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• The RVC calls for vets to participate in survey to help shape the future of epilepsy research

  

  The Canine Epilepsy Research team at the (RVC is calling for general practice vets to participate in a vital survey being conducted on canine epilepsy therapies

   09 Jun 2020

  The Canine Epilepsy Research team at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is calling for general …

• New VetCompass paper on canine degenerative mitral valve disease!

  

  To date, epidemiological studies on degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD) in dogs have largely reported referral caseloads or been limited to predisposed breeds. We are pleased to announce that a study undertaken by Maddy Mattin as part of her …

   22 Apr 2015

• RVC research finds cat breeds at highest risk of kidney stones

  

  Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have found the breeds that place cats at a higher risk of developing kidney and ureter stones, namely Burmese, Persian, Ragdoll and Tonkinese breeds. The research is the first of its kind to …

   02 Mar 2023

• What role do horse blood donors play at the RVC?

  

  The RVC keeps four horse blood donors who perform a vital role donating blood and plasma each month

   14 Jun 2017

• New research reveals frogs’ impressive ability to jump at an extreme range of take-off angles

  

  Research led by the RVC shows how frogs are able to achieve a wide range of jump angles, from nearly horizontal to almost vertical

   18 May 2017

• Cat Flown in from Germany Cured by Advanced Procedure at the RVC

  

  A couple flew their cat from Germany to England so it could have surgery to cure its diabetes at the Royal Veterinary College, which has campuses in London and Hertfordshire

   01 Sep 2016

• Cat flown from Germany for advanced RVC procedure

  

  A couple flew from Germany to England with their cat for treatment thanks to their vet hearing that RVC specialists have expertise in hypophysectomy, an advanced surgical technique.

   31 Aug 2016

  A couple flew from Germany to England with their cat for treatment thanks to their vet in Germany …

• Academics from the RVC publish ground-breaking new book dedicated to welfare improvement in flat-faced companion animals

  

  Dr Rowena Packer and Dr Dan O’Neill, both leading researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), have published the first ever book condensing global knowledge of brachycephaly (having a flat-faced conformation) in companion animals.

   29 Sep 2021

  Dr Rowena Packer and Dr Dan O’Neill, both leading researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), …

• New RVC study identifies risk factors associated with Peripheral Intravenous Catheters complications

  

  New research led by a team at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified multiple factors that can contribute to the occurrence of complications following the placement of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters (PIVCs). The risk factors identified …

   25 Nov 2024

  New research led by a team at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified multiple factors …

• Hopes to improve practise after first systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of anti-epileptic drugs in cats

  

  Researchers from Ghent University (UGhent), Austria Veterinary Medicine School (Austria VetMed) and the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have found that testing anti-epileptic drugs’ effectiveness and safety for cats has been generally subpar, worse than what was formerly reported in dogs.

   13 Mar 2018

  Researchers from Ghent University (UGhent), Austria Veterinary Medicine School (Austria VetMed) and …