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

Did you know?

❓ Approximately half of dogs tested in Sydney have the dog erythrocyte antigen 1 blood type? (so blood typing is recommended in all canine blood donors and recipients to prevent immunologic transfusion reactions)

❓ CHOP-based chemotherapy did not alter renal parameters in 30 dogs during a 2 week course? (CHOP protocols include vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisolone)

❓ Client financial limitations are a common and significant source of moral conflict for veterinarians in practice, particularly in decisions about care and euthanasia?

❓ Ann Quain and colleagues have presented a simple framework for categorising error reports during M&M rounds which can facilitate information sharing and improved patient safety without compromising confidentiality (see free to view open access paper in this month’s issue)

Find out this and more in this month’s Australian Veterinary Journal  (login and select ‘Latest Issue’, Volume 103, Issue 5, May 2025) which showcases 10 papers across small animals, education, ethics and welfare and production animals, and features a focus on small animal medicine.

There are 30 quiz questions and 3 Vet Ed points available for AVA members via My Learning. 

The May 2025 issue features:

Small Animals

• Evaluation of the prevalence of the dog erythrocyte antigen 1 blood type in dogs of Sydney. RM Reynolds, JL Cooper,  TE Eurell
• Short-term evaluation of renal biochemical parameters in dogs completing chemotherapy for lymphoma. L Venman, T Sparks,  A Swallow
• Hyperkalaemia during a general anaesthetic in a 5-year-old domestic short-haired cat. T Kurniawan, R Nilsen,  R Ong,  EA Drynan
• A case report of Penicillium chorioretinitis in a Border Collie dog. J Wood, A Walsh,  M King,  A Dutton
• An exceptional case of peritoneal cystic echinococcosis in a domestic cat in Australia. S Abdullah, H Kang,  S Goodwin,  A Dadhich,  D McGilp,  J Thomson,  MK Jones
• Severe oesophagitis and oesophageal stricture secondary to anaphylaxis in a dog. LCH Bielby, M Woodforde,  N Kalnins
• Categorising reported errors and incidents from morbidity and mortality meetings (M&Ms) in a small animal multi-specialty veterinary teaching hospital. G Giles, LA Boland,  N Kirkwood,  MP Ward,  A Quain

Education, Ethics & Welfare

• Moral conflict and moral distress in veterinarians: a mixed-methods approach. AIA Montoya, SM Matthew,  ML McArthur,  A Jarden

Production Animals

• Periparturient mortality in merino ewes in Australia: Incidence, impact and the path to mitigation strategies. B Kirk, T Clune,  E de Looff,  J Jones,  S Barber,  D McGill,  L Rowlands,  S McGrath,  J Kelly,  A Whale,  C Jacobson,  E Glanville
• Early-onset muscle weakness syndrome (MW) in an Australian Holstein calf. MG Ciacia, AJ Phipps

Obituary

• Vale Peter Gregor Scott. J Schröder, G Reed,  S Page,  A Irving