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• Extracorporeal Therapies (Dialysis and Plasmapheresis)

  The Royal Veterinary College's small animal referral hospital is the first veterinary hospital in the UK to offer advanced extracorporeal therapies, including dialysis and plasmapheresis (therapeutic plasma exchange). These are pioneering blood purification treatments that are used in both dogs and cats with kidney failure, immune mediated disease and toxicities.

• Interventional Radiology

  The Royal Veterinary College is at the forefront of the veterinary application of interventional radiology (IR). IR provides state-of-the-art solutions for debilitating and life-threatening conditions using minimally invasive techniques

• Brainsight Neuronavigation System

  The work of surgeons at RVC small animal referrals is assisted by the Brainsight neuronavigation system. It was the first veterinary centre in the UK to have the 3-dimension stereotactic brain biopsy device.
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  Vet on the Hill and RVC Referrals

  Clinical Connections spoke to Scott Miller, who features in the TV show Vet on the Hill, about his relationship with the RVC. Born in Brisbane,
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  The Most Common Cases Referred to Internal Medicine

  We are focusing, over a number of articles, on the most common cases referred to the RVC team and the capacities that enable us to offer effective treatments to patients and a good service to referrers.
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  The Value of Hypophysectomy

  The RVC’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 Referrals’ cardiothoracic surgery team is set to quadruple the number of canine mitral valve surgeries performed.
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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 RVC’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 Don’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