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The dog who defied the odds wins Animal Hero Rescue Award
Brave Romanian rescue dog, Fleur, has been awarded the Mirror’s Animal Hero Rescue Award 2019Brave Romanian rescue dog, Fleur, has been awarded the Mirror’s Animal Hero Rescue Award 2019.
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Weight gain more than doubles the risk of laminitis in horses and ponies
Horses and ponies that gain weight are more than twice as likely to develop laminitis than if they lose or maintain their weight, new research has found. -
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Resilient Rocco’s Road to Recovery
A three-year-old longhaired male entire Chihuahua was mauled by a large dog, leading to severe injuries, including pelvic fractures, body wall rupture, testicular avulsion and acute kidney injury. He has bounced back and is enjoying his life, thanks to the specialist teams working together at RVC Small Animal Referrals -
New study from the RVC identifies most common findings in pre-purchase examinations of horses
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that lameness is the most common prejudicial PPE finding in prepurchase examinations (PPEs) in horses in the UK. It was also found that horses with a higher purchase price are more … -
Study from the RVC indicates that feeding commercial feedstuff aids healing and prevention of recurrence of equine squamous gastric disease
A new study by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed early indications that feeding a particular commercial feedstuff to horses suffering from Equine Squamous Gastric Disease (ESGD) aids the prevention of disease recurrence. The research, … -
Registered Veterinary Nurse celebrates 30 years of service at the RVC
Katie Bacon, a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), is celebrating thirty years of service caring for animals at the institution’s world-leading hospital. Katie always loved learning about science at school and …Katie Bacon, a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), is …
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New RVC research finds inbreeding is contributing factor to mid and late-term pregnancy loss in Thoroughbreds
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Cornell University, has found that inbreeding is a contributing factor to mid and late-term pregnancy loss (MLPL), but not early pregnancy loss (EPL) in Thoroughbreds. This … -
The RVC celebrates 20 years of life-saving blood donations by launching birthday appeal
The RVC is celebrating 20 years of its life-saving blood donation programme provided at its North Mymms Hawkshead campus – which has supported thousands of cats and dogs over the years. To mark the special occasion and provide more pets with this …The RVC is celebrating 20 years of its life-saving blood donation programme provided at its North …
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Life After Racing: The RVC is calling for owners of former racehorses for rehoming survey
Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are calling for owners and previous owners of former racehorses in the UK to participate in a new survey and share their experiences of rehoming racehorses to uncover the different factors that … -
The RVC calls for participants as it launches new study into the effects of Cushing’s disease in horses and ponies
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in partnership with CVS Group plc, has launched a new study to explore the effects of Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID), commonly known as Equine Cushing’s disease, in adult and older horses and ponies …