Veterinary fees can be a source of great pain, not just for clients, but also for the clinic teams that are communicating them. It's a common misconception that fees need to be lowered if we wish to make them feel more comfortable to clients, or to make their communication easier for teams; however, because the human mind perceives price in a very subjective way, there is a lot that can be done to help teams communicate them more confidently and to make them feel more comfortable to clients. An understanding of a few behavioural science principles can give veterinary teams the tools that they need to achieve this.
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{"title":"Comments on: Should vets go on an anti-vivisection march?","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/inpr.433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.433","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54994,"journal":{"name":"in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140820614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anyone who works in the health and welfare sphere is aware of death, but it's not a topic that many people want to think about or find easy to work with. In relation to pets, the role that those in the veterinary world play in this ending brings many added pressures, from emotion and stress, to client reactions and moral injury, to name just a few. This article aims to address many of the areas that result from loss, and reiterates the importance of being mindful that empathy, compassion and communication relating to loss will vary from person to person and can improve or decline over time.
{"title":"Pet loss support for clients and staff: the importance of clear communication","authors":"Diane James","doi":"10.1002/inpr.430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.430","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Anyone who works in the health and welfare sphere is aware of death, but it's not a topic that many people want to think about or find easy to work with. In relation to pets, the role that those in the veterinary world play in this ending brings many added pressures, from emotion and stress, to client reactions and moral injury, to name just a few. This article aims to address many of the areas that result from loss, and reiterates the importance of being mindful that empathy, compassion and communication relating to loss will vary from person to person and can improve or decline over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":54994,"journal":{"name":"in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140820541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Parrots can make excellent companions; however, it is important to understand that they are not a truly domesticated species. Their behaviours will be similar to their wild counterparts. Parrots are highly intelligent and have complex social and environmental needs, which can be challenging for an owner to meet. Problem behaviours may be truly pathological, such as feather destructive behaviour and self-mutilation, or may be normal behaviours, perceived by the owner to be a problem, such as screaming. Enrichment provision is a vital part of their husbandry to encourage species-appropriate behaviours, in particular, foraging.
Aim of the article: This article aims to discuss the most common problem behaviours seen in clinical practice, and to describe a logical approach to their management. Behaviour modification techniques and provision of appropriate enrichment are also discussed.
{"title":"Understanding the behavioural challenges of companion parrots","authors":"Vicki Baldrey, Molly Rogerson","doi":"10.1002/inpr.427","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Background</b>: Parrots can make excellent companions; however, it is important to understand that they are not a truly domesticated species. Their behaviours will be similar to their wild counterparts. Parrots are highly intelligent and have complex social and environmental needs, which can be challenging for an owner to meet. Problem behaviours may be truly pathological, such as feather destructive behaviour and self-mutilation, or may be normal behaviours, perceived by the owner to be a problem, such as screaming. Enrichment provision is a vital part of their husbandry to encourage species-appropriate behaviours, in particular, foraging.</p><p><b>Aim of the article</b>: This article aims to discuss the most common problem behaviours seen in clinical practice, and to describe a logical approach to their management. Behaviour modification techniques and provision of appropriate enrichment are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":54994,"journal":{"name":"in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140820613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fiona Lovatt, Rachael Tarlinton, Margit Groenevelt
Background: Bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype-3 (BTV-3) has been circulating in the Netherlands since September 2023 and was first reported in Kent in the UK in November 2023, picked up via the annual bluetongue surveillance programme. It is a highly pathogenic strain in sheep with limited preventive measures once virus is circulating in the biting midge population. At the time of publication there is no BTV-3 vaccine available and no cross-protection from other BTV vaccine strains. There are no specific antiviral medicines available, and therapy focuses on nursing care and anti-inflammatory medicines to reduce clinical signs, although early euthanasia decisions need to be considered on the grounds of animal welfare.
Aim of the article: This article takes the experiences of vets from the Netherlands and describes what practitioners might be able to do to treat clinical cases of BTV-3, with thanks to Schapendokter (2023) for sharing their practice protocols.
