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  Cardiac surgery breakthrough – A world first at the RVC

  Open heart surgery to treat a stenotic tricuspid valve has been carried out at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). It is the first reported case of such a procedure being successfully performed on a dog.
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  Laser Cube Benefits to Referred Patients

  RVC Small Animal Referrals has a new laser that can be used to treat a wide variety of conditions and hasten healing for our patients.

• 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
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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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  Wound Clinic Progress

  The wound clinic at the RVC combines advanced technology and expertise to help referred patients, and is also undertaking research to inform best practice.
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  A European first at the RVC

  A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) team is the first in Europe to save a dog with the life-threatening condition tricuspid valve dysplasia with open heart valve repair surgery.
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  Artificial Urethral Sphincter Case

  A dog with a suspected urethral sphincter mechanism insufficiency (USMI) had an artificial urethral sphincter (AUS) placed at RVC Small Animal Referrals.
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  RVC Harnesses the Power of the Most Advanced Veterinary CT Scanner in Europe

  A new state-of-the-art CT scanner is already transforming the way we work at the RVC’s small animal referral hospital, the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA).
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  World-First Surgery Combination Saves Puppy

  The RVC’s cardiothoracic surgery team has carried out tricuspid valve repair surgery along with repair of the common atrium of an 11-month-old Labrador puppy. It is the first time these procedures have been carried out on a dog in the same operation. …