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  From Acorns Mighty Things Grow

  Clinical Connections interviewed Katharine Nelson, RVC’s Director of General Practice, which spans the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital and Acorn House Veterinary Hospital. Katharine started at Acorn House after graduating from Cambridge and was …
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  The Ophthalmology Service Goes from Strength to Strength

  The Ophthalmology Team   The RVC has a long-standing commitment to ophthalmology – and the clinical interventions that are offered to animals have always been informed by the latest clinical research in the field. A key figure in the evolution of …
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  Meeting Our New Clinical Pathologist

  Clinical Connections spoke to Rina Nabeta, the RVC’s newest Clinical Pathologist, who joined us in April. As well as completing a clinical pathology residency after her veterinary training, and three years in practice, she also completed a PhD in …
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  Clinical Microbiology in an Era of Antimicrobial Resistance

  Sian Frosini, Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Microbiology     Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an established, and growing, concern for One Health. In companion animals, the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria challenges successful …
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  The Exotics Clinic At The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals

  Joanna Hedley (Senior Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery) and Vicki Baldrey (Senior Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery) The Exotics Service is primarily based at RVC’s Beaumont Sainsbury …
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  A Week in the Chemotherapy Room

  The Chemotherapy Team      In the 16 years since the Oncology Service established a dedicated chemotherapy treatment centre, the team has helped to treat many cats and dogs with cancer. The number of cases coming through has increased year-on-year …
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  Appendicitis – Underdiagnosed in Rabbits?

  Joanna Hedley, Senior Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery ‘Gut stasis’ or ‘gastrointestinal syndrome’ is one of the most common reasons for rabbits to be presented to the RVC Exotics Referral Service. Bluey, who was …
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  Diagnostic Laboratories Development – Exotics Pathology

  Dylan Yaffy, Lecturer in Zoo and Wildlife Pathology Exotic animal pathology is a growing specialisation and, having completed my BVetMed, Anatomic Pathology residency and MVetMed at the RVC, I was extremely pleased to return to take on the new role …
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  Exotics Advanced Imaging

  Diagnostic imaging plays an essential role in exotic animal medicine, with CT an increasingly used and hugely useful tool, to enable fast diagnosis and targeted interventions.
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  Exotics Radiosurgery

  The acquisition of a radiosurgical unit and surgical magnification loupes by the RVC's Exotics Service has greatly expanded the depth and breadth of care that can be delivered