DR ABBIE TIPLER

Saving Axle - Life-saving liver lobectomies case 2. ⁠ ⁠ Another liver lobectomy that I performed in the last couple of weeks was for...

Perineal Urethrostomy in a male cat - a 1 minute video.⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ482okB0lc I made a quick 1 minute summary...

Should we routinely use antibiotics post TPLO (Tibial Plateau leveling osteotomy)? ⁠ ⁠ This post fits nicely with a previous post...

Sentinel lymph node mapping refers to the investigation of which lymph node is the first node to drain from a cancer. There are potential...

Journal club tip - a new 2022 paper⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Alcohol-based hand rubs have become popular as a pre-surgical hand preparation. Alcohol hand...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlc5bOcqNDE ⁠ We use finger trap sutures to secure various tubes such as oesophageal feeding tubes and...

The veterinary literature - what is important? ⁠ ⁠ Prior to starting my residency I didn't understand what it meant to 'go down a rabbit...

This is some exciting news, and I have to thank my friends in Sydney, for allowing me to share this. ⁠ Dr Andrew Levien from VSOS, Dr...

Thank you to Professor Giselle Hosgood BVSc (Hons), MS, PhD, FACVSc, Dipl. ACVS for your advice and assistance in creating this post. ⁠ ⁠...

⁠ This is a really interesting, developing, exciting part of what is now available to our profession. 3D printed models allow us to...

For anyone interested in advanced imaging, here is a brief video of how we utilise advanced imaging at Veterinary Specialist Services. ⁠...

I strategically placed Marshmallow as the first image, because she is a little bit more attractive than a perineal hernia, which often...

⁠ What is quilting? Quilting is where you tack the subcutaneous tissues to the deep fascia/linea. Every 3rd bit is anchored to the deeper...

Subcutaneous Ureteral Bypass⁠ ⁠ The ureters of cats are tubes that deliver urine from the kidney to the bladder. Should they become...

Cat appendicular (limb) osteosarcoma - journal club. ⁠ ⁠ There is now a more recent paper (Nakano 2022 JAVMA) that gives us up-to-date...

Boring definitions you need to know if you are studying (vet students, membership and fellowship candidates). ⁠ ⁠ It took me a while to...

One tip I have for urethral uroliths in general, is to attempt to flush the urethra via catheter. If a urinary catheter won't pass, or...

Incomplete ossification of the humeral condyle (not any more). ⁠ ⁠ This is just a quick update on the aeitiopathogenesis of what is now...

Journal Club Tip Re: end-to-end resection and anastomosis. ⁠ ⁠ From Culbertson 2021 Vet Surg - I found this paper really interesting. The...

Looking at results from a recent 2021 paper (Carabalona 2022 JAVMA), the only factor that was predictive for risk of death post...