EJCAP 25(4), Winter 2015

Jerzy Gawor - FECAVA president

At the recent FECAVA Council meeting in Barcelona, a new Board was elected for the Federation. As incoming President, I see two major roles for FECAVA: representation and professional development. The meaning of ‘representation’ quickly became clear to me as my calendar rapidly filled up with meetings and events, while continuing professional development will remain FECAVA’s focus for the near future. EJCAP plays a very important part in this as FECAVA’s valuable tribune of education and communication. Recently, I gave a lecture at the Veterinary Dental Forum (USA) about systemic diseases with an oral manifestation - showing that almost every systemic disease has potential links to the oral cavity, either as a site of complications or one of initial clinical signs. This reminds us that our patients should always be treated as a whole, and that, regardless of the major complaint, clinical assessment of entire body is mandatory.
Europe is fascinating compared to other continents. You do not need to go far to experience a very different culture, cuisine, language, climate or tradition. Yet the veterinary profession remains the same. From Trondheim to Athens, Dublin to Yerevan we all share the same goal - to provide the best possible service to our patients through education. May EJCAP help you to achieve this goal.

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Background: Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, genetically predisposed, inflammatory and pruritic skin disease. The variation in clinical presentations, due to genetic factors, extent of the...
Laryngeal paralysis is the effect of an inability to abduct the arytenoid cartilages during inspiration, resulting in respiratory signs consistent with partial airway obstruction. The aetiology of...
Canine recurrent flank alopecia is a non-inflammatory, non-scarring alopecia of unknown aetiology and has a visually striking clinical presentation. Although this disease entity is relatively common...
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are a group of disorders characterized by persistent, recurrent and nonspecific gastrointestinal signs of undetermined cause, associated with histopathological...
Objectives: To determine the types and frequency of ophthalmic findings in pugs. Materials and methods: Retrospective analysis of case records of pugs presented to an ophthalmology unit between 2001...
Dirofilaria immitis infection was diagnosed in a three-year-old male entire crossbreed dog that had recently been imported to Norway from Romania in accordance with the European pet travel scheme.
EJCAP 25(4), Winter 2015
FECAVA News
The latest FECAVA Council meeting was held at the FECAVA Eurocongress in Barcelona in October and was attended by the representatives of most of the companion animal...
The FECAVA 2015 awards were presented on 16 October at the SEVC / FECAVA Eurocongress in Barcelona. Frédéric Goulle (Aquivet Clinic, France) won best article published...
The 21st FECAVA Euro Congress in Barcelona also saw the announcement of the winners of this year's FECAVA LABOKLIN Travel Scholarship. A small group of Romanian...
Souvenirs from the 2015 FECAVA EuroCongress in Barcelona for those of you who were there – and for those who were not.
Global & European news
Jos Bongers, a former intern at the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe, has written a review on the continuing professional development (CPD) in companion animal...
There was a slight decline in overall sales (-11%), according to the 5th report of the European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption (ESVAC), on sales of...
The CRS Consensus Group, comprising nine veterinary cardiologists and seven nephrologists from Europe and North America, sought to achieve consensus around the...
Book reviews
Rabbits and rodents are often found to suffer from dental disease, of which the greater majority is related to the continuous growth of their teeth. The growing request...
Differential diagnosis is a challenge that practitioners face every day. The process of obtaining information to reduce the list of possible conditions is the basis of...
This book certainly deserves a place on the shelf in every small animal practice! It is one of those you just leave on the treatment table for everyday use. Clinical...
App review
Dog anatomy canine 3D is an interactive visual reference with over 300 anatomical structures. Rotate the model, cut down through layers, or zoom in. Tap the labels to...
Veterinarians can receive ECGs results instantly by snapping the AliveCor Veterinary Heart Monitor onto their iPhone. Once the device is installed, veterinarians can use...
Exotic vet app provides veterinarians and veterinary nurses with valuable information on nutrition, handling and husbandry on lizards, snakes, turtles, pet birds and...
How to...
A recording of Danny Scott speaking at the 2015 BSAVA congress.
A recording of Søren Boysen speaking at the 2015 BSAVA congress.
Coming up
Rabies control: How can vets help? What are the chances of eradication? How can I recognise the disease and what’s the value of the pet passport? These and other...