{"title":"Treatment considerations for bluetongue virus serotype-3 cases in sheep","authors":"Fiona Lovatt, Rachael Tarlinton, Margit Groenevelt","doi":"10.1002/inpr.429","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.429","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Background</b>: Bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype-3 (BTV-3) has been circulating in the Netherlands since September 2023 and was first reported in Kent in the UK in November 2023, picked up via the annual bluetongue surveillance programme. It is a highly pathogenic strain in sheep with limited preventive measures once virus is circulating in the biting midge population. At the time of publication there is no BTV-3 vaccine available and no cross-protection from other BTV vaccine strains. There are no specific antiviral medicines available, and therapy focuses on nursing care and anti-inflammatory medicines to reduce clinical signs, although early euthanasia decisions need to be considered on the grounds of animal welfare.</p><p><b>Aim of the article</b>: This article takes the experiences of vets from the Netherlands and describes what practitioners might be able to do to treat clinical cases of BTV-3, with thanks to Schapendokter (2023) for sharing their practice protocols.</p>","PeriodicalId":54994,"journal":{"name":"in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140820540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assumptions of character","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/inpr.434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.434","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54994,"journal":{"name":"in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140820615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Should vets go on an anti-vivisection march?","authors":"Peter Fordyce","doi":"10.1002/inpr.421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.421","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54994,"journal":{"name":"in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140310391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Neonatology is an area of increasing interest in veterinary medicine from an animal welfare and economic perspective. In dogs and cats, the first week of life has the highest mortality with average neonatal mortality in puppies varying between 5 and 35 per cent.
Aim of the article: This article describes strategies to increase neonatal survival through managing or removing factors that contribute to neonatal mortality. Where possible, an evidence-based approach is taken; however, where there is an absence of evidence, both general consensus and personal experience may be drawn upon. Definitions within neonatology can vary, but this article describes puppies and kittens as ‘newborns’ from birth to a few hours old and ‘neonates’ up to two weeks of age.
{"title":"Improving early neonatal survival in puppies and kittens: resuscitation and beyond","authors":"Aoife Reid, Emma Donnelly","doi":"10.1002/inpr.415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Background</b>: Neonatology is an area of increasing interest in veterinary medicine from an animal welfare and economic perspective. In dogs and cats, the first week of life has the highest mortality with average neonatal mortality in puppies varying between 5 and 35 per cent.</p><p><b>Aim of the article</b>: This article describes strategies to increase neonatal survival through managing or removing factors that contribute to neonatal mortality. Where possible, an evidence-based approach is taken; however, where there is an absence of evidence, both general consensus and personal experience may be drawn upon. Definitions within neonatology can vary, but this article describes puppies and kittens as ‘newborns’ from birth to a few hours old and ‘neonates’ up to two weeks of age.</p>","PeriodicalId":54994,"journal":{"name":"in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140310390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"For the love of pets","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/inpr.423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.423","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54994,"journal":{"name":"in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140310359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: With much effort from both vets and producers, antibiotic use in the pig sector has been reduced by 74 per cent since 2015, as reported by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (2023). That being said, there is still room for improvement and efforts must now be aligned to tackling areas of inappropriate antibiotic use rather than simply reductions in use. Previous research has identified significant differences in antibiotic use across different systems and so strategies to decrease use or improve antibitoic stewardship in the commercial sector may not be suitable for keepers of small numbers of pigs; contributing factors to inappropriate use across all systems must be understood and addressed.
Aim of the article: In this article, the second in a two-part series on working with small-scale pig keepers, we discuss steps that supervising vets may take to encourage antibiotic stewardship on small-scale pig holdings, from pet pigs to small-scale producers. Part one of this series, published in last month's In Practice, provided advice and information regarding UK pig-specific legislation.
{"title":"Working with small-scale pig keepers. Part 2: encouraging antibiotic stewardship","authors":"Claire Scott, Mandy Nevel, Kristen Reyher","doi":"10.1002/inpr.418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.418","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Background</b>: With much effort from both vets and producers, antibiotic use in the pig sector has been reduced by 74 per cent since 2015, as reported by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (2023). That being said, there is still room for improvement and efforts must now be aligned to tackling areas of inappropriate antibiotic use rather than simply reductions in use. Previous research has identified significant differences in antibiotic use across different systems and so strategies to decrease use or improve antibitoic stewardship in the commercial sector may not be suitable for keepers of small numbers of pigs; contributing factors to inappropriate use across all systems must be understood and addressed.</p><p><b>Aim of the article</b>: In this article, the second in a two-part series on working with small-scale pig keepers, we discuss steps that supervising vets may take to encourage antibiotic stewardship on small-scale pig holdings, from pet pigs to small-scale producers. Part one of this series, published in last month's <i>In Practice</i>, provided advice and information regarding UK pig-specific legislation.</p>","PeriodicalId":54994,"journal":{"name":"in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140310388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}