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• 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 …

• American Kennel Club award to Professor Holger Volk

  

  Professor Holger Volk has been awarded £74k by the American Kennel Club - Canine Health Foundation to work on "Investigating the Effect of a Ketogenic Medium-Chain Triglyceride (MCT) Supplement on the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Canine Idiopathic …

   14 Jun 2016

  Professor Holger Volk has been awarded £74k by the American Kennel Club - Canine Health Foundation …

• New RVC research reveals improved outcomes over time for canine mitral valve repair surgery using a structured multidisciplinary approach

  

  A new publication from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), reveals that adopting a structured multidisciplinary approach to mitral valve repairs improves short-term outcomes for canines suffering from degenerative heart valve disease. While open …

   12 Mar 2025

  A new publication from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), reveals that adopting a structured …

• Clinical Director of RVC Small Animal Hospital is Double-Award winner

  

  Media story on Holger Volk's award success winning International Canine Health Award and Bourgelat Award at BSAVA 2016

   18 Apr 2016

• New VetCompass publication: Epidemiology of canine hyperadrenocorticism in the UK

  

  A new VetCompass paper published in Journal of Small Animal Practice describes the epidemiology of hyperadrenocorticism in dogs attending primary-care practice in the UK.    This study aimed to describe the signalment, prevalence and risk factors …

   11 Jun 2016

• Canine experts prioritise pet dog welfare issues in Great Britain

  

  A study, by The Royal Veterinary College, published on 3rd Feb 2014 in the scientific journal Animal Welfare, reveals the highest priority welfare issues impacting companion dogs in Great Britain, as ranked by a panel of independent experts. The …

   15 Sep 2014

  A study, by The Royal Veterinary College, published on 3rd Feb 2014 in the scientific journal …

• New Public Engagement activities – Results of Public Engagement £2K Competition for Contract Researchers

  Two projects have each been awarded £2,000 from the RVC’s internal competition to support public engagement projects relating to RVC research.   Dr Dan O’Neill will be using the funds to create a “Learn Zone” interactive tool on the VetCompass …

   05 Feb 2015

  Two projects have each been awarded £2,000 from the RVC’s internal competition to support public …

• A seizure or not a seizure, that is the question?

  

  New study highlights difficulty of diagnosing seizures from owner-recorded videos. Study also finds the importance of additional clinical information alongside videos to make a diagnosis, and the need for robust seizure classification systems to differentiate between seizure types

   25 Feb 2015

  New research lead by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) canine epilepsy clinic working together …

• New study shows resistance to most clinically relevant antimicrobials is increasing in major canine skin pathogen

  Researchers from the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals studying Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, the predominant dog skin pathogen, showed for the first time that resistance is increasing to the most clinically relevant antimicrobials.Results from a …

   24 Nov 2014

  Researchers from the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals studying Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, …

• The RVC calls for dogs with autoimmune diseases to take part in observational study to improve canine wellbeing

  

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are inviting pet owners with dogs who have a newly diagnosed autoimmune disease to take part in an observational study to better understand the prognosis and help improve the wellbeing of those …

   16 Jan 2023

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are inviting pet owners with dogs who have a …