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• Investigating the epidemiology of canine heatstroke presenting to UK primary care veterinary practices

  Hot Dogs – investigating the epidemiology of canine heatstroke presenting to UK primary care veterinary practices

  The study will apply the VetCompass™ database to review the clinical records of over 900,000 dogs registered with UK primary-care veterinary practices for heatstroke events

• The Effectiveness of Antimicrobials for the Treatment of Canine Pyoderma in the UK (Complete)

  

  This study aimed to estimate the frequency of canine pyoderma and its treatment and to evaluate risk factors for treatment relapse and failure in UK primary and referral veterinary practice.
• Re-Inventing Diagnosis and Management of Canine Hyperadrenocorticism (Complete)

  

  This project, funded by Dechra, aims to determine better methods for the earlier detection and monitoring of hyperadrenocorticism in dogs.  More effective diagnosis and monitoring may result in improved quality of life.
• Dogs Trust Canine Welfare Grant Project: Evidence-Based Prioritisation of Canine Inherited Diseases (Complete)

  

  This study aims to create an evidence-based prioritisation list of inherited health disorders to underpin reforms of canine health and welfare.
• Man’s Best Friend: Risk Factors for Canine Cancer (Complete)

  

  This study looked at risk factors for the major canine cancers, including environmental factors which may be markers for disease in co-habiting humans.
• Canine leptospirosis: Improving diagnostics and understanding of the epidemiology of disease in UK dogs (In Progress)

  

  The project, co-sponsored by BBSRC and MSD, aims to improve the diagnostics of Leptospirosis in canids. 
• 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 …
• Hot Dogs – investigating the epidemiology of canine heatstroke presenting to UK primary care veterinary practices (Complete)

  

  The project, funded by Dogs Trust, aims to improve our understanding of the incidence, underlying causes and risk factors associated with heatstroke in dogs. Emily Hall and Anne Carter at Nottingham Trent University are working in collaboration with …
• Canine health and welfare research funding in the UK: Current status and future opportunities (Complete)

  

  This project, supported by four leading UK canine charities in partnership with the RVC, explored the levels and distribution of UK canine health research funding over the last decade, and analysed the areas of research this has included. Through …
• Pre-owned pooches: Characterising commercial and private re-homing and re-selling systems for dogs aged > 16 weeks in the UK and implications for canine welfare (In progress)

  

  This PhD project will explore the re-sale of dogs over 16 weeks old that are sold through online advertisements in the UK: the demographics of dogs advertised; the demographics, motivations, and experiences of their sellers and buyers; and how the …