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The following articles have all appeared in Clinical Connections the ºÚÁÏÉç veterinary services newsletter
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ºÚÁÏÉç’s Epilepsy Journey
Rowena Packer, Lecturer in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science and BBSRC Research Fellow, reflects on the contributions of ºÚÁÏÉç research to the care of pets with epilepsy, including several important milestones, and looks to the future. … -
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New State-of-the-Art Technology for the ºÚÁÏÉç Microbiology Laboratory: Time to focus on bacteria again
Rapidly spreading viruses, such as those responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic or the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak in the UK, have dominated the headlines on infectious threats in recent decades. However, bacteria, and multidrug-resistant strains in particular, remain amongst the most important challenges to human and animal health. -
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Tortoise Bladder Stone
Tortoises are regular patients at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital, but Kobe the leopard tortoise was a slightly unusual case as he had been referred for a suspected bladder stone found incidentally on x-rays by his normal vet. -
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Pioneering Approach to Canine Barbiturate Poisoning
A dog that went into a coma after ingesting a potentially fatal quantity of phenobarbitone recovered at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) with the help of extracorporeal therapy and intensive care provided by the Critical Care team. … -
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Transfusion Medicine Service Enhancement
Charlotte Russo, Head Transfusion Medicine RVN The Transfusion Medicine Service supports the clinical teams across ºÚÁÏÉç Small Animal Referrals by providing them with the blood products they need to give their patients the best possible care. It has … -
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Introducing the Oncology Team
Over the past centuries, decades – and even years – veterinary medicine has developed dramatically. Those who came before us commonly treated a great variety of animals, from budgies to cows. Nowadays, veterinarians tend to either treat small … -
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Lung Tumour Case Study – A Transdisciplinary Success
Irina Gramer, Lecturer in Veterinary Oncology Jenny, a 14-year-old neutered West Highland white terrier, was presented to the ºÚÁÏÉç as an emergency for investigations into lethargy and inappetence (Fig 1). Part of her initial work-up through the … -
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Portosystemic Shunt Case Study
Billy, a four-month-old Jack Russell terrier, presented to his referring vets with a history of intermittent vomiting and diarrhoea, occasional hindlimb ataxia, and head bobbing. An abnormal bile acid stimulation test raised the suspicion of a … -
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Congenital Intrahepatic Shunt Classifications Study to Improve Canine Care
A new descriptive study has determined important variations in the classification of congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (IHPSS) in dogs. These findings are an important step in not only the diagnosis but surgical method and recommended … -
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Exciting Development Offers New Ophthalmology Procedures
Maria-Christine Fischer, Charlotte Dawson, Roser Tetas Pont, Christiane Kafarnik and Serena Maini A new operating microscope within the Ophthalmology Service will enable the ºÚÁÏÉç team to offer procedures that are currently only available within very …