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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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  Clinical Forum: Managing Patients with Portosystemic Shunts

  A number of clinical studies recently performed at the RVC have been published, but the evidence base for the management of animals with a congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS), particularly cats, remains weak (M. Tivers & Lipscomb, 2011a, 2011b; M. …
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  Exciting Advances in the Treatment of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy

  A cervical nerve transplantation technique developed by Justin Perkins, Lecturer in Equine Surgery at the RVC, has shown promising results as a method of reinnervation of the larynx for horses with recurrent laryngeal neuropathy
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  Breakthrough in treatment of Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy

  Emergency and Critical Care and Internal Medicine specialists at RVC Small Animal Referrals have made a ground-breaking discovery in the treatment of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV).
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  Duck Intensive Care Case

  A recent seen by the Exotic referral service at the RVC's Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital demonstrated how important intensive nursing care is for our more unusual patients.
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  Canine and Equine Stem Cell Treatment

  The RVC is a registered equine stem cell centre authorised by Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) for the production and processing of equine stem cells for autologous treatment of horses
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  Rabbit Ear Base Abscesses

  Jo Hedley, Head of the Exotics and Small Mammals Service Facial abscesses are a common presentation in the pet rabbit and usually associated with dental disease. In recent years, however, many more rabbits seem to be presenting with ear base …
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  Grey Parrot Helped by Transdisciplinary Approach

  A case referred to the RVC Exotics Service at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital demonstrated the considerable collaboration between our services - in this case with the Diagnostic Imaging Service and our Diagnostic Laboratory.
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  Prudent Antibiotic Use and Effective Infection Control

  Every year we treat patients at the RVC that are referred with multi-drug resistant infections and this poses a constant challenge to the way that we manage and care for such patients.
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  Tortoise Shell Injury from Dog Attack

  Jo Hedley, Head of the Exotics and Small Mammals Service Mr T, a Sulcata tortoise, was referred to the RVC Exotics Service for assessment and treatment of a severe shell injury following a dog attack. The chelonian shell is a sturdy structure …