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  VetCompass – a New Direction in Veterinary Evidence

  Dan O'Neill, Dave Brodbelt, Noel Kennedy and David Church, key figures in the RVC’s VetCompass programme, discuss critical milestones since the initiative was launched 15 years ago – and the value of the wider veterinary community in these …
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  Epidemiology of Canine Periodontal Disease

  Dan O’Neill, Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology         Periodontal disease describes the most common form of dental disease in dogs, spanning a spectrum from inflamed gums to deeper infections that can ultimately lead to tooth …
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  Long-Term Survival in a Dog with Gastric Adenocarcinoma

  Vivek Basu (vet and Aria’s owner), Andy Yale (Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology) and Sandra Guillén (Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology) Aria, an 11-year-old, female neutered, rough collie, was presented for investigation into chronic vomiting and …
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  An Update on the RVC LifeTIME Epilepsy Clinical Trial

  Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological brain disease encountered in first opinion practice for pet dogs. Diet is increasingly recognised as having an impact upon the seizure activity and behaviour in dogs with epilepsy. Our LifeTIME (Long- …
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  Immune-mediated Haemolytic Anaemia Case

  Erica Tinson, Lecturer in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Buddy, a six-year-old Labrador was presented to RVC Small Animal Referrals in early January for investigation of severe anaemia. He was diagnosed with immune-mediated haemolytic …
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  Complex Feline Infectious Peritonitis Case

  Jodie Green, Internal Medicine Resident Millie, a six-month female neutered domestic short hair, was presented to RVC Small Animal Referrals due to poor weight gain and a one-week history of progressive lethargy and hyporexia. On presentation to …
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  Canine Pericardial Effusion Biobank for Diagnostic Advancements

  The RVC is compiling a biobank of fluids removed from around the heart, enabling pioneering research aimed at developing new diagnostic tests to help dogs at the RVC and beyond. It appears to be the first such biobank of pericardial effusion (PE) …
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  The Value of Hypophysectomy

  The RVC’s hypophysectomy clinic recently operated on the 50th pet - an acromegalic diabetic cat called Nala. The owners of the domestic short-haired cat flew her in from Germany to seek the expertise of our RVC team.
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  Cat Bounces Back After Brain Surgery

  A cat that had severe neurological deficits as a result of a large 
intracranial meningioma made a full recovery after the tumour was removed by RVC surgeons.
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  Cardiothoracic Surgery Capacity Multiplies

  The expansion of RVC Small Animal Referrals’ cardiothoracic surgery team is set to quadruple the number of canine mitral valve surgeries performed.