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RVC study into canine epilepsy helps owners identify triggers and predict seizures before they happen
An important step in helping dog owners to have advance warning of seizures, but also to identify the triggers that can be avoided to help reduce the number of seizures their dog experiencesAn international study, which recruited owners of dogs diagnosed with epilepsy, has revealed …
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Love is blind? Many owners of short-muzzled dogs are strongly bonded to their pets but unaware of health problems
Love is blind? Many owners of short-muzzled dogs are strongly bonded to their pets but unaware of health problemsThe largest study to date on the owners of short-muzzled dogs reveals close bonds between them and …
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New RVC research helps owners better understand the remaining life expectancy of dogs
New research from the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) VetCompass programme now enables owners to predict the remaining life expectancy of their dog from different ages, with results broken down by breed and gender to make these as useful as possible for owners of many breeds in the UK. The findings also identify breeds with the greatest and lowest life expectancies of the 18 breeds in the study, highlighting wide differences in life expectancy amongst popular breeds. -
World’s largest elbow disease study helps owners of large-breed dogs
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has just completed the largest ever study of elbow disease in dogs attending first opinion veterinary practices in the UK. The results have highlighted which breeds are most at risk in order to assist owners to be alert for the signs of this condition and to seek veterinary treatment early. -
RVC invites UK dog owners who acquired a puppy since January 2019 to take part in huge national study
The ‘Pandemic Puppies’ study will explore how the Covid-19 lockdown has affected puppy buying in the UK -
Owners urged to ‘stop and think’ before buying as English bulldogs are twice as likely to have a health problem
New study from the Royal Veterinary College suggests urgent action is required to reduce many serious health issues of English Bulldogs associated with exaggerated features -
Summer students investigate horse behaviour and welfare
Last week we celebrated the end of our summer students' projects! We were very lucky to have Ambre Jacquart (MSci WAB) and Emmanuel Oloyede-Oyeyemi (BVetMed) join us this summer to run projects alongside Aline's PhD project on early life effects on …Last week we celebrated the end of our summer students' projects!
We were very lucky to have Ambre …
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Huge Congratulations to Liane Preshaw on her MPhil
We are very pleased to announce that Liane Preshaw nee Crowther has been granted her MPhil on 'An investigation into the development and potential application of a Welfare Assessment protocol to assess horse welfare using animal-based …We are very pleased to announce that Liane Preshaw nee Crowther has been granted her …
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New Alborada Trust grant
A new grant has been awarded by the Alborada Trust to Professor Josh Slater, Dr Jackie Cardwell and Dr Sarah Rosanowski to work on "Exotic disease preparedness: how prepared is the United Kingdom for an exotic disease outbreak?" International …A new grant has been awarded by the Alborada Trust to Professor Josh Slater, Dr Jackie Cardwell and …
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FAWSE success at Post graduate research day
On the 8th of June 2022, RVC held it’s annual post graduate research day at our Hawkshead Campus. Post graduates across the RVC showed off the hard work they are putting into their varying projects with impacts statements, presentations and posters. …On the 8th of June 2022, RVC held it’s annual post graduate research day at our Hawkshead Campus. …