Contents
Health Matters Mental health in the veterinary industry 5
Employment Night-shift survival guide 8 Science Shorts 12
Clinical Faecal microbiota transplantation : a crap way to treat diarrhoea ? 18
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Clinical The thrombocytopenic patient 23
Clinical Triage and first aid for wild hedgehog casualties 29
Referral Nursing Nursing the canine patient with negative pressure pulmonary oedema – Parts 1 & 2 36
Clinical Barriers affecting BAME students ’ access and attainment in veterinary higher education – Parts 1 & 2 46
Research Bites 60 Puzzles 62
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