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• Peke-a-poo: Boom in designer dogs creates the perfect storm for animal welfare issues

  

  A new study, led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has revealed a huge demand for designer crossbreed dogs in the UK between 2019 and 2020 and has identified the main factors behind the increasing demand – including beliefs that they are more …

   24 May 2022

• RVC awarded international grant to advance research into fatal blood disease of dogs

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a research grant from Allen and Barbara Dearry through the Morris Animal Foundation’s Donor Inspired Study programme to advance critical research into immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA), a …

   03 Dec 2024

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a research grant from Allen and Barbara Dearry …

• RVC study uses computer optimization to show ostrich gait in detail never seen before

  

  Study published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, focused on the mechanics and the muscles used by ostriches, the world’s fastest two-legged animal, as they walk and run

   04 May 2016

• Royal Veterinary College Cardiologists Develop World First Cardiac Virtual Patients for Students

  

  Leading clinical cardiologists at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have developed the world’s first interactive virtual patients as a computer aided learning programme which will be used to teach the vets of tomorrow, thanks to funding from Elanco Animal Health

   30 Aug 2016

• Wildebeest muscles almost three times more efficient than a car engine

  

  Wildebeest muscles have an extremely high efficiency of 62.6%. By comparison, most animal muscles and a car engine are only 25% efficient

   24 Oct 2018

• Raisin Alert! Keep dogs away from the Christmas Cake

  

  raisins, sultanas and grapes, key ingredients to many Christmas foods, can be deadly if eaten by our four legged friends

   21 Dec 2016

• Ground-breaking open-heart surgery - a world first at the RVC

  

  Labrador, Mabel, is recovering well after undergoing ground breaking open-heart surgery at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). This life-saving surgery was a world-first using cutting-edge technology to reverse Mabel’s heart failure. Mabel has now returned home as is enjoying a new lease of life with her owners and their other dog.

   16 Mar 2016

• Royal Veterinary College Professor recognised as National Teaching Fellow  

  

  Professor Renate Weller, Professor in Comparative Imaging and Biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has been recognised as a National Teaching Fellow by the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

   10 Nov 2017

• New research confirms extreme welfare issues in Shar Pei, the sandpaper skin dog breed

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that in-turned eyelids and ear disorders are the most common health conditions in Shar Pei dogs in the UK; both resulting from the breed’s characteristic loose, thickened and folded skin. …

   14 Dec 2023

• RVC research finds potential in ground-breaking new dietary treatment for canine epilepsy

  

  Research shows that small changes to the diets of dogs with hard-to-treat epilepsy has the potential to reduce the number of seizures and improve the quality of life for affected dogs and their owners.

   06 May 2020

  Research conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), funded by The American Kennel Club Canine …