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The following articles have all appeared in Clinical Connections the RVC veterinary services newsletter
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Creating a Dedicated Chemotherapy Administration Room
We are in the process of developing a chemotherapy administration treatment room at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA). A dedicated space for animals receiving chemotherapy will benefit both our oncology clients and some pets who receive … -
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Lamb Predation: Who Dunnit?
The aim of the research is to improve the current understanding of the incidence of lamb predation throughout the UK, identify risk factors involved, and find out more about possible species contributing to these losses. -
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The Most Common Cases Referred to Internal Medicine
We are focusing, over a number of articles, on the most common cases referred to the RVC team and the capacities that enable us to offer effective treatments to patients and a good service to referrers. -
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Contact Us: Feline Heart Screen Project
To support an epidemiological study of asymptomatic feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), an Royal Veterinary College team is asking that colleagues in general practice pass on cases for scans. -
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Advancing Nephrology and Urology
Rosanne Jepson, Professor in Small Internal Medicine and Nephrology An RVC team has become the first in Europe to offer advanced training in small animal nephrology and urology. In 2022, Professors Jonathan Elliott, Hattie Syme, Rebecca Geddes and … -
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New SUB Clinic at RVC
Upper urinary tract stones in cats appear to on the rise in the UK, and are often difficult to detect and diagnose. On average more than one cat per week presents to RVC Small Animal Referrals with ureteral obstruction and associated acute kidney injury. -
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The Distinctiveness of Colic in Ponies
Ponies and miniature breeds are much more prone to development of hyperlipaemia secondary to disease and a negative energy balance. Many clinicians also feel that treatment of hyperlipaemia in ponies and miniature breeds is more difficult compared to horses, with animals not infrequently succumbing to the condition. -
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Key Findings in Epilepsy and Cognitive Impairment Studies
The RVC’s canine epilepsy research team, after conducting a series of studies concerned with cognitive impairment in dogs with epilepsy, has distilled four key findings from the research. -
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Multimodal Approach to Pain Management
A Newfoundland suffering from recurrent neck pain, due to nerve root compression, was helped by a multimodal approach involving the RVC’s Anaesthesia and Analgesia Service, Diagnostic imaging, Neurology and Neurosurgery and Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation services. -
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Headshaking Treated by PENS
Equine headshaking was successfully treated with a new treatment called percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) at the RVC