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  Recurrent Sublumbar Abscesses Due to Occult Grass Seed

  Grace Thomas (Resident in Small Animal Surgery)     Norman Norman, a three-year-old cocker spaniel, presented to our Emergency Referrals Service last October, following a two-day history of lethargy, inappetence, pyrexia and a vomiting episode. …
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  From Acorns Mighty Things Grow

  Clinical Connections interviewed Katharine Nelson, RVC’s Director of General Practice, which spans the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital and Acorn House Veterinary Hospital. Katharine started at Acorn House after graduating from Cambridge and was …
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  Meeting Our New Clinical Pathologist

  Clinical Connections spoke to Rina Nabeta, the RVC’s newest Clinical Pathologist, who joined us in April. As well as completing a clinical pathology residency after her veterinary training, and three years in practice, she also completed a PhD in …
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  Lung Lobectomy and Adjuvant Treatment of Carcinoma in Dogs

  Matteo Rossanese, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery   We reviewed the medical records of 89 dogs that underwent lung lobectomy for primary lung carcinoma between 2005 and 2022 across four European veterinary institutions. The study was …
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  The Value of Corneal Donations

  We deal with a large number of eye conditions amongst many different species. Brachycephalic dogs are our most frequently seen patients, while rabbits and rodents among the least common. Corneal ulcers are one of the most common eye conditions that …
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  Clinical Microbiology in an Era of Antimicrobial Resistance

  Sian Frosini, Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Microbiology     Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an established, and growing, concern for One Health. In companion animals, the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria challenges successful …
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  Eye Saved After Unusual Neurogenic dry eye Diagnosis

  Serena Maini, Lecturer in Ophthalmology Lily, whose eye was saved due to the RVC Ophthalmology Service, her local vets and her caring owners Lily, a 10-year-old Parson Russell terrier, was scheduled to undergo enucleation surgery but her eye was …
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  A Week in the Chemotherapy Room

  The Chemotherapy Team      In the 16 years since the Oncology Service established a dedicated chemotherapy treatment centre, the team has helped to treat many cats and dogs with cancer. The number of cases coming through has increased year-on-year …
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  Complex Cardiology Case

  Virginia Luis Fuentes (Professor of Veterinary Cardiology) and Eve Lo (Resident in Veterinary Cardiology)    Murphy, a nine-month-old male Cockerpoo was presented to the RVC’s Emergency Referral Service at the end of last April. He had become …
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  Progressing IMHA Treatment Through Collaborative Research

  Barbara Glanemann, Associate Professor in Small Animal Medicine    Most immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA) treatments involve suppressing the immune system to stop the body from destroying its own red blood cells. Distressing side effects of …