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• Largest study reveals most common disorders and lifespan of pet hamsters in the UK

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed the 20 most common disorders in pet hamsters. Of these, the most popular include “wet tail", bite injuries from other hamsters, overgrown nails and/or incisors and traumatic injury. …

   23 Jun 2022

• 16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiologists and Economists held in Halifax, Canada

  

  Our VEEPH group was well represented at ISVEE 16 (International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics) in Halifax in Canada in August 2022. We hosted special sessions, gave oral and poster presentations, were active in workshops, met …

   19 Dec 2022

  Our VEEPH group was well represented at ISVEE 16 (International Symposium on Veterinary …

• 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 …

• New study reveals hunting strategy of remaining populations of endangered African wild dogs

  

  RVC's Structure and Motion Laboratory and Botswana Predator Conservation Trust has revealed new information about African wild dogs that will help the conservation of this endangered species.

   29 Mar 2016

• New research from the RVC highlights most common disorders in UK pet guinea pigs

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified the most common conditions in pet guinea pigs in the UK are overgrown nails, ringworm and eye ulcers. Several of these common conditions are linked to sedentary lives in captivity …

   27 Mar 2024

• RVC Professor named chair of The Royal Society’s judging panel for the 2024 Trivedi Science Book Prize

  

  The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Professor John Hutchinson has today been announced as Chair of Judges for the Royal Society’s 2024 Trivedi Science Book Prize. Now in its 37th year, the prize, supported by the Trivedi Family Foundation, …

   16 Jul 2024

• New Petplan award to Dr David Connolly, Professor Brian Catchpole, Dr Jay Dudhia (RVC) and Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere (Liverpool Vet School)

  

  Dr David Connolly, Professor Brian Catchpole, Dr Jay Dudhia  (RVC) and Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere (Liverpool Vet School) has been awarded a grant by Petplan Charitable Trust for a project called: "Avoid rejection to fix a broken heart: assessing the …

   06 Jan 2016

  Dr David Connolly, Professor Brian Catchpole, Dr Jay Dudhia  (RVC) and Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere ( …

• RVC professor joins Mongolian crisis mission

  

  A Royal Veterinary College expert has travelled to Mongolia to join a crisis management mission in response to critically endangered saiga antelope dying off in the country.

   25 Jan 2017

  A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) expert is in Mongolia to join a crisis management mission in …

• New technologies can more effectively track freshwater snails and prevent tropical disease schistosomiasis

  

  Google Earth, satellite images and drone photos can help identify which remote communities are most at risk of contracting one of the world’s worst tropical diseases – schistosomiasi

   28 Oct 2019

  Google Earth, satellite images and drone photos can help identify which remote communities are most …

• Get brushing: Dental disease tops the list of most common problems in UK dogs, according to new study by the RVC

  

  In line with Pet Dental Health Month, findings from the study revealed the most common health problems of dogs are dental disease, ear infection and obesity

   17 Feb 2021