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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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  Immune-mediated Haemolytic Anaemia Case

  Erica Tinson, Lecturer in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Buddy, a six-year-old Labrador was presented to RVC Small Animal Referrals in early January for investigation of severe anaemia. He was diagnosed with immune-mediated haemolytic …
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  A Precious Resource: Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals

  Rosanne Jepson, Professor Small Animal Internal Medicine, and Tom Greensmith, Lecturer in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care In November 2022 the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) participated in ‘World Antimicrobial Awareness Week’, …
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  Helping Referred Patients with a New Fluoroscopy Unit

  RVC Small Animal Referrals has upgraded its fluoroscopy unit, which offers benefits for referred patients and their owners, research and veterinary education. Fluoroscopy is a specialist diagnostic imaging modality, enabling capture of real-time moving pictures of inside of the body.
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  Stopping the spread of MRSP

  Over the past five years, the RVC Dermatology Service has seen an increase in dogs with skin or ear infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP). It recently established a decolonisation study aimed at reducing its spread.
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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 …
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  Rare Vascular Malformation of the Caudal Vena Cava

  A one-year-old Rottweiler was treated for an acquired traumatic kink in her caudal vena cava that was responsible for post-sinusoidal venous hypertension. The trauma was most likely caused by an altercation with a deer.      Lorna had a massive …
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  Long-Term Survival in a Dog with Gastric Adenocarcinoma

  Vivek Basu (vet and Aria’s owner), Andy Yale (Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology) and Sandra Guillén (Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology) Aria, an 11-year-old, female neutered, rough collie, was presented for investigation into chronic vomiting and …
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  Feline Lymphoma

  Irina Gramer, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology, and Alexandra Guillen Martinez, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology Lymphoma is the most frequently diagnosed among all types of feline cancer and due to its systemic distribution often affects a wide …
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  Creating a Dedicated Chemotherapy Administration Room

  We are in the process of developing a chemotherapy administration treatment room at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA). A dedicated space for animals receiving chemotherapy will benefit both our oncology clients and some pets who receive …