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• Veterinary Emergency Referrals

  RVC Small Animal Referrals offers the largest and best equipped emergency veterinary facility in the UK. Our Emergency Referrals Service is in operation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is staffed by a large team of vets and specialist veterinary nurses, who provide acute care.
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  Osteoarthritis In Horses – Is There a New Option?

  Roger K.W. Smith, Professor of Equine Orthopaedics The RVC Equine Referral Hospital had a world-first 20 years ago, when it cultured mesenchymal stem cells from the bone marrow of a horse suffering from an overstrain injury of its superficial …
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  VetCompass – a New Direction in Veterinary Evidence

  Dan O'Neill, Dave Brodbelt, Noel Kennedy and David Church, key figures in the RVC’s VetCompass programme, discuss critical milestones since the initiative was launched 15 years ago – and the value of the wider veterinary community in these …
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  The Fountain of Youth for Our Feline Companions?

  Balázs Szladovits, Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology Ageing research has come a long way since the late middle age’s holy grail of procurement of the philosopher’s stone through to the 15th century quest to find the fountain of youth, to …
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  Orthopaedic Service Goes from Strength to Strength

  The Orthopaedic team shares highlights from a recent typical week  The Orthopaedic service at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals is one of the largest teams in Europe, with six surgeons (four European Diploma holders), including Head of Service …

• Clinical Services

  With a team of over 200 dedicated and professional staff, the RVC offers the largest and most comprehensive small animal referral service in Europe
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  Mistreated Dog Saved by RVC Neuro and Orthopaedics Collaboration

  A small crossbreed dog that was thrown from a van and found to have multiple injuries made a good recovery thanks to cutting-edge treatment and excellent aftercare at RVC Small Animal Referrals.
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  Case Study – Stem Cell Treatment of an Equine Tendon Injury

  Roger K.W. Smith, Professor of Equine Orthopaedics     ‘Podge’ (Moonbeg Boy), a 15-year-old Irish sports horse gelding used for eventing, had suffered an overstrain injury to his superficial digital flexor tendon in August 2018. He had developed a …

• Canine stem cell therapy - information for referring vets

  Working with the RVC’s Stem Cell Centre, this is a treatment that vets can offer in-house to appropriate patients.

• Canine Stem Cell Clinic

  The RVC pioneered stem cell therapy for the treatment of equine tendon injuries and is now applying the same techniques to orthopaedic problems in dogs and cats.