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DR ABBIE TIPLER
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
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My journey, cases and surgical tips for veterinarians


Urolith retropulsion
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...

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

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

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Brachycephalic Airway Surgery - as young as possible
Looking at results from a recent 2021 paper (Carabalona 2022 JAVMA), the only factor that was predictive for risk of death post...

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Cat castration video
This is a video I made demonstrating the procedure of cat castration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WTPqXUTBkE

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Bella - open thoracic surgery
This made my Christmas - little Bella came back to see me today for her 10 day recheck post open thoracic surgery to ligate her PDA. ...

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Feline Care Video Series
At VSS/CSS, we have developed a series of videos to provide clear instructions to pet owners, however they are accessible by any...

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Canine Care Video Series
Video Resources for Dogs: At VSS, we have developed a series of videos to provide clear instructions to pet owners, however they are...

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'Day in the life' - today's cases
My cases for today, just for fun! It was a great day. - Patent ductus arteriosis in a 2kg Maltese - went well - further update to...

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Quick 'day in the life of'
Friday am: Stifle arthroscopy + TPLO, MPL in a 30kg hyperactive staffy (yep tension banded) pm: bilat pinnectomy in a cat with SCC, toy...

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Shoulder Imaging
One of the things I was confused about in general practice was how to take good images of the shoulder and how to interpret the...

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Making a closed-suction drain from a butterfly catheter
A better option for a penrose drain for cat-bite abscesses? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_U8E7fmJJg&feature=youtu.be This is a...

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Urinary Research Abstract
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeGVUkXNbvU

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How to make an emergency temp trachy tube from ET tube
Making an emergency tracheostomy tube from a plain ET Tube. Thank you to Specialist Dr Ellie Leister, from Pet ICU, for helping me...

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Evidence-based mental health challenge
This will take <60 seconds, you need no equipment and it is free. Take a slow deep breath in, then when you breath out think of a pet...

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Scout
This is the story of a cat that dodged a bullet through his heart (just). Scout is a 1 year old MN Ragdoll cat that presented for acute...

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Antibiotic use
Antibiotic use for surgical patients: If you have always been confused about whether or not to give your patient an antibiotic before...

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Metacam/meloxicam
The main class of drugs that are used for osteoarthritis are the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). These drugs are effective...

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TTA versus TPLO
Another paper in support of TPLO 'Subsequent meniscal tears following tibial tuberosity advancement and tibial plateau leveling osteotomy...

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Cocopop
Meet Cocopop - a puppy that needed heart surgery. Cocopop presented via the VSS cardiology service and was transferred to surgery for...

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