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  Life During Covid – Residents’ Experience of Joining During the Pandemic

  Clinical Connections spoke to RVC residents who started their roles amid the first wave of the pandemic. The picture of frustration at circumstances beyond anyone’s control, coupled with adaptability and creativity, will no doubt be familiar to clinicians up and down the country.
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  Objective Gait Analysis for Poor Performance

  Andy Fiske-Jackson, Deputy Head of RVC Equine and Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery Horses are frequently presented to the RVC Equine Referral Hospital for investigation of poor performance. Following acquisition of a thorough history, the horse is …
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  “One Pathology” For Clinicians and Researchers: All Species Are Equally Important

  Lecturer in Comparative Pathology Dr Alejandro Suarez Bonnet, an RCVS and American Specialist in Veterinary Pathology, talks about his expertise in histopathological diagnosis of domestic, wildlife and laboratory animals, which supports the service …
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  Targeted Melanoma Treatment for Inoperable Areas of Horses

  In January the RVC Equine Referral Hospital began to offer a novel treatment for equine melanoma using locoregional hyperthermia combined with intratumoral chemotherapy. The treatment specifically targets tumours that cannot be surgically removed, …
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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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  Diagnostic Imaging of Portosystemic Shunts

  Mark Plested, Staff Clinician in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, and Randi Drees, Associate Professor in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging The imaging of portosystemic shunts is a hot topic in the world of veterinary radiology, with a large number of …
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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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  Artificial Urethral Sphincter Case

  A dog with a suspected urethral sphincter mechanism insufficiency (USMI) had an artificial urethral sphincter (AUS) placed at RVC Small Animal Referrals.
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  Fatty Liver Threat in Camelids

  Hepatic lipidosis can be a real challenge in many species, and a problem which we are increasingly recognising in camelids referred to the RVC Farm Animal Clinical Centre
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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.  …