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  RVC Harnesses the Power of the Most Advanced Veterinary CT Scanner in Europe

  A new state-of-the-art CT scanner is already transforming the way we work at the RVC’s small animal referral hospital, the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA).
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  Rabbit Ear Base Abscesses

  Jo Hedley, Head of the Exotics and Small Mammals Service Facial abscesses are a common presentation in the pet rabbit and usually associated with dental disease. In recent years, however, many more rabbits seem to be presenting with ear base …
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  Improving Lives of Older Cats – Geriatric Cat Clinic

  In 1992, the RVC’s Geriatric Cat Clinic (GCC) was established with the aim of researching the common conditions of older cats and to help with the care and medical management of the cats that attend the clinic. Since then, more than 4,000 cats have come to the research clinic.
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  Tackling IMHA - most common auto immune disease in dogs

  RVC case study and research for IMHA - most common autoimmune disease in dogs
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  Advancing Liver Tumour Treatment

  RVC Small Animal Referrals is now offering transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) for dogs with non-resectable liver tumours. It is a procedure performed only in a small number of veterinary services in the world.      Surgical resection is …
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  A New Dimension in Visualisation

  Maria-Christine Fischer, Lecturer in Ophthalmology    The new ophthalmic operating microscope Zeiss Lumera 700 was purchased with an Animal Care Trust (ACT) grant and has provided a vast amount of benefits, not only to our patients, but also to …
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  Small Animal Hydrotherapy

  The RVC delivers hydrotherapy in a purpose-built centre next to the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. An underwater treadmill was updated this year. The Veterinary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Service works closely with the Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, as well as other clinical teams, to ensure the best possible outcome for each patient.
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  Concurrent Chronic Kidney Disease and Hyperthyroidism

  The RVC’s small animal Internal Medicine Service has considerable experience managing chronic kidney disease and hyperthyroidism, including cases where they occur concurrently.
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  Advanced Imaging Case Study

  Advanced imaging case study of a greyhound seen by specialists at the Royal Veterinary College, who was injured when chasing a deer
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  Prudent Antibiotic Use and Effective Infection Control

  Every year we treat patients at the RVC that are referred with multi-drug resistant infections and this poses a constant challenge to the way that we manage and care for such patients.