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  New State-of-the-Art Technology for the RVC Microbiology Laboratory: Time to focus on bacteria again

  Rapidly spreading viruses, such as those responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic or the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak in the UK, have dominated the headlines on infectious threats in recent decades. However, bacteria, and multidrug-resistant strains in particular, remain amongst the most important challenges to human and animal health.
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  Grey Parrot Helped by Transdisciplinary Approach

  A case referred to the RVC Exotics Service at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital demonstrated the considerable collaboration between our services - in this case with the Diagnostic Imaging Service and our Diagnostic Laboratory.
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  Helping Referred Patients with a New Fluoroscopy Unit

  RVC Small Animal Referrals has upgraded its fluoroscopy unit, which offers benefits for referred patients and their owners, research and veterinary education. Fluoroscopy is a specialist diagnostic imaging modality, enabling capture of real-time moving pictures of inside of the body.
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  What’s Behind the Wax?

  Professor of Veterinary Dermatology, Ross Bond discusses the assessment of the horizontal ear canal and tympanic bullae in dogs with chronic otitis. Ear disease tops the list of the most common presentations at first opinion canine practices. It 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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  Spotlight on Imaging-Guided Procedures

  Diagnostic imaging has developed at an amazing pace in the last 20 years. We can now obtain hugely detailed images of the body that continuously help the RVC's Queen Mother Hospital for Animals offer better patient care
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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 RVC’s Diabetes Research Journey

  Lucy Davison, Professor of Veterinary Clinical Genetics and MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow, reflects on the contributions of RVC research to the care of diabetic pets, including several important milestones, and looks to the future. Vets, nurses …
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  Advancing Nephrology and Urology

  Rosanne Jepson, Professor in Small Internal Medicine and Nephrology An RVC team has become the first in Europe to offer advanced training in small animal nephrology and urology. In 2022, Professors Jonathan Elliott, Hattie Syme, Rebecca Geddes and …
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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.