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• The DogWeb Survey (Complete)

  

  This study aims to explore whether and how online information sourcing affects the decision-making of UK canine caregivers when deciding whether to seek veterinary care for dogs exhibiting clinical signs of disease.
• Feline Diabetic Diet Research Trial : Reglucat trial

  

  The RVC Diabetic Remission Clinic is recruiting for a 1-year trial examining the ability of a new prescription diet to promote weight loss and diabetic remission in overweight cats with diabetes mellitus. The trial period will last for 1 year; cats …
• Due to breeding trends 12.7% of British bulldogs suffer from ear infections, 8.8% from skin infections and 8.7% from obesity

  Disorders of bulldogs

  Ownership of the iconic British bulldog has doubled but the breed is particularly prone to ear infections, skin infections and obesity, according to the largest ever study of British bulldogs treated in first opinion veterinary practices.

• UFAW/RVC Companion Animal Genetic Health and Welfare Research (Complete)

  

  This project developed evidence-based recommendations on breed-related health and welfare problems in companion animals.
• K-BAD: Estimating the Kanine Burden of Animal Disease in the UK (In Progress)

  

  This project aims to assess canine disease burden in the UK, focusing on key breeds, and model the effects of potential changing breed ownership patterns on the overall health of the UK dog population. 
• Morris Animal Foundation Canine Cancer Epidemiology Research Programme (In progress)

  

  This project aims to explore the frequency of different cancers and factors associated with these cancers in dogs from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study cohort. Alongside this, VetCompass health data will be examined to explore cancer frequency …
• Humeral condylar fractures and other fracture predisposition in brachycephalic dogs

  Humeral condylar fractures

  Humeral condylar fractures and other fracture predisposition in brachycephalic dogs

• Kennel Club Charitable Trust Companion Animal Epidemiologist - Disorders of UK Companion Animals (In Progress)

  

  This collaborative venture between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the Kennel Club Charitable Trust (KCCT) will investigate Canine breed-specific disorder prevalence Risk factors for important canine conditions Common disorders in other …
• Antimicrobial usage in farm animal veterinary practice in the UK: A mixed-methods approach (In Progress)

  

  The aims of this study are to estimate current antimicrobial usage in Farm Veterinary Practice and investigate the intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors associated with farm veterinarian decision-making when prescribing antimicrobials as well as …
• It has been shown that corrective airway surgery can subjectively and objectively improve the way that individual brachycephalic dogs breathe

  Outcome of corrective airway surgery

  It has been shown that corrective airway surgery can subjectively and objectively improve the way that individual brachycephalic dogs breathe.