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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.You can’t teach epileptic dogs new tricks? A series of pioneering research studies from the Royal …
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Rare sea turtle gets CT scan at the RVC
“Turtley” terrific teamwork at the Royal Veterinary College gives promising CT scan result for Menai the TurtleClinicians at the Royal Veterinary College in Hertfordshire played a key role in a rare turtle’s …
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RVC PhD student awarded Linda Munson Pathology Manuscript award
Sophie Regnault has been awarded the Linda Munson Pathology Manuscript Award for 2014 for the following paper: Osteopathology in the feet of rhinoceroses: Lesion type and distribution. (2013)Regnault, S; Hermes, R; Hildebrandt, T; Hutchinson, J; …Sophie Regnault has been awarded the Linda Munson Pathology Manuscript Award for 2014 for the …
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PhD student wins second prize in poster competition at the OIE Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction
Congratulations to Peter Holloway, PhD student, who won 2nd prize in a poster competition at the OIE Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction, which recently took place in Paris. Peter's poster focused on the current twinning initiative …Congratulations to Peter Holloway, PhD student, who won 2nd prize in a poster competition at the …
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VetCompass™ reveals the secrets of the Border Terrier in England
The Border Terrier is a working terrier type that is generally considered to be a relatively healthy and hardy breed. A new VetCompass™ has explored these beliefs using anonymised clinical data from hundreds of veterinary clinics in England. These …The Border Terrier is a working terrier type that is generally considered to be a relatively …
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VetCompass reveals the secrets of Border Terriers in England
Secrets of the Border Terrier revealed The Border Terrier is a working terrier type that is generally considered to be a relatively healthy and hardy breed. A new VetCompass™ study has explored these beliefs using anonymised clinical data from … -
New VetCompass™ Paper: Road Traffic Accidents in Dogs
A new VetCompass™ study of almost 200,000 dogs has revealed some fascinating insights into Road Traffic Accident (RTA) events in dogs in the UK. The paper, published in the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, reveals that 4 in every 1 …A new VetCompass™ study of almost 200,000 dogs has revealed some fascinating insights into Road …
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ABWE Students represent RVC at BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Research conference
4 of our BSc and Masters students represented the RVC at the 20th BIAZA research conference at Paignton Zoo - 9th-11th July. A great opportunity to display their work on some very interesting and worthy questions: Mitali Sharma, gave a …4 of our BSc and Masters students represented the RVC at the 20th BIAZA research conference at …
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Birds in flight share lessons for future aircraft designs
There is much still to learn from birds in flight when developing small and more efficient aircraft, a team of scientists at the RVC has concluded -
The Royal Veterinary College scores top marks for its Sutton Trust Summer School
Results from the Sutton Trust’s recent UK Summer Schools University Comparison Report have highlighted impressive results from The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Summer School.