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  Pioneering Approach to Canine Barbiturate Poisoning

  A dog that went into a coma after ingesting a potentially fatal quantity of phenobarbitone recovered at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) with the help of extracorporeal therapy and intensive care provided by the Critical Care team.     …
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  Transfusion Medicine Service Enhancement

  Charlotte Russo, Head Transfusion Medicine RVN The Transfusion Medicine Service supports the clinical teams across RVC Small Animal Referrals by providing them with the blood products they need to give their patients the best possible care. It has …
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  Introducing the Oncology Team

  Over the past centuries, decades – and even years – veterinary medicine has developed dramatically. Those who came before us commonly treated a great variety of animals, from budgies to cows. Nowadays, veterinarians tend to either treat small …
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  Lung Tumour Case Study – A Transdisciplinary Success

  Irina Gramer, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology Jenny, a 14-year-old neutered West Highland white terrier, was presented to the RVC as an emergency for investigations into lethargy and inappetence (Fig 1). Part of her initial work-up through the …
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  Portosystemic Shunt Case Study

  Billy, a four-month-old Jack Russell terrier, presented to his referring vets with a history of intermittent vomiting and diarrhoea, occasional hindlimb ataxia, and head bobbing. An abnormal bile acid stimulation test raised the suspicion of a …
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  Congenital Intrahepatic Shunt Classifications Study to Improve Canine Care

  A new descriptive study has determined important variations in the classification of congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (IHPSS) in dogs. These findings are an important step in not only the diagnosis but surgical method and recommended …
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  Exciting Development Offers New Ophthalmology Procedures

  Maria-Christine Fischer, Charlotte Dawson, Roser Tetas Pont, Christiane Kafarnik and Serena Maini A new operating microscope within the Ophthalmology Service will enable the RVC team to offer procedures that are currently only available within very …

• BVA Eye Tests

  BVA eye test/ECVO eye test clinic at the Queen Mother Hospital at the RVC

• Animal 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.

• 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.