This is Cola having extra special cuddles today pre-op. She is practice manager Rachel and our vet Hamish’s cocker spaniel and is in for lip fold surgery. Cocker spaniels can be particularly prone to lower lip infection as they have an excess of skin that folds in on itself, trapping moisture and bacteria, causing this area to become sore and smelly. Whilst this can be managed in many cases with medicated wipes and a barrier cream, as soon as Hamish stopped using this treatment method on Cola, her problem returned. The best solution for Cola is to have the excess fold of skin removed to prevent ongoing bacterial build up and discomfort.
If you notice your dog is smelly around their mouth, please do get this checked out. Whilst it could be an easily treatable lip fold issue, an unpleasant smell can also be a symptom of dentaldisease. Taking action will help your dog to feel happier and healthier, and means doggy cuddles will be extra lovely without a smelly doggy mouth!
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As existing holders of Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons General Practice Accreditation, this year we decided to apply for two additional RCVS Practice Standards Scheme (PSS) Awards. These awards offer practices the opportunity to demonstrate that they excel in one or more specialist area. After much evidence upload onto an RCVS assessment platform and an assessor site visit, we are delighted to share with you that we have been deemed ‘Outstanding’ in RCVS’s ‘Client Service’ and ‘Team & Professional Responsibility’ Awards.
For additional PSS Awards, assessors score practices in their chosen award against a framework of evidence requirements, with each evidence statement carrying a weighting of marks. For ‘Client Service’, assessment reviews a practice’s investment in all elements of the pet owner experience. The ‘Team and Professional Responsibility’ award covers assessment across a wider topic remit which includes clinical governance, infection control, medicine management, health and safety, team wellbeing, sustainability, professional development opportunity and training outcomes.
To achieve ‘Good,’ a practice must gain over 60% of available additional award marks in all modules of a specific award. This rises to 80% to achieve ‘Outstanding.’ Click here for more information about RCVS PSS Awards.
The RCVS’s Practice Standards Scheme is a voluntary initiative designed to promote and maintain the highest standards of veterinary care. Accredited practices give pet owners the reassurance that they meet RCVS’s stringent standards. And if a practice has additional RCVS PSS awards, you now know in these areas they truly excel.
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The outbreak of Marburg virusinfection in Equatorial Guinea has ended, the World Health Organization’s regional office for Africa said on Thursday.
The agency said no new cases of Marburg, caused by a deadly virus from the same family as Ebola, were reported over the past 42 days after the last patient was discharged following treatment.
The outbreak was declared on Feb. 13 and was the first of its kind in Equatorial Guinea.
A total of 17 laboratory-confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded. Another 23 were reported to have died from probable Marburg infection, the WHO said.
The announcement of end of the outbreak in Equatorial Guinea follows a similar move by Tanzania last week.
Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, surfaces and materials.
WHO said it is continuing to work with Equatorial Guinea to maintain measures such as surveillance and testing to enable prompt action should flare-ups of the virus occur.
Reuters The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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