CRA Presentations | 2020
BSAVA Congress is built on a foundation of community and learning.
An integral part of the 4-day event is the diverse programme of clinical abstracts where researchers alongside vets, VN’s and practice staff share the latest research, unusual case reports and novel procedures.
The Clinical abstract can be on any veterinary subject, such as announcing the preliminary results of a new study, describing interesting cases or discussing new techniques - submissions from those in general practice are especially encouraged.
In 2020, 126 oral & 46 poster abstracts under a wide range of disciplines, were accepted and due to be presented at Congress. These oral and poster clinical abstract presentations are FREE to read as part of the BSAVA Congress Proceedings
The Abstract Sessions |
A large selection of the Congress 2020 research abstracts were presented live over two days (Thursday 14 and Friday 15 May), using an online video conferencing solution; shared with a veterinary audience invited from across the UK and worldwide.
We were delighted to provide the opportunity to unite colleagues across the veterinary world, who would otherwise have not had the opportunity to both present their work and keep up to date with the latest research produced by BSAVA members and colleagues.
This event was part of a number of online solutions being provided by the Association in the wake of the cancelled BSAVA Congress 2020.
The Abstract Sessions | Recordings
Recordings from this online event are now available to BSAVA members & non-members - For Free!
These sessions are suitable for audience members from across the small animal veterinary field who are interested in seeing the latest clinical research abstracts.
The recording for each session, along with the associated abstract excerpts, can be accessed from the BSAVA Library by following the links in the panels below.
Session 1: Surgery
Surgery including anaesthesia Authors: João Alves, Ian Faux, Georgia Jenkins, Alexandra Matchwick, Leonor Roses, Mara Sprocatti, Alexandra Jifcovici, Andrea Kilduff-Taylor, Jamie-Leigh Thompson, Joep Timmermans, Luis Correa, Katherine Clarke, Aldara Eiras Diaz and Sofia Rapastella |
Association between computed tomography findings and short-term outcome in UK dogs with pyothorax Authors: Aldara Eiras, Anna Kerryne Frykfors, Emilie Hanot, Giacomo Stanzani, Jessica Florey, Rachel Miller and Francisco Llabres-Diaz | |
Comparison of accuracy of free-hand, fluoroscopically guided, and aiming device assisted drilling Authors: Ian Faux, Jon Hall, Dylan Clements and John Ryan | |
Computed Tomographic (CT) Measurement of Femoral Trochlear Groove Depth in Brachycephalic Dogs Authors: Allie Matchwick, Janis Bridges, Ben Mielke, Matthew Pead, Andrew Phillips and Richard Meeson | |
Curative minimal ostectomy for oral osteoma in 2 dogs: a case series Authors: Jamie-Leigh Thompson and Jon Hall | |
Efficacy of a single intra-articular administration of autologous platelet therapy in police working dogs with hip osteoarthritis Authors: João Alves, Ana Santos, Patrícia Jorge, Catarina Lavrador and L. Miguel Carreira | |
End to end anastomosis of the common bile duct and cholangioduodenostomy for treatment of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in an eleven-year-old cat Authors: Alexandra Jifcovici, Johan Caraty, Gaëlle Vincken and Alexandre Bongartz | |
Intranasal meningoencephalocele in a one-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier with unilateral destructive rhinitis Authors: Sofia Rapastella, Robert Brash, Heather Covey and Mellora Sharman | |
Medial epicondylar fissure fracture as a complication during stabilisation of humeral intracondylar fissures Authors: Georgia Jenkins and Andy Moores | |
Medical Management of Tracheal Collapse in Dogs, a Retrospective Study Authors: Katherine Clarke, Ian Battersby and Ronan Doyle | |
Perioperative analgesic management of thoracic surgery in dogs: A descriptive study of 71 cases (2015–2018) Authors: Luis Correa, Felipe Marquez and Federico Corletto | |
