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  Advances in the Identification of Horses and Ponies at an Increased Risk of Laminitis

  RVC researchers have been studying laminitis for over 20 years and were among the first to define endocrinopathic laminitis. They have also been in recent advances in the Identification of Horses and Ponies at an Increased Risk of Laminitis
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  The Value of a New Digital Pathology Platform

  The Royal Veterinary College has establishment a digital pathology platform, which allows digital scanning of glass slides to produce high-resolution digital slide images.
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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 …
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  Introducing the Oncology Team

  Over the past centuries, decades – and even years – 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 …
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  New Insight into the Pathogenesis of Naturally Occurring Intermittent Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate

  By Nicola Lynch, Staff Clinician in Equine Surgery, and Justin Perkins, Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery Fig. 1: Endoscopic image obtained during exercise showing dorsal displacement of the soft palate where the caudal edge of the palate is …
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  Remarkable Rhea’s RVC Referral

  George the pet rhea was presented to the RVC Exotics Service at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) for assessment and treatment of left-sided periocular swelling. The Exotics Service run weekly clinics at QMHA and often collaborate with the Ophthalmology and Imaging Services on cases.
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  Objective Gait Analysis for Poor Performance

  Andy Fiske-Jackson, Deputy Head of RVC Equine and Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery Horses are frequently presented to the RVC Equine Referral Hospital for investigation of poor performance. Following acquisition of a thorough history, the horse is …
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  “One Pathology” For Clinicians and Researchers: All Species Are Equally Important

  Lecturer in Comparative Pathology Dr Alejandro Suarez Bonnet, an RCVS and American Specialist in Veterinary Pathology, talks about his expertise in histopathological diagnosis of domestic, wildlife and laboratory animals, which supports the service …
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  A New Dimension in Visualisation

  Maria-Christine Fischer, Lecturer in Ophthalmology    The new ophthalmic operating microscope Zeiss Lumera 700 was purchased with an Animal Care Trust (ACT) grant and has provided a vast amount of benefits, not only to our patients, but also to …
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  Update on Gastrointestinal Diseases in Horses

  Bettina Dunkel, Associate Professor in Equine Medicine The most commonly described intestinal disease in horses is probably gastric ulcers and colic but other diseases such as colitis and inflammatory bowel disease also play an important role. The …