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The following articles have all appeared in Clinical Connections the RVC veterinary services newsletter
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The Value of Hypophysectomy
The RVCÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s hypophysectomy clinic recently operated on the 50th pet - an acromegalic diabetic cat called Nala. The owners of the domestic short-haired cat flew her in from Germany to seek the expertise of our RVC team. -
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Capacity Multiplies
The expansion of RVC Small Animal ReferralsÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™ cardiothoracic surgery team is set to quadruple the number of canine mitral valve surgeries performed. -
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Tortoise Shell Injury from Dog Attack
Jo Hedley, Head of the Exotics and Small Mammals Service Mr T, a Sulcata tortoise, was referred to the RVC Exotics Service for assessment and treatment of a severe shell injury following a dog attack. The chelonian shell is a sturdy structure ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥¦ -
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Multimodal Approach to Pain Management
A Newfoundland suffering from recurrent neck pain, due to nerve root compression, was helped by a multimodal approach involving the RVCÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s Anaesthesia and Analgesia Service, Diagnostic imaging, Neurology and Neurosurgery and Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation services. -
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Prudent Antibiotic Use and Effective Infection Control
Every year we treat patients at the RVC that are referred with multi-drug resistant infections and this poses a constant challenge to the way that we manage and care for such patients. -
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Plasmapheresis: When the Drugs DonÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™t Work
Molly, a three-year old springer spaniel with a severe form of immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA) was successfully treated by the RVC's Small Animal Emergency Referrals Service with plasmapheresis -
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Cat Bounces Back After Brain Surgery
A cat that had severe neurological deficits as a result of a large ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥¨intracranial meningioma made a full recovery after the tumour was removed by RVC surgeons. -
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Gait Analysis
RVC objective gait analysis system has substantial benefits. Orthopaedic examination and subsequent diagnostic work-up is a complex decision-making process reliant on observation of the horse under a variety of conditions. -
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Advanced Imaging Case Study
Advanced imaging case study of a greyhound seen by specialists at the ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥, who was injured when chasing a deer -
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Fatty Liver Threat in Camelids
Hepatic lipidosis can be a real challenge in many species, and a problem which we are increasingly recognising in camelids referred to the RVC Farm Animal Clinical Centre