Pyelotomy to remove a large nephrolith in a female Shih Tzu with bilateral nephrolithiasis and immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia with thrombocytopenia (Evans Syndrome) Authors: Andrea Kilduff-Taylor, Stefanie Mitze and Lara Dempsey | |
Rotation of the proximal bone fragment during tibial plateau levelling osteotomy to control severe haemorrhage from the cranial tibial artery: cadaveric experimental study Authors: Leonor Roses and Davinia Arnott | |
Surgical adhesiolysis to treat chronic non-specific post-operative gastrointestinal tract signs in a dog Authors: Joep Timmermans, Pamela Martin and Elizabeth Welsh | |
The use of transarticular external skeletal fixation to protect the primary repair of a patellar fracture in five dogs Authors: Mara Sprocatti and Miguel Solano |
Session 2: Neurology, Private Practice, and the Profession
Neurology, Primary Practice and the Profession Authors: Gareth Jones, Ivan Montañés, Sara Silva, Natalie West, Emily Hall, Rachel Kinsman, Joshua Woodward, Vasiliki Lantzaki, Louise Buckley and Elly Russell |
Frequency and Types of Communication Errors in Practice Authors: Elly Russell, Liz Mossop, Catherine Oxtoby and Ellie Forbes | |
Gender diversity in invited speakers 2010–19 and abstract presenters 2014–2019 at BSAVA congress Authors: Vasiliki Lantzaki, Dan Kenny and Sophie Adamantos | |
Hot dogs – What triggers fan the flames of heat related illness for UK dogs? Authors: Emily Hall, Anne Carter and Dan O’Neill | |
Hot dogs — Which dog types have highest risk of heat related illness in the UK? Authors: Emily Hall, Anne Carter and Dan O’Neill | |
Owner-perceived adverse reactions within two days of vaccine administration in dogs Authors: Rachel Kinsman, Rachel Casey, Toby Knowles, Séverine Tasker, Rosa Da Costa, Joshua Woodward and Jane Murray | |
Owners and veterinary practitioners’ viewpoint of the future direction of research in canine epilepsy Authors: Gareth Jones, Rowena Packer and Holger Volk | |
Retrospective analysis of the diagnostic utility of cerebrospinal fluid preserved by the addition of 10% buffered formalin and EDTA Authors: Ivan Montañes Sancho and Sophie Adamantos | |
Suspected 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric aciduria (HMGA) in domestic shorthaired cats Authors: Natalie West, Kaspar Matiasek and Clare Rusbridge | |
The role of veterinary practices in the temporary care of healthy stray dogs: do veterinary personnel and members of the public agree? Authors: Louise Buckley, Lingyi Wang and Belinda Vigors | |
Thoracolumbar intervertebral foraminal and far lateral disc extrusions in dogs: clinical signs, MRI findings and short-term outcome Authors: Sara Silva, Roberto José-López, Steven De Decker, Josep Brocal, Julien Guevar, Cristian de la Fuente, Alexane Durand, Franck Forterre and Rodrigo Gutierrez-Quintana | |
Training methods and reported problem behaviours in a cohort of dogs Authors: Joshua Woodward, Rachel Casey, Séverine Tasker, Toby Knowles, Rosa Da Costa, Rachel Kinsman, Michelle Lord and Jane Murray |
Session 3: Internal Medicine (including diagnostic imaging)
Internal Medicine including Diagnostic Imaging Authors: Barbara Costa, Ana Fernandez Gallego, Claudia Ottka, Imogen Scholfield, Sophie Broughton, Marina Martin-Ambrosio, Cecilia Stillwell, Glynn Woods, Jorge Pena-Ramos, Francesca Venier, Hannah Doit, Emily Brand and Rachel Marwood |
Accuracy of radiographic diagnosis of pneumoperitoneum in the dog and cat Authors: Rachel Marwood, Frederike Schiborra, Kathryn Fleming, Aurore Masson, Hannah Gilmour and Thomas Maddox | |
Comparison of short-term treatment of dogs with non-regenerative immune-mediated anaemia, treated with prednisolone alone or in combination with azathioprine or ciclosporin Authors: Cecilia Stilwell, Ariadna Ribas Latre, Vicki Black, Mayank Seth, Katie McCallum, Laura Macfarlane, Laura Blackwood and Rachel Miller | |
Computed tomographic features and treatment of extensive intermuscular abscessation in a German shepherd dog with systemic lupus erythematosus Authors: Emily Brand, Chee Kin Lim and Andrew Woolcock | |
Development of a novel diagnostic prediction tool for Cushing’s syndrome in dogs, using primary-care electronic patient records Authors: Imogen Schofield, David Brodbelt, Stijn Niessen, David Church, Rebecca Geddes, Noel Kennedy and Dan O’Neill | |
