Savsnet - University of Liverpool

21/12/2023

Why are dogs seen by vets on Christmas day? Based on SAVSNET date - 25% GI, 10% intoxiciation (mincepies &chocolate), 8% musculoskeletal pain, 4% haematuria...&4% dog bites😟. We wish our participating labs, practices & their patients a peaceful & restful Christmas

29/09/2023

Today marks the last day of Guinea pig 🐹awareness week . Take a look at our new dashboard on the demographics of small rodent species in the UK. https://tinyurl.com/bdejm9z6 Why not use the species filter to explore the most common reasons for guinea pigs to have visited veterinary practices?
If you are concerned about your guinea pig, please remember to always consult a veterinarian.

Demographics of exotic species

07/09/2023

Everyone is talking about ChatGPT and other large language models. If we are to use them wisely, it is vital we develop safe places to test them. In our most recent research, we asked a simple question - can ChatGPT spot clincial narratives about obese dogs? The answer seems to be a YES 😃...with caveats 😟. Check out our infographic here... https://tinyurl.com/bdenk7wv. Kindly supported by a canine welfare grant from the nice people at Dogs Trust 🐾

27/06/2023

Look at those horrible critters slither. We are now approaching peak flystrike risk in rabbits 🐰🐰and other species that live outdoors. Take a look at our brand new interactive dashboard which highlights the increased risk of flystrike in a range of species at this time of year. https://tinyurl.com/h3cxrm55. Please check your pets...and if in doubt, ask your vet.

12/06/2023

Heather Davies from the University of Liverpool received PetSavers funding for the student research project Exploring recording of adverse drug reaction reporting in veterinary free text clinical narratives. Student Emily Blackwell, whose presentation of her work at BSAVA Congress 2022 won her the P...

08/06/2023

We are closing this survey on 11th June (this Sunday) so if you see dogs from overseas and haven’t yet completed it, please do 🤞🏻 🐾🐾

19/04/2023

Please support our friends at Wag-Lab Westgarth Anthrozoology Group Research who have launched this survey for vets seeing imported dogs in practice 🙂

Do you currently work as a small animal veterinary surgeon in the UK? Do you encounter imported dogs or puppies in your practice? Please complete our survey on the health and welfare of imported dogs presenting to UK veterinary surgeons. The survey is anonymous, can be completed online and will take 15- 20 minutes of your time. Results will be fed back to DEFRA and disseminated to the veterinary profession to inform policy and help improve understanding of issues and care around imported dogs.

Please click the link here to participate in our survey or enter into browser https://tinyurl.com/importeddogs

Or scan the QR code in the advert below.

25/03/2023

If you’re at Congress today, pop by and listen to Shona presenting 🙂

We are back in Central 3+4 at 11:45 am with another clinical abstract today presented by Shona Bloodworth from University of Liverpool describing trends in recorded vaccination uptake in a large sentinel population of vet-visiting UK companion animals between 2016-2021

14/02/2023

Emily completed a summer research project with SAVSNET last year, funded by a BSAVA PetSavers student research project grant. The project looked at the recording of adverse events within SAVSNET data and was presented by Emily at last years BSAVA Congress. Congratulations Emily!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=563843452437858&set=a.475835737905297

We are delighted that Emily Blackwell is the winner of the BSAVA PetSavers clinical abstract award.

To the first named author of the most valuable clinical abstract funded by a BSAVA PetSavers grant, presented at the preceding year’s BSAVA Congress.

Emily Blackwell is the winner for her presentation of an abstract entitled ‘Exploring recording of adverse drug reaction reporting in veterinary free-text clinical narratives’ at BSAVA Congress 2022.

Read more about Emily Blackwell 👉 http://ow.ly/PH4E50MMNTO

18/01/2023

Latest paper published: Dogs with cropped ears in the UK; a population-based study using electronic health records.
Available here: http://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.2483

11/01/2023

Latest paper published in Medical and Veterinary Entomology describing the seasonality and risk factors for flea infestations in domestic and . Paper available here https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12636

21/12/2022

Read it herehttps://www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/savsnet/SAVSNET,Winter,2022,newsletter.pdf

As always, thank you for your ongoing support of the work we do and we hope you have a relaxing Christmas break 🎄

20/12/2022

Welcome Hayley, our new epidemiologist 😊 https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/savsnet/news/stories/title,1371346,en.html

20/12/2022

Check out the RUMA CA&E first annual progress report detailing new national metrics for measuring antibiotic use in dogs and cats
https://rumacae.org.uk/first-ruma-companion-animal-and-equine-annual-progress-report-released-detailing-new-national-metrics-for-measuring-antibiotic-use-in-dogs-and-cats/

05/12/2022

Katie is completing a PhD funded by Dogs Trust using data submitted to SAVSNET to explore behavioural issues in dogs https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/savsnet/news/stories/title,1369984,en.html

08/11/2022

We are very excited to offer this PhD, funded by Burgess Pet Care, exploring why rabbits, Guinea pigs and other exotics visit the vet practice. Deadline 4th December. For more info and to apply: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/reasons-for-rabbits-guinea-pigs-and-other-exotic-species-to-attend-veterinary-practice-a-phd-in-health-data-science-and-text-mining/?p149277

08/11/2022

Recently David Holdsworth of APHA came to visit Leahurst. This was an opportunity to discuss work being done in IVES with Matthew Baylis, and also to find out about SAVSNET, Evsnet - University of Liverpool and our new initiative FAVSNET (for farm animals). Discussions also included our virtual biobank, outbreak detection and text mining. Interesting to talk about how our surveillance networks could complement those of APHA's.

L-R: April Lawson, Heather Davies, Beth Brant, Gina Pinchbeck, David Holdsworth, PJ Noble, Peers Davies, Alan Radford.

19/10/2022

The latest paper using data submitted to SAVSNET has been published in the Vet Record. This research investigated the incidence of alimentary and respiratory disease in brachycephalic dogs. It is available open access: https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1685

17/10/2022

Congratulations to Jodie! We are all very proud of her 🤩

We would like to announce that Jodie our BSAVA PetSavers Masters student who worked on the PetSavers Old Age Pets Research Project at Savsnet - University of Liverpool has successfully defended her thesis entitled "Understanding the approach taken to ageing dogs in primary veterinary care using mixed-methods health informatics." Jodie passed her viva with flying colours! Congratulations!! She is pictured with her newest family member Raikou :-D

30/09/2022

Part of this project included the development of a button on the SAVSNET window where practices can report suspected adverse events directly to the VMD with ease.

New research suggests that empowerment of veterinary nurses, coupled with technological innovations such as enabling reporting via practice management systems, might improve adverse event reporting rates in veterinary medicine. Read the full paper at http://ow.ly/BpIA50KUfPL

14/09/2022

If you're in practice and are seeing an increase in GI cases, please get in touch: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/savsnet/contact-us/

13/09/2022

We have updated all our dashboards - take a look at up to date information on virus diagnosis, syndromes including GI disease 💩 ticks, myxomatosis and more. See how they are changing in your area: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/savsnet.at.liverpool/

13/09/2022

07/09/2022

Latest paper published using SAVSNET with colleagues at Dovecote Veterinary Hospital, Vet Oracle and Advanced Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Specialists

Paper available here https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13543

Story and link to the infographic here https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/savsnet/news/stories/title,1349882,en.html

Thank you to all the veterinary practices who submit data to SAVSNET ☺️

06/09/2022

If you are in practice and are seeing similar cases, please contact us at [email protected] 🐱