DR ABBIE TIPLER

Reducing wound dehiscence and surgical site infections - tips⁠ One thing that is occasionally overlooked, is consciously thinking about...

I created a brief video on approaching the abdomen in a male dog. This is an essential approach to know if performing abdominal surgery...

These are not fun fractures to repair. For this patient (a 5 month old M Tibetan Mastiff), I placed 2 lag screws and bilateral...

A take-home truth from a recent paper I read was “Death is a rare and serious, but predictable consequence of performing surgery”. So if...

What, Why and How. I asked artificial intelligence (to find an unbias answer, based on more research and information than any human brain...

Rusty is a greyhound who I performed a major thoracic wall resection surgery on last week. ⁠ ⁠ Rusty's surgery, to remove a rib...

Dustin - a lung lobectomy due to grass seed inhalation. When dog's inhale grass seeds, they can travel down to the lung and potentially...

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...

These are 'how to' videos demonstrating how to reduce hips with the patient under general anaesthesia. Thank you to Dr Jun Loh Ren for...

International Women's Day:⁠ International Women's Day:⁠ ⁠ This is a day when we celebrate women and their achievements, and perhaps also...

The decision whether to desex a dog and the ethics surrounding the decision are complex. There is a lack of evidence that desexing...

Contents: 1 - Indications for joint arthrocentesis 2 – Equipment you will need 3 - Sedation options for the procedure 4 – ‘How to’ guides...

Saving Axle - Life-saving liver lobectomies case 2. ⁠ ⁠ Another liver lobectomy that I performed in the last couple of weeks was for...

Saving Bear - Life-saving liver lobectomies ⁠ Bear presented to Veterinary Specialist Services extremely unwell. He was septic, lethargic...

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...

Understanding strain theory and working length and how this applies to fracture repair Created with the help of Dr Lucas Beierer,...

⁠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...

Perineal Urethrostomy in a male cat - a 1 minute video.⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ482okB0lc I made a quick 1 minute summary...

Should we routinely use antibiotics post TPLO (Tibial Plateau leveling osteotomy)? ⁠ ⁠ This post fits nicely with a previous post...

Sentinel lymph node mapping refers to the investigation of which lymph node is the first node to drain from a cancer. There are potential...