This lecture will provide a practical overview of the assessment and management of dogs presenting with haemoabdomen. It will cover common clinical presentations, initial patient stabilisation and the diagnostic approach to confirming haemoabdomen and identifying the underlying cause. There will be a focus on interpreting diagnostic findings, prioritising investigations and determining the most appropriate management approach.
Speaker:
Tom Hernon
BVSc, MSc, CertAVP(GSAS), DipECVS, MRCVS
Tom graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2014. He worked in a mixture of charity practice and referral hospitals before joining the surgery team at Langford Vets in 2018 as a surgical assistant. He went on to complete an ECVS residency in Small Animal Surgery and was awarded a European Diploma in Small Animal Surgery in 2023. He is now one of the senior surgeons in small animal soft tissue surgery. His particular interests are minimally invasive surgery, urogenital surgery and wound management and reconstruction.
