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The following articles have all appeared in Clinical Connections the ºÚÁÏÉç veterinary services newsletter
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Blood Donor Cat Saved by Own Donation
Karen Humm, Associate Professor in Transfusion Medicine and Emergency and Critical Care, Charlotte Russo, Head Transfusion Medicine RVN A cat, whose donations had previously helped numerous ºÚÁÏÉç patients, helped to save his own life when he was … -
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Complex Immuno-Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia Case
Clara Mattavelli, Emergency and Critical Care Resident Following a stick ingestion, Daphne, a four-month-old whippet puppy, had a gastrotomy at her local vets. A few hours later she was referred to ºÚÁÏÉç Small Animal Referrals due suspected … -
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The ºÚÁÏÉç Blood Donor Programme Reaches 20-Year Milestone
The ºÚÁÏÉç Blood Donor Programme is vital to the everyday functioning of the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. The blood products it provides allow our specialist clinical teams to help hundreds of animals every year. -
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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 ºÚÁÏÉç Small Animal Referrals -
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A Decade of Extracorporeal Therapy
It is ten years since the ºÚÁÏÉç began delivering extracorporeal therapies for cats and dogs with kidney injury, immune-mediated disease and certain toxicities. More than 50 patients have received the advanced treatments, most of which would have died without it. -
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Critical Care and Emergency Referrals go from Strength-to-Strength
The ºÚÁÏÉç Emergency and Critical Service is one of the leading such centres in the world and had consistently enhanced its capacities since it was opened -
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Haemodialysis for Anuric Acute Kidney Injury
Laura Cole, Staff Clinician in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, and Stefano Cortellini, Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care A Labrador puppy with anuric acute kidney injury (AKI) with fluid overload and hyperkalaemia secondary to … -
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Canine Pericardial Effusion Biobank for Diagnostic Advancements
The ºÚÁÏÉç is compiling a biobank of fluids removed from around the heart, enabling pioneering research aimed at developing new diagnostic tests to help dogs at the ºÚÁÏÉç and beyond. It appears to be the first such biobank of pericardial effusion (PE) … -
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Deaf Dog Has Grass Seed Behind Eye Removed
A year-old cocker spaniel presented to the Emergency and Critical Care service in July for acute onset redness and swelling of the left eye, which had started two days before. Marvin had been running through tall grass and his local vet removed … -
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Life During Covid – Residents’ Experience of Joining During the Pandemic
Clinical Connections spoke to ºÚÁÏÉç residents who started their roles amid the first wave of the pandemic. The picture of frustration at circumstances beyond anyone’s control, coupled with adaptability and creativity, will no doubt be familiar to clinicians up and down the country.