731 - 740 of 969 results

• RVC Senior Vice-Principal becomes RCVS President

  

  Royal Veterinary College (RVC) Senior Vice-Principal Stephen May has become President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the body which regulates the profession in the UK.

   12 Jul 2017

• Incontinence in bitches: huge breed predispositions shown in VetCompass study

   A VetCompass RVC epidemiological study involving over 100,000 bitches from veterinary clinics across England has highlighted certain breeds that are hugely predisposed to urinary incontinence.   Urinary incontinence describes involuntary leaking …

   15 Sep 2017

   A VetCompass RVC epidemiological study involving over 100,000 bitches from veterinary clinics …

• Chronic Kidney disease in cats explored

  

  Chronic Kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 1.2% cats attending primary-care practice in the UK, a new study has revealed. The research, carried out by the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) VetCompassTM programme, also investigated risk …

   16 May 2019

• Diagnosis and management of Cushing's syndrome in dogs explored

  

  Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s syndrome) is one of the most common endocrine diseases in dogs attending primary-care practice, affecting 0.28% of UK dogs. Dogs with hyperadrenocorticism are typically diagnosed and managed within primary-care …

   02 Oct 2019

• New VetCompass study reports on epidemiology and risk factors for mammary tumours in female cats

  

  A new study at the Royal Veterinary College reported on the frequency and risk factors for mammary tumours in female cats. Mammary tumours in cats are uncommon but can be highly aggressive when they do happen. The study aimed to report the …

   06 Apr 2023

• French Bulldogs and Bulldogs at high risk of "old dog syndrome"

  

  Aging dogs often show signs of Vestibular disease, often colloquially called “old dog syndrome”. Affected dogs typically show sudden loss of balance, collapsing, disorientation, head tilt and flickering of the eyes (nystagmus). These signs can be …

   11 Sep 2020

• Three RVC professors to become RCVS Fellows

  

  Three Royal Veterinary College (RVC) professors are being made Fellows of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the body which regulates the veterinary profession in the UK.

   05 Oct 2016

• 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, …

• VetCompass research in The Kennel Scope

  

  VetCompass research output features strongly in this months edition of The Kennel Scope magazine, published last week by the Kennel Club. The Kennel Scope magazine is a free, quarterly e-newsletter aimed at keeping  veterinary professionals …

   19 Jun 2015

• Welcome to our new team member Megan Conroy

  

  We are excited to welcome Megan Conroy to the VetCompass team. Megan obtained her Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Edinburgh in 2010. She worked initially in first opinion mixed practice before moving into small …

   10 Nov 2015