Abbie Tipler
Diversity and Inclusion in surgery:
What, Why and How. I asked artificial intelligence (to find an unbias answer, based on more research and information than any human brain...
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Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
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Abbie Tipler
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Lung lobectomy - meet Dustin.
Dustin - a lung lobectomy due to grass seed inhalation. When dog's inhale grass seeds, they can travel down to the lung and potentially...
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Abbie Tipler
Apr 18, 20231 min read
Confining a dog
https://www.vss.net.au/videos/confining-your-dog.html Confinement of a dog Video I will never forget the day I was driving to work and...
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Abbie Tipler
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Reducing hip luxation videos
These are 'how to' videos demonstrating how to reduce hips with the patient under general anaesthesia. Thank you to Dr Jun Loh Ren for...
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Abbie Tipler
Mar 8, 20232 min read
International Women's Day 2023
International Women's Day: International Women's Day: This is a day when we celebrate women and their achievements, and perhaps also...
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Abbie Tipler
Mar 7, 202314 min read
Desexing - Pros and Cons of desexing, age to desex, procedures and conversations with clients
The decision whether to desex a dog and the ethics surrounding the decision are complex. There is a lack of evidence that desexing...
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Abbie Tipler
Feb 18, 20237 min read
Joint taps (arthrocentesis) in dogs
Contents: 1 - Indications for joint arthrocentesis 2 – Equipment you will need 3 - Sedation options for the procedure 4 – ‘How to’ guides...
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Abbie Tipler
Feb 17, 20232 min read
Saving Axle - liver lobectomies part 2
Saving Axle - Life-saving liver lobectomies case 2. Another liver lobectomy that I performed in the last couple of weeks was for...
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Abbie Tipler
Feb 16, 20231 min read
Saving Bear - life-saving liver lobectomies
Saving Bear - Life-saving liver lobectomies Bear presented to Veterinary Specialist Services extremely unwell. He was septic, lethargic...
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Abbie Tipler
Feb 1, 20231 min read
A few general surgical tips
There are lots of surgical tips, but some I feel are more important than others. I chose these as they were things I wasn't necessarily...
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Abbie Tipler
Jan 3, 20237 min read
Strain Theory
Understanding strain theory and working length and how this applies to fracture repair Created with the help of Dr Lucas Beierer,...
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Abbie Tipler
Dec 28, 20224 min read
Fellowship Study Plan
I've had a few people ask me about this. I have had some reservations in posting about this because I'm not sure in my heart of hearts I...
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Abbie Tipler
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Perineal Urethrostomy Video
Perineal Urethrostomy in a male cat - a 1 minute video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ482okB0lc I made a quick 1 minute summary...
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Abbie Tipler
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Antibiotics post TPLO
Should we routinely use antibiotics post TPLO (Tibial Plateau leveling osteotomy)? This post fits nicely with a previous post...
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Abbie Tipler
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
Sentinel lymph node mapping refers to the investigation of which lymph node is the first node to drain from a cancer. There are potential...
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Abbie Tipler
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Complex neurological surgery case updates
Complex Neurological Surgery - The stakes are always very high, and team work is required. This is to provide some updates on two...
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Abbie Tipler
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Alcohol hand rubs
Journal club tip - a new 2022 paper Alcohol-based hand rubs have become popular as a pre-surgical hand preparation. Alcohol hand...
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Abbie Tipler
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Finger-trap suture placement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlc5bOcqNDE We use finger trap sutures to secure various tubes such as oesophageal feeding tubes and...
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