Thromboembolic disease in dogs and cats

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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsLouise O'DwyerThromboembolic disease in dogs and catsAll authorsLouise O'Dwyer MBA BSc(Hons) VTS(Anaesthesia & ECC) DipAVN(Medical & Surgical) RVNhttps://doi.org/10.1080/17415349.2015.1017382Published online:18 March 2015Display full sizeLouise O'Dwyer MBA BSc(Hons) VTS(Anaesthesia & ECC) DipAVN(Medical & Surgical) RVNLouise gained her Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Surgical) in 2004, followed by her Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Medical) in 2007, Veterinary Technician Specialist (Emergency and Critical Care) in 2011 and Veterinary Technician Specialist (Anaesthesia) in 2014, making her a member of both AVECCT and AVTA. She has contributed to over 25 journal articles and book chapters, and lectures regularly on all aspects of anaesthesia, emergency and critical care and infection control. She has worked as Head Nurse for PetMedics in Manchester, the largest emergency clinic in the UK, for the past 13 years, and is now Clinical Director.Louise's interests include all aspects of emergency care but particularly trauma, as well as anaesthesia, infection control and wound management. Louise is the co-author of Practical Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nursing as well as Wound Management in Small Animals: A Practical Guide for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians, the BSAVA Pocketbook for Nurses and the forthcoming A Veterinary Nurse's Guide to Infection Prevention and Control, due 2015.