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New State-of-the-Art Technology for the RVC Microbiology Laboratory: Time to focus on bacteria again
Rapidly spreading viruses, such as those responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic or the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak in the UK, have dominated the headlines on infectious threats in recent decades. However, bacteria, and multidrug-resistant strains in particular, remain amongst the most important challenges to human and animal health. -
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Tortoise Bladder Stone
Tortoises are regular patients at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital, but Kobe the leopard tortoise was a slightly unusual case as he had been referred for a suspected bladder stone found incidentally on x-rays by his normal vet. -
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Case Study ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥“ Stem Cell Treatment of an Equine Tendon Injury
Roger K.W. Smith, Professor of Equine Orthopaedics ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥˜PodgeÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™ (Moonbeg Boy), a 15-year-old Irish sports horse gelding used for eventing, had suffered an overstrain injury to his superficial digital flexor tendon in August 2018. He had developed a ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥¦ -
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Pioneering Approach to Canine Barbiturate Poisoning
A dog that went into a coma after ingesting a potentially fatal quantity of phenobarbitone recovered at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) with the help of extracorporeal therapy and intensive care provided by the Critical Care team. ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥¦ -
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Transfusion Medicine Service Enhancement
Charlotte Russo, Head Transfusion Medicine RVN The Transfusion Medicine Service supports the clinical teams across RVC Small Animal Referrals by providing them with the blood products they need to give their patients the best possible care. It has ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥¦ -
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Introducing the Oncology Team
Over the past centuries, decades ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥“ and even years ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥“ veterinary medicine has developed dramatically. Those who came before us commonly treated a great variety of animals, from budgies to cows. Nowadays, veterinarians tend to either treat small ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥¦ -
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Lung Tumour Case Study ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥“ A Transdisciplinary Success
Irina Gramer, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology Jenny, a 14-year-old neutered West Highland white terrier, was presented to the RVC as an emergency for investigations into lethargy and inappetence (Fig 1). Part of her initial work-up through the ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥¦ -
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Portosystemic Shunt Case Study
Billy, a four-month-old Jack Russell terrier, presented to his referring vets with a history of intermittent vomiting and diarrhoea, occasional hindlimb ataxia, and head bobbing. An abnormal bile acid stimulation test raised the suspicion of a ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥¦ -
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Congenital Intrahepatic Shunt Classifications Study to Improve Canine Care
A new descriptive study has determined important variations in the classification of congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (IHPSS) in dogs. These findings are an important step in not only the diagnosis but surgical method and recommended ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥¦ -
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Exciting Development Offers New Ophthalmology Procedures
Maria-Christine Fischer, Charlotte Dawson, Roser Tetas Pont, Christiane Kafarnik and Serena Maini A new operating microscope within the Ophthalmology Service will enable the RVC team to offer procedures that are currently only available within very ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥¦