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  Bringing Brachycephalic Research Together to Help Pets and Vets

  The RVC has established an interdisciplinary team to co-ordinate research expertise on brachycephalic companion animals and enhance dissemination of key findings to share insights with the veterinary community and wider world.

• The RVC calls for vets to participate in survey to help shape the future of epilepsy research

  

  The Canine Epilepsy Research team at the (RVC is calling for general practice vets to participate in a vital survey being conducted on canine epilepsy therapies

   09 Jun 2020

  The Canine Epilepsy Research team at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is calling for general …

• Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals - New Book Available to Pre-order

  

  Dr Rowena Packer and VetCompass' Dr Dan O'Neill edit new book about brachycephalic health and welfare Health and welfare issues of brachycephalic (flat-faced) animals are one of the most pressing problems facing companion animals right now. Dogs, …

   21 Jan 2021

• RVC study into canine epilepsy helps owners identify triggers and predict seizures before they happen

  

  An important step in helping dog owners to have advance warning of seizures, but also to identify the triggers that can be avoided to help reduce the number of seizures their dog experiences

   26 May 2020

  An international study, which recruited owners of dogs diagnosed with epilepsy, has revealed …

• Study reveals substantial negative impacts on owners’ lives when their dog develops epilepsy

  

  The qualitative study, led by the RVC, explored the impact of owning a dog with epilepsy, aiming to provide better support and resources to help improve owner quality of life

   26 Nov 2020

  A study led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which explored the impact of owning a dog with …

• RVC Research study reveals consequences of extreme demand for puppies during COVID-19 Pandemic

  

  RVC study reveals why so many people bought puppies during the pandemic and the consequences of this extreme demand

   25 Aug 2021

• British bulldog ownership has doubled but breed faces high risk of skin disease and obesity

  

  Findings show that due to breeding trends 12.7% of British bulldogs suffer from ear infections, 8.8% from skin infections and 8.7% from obesity

   16 Jul 2019

• RVC research reveals persistent illegal puppy selling post-pandemic

  

  Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College are calling for greater protection of puppy welfare as Lucy's Law is not adhered to and increasing numbers of underage puppies are being illegally imported A study exploring changes to UK puppy buying …

   13 Jul 2023

• Lasting lockdown love? RVC research identifies that problem behaviours are damaging the owner-dog relationship as pandemic puppies reach young adulthood

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) pandemic puppies research programme has highlighted the negative impact of problem behaviours in young adult dogs on the strength of the owner-dog relationship. These findings can be used to …

   12 Feb 2025

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) pandemic puppies research programme has …

• New BBSRC grant: Investigating the relationship between epilepsy, drug-resistance and affective disorders in the domestic dog

  

  Investigating the relationship between epilepsy, drug-resistance and affective disorders in the domestic dog

   10 Oct 2016

  A new BBSRC grant has been awarded to Prof Holger Volk, Dr Rowena Packer and Dr Rachel Casey …