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• RVC awarded grant to develop first-ever organ-on-a-chip facility for veterinary species

  

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been awarded funding to develop a first-of-its-kind organ-on-a-chip facility for veterinary species. By reflecting animal tissue structures and predicting responses to a wide range of stimuli …

   18 Jul 2023

• RVC receives funding to strengthen research into livestock disease

  

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been awarded funding by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to continue their studies into …

   03 Aug 2023

• RVC hospitals shine in new Practice Standards Scheme

  

  The Royal Veterinary College’s Equine and Small Animal Referral Hospitals are among the first in the UK to be assessed under the new Practice Standards Scheme (PSS) Awards, and have been designated as ‘Outstanding’ in all categories assessed to date.

   16 Aug 2016

• 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.

• Out-of-hours Emergency Care

  The RVC operates a 24-hour veterinary emergency veterinary clinic, for dog, cat and other pet owners whose regular vet practices have signed up to our scheme.

• New RCVS guidance on 'Under Care' and prescribing Prescription-Only Veterinary Medicines to animals

  The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) introduced new regulations on 1st September 2023 that affect how Veterinary Surgeons can prescribe ‘prescription only medications (POM-Vs)’ which will affect how RVC Equine can prescribe medications to …

• RVC study reveals multitude of indicators of equine insulin dysregulation and therefore laminitis risk

  

  A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has determined new factors that can indicate insulin dysregulation (ID) in ponies. The study findings confirm that physical observation (i.e., looking at the external characteristics of the …

   28 Sep 2023
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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.
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  Equine Degloving Case

  Gannicus, an 11-year-old thoroughbred gelding, spent more than three months at the RVC Equine Referral Hospital earlier this year due to a degloving wound sustained by kicking through the side of a horsebox.
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  RVC’s Pandemic Puppies Team: Shining a light on contemporary challenges in canine welfare

  Dr Rowena Packer, Lecturer in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science, reflects on the contributions of RVC research to understanding the dynamic world of dog welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond