Study Finds Low Utility of Routine Preoperative Thoracic Radiographs in Dogs Without Thoracic Disease Symptoms
A recent study evaluated the necessity of routine preoperative thoracic radiographs in dogs scheduled for elective tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) when there were no clinical signs or history suggesting thoracic or cardiopulmonary disease. The study, published in AJVR, aimed to assess the usefulness of this test in such patients.
Assessing emotions in wild animals
A world-first holistic framework for assessing the mental and psychological wellbeing of wild animals has been developed by UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Andrea Harvey, a veterinarian and animal welfare scientist in the TD School at the University of Technology Sydney.