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• New paper published on canine patellar luxation!

  

  A new VetCompass paper published this week in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology (CGE) explores patellar luxation in dogs attending primary-care practice in England. Patellar luxation is one of the most common orthopaedic disorders of dogs and is a …

   10 Jun 2016

• Canine DMVD study enrols over 700 dogs!

  

  Latest data update from canine DMVD study VetCompass team member Maddy Mattin has now recruited over 700 dogs from 77 individual clinics across the UK top take part in a longitudinal study to better understand and monitor the clinical progression …

   01 Jun 2015

• Demography and health of Pugs publication in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology

  

  New VetCompass study published which describes the demography and health of Pugs under primary veterinary care in England. The Pug is an ancient dog breed and was the first most commonly registered UK breed in 2014.  It is thought that they are …

   16 Jun 2016
• K-BAD: Estimating the Kanine Burden of Animal Disease in the UK (In Progress)

  

  This project aims to assess canine disease burden in the UK, focusing on key breeds, and model the effects of potential changing breed ownership patterns on the overall health of the UK dog population. 

• Advanced canine and feline cardiology diagnostic services

  The RVC veterinary cardiology service handles specialist clinical referrals in dogs, cats and other small animals with cardiac conditions, such as heart failure, murmurs and arrhythmia. Procedures performed include permanent pacemaker implantation and treatment of valvular stenosis using balloon valvuloplasty.
• The DogWeb Survey (Complete)

  

  This study aims to explore whether and how online information sourcing affects the decision-making of UK canine caregivers when deciding whether to seek veterinary care for dogs exhibiting clinical signs of disease.

• Canine cruciate ligament disease publication in 'Veterinary Surgery'

  

  A new study undertaken using VetCompass data has been published online in the journal Veterinary Surgery this week: Epidemiology of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease Diagnosis in Dogs Attending Primary-Care Veterinary Practices in England. Taylor- …

   03 Jul 2015

• International Canine Health Award for RVC PhD Student for canine diabetes genetic research

  

  Alice Denyer, a PhD student from the Royal Veterinary College, has won an International Canine Health Award - the 2018 Postgraduate Student Inspiration Award. This is in recognition of her research into the genetic differences between individual dog …

   25 May 2018

• Canine conditions treated by open-heart surgery

  The RVC is Europe's leading centre for pet heart surgery, having been at the forefront for more than a decade.
• Morris Animal Foundation Canine Cancer Epidemiology Research Programme (In progress)

  

  This project aims to explore the frequency of different cancers and factors associated with these cancers in dogs from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study cohort. Alongside this, VetCompass health data will be examined to explore cancer frequency …