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• Brachycephaly Expertise

  The Royal Veterinary College has the only specialist clinic in UK for brachycephalic dog breeds, also known as short-muzzled or short-nosed dogs.

• NEW Specialist Exotic & Small Mammal Pet Service Opens May 2014

  

  Based at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital in Camden, London, we provide services for a large variety of small mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and ornamental fish

   01 May 2014

  The exotics service at the RVC is led by Joanna Hedley, an RCVS and European specialist in exotic …

• BVetMed Graduate joint winner of 2020 BETA Equine Thesis of the Year Award

  

  RVC BVet Med graduate Victoria O'Hara has jointly won the 2020 BETA Equine Thesis of the Year Award. The award recognises academic excellence in undergraduate study and Victoria was one of four finalists who presented their thesis to a panel of …

   29 Oct 2020

• Pet Care Advice

  Advice on looking after you pet, what to do in an emergency and preparing for a visit to the vet

• Latest VetCompass Australia research explores early-age desexing of cats

  

  The global problem of unowned domestic cats, driven by their phenomenal reproductive success, carries significant economic, animal welfare and biodiversity costs. Desexing owned cats prior to puberty prevents unwanted litters that contribute to …

   28 Jan 2021

• Behaviour and health outcomes in conventional and slow-growing breeds of broiler chicken

  

  In a study carried out at the RVC Hawkshead campus, RVC researchers led by Dr. Siobhan Abeyesinghe compared conventional and slow-growing broiler breeds. We have identified key behavioural measures that should be used to improve welfare assessments.  …

   11 Jun 2021

  In a study carried out at the RVC Hawkshead campus, RVC researchers led by Dr. Siobhan Abeyesinghe …

• Researchers at RVC explored the spatial and seasonal distribution and environmental risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs in GB

  

  Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease, widely distributed across the world and mammalian species. Disease can range from asymptomatic to fatal, generally by causing liver and kidney damage. Leptospirosis cases in other countries have been …

   22 Jun 2021

  Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease, widely distributed across the world and mammalian …

• Wound Clinic

  RVC Small Animal Referrals has a wound clinic, which offers access to the range of specialist transdisciplinary and surgical expertise within the team, as well as tailored advice and expertise for the management of all wounds, simple or complex.

• Oncology - Thermofield hyperthermia and intratumoral chemotherapy

  Launched in January 2022 and funded by the RVC Animal Care Trust, we are the only centre in the UK to offer melanoma treatment using Thermofield hyperthermia and intratumoral chemotherapy. Melanoma is a very common nodular skin disease of older …

• RVC researchers reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie a common genetic form of ‘tying up’ in horses.

  

   In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM1), a common disorder associated with exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses. Affected animals have a mutation in a key …

   08 Sep 2016

   In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 …