Diagnostic quality of bone marrow sampling and associated complications in dogs and cats Authors: Glynn Woods, Matthew Simpson, Jasmin Paris and Craig Breheny | |
Diagnostic value of serum bile acids concentrations in dogs with hepatobiliary disease Authors: Jorge Pena-Ramos, Lucy Barker, Tim Williams, Cassia Hare, Simon Tappin, David Walker, Rocío Saiz, Madeleine Roberts and Nick Bexfield | |
Evaluation of basal cortisol testing in dogs with chronic gastrointestinal signs Authors: Ana Fernandez Gallego, Alisdair Boag and Adam Gow | |
Extrahepatic biliary duct obstruction caused by an helmith in a cat in the UK Authors: Francesca Venier, Chantal Rosa, Annette Kerins, Krizia Compagnone and Benjamin Harris | |
H1-NMR-based metabolomics provides new insights into canine diabetes mellitus Authors: Claudia Ottka, Elisabeth Müller, Corinna Weber and Hannes Lohi | |
Laboratory Assessment of Calcium Disorders inDogs and Cats Authors: Barbara Costa and Peter A Graham | |
Retrospective evaluation of UK dogs with detrusor-urethral dyssynergy (37 cases) Authors: Cecilia Stilwell, David Walker, Julien Bazelle, Giacomo Stanzani and Jess Florey | |
Sterile Pyogranulomatous Lymphadenitis in an 8-month-old Golden Retriever with nictitants conjunctivitis as the leading sign Authors: Marina Martin-Ambrosio Frances, Cárol García de Joz, Irene Cerrada, Eduardo Huguet Baudin and Carolina Arenas Bermejo | |
The first Core Outcome Set for cats: the most important parameters to assess in feline CKD treatment Authors: Hannah Doit, Rachel Dean, Marco Duz, Richard Emes and Marnie Brennan | |
The importance of measurement of ionised calcium in characterisation of diseases in a referral population of dogs with polyuria and polydipsia Authors: Sophie Broughton, Jessica Adamany and Alenka Hrovat |
Session 4: Oncology
Oncology Authors: Petros Frezoulis, Danielle Gibson, Hanne Moberg, Andrea Mosca, Konstantinos Rigas, Matthew Simpson, Katherine Smallwood, Katarzyna Smiejan, Patrick Smith, Giulia Tosi and Andy Yale |
Collision tumour of two nodal metastases (apocrine adenocarcinoma and mast cell tumour) in a dog. (A case study) Authors: Danielle Gibson, Samuel Beck, Esteban Gonzalez-Gasch and Aaron Harper | |
Lomustine, methotrexate, and cytarabine chemotherapy as a rescue treatment for feline lymphoma Authors: Katherine Smallwood, Aaron Harper and Laura Blackwood | |
Management of suspected canine multicentric lymphoma in UK first opinion practice Authors: Konstantinos Rigas, David Singleton and David Killick | |
Matrical carcinomas — a case series of four dogs Authors: Giulia Tosi, Katie McNaught, Joanna S. Morris, Angelika F. Rupp and Jenny R. Helm | |
Neoplastic Pericardial Effusion and Widespread Intrathoracic Metastasis in a Dog with a High-Grade Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumour: First Description Authors: Andy Yale, Balazs Szladovits, Anneliese Stell, Scott Fitzgerald, Simon Priestnall and Alejandro Suarez-Bonnet | |
Palliative radiotherapy for oral non-lingual and non-tonsillar SCC in dogs: A retrospective study of 21 cases from two referral centres in the UK Authors: Andrea Mosca, Danielle Gibson, Sarah L Mason, Jane Dobson and Antonio Giuliano | |
Primary pancreatic extraskeletal osteosarcoma in a domestic shorthair cat previously diagnosed with diabetes mellitus Authors: Katarzyna Smiejan, Jon Hall, Jocelyn Bisson, Naomi Earley, Jessica McCarthy, Sionagh Smith and Spela Bavcar | |
Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma: Successful long term outcome after surgical excision, chemotherapy and metastasectomy in a dog Authors: Matthew Simpson and Spela Bavcar | |
Staging, treatment protocols and outcome in cats with sinonasal carcinomas treated with radiotherapy: a single centre retrospective study of 16 cases Authors: Petros S Frezoulis, Aaron Harper and Sarah L Mason | |
TRAF3 mutations in canine B-cell lymphoma Authors: Patrick Smith, Elspeth Waugh, Ruth Jarrett and Joanna Morris | |
The use of pleural port and intra-cavitary chemotherapy in treatment of thoracic mesothelioma in 13 dogs Authors: Hanne Moberg and Irina Gramer |