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• World Blood Donor Day – Celebrating Animal Blood Donations at the RVC

  

  Thousands of animals’ lives are saved by blood donors, and there is an increasing need for dog and cat donors

   14 Jun 2016
• Kennel Club Charitable Trust Companion Animal Epidemiologist - Disorders of UK Companion Animals (In Progress)

  

  This collaborative venture between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the Kennel Club Charitable Trust (KCCT) will investigate Canine breed-specific disorder prevalence Risk factors for important canine conditions Common disorders in other …
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  The RVC’s Diabetes Research Journey

  Lucy Davison, Professor of Veterinary Clinical Genetics and MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow, reflects on the contributions of RVC research to the care of diabetic pets, including several important milestones, and looks to the future. Vets, nurses …

• The UK’s largest ever feline dental disease study identifies age and breed as biggest risk factors

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has shed light on the frequency, risk factors and linked health problems associated with periodontal disease in pet cats in the UK. These findings will help veterinary practitioners and owners …

   16 Mar 2023

• FPersian cats at high risk of health problems, study shows

  

  Almost two thirds of Persian cats suffer from at least one health condition according to the largest every study of this breed

   17 Sep 2019

• 20 Years of Blood Donor Superheroes: Catherine, Winner of the Feline Lifetime Achievement Award, shares her story

  

  In celebration of the 20th anniversary of World Blood Donor Day and 20 years since the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Blood Donor Programme was launched, we crowned two pet owners with ‘Lifetime Achievement Awards’ for their significant contributions over the past two decades. The Feline Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed to Catherine Kendall, a Registered Veterinary Nurse at the RVC from Stevenage. Catherine has been an exemplary participant in the Blood Donor Programme since 2007. Catherine has involved six cats and five dogs in the programme, collectively making over 114 donations and helping approximately 150 animals in need. Read Catherine's story here.

   19 Jun 2024

   In celebration of the 20th anniversary of World Blood Donor Day and 20 years since the Royal …

• Initiatives to control and eliminate parasitic disease are reaching targets earlier than projected

  

  Data, analysed by researchers, from nine national schistosomiasis control programmes, identified that the majority of initiatives acrosssub-Saharan Africa and Yemen have reached the disease-control target by two treatment rounds or less

   24 Dec 2019

  New data, analysed by a group of leading researchers, from nine national schistosomiasis control …

• Caring for your puppy

  Welcoming a new puppy into your household is an exciting time. We recognise you may want some care advice - not just about your puppy's health but also about behaviour and environment.

• New award-winning RVC research reveals the importance of a One Health approach if elimination of a major parasitic disease is to be achieved

  

  This study highlights how viable zoonotic hybridisation between parasites of humans with those of animals, together with wider ecosystem contexts, can affect the transmission and resilience of the disease.

   17 Aug 2020

  A new study published in Lancet Planetary Health led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), working …

• New research from the RVC sheds light on common health issues in pet rabbits

  

  Exploring the most common health problems in pet rabbits in the UK, new research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) reveals unnatural body shapes along with inadequate diet and exercise as having strong links with poorer health in rabbits. …

   09 Jul 2024