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  Brain Bank Benefits Beyond the RVC

  The RVC has established a Companion Animal Brain Bank (CABB), with the objective of collecting and storing samples of brain tissue and other biological specimens for research and educational purposes.
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  Small Animal Hydrotherapy

  The RVC delivers hydrotherapy in a purpose-built centre next to the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. An underwater treadmill was updated this year. The Veterinary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Service works closely with the Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, as well as other clinical teams, to ensure the best possible outcome for each patient.

• Pain Clinic

  The RVC anaesthesia team together with other services such as physiotherapy, oncology, neurology, orthopaedics and diagnostic imaging works as a multidisciplinary team to provide the best management of pain for chronic conditions.
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  A Week with the Neurology and Neurosurgery Service

  The Neurology and Neurosurgery Service at the RVC Small Animal Referrals sees a wide variety of cases each week. We take you through a week in the life of the service, through a selection of cases
• Fact File

  Heatstroke in dogs and cats

  Heatstroke in dogs and cats

• Hypophysectomy

  The RVC was the first veterinary centre in the UK to offer hypophysectomy surgery and has now been performing this unique procedure for many years.
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  Pain(T) In the Neck – Computed Tomography Myelography of the Cervical Spine

  Maty Looijen, Equine Resident Clinical problems associated with the cervical spine in horses are common. They involve a wide variety of symptoms, including neurological deficits (e.g. ataxia, dysmetria, paresis), neck pain and stiffness, and gait …
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  Ten Years of Hypophysectomy at the RVC

  Joe Fenn, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery   The UK’s first successful feline hypophysectomy surgery was performed at the RVC in April 2012, to treat a cat with acromegaly and diabetes mellitus. Since then, the RVC team has …
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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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  Creating a Dedicated Chemotherapy Administration Room

  We are in the process of developing a chemotherapy administration treatment room at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA). A dedicated space for animals receiving chemotherapy will benefit both our oncology clients and some pets who receive …