co-owner of Mount Veterinary Practice in Lancashire, offers some pointers on what practices are look for from candidates at interview.

This podcast and accompanying article were previously available exclusively to job seekers who had completed their Vet Times Jobs Skills Match profiles.

To find out more about the Skills Match service, visit https://bit.ly/3iCaYvt

The article “What do practices look for in prospective vets?” was in the summer recruitment supplement (inside Vet Times Volume 51 Issue 25; 22 June 2021) and is online at https://careers.vettimes.co.uk/articles/what-are-vet-practices-looking-for-in-prospective-new-vets/

Fiona Stephens, recruitment manager for Goddard Veterinary Group, answers some of your submitted questions about conducting yourself in interviews in this Q&A-style podcast.

This podcast and accompanying article were previously available exclusively to job seekers who had completed their Vet Times Jobs Skills Match profiles.

To find out more about the Skills Match service, visit https://bit.ly/3iCaYvt

The article “Interview success: bringing out your best” was in the summer recruitment supplement (inside Vet Times Volume 51 Issue 25; 22 June 2021) and is online at https://careers.vettimes.co.uk/articles/interview-tips-how-to-bring-out-your-best/

Lameness in cats can create challenges for vets and owners.

In this podcast, Karen Perry joins the Vet Times Podcast again to discuss the most commonly encountered conditions, diagnosis, research, surgery and long-term management.

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Karen has written the Focus article in Vet Times (Volume 51, issue 16, Pages 6-10 – 20 April issue) “Pouncing on pain – managing feline orthopaedic conditions”, which can be found in full in the “Pain Management” collection, in the Companion Animal hub, on our CPD+ service. [https://bit.ly/3zW2tBQ]

Within the article, Karen discusses two commonly encountered causes of lameness in cats – medial humeral epicondylitis and feline cranial cruciate ligament failure – and evaluates the experience and literature base used to direct diagnosis and treatment.

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Karen graduated from The University of Edinburgh Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (R[D]SVS) in 2005. After a short period in mixed practice, she completed an internship in small animal orthopaedics and neurosurgery at Fitzpatrick Referrals in Surrey, prior to undertaking a residency in small animal surgery back at the R(D)SVS.

Following completion of this in 2010 and achieving European College of Veterinary Surgeons status in 2011, Karen joined the RVC as a lecturer in small animal orthopaedics. Following four years there, she moved to Michigan State University in the US, where she is an assistant professor in small animal orthopaedics.

Welcome to the first part of a special VBJ First Opinions podcast in association with SPVS – the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons.

As part of an ongoing initiative to highlight the benefits of SPVS membership for those just starting out on their careers, VBJ editor James Westgate hosted a panel discussion featuring three younger vets and three SPVS board members with decades of experience between them.

Called “Bridging the Gap’, these ground-breaking discussions form a two-part podcast series.

This first part focuses on some of the barriers to career progression and diversification that face young vets and how SPVS can help overcome them, while the second instalment goes on to look at some of the solutions and how SPVS can help vets at all stages in their careers across a range of issues – from EMS and emerging technologies to leadership and legals.

We’d like to thank Leigh-Anne Brown, Ben Sweeney and Vicki Farbon from SPVS as well as Holly Sutton, Nat Morris and Alice Varney for their time and their input into a project we hope will help other young vets find their way in the wonderful world of veterinary business.

On 27 May 2021, VN Happy Hour 5 – sponsored by AnimalCare – focused on the topic of senior pets.

Hosted, as usual, by Vet Times editor James Westgate and VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel, the evening featured a lead interview with RVN Kirsty Cavill and an expert panel comprising Nicola Lakeman and Emma Gerrard.

VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel sits down with RVN and university lecturer Amanda Curtis to discuss wound care, management and the VN’s role in this complicated process.

There are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to wound care and it is important vet nurses understand what can go wrong when caring for these injuries.

Amanda Curtis talks us through the process and, in particular, how to keep a step ahead of the sometimes tricky biofilms.

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This month’s podcast is sponsored by Essity.

Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company, dedicated to improving well-being through its products and solutions, essentials for everyday life. Essity, best known in the veterinary market for key brands such as Soffban and Tensoplast, is excited to introduce the Advanced Wound Care range through its Cutimed and Leukomed product portfolios.

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Amanda began her veterinary nursing career in late 2006 working for a small animal hospital. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including the Queen Mother Hospital at the RVC as an emergency and critical care nurse in the ECC department. She is a lecturer of veterinary nursing for the Coleg Gwent part of The University of South Wales and out of hours weekend lead nurse for Valley Veterinary Hospital in Cardiff.

Outside of clinical practice, Amanda writes for the The Veterinary Nurse Journal and sits on the editorial board. She is also studying for a Bachelor of Science in health science, and looks to use this degree alongside her veterinary nursing to create a one health approach to her practice.

Amanda is a BVNA regional representative for the South West Wales region and is running for BVNA council this year.

In the third and final part of our series on telehealth – brought to you by Vets Now, the UK's leading provider of emergency and critical care – we sit down once again with Dave Leicester to review how well the service has been received.

And Dave is definitely the man to speak to; as the head of telehealth at Vets Now, he has been involved with the service since the ECC provider began planning a telemedicine service in 2017.

However, Vets Now was putting the final elements in place with a view to launching in April 2020 when lockdown was announced due to COVID-19 and – for good or bad – the company decided to bring its launch forward by a month.

With this in mind, Vet Times editor James Westgate asks how things have gone for the service over the past 14 months or so...

Mitral valve disease (MVD) is the most common cardiovascular disease and the most frequent cause of congestive heart failure in dogs.

European and RCVS specialist in veterinary cardiologist Luca Ferasin joins the podcast again, this time to discuss this chronic degenerative disorder.

Prevalence of MVD varies with age, and most geriatric dogs, especially those in small breeds, will eventually develop the condition.

In this podcast, Dr Ferasin will discuss staging criteria, prognosis and changes to how MVD is managed and treated.

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Dr Ferasin is head of cardiology at The Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Having initially graduated from the University of Bologna with honours in 1992, following three years of research in endocrinology he was awarded his PhD in 1996.

Awarded a fellowship of the RCVS in 2019, Dr Ferasin is a European and RCVS specialist in veterinary cardiology who has contributed extensively to the veterinary literature with articles, abstracts and book chapters and is a regular speaker worldwide.

His main professional interests include – but are not limited to – feline cardiology, exercise physiology and clinical investigation and management of syncope and coughing.

This podcast is an accompaniment to the Vet Times Focus article “Overview of mitral valve disease” (Volume 51, Issue 14, Pages 8-12) available online at www.vettimes.co.uk/article/overview-of-mitral-valve-disease

More content on cardiology topics is available at the dedicated CPD+ collection at https://cpd.vettimes.co.uk/cpd-plus/companion-animal/cpd-cardiology