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New research from the RVC identifies insights into the cause of the 2021 outbreak of a serious feline condition
Two new studies from the RVC have examined the 2021 outbreak of feline pancytopenia – a rare condition that causes serious illness, and in some cases fatalities, in cats. Due to the rapid increase of cases at the time, the outbreak caused concern …Two new studies from the RVC have examined the 2021 outbreak of feline pancytopenia – a rare …
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The RVC celebrates 10 years of lifesaving treatment
This month, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is celebrating 10 years of its life-saving service of extracorporeal therapies for cats and dogs with kidney failure, immune-mediated disease and certain toxicities. The RVC’s Queen Mother Hospital for …This month, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is celebrating 10 years of its life-saving service …
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Osteoarthritis In Horses – Is There a New Option?
Roger K.W. Smith, Professor of Equine Orthopaedics The RVC Equine Referral Hospital had a world-first 20 years ago, when it cultured mesenchymal stem cells from the bone marrow of a horse suffering from an overstrain injury of its superficial … -
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Dachshund Bounces Back After Being Hit by a Bike
A miniature dachshund severely injured when run over by a bicycle made an incredible recovery after being treated and cared for at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA). Frida, with her scar visible months after being run over by a bike … -
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Information sheet for vets: Therapeutic plasma exchange
Therapeutic plasma exchange are extracorporeal therapies which fall under the broader category of therapeutics called apheresis which means ‘to take away’
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MRes - Derivation of corneal keratocytes from canine induced pluripotent stem cells
Supervisors: Dr Christiane Kafarnik, Dr Clara de Pascale and Dr Debbie Guest Department: Clinical Science and Services Project Details The cornea is an optically clear tissue permitting light transmission into the eye. Transparency of the … -
MRes - Regulation of neural Mitochondrial Dynamics by the energy sensor, AMPK
Supervisors: Dr Claire Thornton and Dr Helen Stolp Department: Comparative Biomedical Sciences Project Details Babies experiencing asphyxia during birth are at risk of significant long-term disabilities such as cerebral palsy and epilepsy. … -
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Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping – Leading the Way in Veterinary Oncology
Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping is a diagnostic tool commonplace in human oncology and developing in veterinary oncology. It increases the accuracy of detection of metastatic disease whilst minimising patient morbidity. -
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A Decade of Extracorporeal Therapy
It is ten years since the RVC began delivering extracorporeal therapies for cats and dogs with kidney injury, immune-mediated disease and certain toxicities. More than 50 patients have received the advanced treatments, most of which would have died without it. -
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Diagnostic Imaging in Veterinary Forensic Pathology: Henny Martineau, Head of Veterinary Forensic Pathology
The RVC has been receiving forensic pathology cases for some years and recently appointed Henny Martineau as Head of Forensic Pathology to lead the discipline at the College, with a view to developing a Centre of Excellence in Veterinary Forensics in the near future.