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Bristol vet school hosts talk on tortoise medicine
Focus on challenges of tortoise medicine and surgery

The Small Animal Practice at the University of Bristol’s School of Veterinary Sciences have organised a talk about tortoise medicine to be held on Wednesday 9 October.

Delivered by Colin Blakey, a vet who heads up the exotic pet service in the Small Animal Practice, the talk will provide tortoise owners with essential information about how to care for their tortoise properly in order to keep it in good health.

“Cracking the carapace – the challenges of tortoise medicine and surgery” will explore health problems in tortoises and how owners can prevent their pets getting ill.

Colin Blakey said: “The shell of tortoises offers particular difficulties when it comes to working out what is going on inside but with the use of advanced imaging technologies we can now look inside these mysterious creatures to find out what is wrong.”

Colin’s talk will discuss the challenges of investigating a sick tortoise and how they can be prevented or spotted early on.

The talk will be held at 7pm in the Hodgkin Lecture Theatre, Pearson Building, Langford. Admission is free for Langford Veterinary Services clients or £5 for non clients.

To book a place at the talk, contact the Small Animal Practice on 01934 852422 or book online at www.langfordvets.co.uk/tortoise_event.

The Small Animal Practice is run by Langford Veterinary Services and is a totally owned subsidiary of the University of Bristol.

 

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.