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• World first, RVC finds cognitive impairments in dogs with epilepsy

  

  A series of pioneering research studies from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into dogs with epilepsy have revealed that: Dogs with epilepsy find it harder to obey commands, are slower to learn new tricks, have spatial memory deficits and are easily distracted. Aversive training methods, such as bark-activated collars, prong collars and verbal punishment are associated with poor trainability and their use should be avoided. Some anti-epileptic drugs (the medications commonly used to treat seizures) were found to worsen the cognitive impairment of dogs with epilepsy. Dogs with greater exposure to training activities, including obedience classes, agility, and gun-dog training, were found to be associated with higher trainability and have fewer signs of cognitive dysfunction.

   27 Apr 2018

  You can’t teach epileptic dogs new tricks? A series of pioneering research studies from the Royal …

• New research from the RVC suggests human heat-health alerts could help prevent heatstroke in dogs

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) which investigated heatstroke in UK dogs has found a strong correlation between the occurrence of these episodes in dogs and heatwaves in the UK. Researchers therefore suggest that heat-health …

   28 May 2024

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) which investigated heatstroke in UK dogs has …

• New research reveals biggest risk factors for puppies developing separation-related behaviours

  

  New research conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Dogs Trust, has identified experiences in a puppy’s early life that put them at the greatest risk of developing separation-related behaviours (SRBs) when left home …

   16 Dec 2024

  New research conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Dogs Trust, has …