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After 12 years in the daily grind of practice ownership and being a solo veterinarian performing general medicine and surgery, I was burned out. If I had to have the flea life cycle discussion, look at an ear cytology, or discuss the puppy vaccine series one more...

Who needs the Mercedes Benz Fashion Show when you have the AVA Conference! It's not the sort of place you'd think to find to showcase some of industries' most fashionable, but the wonderful Dr Anne Fawcett spotted and captured many wonderful snaps.  Unbeknown to many,...

Have you ever thought about why, despite veterinary science being a female dominated profession, there are relatively few female veterinary surgical specialists, and even less female veterinary orthopaedic surgeons? Who better to discuss this with than Dr Sue Gibbons,...

Meet Dr John Punke, who hails from the USA, but has fallen in love with his new home Adelaide. Luckily for VetPrac, John has agreed to join the education team this year, to share his knowledge and enthusiasm for all things surgery at the Hips and Hindlimb Surgery...

Tip 1: Digital rectal examination is the main-stay of diagnosis for perineal hernia's. Palpate both sides even if the external swelling is only obvious on one side. A tip for the digital rectal exam is to make your finger into the shape of a hook and point it...

In 2017 I qualified as a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist through the Canine Rehabilitation Institute course coordinated by VetPrac here in Australia.  The field of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapies is really only just taking off in Australia, it...

Dr. Brian Beale is an extraordinary man with many talents.  His supernatural ability in the veterinary world is so impressive that he’s not only a surgeon, a mentor, an educator and a radio talk show host, but also a TV celebrity! Here are the best bits from our...

My mum retired last week, just shy of 70yrs old. She arrived in Australia by boat when she was two as the daughter of a Chinese merchant. Her family lived above a shop in east Sydney and her mother died when my mum was just 15yrs old. She never really got to have a...

After joining the VetPrac education team last year, we are delighted to welcome Simon Palmer back this year to VetPrac workshops in Brisbane and Sydney. Simon runs workshops and seminars on exit planning and practice sales throughout Australia, and is the founder of...

Did you know... Tip 1: Veterinarians often struggle with determining the actual source of a forelimb lameness. Patients often present with normal radiographs and a subtle lameness. Using physiotherapeutic evaluation techniques, veterinarians can now determine whether...

Meet the winner of the VetPrac Advanced Clinical Prize, Megan Wright. Megan recently graduated from Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, and was the recipient of the VetPrac Advanced Clinical Prize valued at $1500, in 2017. The case report she submitted to be...

Tip 1: The veterinary world is driven by relationships. And relationships are driven by emotions. Veterinarians who understand the emotional aspects of practice are superior performers. They have great bed-side manners and are more likely to be able to sustain their...

Meet Dr Michelle Dalli, who has worked alongside Dr David Vella at Sydney Exotics and Rabbit Vets since 2010. VetPrac is excited to have Michelle as an educator at the upcoming VetPrac Rabbit Surgery and Dentistry workshop on April 27-29. Let’s get to learn what...

Would you be able to provide the best care possible for your happy hopping patients? Click here to take the quiz to see how your Rabbit Dentistry and Surgery knowledge fairs! Or better yet, register for the Rabbit Dentistry and Surgery Workshop today. The workshop is...

Like most Australian vets that develop an interest in treating rabbits, Narelle’s passion for bunnies began in the UK, where rabbits have been popular as house pets for many years. Now settled back in Australia, Narelle concentrates exclusively on rabbits and the...

Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the Autumn Equinox, Easter, Passover, Buddhas Festival of Teachings, Assyrian New Year, Hanuman and the Pagan festival of Spring. A time to celebrate! But what are we celebrating? For many of these festivals we are honouring people who have...

Tip 1: 86% of all fractures of long bones of animals less than 5 years of age occur in the femur. The femur was the first bone in which fracture fixation was attempted and despite most femoral fractures being closed, due to the thigh musculature conservative...

Tip 1: In an Australian study, feline tooth resorption lesions was a common finding in all breeds of domestic cats. The overall prevalence was 52%, with 74% of cats over the age of six years having at least one lesion. Tip 2: Diagnostic confusion between lymphocytic...

Your patients can heal faster! Your patients can heal better! Post-operative rehabilitation is an under-utilised tool in animal health care in Australia. Until NOW! Don't get left behind, meet Elena... At the VetPrac Ossability Stifle System Dry Lab and Rehabilitation...