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• New Study looking at ageing in male versus female dogs

  

  Do male and female dogs age differently? Given that the lives of pet dogs are so closely entwined with their owners, we can learn a lot from dogs that can help both dogs themselves and also help the human species. Humans are known to exhibit female- …

   06 Jun 2018

• Dissecting the genetic architecture of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats

  

  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiac disease in humans (1 in 500) and cats (1 in 7).  The disease is strikingly similar in the two species, although the feline prevalence is much higher. HCM is characterized by …

   01 Mar 2019

  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiac disease in humans (1 in 500) …

• New Pet Plan Charitable Trust award

  

  Dr Rebecca Geddes has been awarded a Pet Plan Charitable Trust Pump Priming Grant to research “Is upper urinary tract stone formation in cats caused by disrupted calcium-phosphate metabolism?”   Kidney stones are a common problem in many species, …

   24 Oct 2019

  Dr Rebecca Geddes has been awarded a Pet Plan Charitable Trust Pump Priming Grant to research “Is …

• Bloomsbury SET grant awarded to Dr Jackie Cardwell

  

  Dr Jackie Cardwell, in collaboration with Dr Kerry Brown (LSHTM), Dr Mehroosh Tak (RVC), Dr Peter Holloway (RVC) and Professor Abdel Hakim Al Husban (Yarmouk University, Jordan) has been awarded a grant by The Bloomsbury SET to work on the project ‘ …

   16 Sep 2020

  Dr Jackie Cardwell, in collaboration with Dr Kerry Brown (LSHTM), Dr Mehroosh Tak (RVC), Dr Peter …

• Lymphoma cancer most common in old male cats according to RVC

  

  The RVC had published the world’s largest study on lymphoma cancer in cats under general veterinary care. This new study revealed that approximately 1 in 2000 cats (48 per 100,000) under first opinion veterinary care are affected by lymphoma every …

   16 Dec 2020

• NEW Specialist Exotic & Small Mammal Pet Service Opens May 2014

  

  Based at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital in Camden, London, we provide services for a large variety of small mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and ornamental fish

   01 May 2014

  The exotics service at the RVC is led by Joanna Hedley, an RCVS and European specialist in exotic …

• New research highlights dog breeds at most risk of hypothyroidism

  

  A new study from the Royal Veterinary College explores the frequency and risk factors for hypothyroidism in dogs in the UK, promoting greater awareness with earlier detection and treatment New research the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has shed …

   12 Oct 2022

• New research finds Rottweilers at greatest risk of cranial cruciate ligament rupture

  

  A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) explores the reasons for cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture in dogs in the UK, as well as the factors influencing how it is managed clinically. The research also identifies which breeds are …

   01 Feb 2023

• British bulldog ownership has doubled but breed faces high risk of skin disease and obesity

  

  Findings show that due to breeding trends 12.7% of British bulldogs suffer from ear infections, 8.8% from skin infections and 8.7% from obesity

   16 Jul 2019

• FPersian cats at high risk of health problems, study shows

  

  Almost two thirds of Persian cats suffer from at least one health condition according to the largest every study of this breed

   17 Sep 2019