Read the latest from the Australian Veterinary Journal's April issue!

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❓What phentobarbital toxicosis looks like in a butcher bird? Look at the video in the supporting information of “Phenobarbital toxicosis in a pied butcherbird, Cracticus nigrogularis” BY Hill et al. in this month’s AVJ to find out.

❓What is the AVA recommended treatment and dose for methaemoglobinaemia associated with Para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP) toxicity? This treatment was well tolerated and contributed to a fair prognosis for survival of PAPP toxicosis with prompt recognition and treatment.  

Answer: The Australian Veterinary Association advises an initial Methylene blue injection dose of 5 mg/kg IV titrated over 5 min diluted in 5% Dextrose in water.

❓Faecal egg counts and faecal egg count reduction tests are now recommended to guide deworming decisions for equine parasite management – read the new guidelines and find out more.

❓ The order of screw placement affects optimal tibial adjustment while minimising osteotomy gap formation when a manual reduction technique is used for TPLO in dogs.

Find out this and more in this month’s Australian Veterinary Journal: https://www.ava.com.au/library-resources/australian-veterinary-journal/avj-science-only/  (login and select ‘Latest Issue’, Volume 103, Issue 4, April 2025) which showcases 11 papers across small animals, equine and wildlife, and features 3 equine articles, including the open access resource: Australian guidelines for equine internal parasite management

There are 30 quiz questions and 3 Vet Ed points available for AVA members via My Learning: https://mylearning.ava.com.au/course/view.php?id=329

The April issue includes the following articles:

Equine
- Australian guidelines for equine internal parasite management. A Beasley,  G Abbas,  K Hughes,  C El-Hage,  C Jacobson,  J Bauquier,  E Wilkes,  P Carrigan,  L Cudmore,  J Hurley,  I Beveridge,  M Nielsen,  A Jabbar
- Medical treatment of sand enteropathy with psyllium, magnesium sulphate and paraffin oil in 54 Western Australian equids. IG Entwisle,  EJ McConnell
- Blood culture isolates and antimicrobial sensitivities from 1621 critically ill neonatal foals (2005–2022. JA Flood,  NM Collins,  CM Russell,  RS Cuming,  JB Carrick,  LA Cudmore

Small Animals
- Effects of age on accuracy of advanced imaging modalities in identifying intervertebral disc extrusions in Dachshunds. A Giles,  A Gal,  L Wilson
- Longitudinal split fracture of the lateral malleolus causing tarsocrural subluxation in a Siberian Husky. JM Kolichis
- Effect of screw placement order on range of proximal tibial fragment rotation adjustment and osteotomy gap formation when using manual reduction during tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO). LYC Tay,  SR Snelling
- Rigid maxillomandibular fixation using a novel technique involving unbonded polymethylmethacrylate canine tooth moulds and interarch wiring for maxillomandibular trauma in three cats. K Goggin,  S Snelling
- Effect of two rhinoplasty techniques combined with vestibuloplasty on the cross-sectional area of the rostral nasal cavity in brachycephalic dogs with stenotic nares. K Shimura,  CD Franklin,  AK House
- Patient signalment and aetiology of hypercortisolism in Australian dogs with Cushing's syndrome. KFA Langner,  SF Foster,  BC Duff
- Para-aminopropiophenone toxicity in domestic dogs: a description of non-target toxicosis in Victoria, Australia: 13 dogs (2016–2023). R Llewellyn,  J Cotela,  C Lauinger,  M Blevins,  A Tudor,  M Ray,  S Ciaravolo,  E Tudor

Avian
- Phenobarbital toxicosis in a pied butcherbird, Cracticus nigrogularis. AG Hill,  BM Stone,  MJ Pyne