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DR ABBIE TIPLER
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
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Suture Technique Course for UQ Vet Students
This page is being created as a landing page for all the videos I have created for the Veterinary Students as part of a suturing...

Abbie Tipler
Sep 181 min read


Vasectomy in a male dog
This is a video demonstration of a vasectomy in a male dog, via a prescrotal incision. Click on the link, not the picture....

Abbie Tipler
Aug 141 min read


Writing up an interesting case as a case report in a journal
Seen an interesting case, and wish to write it up as a case report? It is a myth that this cannot be performed in general practice, it...

Abbie Tipler
Aug 142 min read


Intradermal suturing with buried aberdeen
This is a video demonstration of intradermal suturing, ending the line with a buried aberdeen. To view, click on the link, not the...

Abbie Tipler
Aug 141 min read


Slip-knot
This is a demonstration of an extremely useful knot - the slip-knot. It is most useful, when bringing two tissue edges together under...

Abbie Tipler
Aug 141 min read


Knotless Suture Technique
Knotless Suture Technique for Intradermal Suturing - you heard correctly - no knot. The video demonstration can be found on my you-tube...

Abbie Tipler
Aug 141 min read


Brachycephalic Cats
Ala vestibuloplasty before and after photos. Don't let brachycephalic cats suffer when a minimal risk/morbidity surgery can improve their...

Abbie Tipler
Mar 91 min read


International Women's Day Message 2025
Thank-you Western Australian Vets for inviting me to record a message for your International Women's Day event. My message can be found...

Abbie Tipler
Mar 81 min read


Temporary tracheostomy placement and care
This blog post covers temporary tracheostomy placement as well as care. Firstly, this is a link to a video I made on the procedure to...

Abbie Tipler
Jan 193 min read


Fellowship Study Tips
Disclaimer: These are my personal tips that helped me to pass my Fellowship and this is written independent of my prior involvement with...

Abbie Tipler
Jan 310 min read


How to be a good intern
What Makes a Good Intern at a Specialist Hospital. I get a lot of questions about pathway to specialty training. This often starts with...

Abbie Tipler
Jan 32 min read


Gastropexy
This is a video demonstrating a gastropexy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZP9gdiAH-A

Abbie Tipler
Dec 13, 20241 min read


Brachycephalic Care Unit (BCU) at VSS Jindalee
https://www.vss.net.au/brachycephalic-care-unit-jindalee.html I am so proud to announce the official opening of BCU at VSS Jindalee. We...

Abbie Tipler
Nov 15, 20245 min read


Female Orthopods
'We would love to have more females involved'. This was a short phrase, that was articulated by Dr Mark Glyde (AO orthopaedic faculty),...

Abbie Tipler
Nov 15, 20241 min read


Educational Tips from my 'Vets on Tour' talks
1 - Patella Luxation Despite popular belief, patella luxation surgery carries a high risk of complications (roughly 20-40% in dogs,...

Abbie Tipler
Nov 15, 20242 min read


Desexing recommendations.
Turning our desexing recommendations on their head, finally. The 2024 World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) guidelines, with...

Abbie Tipler
Nov 15, 20242 min read


Stifle Lameness - It is not always the cruciate
Case 1 - Tofu - referred for cranial cruciate ligament rupture. Hx: LPL lameness PE: Painful in both stifles on examination, no...

Abbie Tipler
Nov 15, 20242 min read


Avoiding Burnout - Tips
I can't speak for everyone when it comes to how it feels to hit a point of burn out. However, I can describe how burn-out felt for me,...

Abbie Tipler
Nov 15, 20245 min read


Stress in Surgery - Tips
The American Journal of Surgery published an article "The effects of Stress on Surgical Performance" Firstly, Why is it bad?- Stress...

Abbie Tipler
Nov 15, 20242 min read


Stenotic nares - alarplasty video
My preferred method for the stenotic nares procedure is to take a very deep wedge. My first incision is very close to the alar fold, from...

Abbie Tipler
Aug 18, 20241 min read
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