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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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  Canine Pericardial Effusion Biobank for Diagnostic Advancements

  The RVC is compiling a biobank of fluids removed from around the heart, enabling pioneering research aimed at developing new diagnostic tests to help dogs at the RVC and beyond. It appears to be the first such biobank of pericardial effusion (PE) …
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  Deaf Dog Has Grass Seed Behind Eye Removed

  A year-old cocker spaniel presented to the Emergency and Critical Care service in July for acute onset redness and swelling of the left eye, which had started two days before. Marvin had been running through tall grass and his local vet removed …
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  Risk Factors for Dacryocystitis in Pet Rabbits

  Joanna Hedley, Victoria Ede and Charlotte Dawson Dacryocystitis is relatively common in pet rabbits and is often present concurrently with other diseases. However, there are relatively few studies reporting the prevalence of ocular disease – and …
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  Veterinary Nurses Implementing Clinical Audits at the QMHA

  Perdi Welsh, Course Director for post-registration Certificates in Advanced Veterinary Nursing Clinical governance and associated activities, such as clinical audit to ensure quality enhancement, is now enshrined within the RCVS Codes of …
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  Primary Care and Shelter Medicine Postgraduate Opportunity

  The RVC has created a new course – the first of its kind in the UK – for veterinary surgeons with particular interests in primary care and shelter medicine. The Postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary Primary and Accessible Care and Education Internship ( …

• Brucella canis and your referral to the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals

  In the last two years there have been an increasing number of dogs identified with Brucella canis infection in the UK. Government bodies have reported that these dogs have largely either been imported or have a travel history to Eastern Europe, the …

• Subject Index

  An A-Z list of subjects covered on the RVC Equine website

• Regional Veterinary Centre - South of England

  The RVC, Kingston Maurward College and regional veterinary practices are collaborating in the development of a centre of excellence for livestock extension.

• Respiratory diseases

  Respiratory diseases in horses are very common and have a variety of different causes. Infectious respiratory diseases caused by bacterial and viral infections, for example strangles and influenza, occur in horses of all ages and are particularly common in young horses, especially those kept in larger groups or yards.