Rabbit Anaesthesia: where everyone holds their breath waiting for it to be over - including the patient. Rabbits have a higher reported anaesthetic mortality rate than dogs and cats. There are a number of factors that influence this, including differences in behaviour, anatomy and physiology that need to be appreciated to prepare for a safe and successful anaesthetic in this species. They may also have underlying disease processes, that are undetected, as prey species are excellent at masking signs of illness. The aim of this webinar with Megan Walmsley is to arm nurses with the knowledge and skills to address some of the challenges in rabbit anaesthesia and the confidence to advocate for these patients.

Canine heartworm disease is a potentially deadly cardiopulmonary disease caused by the mosquito-borne filarial nematode Dirofilaria immitis. The mainstream prevention of heartworm is based on macrocyclic lactone (ML) administration. The recent re-emergence of D. immitis in dogs in Queensland, Australia and the identification of ML-resistant isolates in the USA poses an important question of whether ML-resistance has emerged in this parasite in Australia.

Patient side testing not only allows us to diagnose conditions quickly and efficiently, but it can also be reliable and cost effective. Join Luke Johnson, CVE tutor and ANZCVS Small Animal Medicine Chapter President, as he discusses new and time-tested patient side tests available in veterinary medicine. These tests are often undervalued, in this presentation we will learn how sometimes the simplest of tests can be the most important tools at our disposal in the hospital setting.