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  Cardiac surgery breakthrough – A world first at the RVC

  Open heart surgery to treat a stenotic tricuspid valve has been carried out at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). It is the first reported case of such a procedure being successfully performed on a dog.
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  Success in the Practice Standards Scheme

  The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) has been assessed as ‘Outstanding’ by the Practice Standards Scheme (PSS), a quality assurance system designed to promote the highest standards of veterinary care.
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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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  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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  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 …
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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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  Cardiothoracic Surgery Team Progress

  Dan Brockman, who leads the team and is Professor of Small Animal Surgery, outlines developments in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, which are enabling more dogs to be treated. The RVC’s service, which was established in 2005, is the only place …
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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 …
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  World-First Surgery Combination Saves Puppy

  The RVC’s cardiothoracic surgery team has carried out tricuspid valve repair surgery along with repair of the common atrium of an 11-month-old Labrador puppy. It is the first time these procedures have been carried out on a dog in the same operation. …
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  Diagnostic Imaging in Veterinary Forensic Pathology: Henny Martineau, Head of Veterinary Forensic Pathology

  The RVC has been receiving forensic pathology cases for some years and recently appointed Henny Martineau as Head of Forensic Pathology to lead the discipline at the College, with a view to developing a Centre of Excellence in Veterinary Forensics in the near future.