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• Largest study reveals most common disorders and lifespan of pet hamsters in the UK

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed the 20 most common disorders in pet hamsters. Of these, the most popular include “wet tail", bite injuries from other hamsters, overgrown nails and/or incisors and traumatic injury. …

   23 Jun 2022

• Rare sea turtle gets CT scan at the RVC

  

  “Turtley” terrific teamwork at the Royal Veterinary College gives promising CT scan result for Menai the Turtle

   27 Jan 2017

  Clinicians at the Royal Veterinary College in Hertfordshire played a key role in a rare turtle’s …

• 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

• Jordan University for Science and Technology collaborates with RVC and international partners to tackle the spread of disease in the Middle East

  

  For the past two years, the Royal Veterinary College has participated in an international project to improve public health in the Middle East and tackle potential biothreats. This has seen the UK’s leading veterinary school, RVC, twinned with the Jordan University for Science and Technology in Irbid, Jordan, to enhance the delivery of veterinary education and foster collaboration between European and Middle Eastern scientific communities.

   22 Apr 2018

• New research confirms extreme welfare issues in Shar Pei, the sandpaper skin dog breed

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that in-turned eyelids and ear disorders are the most common health conditions in Shar Pei dogs in the UK; both resulting from the breed’s characteristic loose, thickened and folded skin. …

   14 Dec 2023

• 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 …

• Anatomy Online

  Teaching Anatomy Online Veterinary students are increasingly looking for online resources to supplement their traditional courses. There is now a plethora of content to match this demand but students struggle to locate this material, gauge its …

• Cat Flown in from Germany Cured by Advanced Procedure at the RVC

  

  A couple flew their cat from Germany to England so it could have surgery to cure its diabetes at the Royal Veterinary College, which has campuses in London and Hertfordshire

   01 Sep 2016

• 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 …

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