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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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  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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  Our Most Common Emergency and Critical Care Cases

  The RVC Emergency Referrals and Critical Care services have a wealth of experience that allows team members to deal with all sorts of emergencies and presentations. However, there are certain conditions that are seen and treated more frequently.
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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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  Pioneering Reconstructive Surgery and Cryotherapy for Equine Eyelid Tumour

  The Ophthalmology Service is primarily based at RVC Small Animal Referrals but the team also works within RVC Equine to help patients with eye problems. One such case, treated last year, had never before been documented in scientific literature.  …
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  A Promising New Therapy for Dogs with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

  RVC experts are trialling a promising new treatment for dogs with spinal cord injury
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  Advances in the Identification of Horses and Ponies at an Increased Risk of Laminitis

  RVC researchers have been studying laminitis for over 20 years and were among the first to define endocrinopathic laminitis. They have also been in recent advances in the Identification of Horses and Ponies at an Increased Risk of Laminitis
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  Lung Tumour Case Study – A Transdisciplinary Success

  Irina Gramer, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology Jenny, a 14-year-old neutered West Highland white terrier, was presented to the RVC as an emergency for investigations into lethargy and inappetence (Fig 1). Part of her initial work-up through the …
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  New Insight into the Pathogenesis of Naturally Occurring Intermittent Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate

  By Nicola Lynch, Staff Clinician in Equine Surgery, and Justin Perkins, Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery Fig. 1: Endoscopic image obtained during exercise showing dorsal displacement of the soft palate where the caudal edge of the palate is …
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  The Value of the Transfusion Medicine Service

  Charlotte Russo, Head Transfusion Medicine RVN     Anaemia, blood loss and transfusion dependant conditions are sadly not uncommon in veterinary medicine. They can be devastating for pets, owners, and the veterinary staff treating them. There is …