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Clinical Connections – Summer highlights
Clinical research news
French bulldog predispositions
The most prevalent health issues in French bulldogs have been revealed as a result of Britain’s largest ever study into the breed. The study, conducted by the RVC and supported by Kennel Club Charitable Trust, found that the breed is predisposed to a range of health conditions, including breathing problems, skin fold dermatitis, cherry eye, eye ulcers, patellar luxation and demodectic mange. Males appeared to be less healthy than females.
Lifespans of male and female dogs
Humans are known to exhibit female-biased survival and multiple sex differences in causes of death but this phenomenon has
not, historically, been well-researched in dogs. A recent study included lifespan data on thousands of dogs derived from the VetCompassTM project at the RVC. Unlike the findings in humans, only a small difference in lifespan was observed between the sexes in dogs.
Clinical news
The summer edition of Clinical Connections featured 3 case studies:
• 3-year-old Radar is a cross-breed dog with a suspected urethral sphincter mechanism insufficiency (USMI) and had an artificial urethral sphincter (AUS) placed at RVC Small Animal Referrals.
• 8-year-old Labrador Paddy, who had tetanus and spent 22 days in the Intensive Care Unit at RVC Small Animal Referrals.
• 8-week-old guinea pig Elmo, who was presented at the RVC Exotics Service at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital for assessment and treatment of a suspected fracture.
For the full stories and more clinical news please view
Clinical Connections: rvc.ac.uk/veterinary-services/clinical-connections
Autumn/winter 2018 edition – available now!
CLINICAL NEWS
STATS
FRENCH BULLDOGS
72.4%
HAD AT LEAST ONE DISORDER RECORDED. THE MOST COMMON DISORDERS RECORDED:
14% 7.5% 3.2%
EAR INFECTIONS DIARRHOEA CONJUNCTIVITIS
17.9%
SKIN PROBLEMS
WERE THE MOST COMMONLY REPORTED GROUP OF DISORDERS, WITH 17.9%
OF THE FRENCH BULLDOGS
INCLUDED IN THE STUDY HAVING AT LEAST ONE SKIN DISORDER.
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