As travel starts to open back up, we are likely to see many owners want to explore their new found freedoms with their beloved companion at their side. Our clients may also be tempted to take on [...]
When you take a cytology samples from a mass, do you fear you will get a non-diagnostic result? This month, we are going through some tips about how to obtain good quality, diagnostic cytology [...]
Leptospirosis is a potentially lethal infectious disease that can have very different clinical presentations. The diagnosis is based on positive MAT (microscopic agglutination test) or PCR [...]
PBGMs are human point-of-care instruments used in veterinary practice to monitor blood glucose and to provide an indication of hyper or hypoglycaemia, which can both be critical medical [...]
Back in April, our monthly newsletter highlighted the pitfalls of diagnosing pancreatitis in our pets. Despite histopathology being the gold standard for a definitive diagnosis, this is [...]
Urine is often regarded as a stinky waste product from metabolism, responsible for yellowish stains on our clients carpets or our waiting room floors. But urine can provide us with much more [...]
Recently, many veterinary publications have unveiled the importance of intestinal microbiome and novel tests to further investigate this are currently offered by diagnostic laboratories. But what [...]
The preanalytical phase is a very important component of laboratory medicine. This phase includes all those steps that occur in the practice such as specimen collection, handling, storage and [...]
Thanks to all the vets and nurses who joined us last month for a very special CPD night organised by BattLab and the Warwickshire Veterinary Clinical Club (WVCC). Over 50 participants joined us [...]
By Dr Carmen Lorente, DVM, PhD, DipECVD. EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology Most cases of canine pyoderma are caused by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Despite Staphylococci [...]
