• The child-animal bond
• Dog walking – One health, one welfare
• Improving the cat owner experience
• Making your practice more feline centric
• Geroscience and the aging cat
• Antimicrobials: from a blessing to a curse

There is growing appreciation of the different ways in which animals can positively impact on a child’s development, although there are potential difficulties too, as discussed by Nancy Gee.

Walking a dog may simply appear to be a normal part of dog ownership, but there can be more to it than meets the eye, as Carri Westgarth explains in this paper.

Owners increasingly regard their pet as a family member and expect the best quality of care when they choose a veterinary clinic. Alison Lambert reviews the potential for improving the customer experience for both cats and their carers.

Natalie Marks has recently been involved with a project designed to help practices become more friendly for cats and their owners; here she describes how she sets out to enthuse and inspire the veterinary team.

Science has started to unravel the processes behind aging. In this article Nathalie Dowgray offers a brief overview of what we know so far and what developments may lie ahead for both animals and humans.

Nancy De Briyne describes how the veterinary profession can develop responsible policies for the use of antimicrobials that will enhance the health and welfare of both people and animals worldwide.