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  Pain(T) In the Neck – Computed Tomography Myelography of the Cervical Spine

  Maty Looijen, Equine Resident Clinical problems associated with the cervical spine in horses are common. They involve a wide variety of symptoms, including neurological deficits (e.g. ataxia, dysmetria, paresis), neck pain and stiffness, and gait …
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  Pain Clinic Feline Cancer Case

  Thaleia-Rengina Stathopoulou, Lecturer in Anaesthesia and Analgesia and Celia Figueroa Gonzalez, Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Oncology Harry was an approximately 20-year-old male neutered Bengal cat. He was diagnosed with an oral squamous …
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  Dachshund Bounces Back After Being Hit by a Bike

  A miniature dachshund severely injured when run over by a bicycle made an incredible recovery after being treated and cared for at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA). Frida, with her scar visible months after being run over by a bike …
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  Developments in Forensic Pathology

  Seven years ago the RVC appointed Henny Martineau as Head of Forensic Pathology, to lead the discipline at the RVC. The team has worked on a number of prominent cases in recent years. The so-called ‘Croydon cat killer’ was one such case. The RVC …
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  Adrenalectomy for Pituitary-Dependent Cushing’s

  Professor David Church, Deputy Principal at the Royal Veterinary College discussed the evolution of treatment for hyperadrenocorticism or Cushing’s syndrome
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  Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping – Leading the Way in Veterinary Oncology

  Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping is a diagnostic tool commonplace in human oncology and developing in veterinary oncology. It increases the accuracy of detection of metastatic disease whilst minimising patient morbidity.
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  RVC’s Pandemic Puppies Team: Shining a light on contemporary challenges in canine welfare

  Dr Rowena Packer, Lecturer in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science, reflects on the contributions of RVC research to understanding the dynamic world of dog welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
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  What Is Wrong with my Backyard Chickens?

  Sonja Jeckel, Senior Lecturer in Farm Animal Disease Diagnostics Keeping backyard chickens is popular in the UK and numbers are presumed to have consistently increased over the last 20 years. However, precise numbers are unknown as only flocks with …
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  A Week in the Cardiology Service

  With a recently expanded team, the RVC Cardiology Service is working harder to diagnose and treat cardiac diseases, ranging from complex congenital heart disease and acquired cardiomyopathies.
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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 …