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The following articles have all appeared in Clinical Connections the RVC veterinary services newsletter
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Getting the Best out of Biopsies at the RVC
The RVC anatomic pathology team provides professional expertise in post mortem examinations, histopathology and immunohistochemistry for domestic species. Farmed livestock are also examined, in a partnership arrangement with the Animal Plant and Health Agency. -
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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. -
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Rabbit Ear Disease
Nadene Stapleton, RVC Exotics and Small Mammals Here at RVC Exotics, ear disease remains one of the most common problems encountered in rabbits. Despite this, it is a seriously underdiagnosed condition in companion rabbits – particularly lop- … -
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Pioneering Pet Diabetes App
The Royal Veterinary College has created a revolutionary Pet Diabetes App, which brings veterinary diabetes management into the 21st century to support patients, vets and research. -
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Research That Could Hold Key to New Treatments for Cancer and Neurodegeneration
An RVC study has found a new interaction within cells that could lead to the development of novel therapies for cancer and neurodegeneration for veterinary and human patients. This discovery of direct interaction between mitochondria and nuclei … -
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Primary Care and Shelter Medicine Postgraduate Opportunity
The RVC has created a new course – the first of its kind in the UK – for veterinary surgeons with particular interests in primary care and shelter medicine. The Postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary Primary and Accessible Care and Education Internship ( … -
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New Sarcoid Treatments
RVC Equine was the first veterinary centre in the UK to offer electrochemotherapy (ECT) to treat sarcoids. -
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Being an RVC Production Animal Resident
Steph Prior, one of the RVC’s Senior Clinical Training Scholars (Residents), is based at Torch Vets, which spans Devon and Cornwall. The residencies are practice-based as much as possible to offer maximum exposure to a wide range of cases in areas … -
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Resilient Rocco’s Road to Recovery
A three-year-old longhaired male entire Chihuahua was mauled by a large dog, leading to severe injuries, including pelvic fractures, body wall rupture, testicular avulsion and acute kidney injury. He has bounced back and is enjoying his life, thanks to the specialist teams working together at RVC Small Animal Referrals -
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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 …