Hygiene protocols are irrelevant if they are not followed and monitored. There are good standardised protocols available to veterinary practices, but one of the key implementation requirements is that a person within the practice, either permanently or on a rotational basis, is made responsible for seeing that hygiene protocols are followed. This person should not necessarily be a senior member of the practice team, but should be given the authority to enforce, with every member of the team, the standards demanded by the protocol.
Staphylococcus aureus can also be found in the nose, intestinal tract or skin of a small percentage of normal, healthy horses, although the frequency with which it is found varies [&hellip
Humans and animals all carry their own specialised colonies of bacteria. These are generally harmless in the normal course of events and serve to prevent the growth of alien bacteria [&hellip
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is only one of a number of bacteria that can be resistant to lots of different antibiotics. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a relatively common finding in long-standing [&hellip
18 months ago my beautiful black Labrador Brooke became ill with a cough and a massive ear infection. The ear infection responded to treatment BUT the cough never cleared. My [&hellip
Emma, our high spirited and beautiful 15 month old White German Shepherd girl got hit by a car after getting away from my husband on Friday 11th July, 2008. Initially, [&hellip
