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• New study highlights concerns over the purchasing of flat-faced dogs

  

  Owners are attracted by their large, wide-set eyes, and flat faces, even though these characteristics are linked with a variety of inherited diseases.

   24 May 2017

  The popularity of flat faced brachycephalic dogs in the UK continues to rise.

  The French Bulldog …

• Gastric bloat: 80% survival of surgical cases shown in VetCompass study

  

  An RVC-led epidemiological study involving dogs from across the UK has blown the myth that gastric bloat is almost always a death sentence for affected dogs.

   01 Sep 2017

• World Blood Donor Day – Celebrating Animal Blood Donations at the RVC

  

  Thousands of animals’ lives are saved by blood donors, and there is an increasing need for dog and cat donors

   14 Jun 2016

• Cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy a.k.a. ‘Alabama rot’ in the UK – Frequently asked questions

  

  Cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy a.k.a. ‘Alabama rot’ in the UK – Frequently asked questions

   28 Mar 2018

  What is the disease?

  The condition was first reported exclusively greyhounds in America during the …

• New study by the RVC reveals scale of UK canine health and welfare research funding

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which explored the amount of UK not-for-profit funding for research into canine health and welfare, found that 109 UK funders provided £57.8 million between 2012 and 2022. This study is the first …

   23 May 2024

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which explored the amount of UK not-for- …

• Students championing diversity in the veterinary sector celebrate fifth anniversary of cause

  

  Animal Aspirations, a national student-led organisation dedicated to improving ethnic and socioeconomic diversity within animal-related careers, celebrated its fifth birthday this week. After reports from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) …

   05 Nov 2024

• New research from the RVC identifies impact of owner perceptions on brachycephalic dog welfare reforms

  

  One in seven owners of extreme brachycephalic dogs stated that ‘nothing’ could put them off buying a brachycephalic dog. A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified key perceptual barriers to improving the welfare of …

   20 Dec 2024

  One in seven owners of extreme brachycephalic dogs stated that ‘nothing’ could put them off buying …

• VetCompass at BSAVA Congress 2015

  

  VetCompass enjoyed a hugely successful British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress from 9th-12th April 2015, contributing a total of 7 presentations by 5 different speakers during this well-attended event. BSAVA Congress, held …

   16 Apr 2015

• New Petplan award

  Professor Mark Fox, Dr Damer Blake, Kim Stevens (RVC), Professor Arancha Meana (University of Madrid), Professor Paul Davis, Dr Corrine Austin (Austin Davis Biologics Ltd) and Professor John Pickett (Rothamsted Research) have been awarded a grant by …

   04 Feb 2016

  Professor Mark Fox, Dr Damer Blake, Kim Stevens (RVC), Professor Arancha Meana (University of …

• New BBSRC grant awarded to Dr Rowena Packer

  

  Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a BBSRC Fellowship to work on "Comorbidity and characteristics of canine neurodevelopmental disorders and their impact on animal welfare" Epilepsy is a complex brain disease, in which individuals are predisposed to …

   03 Apr 2017

  Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a BBSRC Fellowship to work on "Comorbidity and characteristics of …