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DR ABBIE TIPLER
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
My Content, especially designed for Veterinarians
Perineal Urethrostomy Video
Perineal Urethrostomy in a male cat - a 1 minute video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ482okB0lc I made a quick 1 minute summary...
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Dec 28, 20221 min read
Antibiotics post TPLO
Should we routinely use antibiotics post TPLO (Tibial Plateau leveling osteotomy)? This post fits nicely with a previous post...
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Dec 28, 20221 min read
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
Sentinel lymph node mapping refers to the investigation of which lymph node is the first node to drain from a cancer. There are potential...
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Dec 28, 20222 min read
Complex neurological surgery case updates
Complex Neurological Surgery - The stakes are always very high, and team work is required. This is to provide some updates on two...
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Dec 28, 20222 min read
Guilt
I know I'm not the only working mother who experiences this. I catch myself feeling guilty if I'm at work and not spending time with the...
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Dec 28, 20222 min read
Alcohol hand rubs
Journal club tip - a new 2022 paper Alcohol-based hand rubs have become popular as a pre-surgical hand preparation. Alcohol hand...
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Dec 28, 20221 min read
Finger-trap suture placement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlc5bOcqNDE We use finger trap sutures to secure various tubes such as oesophageal feeding tubes and...
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Dec 28, 20221 min read
Hierarchy of evidence
The veterinary literature - what is important? Prior to starting my residency I didn't understand what it meant to 'go down a rabbit...
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Dec 28, 20223 min read
Willow - hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus, and a dog called Willow. I had an interesting case this week that I thought I would share. Hydrocephalus is a...
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Dec 28, 20221 min read
R U OK Day
RUOK is a harm prevention charity that encourages conversations to stay connected through difficult times. Asking the question, can save...
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Dec 28, 20221 min read
Osseointegration for limb sparing
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...
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Dec 28, 20226 min read
Sliding hiatal hernias in dogs
Thank you to Professor Giselle Hosgood BVSc (Hons), MS, PhD, FACVSc, Dipl. ACVS for your advice and assistance in creating this post. ...
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Dec 27, 20222 min read
The world of 3D printing, models and drill guides
This is a really interesting, developing, exciting part of what is now available to our profession. 3D printed models allow us to...
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Dec 27, 20221 min read
Advanced Imaging Use
For anyone interested in advanced imaging, here is a brief video of how we utilise advanced imaging at Veterinary Specialist Services. ...
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Dec 27, 20221 min read
Perineal hernias
I strategically placed Marshmallow as the first image, because she is a little bit more attractive than a perineal hernia, which often...
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Dec 27, 20222 min read
Subcutaneous closure for cat celiotomy
What is quilting? Quilting is where you tack the subcutaneous tissues to the deep fascia/linea. Every 3rd bit is anchored to the deeper...
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Dec 27, 20221 min read
Franklin - Subcutaneous Ureteral Bypass
Subcutaneous Ureteral Bypass The ureters of cats are tubes that deliver urine from the kidney to the bladder. Should they become...
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Dec 27, 20221 min read
Pepper
"Helping one person might not change the whole world, but it might change the world for one person". Meet one very special dog,...
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Dec 27, 20222 min read
Archie
Extrahepatic porto-systemic shunts. This is little Archie. Archie had a spleno-caval portosystemic shunt. The portal vein takes...
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Dec 27, 20221 min read
Osteosarcoma in cats
Cat appendicular (limb) osteosarcoma - journal club. There is now a more recent paper (Nakano 2022 JAVMA) that gives us up-to-date...
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Dec 27, 20221 min read
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