Tag 'Vet'

One question we get asked a lot - and I am sure veterinarians and those running their own dog scanning business get asked a lot too - is if it is possible to tell the age of a foetus through a veterinary ultrasound scan.

Gone are the days where a natural conception was the only way to become pregnant thanks to the advent of treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and embryo transfer. IVF is where the egg is fertilised outside the body, i.e. in vitro by sperm, whereas embryo transfer describes the process by which embryos are transferred back into the uterus in order to result in pregnancy. These methods may be used for a number of reasons, particularly if the individuals in question are unable to have children naturally.

The human immune system can succumb to any number of bacterial or viral infections and as a result, scientific research is constantly attempting to uncover new treatments and/or cures that could aid the sufferer. One such way to do this is to draw parallels with similar conditions in animals, in order to gain a more thorough understanding of how disease can progress and how the physical body is affected.