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Allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT), or hypo sensitisation, is a recommended treatment in cases of atopic dermatitis. ASIT has practically no adverse effects and is the only treatment that can [...]

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 [...]

Thanks to all the vets who joined us last month for the fourth (and last for 2020) of our free Battlab evening seminars focused on canine mast cell tumours and brilliantly presented by Dr [...]

These pictures are from an aspirate of an upper eyelid lesion in a 2-year-old Cocker Spaniel dog (Wright Giemsa, 50x) (macroscopic picture courtesy of Ana Lara García, RVC, London).  What is your [...]

What is ovarian remnant syndrome (ORS)? Ovarian remnant syndrome is a condition that occurs when ovarian tissue remains inside the body after ovariohysterectomy. After revascularisation of the [...]

One of this month’s articles is focused on Toxoplasmosis, a protozoal infection that can cause clinical disease in domestic animals, and in particular to the diagnostic tests that can be [...]

Haemotropic Mycoplasmas are small rickettsial organisms that can cause severe haemolytic anaemia in cats. In the past, the disease was called feline infectious anaemia or haemobartonellosis but [...]