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  Kitten’s Liver Shunt Surgery Success

  Grace Thomas (Resident in Small Animal Surgery) and Lynda Rutherford (Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery) discuss the case of a kitten who had never known health or vitality until he was treated at the RVC. Milo was presented to the RVC’s …
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  Recurrent Sublumbar Abscesses Due to Occult Grass Seed

  Grace Thomas (Resident in Small Animal Surgery)     Norman Norman, a three-year-old cocker spaniel, presented to our Emergency Referrals Service last October, following a two-day history of lethargy, inappetence, pyrexia and a vomiting episode. …
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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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  Lung Lobectomy and Adjuvant Treatment of Carcinoma in Dogs

  Matteo Rossanese, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery   We reviewed the medical records of 89 dogs that underwent lung lobectomy for primary lung carcinoma between 2005 and 2022 across four European veterinary institutions. The study was …
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  The Value of Corneal Donations

  We deal with a large number of eye conditions amongst many different species. Brachycephalic dogs are our most frequently seen patients, while rabbits and rodents among the least common. Corneal ulcers are one of the most common eye conditions that …
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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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  Eye Saved After Unusual Neurogenic dry eye Diagnosis

  Serena Maini, Lecturer in Ophthalmology Lily, whose eye was saved due to the RVC Ophthalmology Service, her local vets and her caring owners Lily, a 10-year-old Parson Russell terrier, was scheduled to undergo enucleation surgery but her eye was …
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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 …