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  Appendicitis – Underdiagnosed in Rabbits?

  Joanna Hedley, Senior Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery ‘Gut stasis’ or ‘gastrointestinal syndrome’ is one of the most common reasons for rabbits to be presented to the RVC Exotics Referral Service. Bluey, who was …
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  Diagnostic Laboratories Development – Exotics Pathology

  Dylan Yaffy, Lecturer in Zoo and Wildlife Pathology Exotic animal pathology is a growing specialisation and, having completed my BVetMed, Anatomic Pathology residency and MVetMed at the RVC, I was extremely pleased to return to take on the new role …
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  Exotics Advanced Imaging

  Diagnostic imaging plays an essential role in exotic animal medicine, with CT an increasingly used and hugely useful tool, to enable fast diagnosis and targeted interventions.
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  Exotics Radiosurgery

  The acquisition of a radiosurgical unit and surgical magnification loupes by the RVC's Exotics Service has greatly expanded the depth and breadth of care that can be delivered
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  A Transdisciplinary Triumph – First Cataract Surgery on Guinea Pig at the RVC

  Close collaboration between the Ophthalmology Service and Exotics Referral Service saw a Guinea pig successfully undergo cataract surgery. This is the first recorded procedure of its kind in the UK.
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  Returning to the RVC to Become an Exotics Specialist

  Interview with Jack MacHale, who studied at the RVC and has returned to the RVC to train as an exotic animal specialist.
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  Success in the Practice Standards Scheme

  The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) has been assessed as ‘Outstanding’ by the Practice Standards Scheme (PSS), a quality assurance system designed to promote the highest standards of veterinary care.
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  Unusual Persistent Urachal Remnant in A Guinea Pig

  A three-year-old guinea pig was referred to the RVC Exotics and Small Mammals Service with an eight-week history of vocalising when urinating, progressing to haematuria and dysuria. A few weeks before referral, an ultrasound of her bladder was …
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  Risk Factors for Dacryocystitis in Pet Rabbits

  Joanna Hedley, Victoria Ede and Charlotte Dawson Dacryocystitis is relatively common in pet rabbits and is often present concurrently with other diseases. However, there are relatively few studies reporting the prevalence of ocular disease – and …
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  Being an RVC Anatomic Pathology Resident

  At this end of his residency and before heading back to the USA, Kevin O’Brien spoke to Clinical Connections about his experience at the RVC.      What made you choose anatomic pathology as a specialty and what made you choose the RVC for your …