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• Recognising early signs of heatstroke in dogs can save lives

  

  More than half of dogs that are taken to veterinary clinics with severe heatstroke go on to die from the condition, according to a new study. Image credit: Nottingham Trent University The risks to dogs are much lower, however, if these cases …

   26 Mar 2021

• New research reveals secrets of the demographics and disorders in German Shepherd Dogs

  

  A new study conducted by the VetCompass™ Programme at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed novel insights into the demographics and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs.

   28 Jul 2017

• Why the waddle?

  

  Professor John Hutchinson's recent visit to Penguin Beach at London Zoo has gathered international attention from BBC News to The New Yorker.  Professor Hutchinson is collaborating with visiting PhD student James Proffitt, from the University of …

   19 Mar 2015

• Social Science

  

  PhD student Michelle Reeve has taken to social media to discuss her current project through Biotweeps. Biotweeps is an online platform with a combined blog, Twitter and Facebook presence, and each week a different biologist takes over the account …

   10 Jun 2015

• Dragonflies and damselflies

  

  This week, Dr Richard Bomphrey and his colleagues from Japan, Sweden and the USA have published a comprehensive account of how dragonflies and damselflies take to the air. These incredible animals, from the order Odonata, have changed little since …

   19 Aug 2016

  This week, Dr Richard Bomphrey and his colleagues from Japan, Sweden and the USA have published a …

• Agreeing language in veterinary endocrinology

  

  The Royal Veterinary College has hosted a two-day symposium about endocrinology, with a focus on the terminology used by clinicians and researchers and how well this should transmit a common meaning across the field.

   19 Jul 2017

• 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 …

• Flat-faced dogs such as bulldogs, French bulldogs and pugs at increased risk of heat stroke

  

  Latest VetCompass research: Breeds with flat faces (brachycephalic) are at particular risk of developing heat stroke, the largest study of its kind suggests

   12 Jun 2020

• Recognising superheroes - New RVC awards for cat and dog blood donors

  

  The RVC is celebrating these unsung heroes by awarding ‘Blood Donor of the Year’ awards to two of its regular donors, Bertie and Atticus

   14 Jun 2019

• VetCompass™ Researchers update BSAVA Congress

  

  The RVC’s VetCompass™ Programme shares anonymised clinical data with over 20% of UK vet practices and is now the largest research database of veterinary clinical data in the world. The impact of the research flowing from VetCompass™ studies was …

   10 Apr 2018

  The RVC’s VetCompass™ Programme shares anonymised clinical data with over 20% of UK vet practices …