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DR ABBIE TIPLER
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
My Content, especially designed for Veterinarians


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

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20222 min read


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

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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. ...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20222 min read


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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


'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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20222 min read


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...

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20221 min read


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

Abbie Tipler
Dec 27, 20222 min read
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