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BVNA news Nominations open for the VNJ Writer of the Year 2025 award
Employment A guide to investigations, disciplinary action, grievance procedures and appeals
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Feature Caring for those who care for animals
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Clinical The importance of feline welfare advocates: the secret superheroes
Clinical Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome surgery on a dog with a mass in the laryngeal fold – a case study and nursing care analysis
Clincal Veterinary nurses ' confidence in monitoring brachycephalic dogs under general anaesthesia
Clinical Thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease: anaesthetic considerations during MRI and hemilaminectomy
Clinical Tibial plateau levelling osteotomy surgery – a case study and nursing care analysis
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