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Benefits and risks of neutering pets – what is the evidence

Published 27 November 2020 | Updated 14 March 2023
This Spotlight covers evidence on frequent concerns about the benefits and risks of neutering pets…

Corona virus

COVID-19 and animals

Published 20 April 2020 | Updated 14 March 2023
A review of the latest available evidence on SARS-CoV-2, the virus associated with the disease COVID-19, and animals …

Beware of ticks in infested area with walkers

Spotlight on vector-borne disease

Published 25 September 2020 |
This Spotlight brings together a range of papers, and other evidence-based resources, that provide a useful reference for up to date knowledge on vector-borne diseases…

Owner photographs dogs teeth for televeterinary

Remote consulting

Published 19 August 2020 | Updated 14 April 2021 |
This Spotlight highlights papers which provide useful points for consideration for those providing remote consultations…

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An overview of Lyme disease in the UK

October 2018
Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease resulting from infection by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus

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Alabama rot or cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy

July 2018
Alabama rot, also known as cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), was originally identified in greyhounds in Alabama, USA in the 1980s…

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Management of urinary disease in cats and dogs

April 2018
The last In The Spotlight topic focused on the managment of chronic kidney disease in cats and dogs – this time, the Spotlight is on the management of other urinary diseases…