New research published in Epidemiology and Infection (Cambridge University Press) reveals that direct contact between badgers and cattle is rare, suggesting that it may be rare for bovine tuberculosis (TB) to be passed on through the two species…

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College have officially launched a new Feline Diabetic Remission Clinic in the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals in Hertfordshire, to investigate the optimum methods to achieve good control, and ultimately diabetic…

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College are seeking the help of veterinary surgeons in the UK who are treating dogs infected with Streptococcus zooepidemicus, a potentially fatal bacterial pneumonia-type disease which they say has been on the increase…

The Royal Veterinary College and the Animal Health Trust are trying to recruit 3000 horse and pony owners to take part in 'CARE about laminitis', a web-based research project that aims to reduce the threat caused by laminitis.

The four-year study…

A review of past research papers on the treatment of feline diabetes carried out by Dr Stijn Niessen at the RVC has found that much of the research into the condition was based on low-level evidence, lacked a cooperative approach and, therefore, yielded…

Royal Veterinary College research, published in the journal PLOS ONE, has revealed that 1 in 4 cases of Diabetes Mellitus in domestic cats are caused by excess secretion of pituitary growth hormone.

According to the researchers, this is much more common…

A new epidemiological study from the VetCompass Programme at the Royal Veterinary College has revealed that certain breeds of bitches are more predisposed to urinary incontinence.

The study, Urinary incontinence in bitches under primary veterinary care…

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College’s Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) say they've made a ground-breaking discovery in the treatment of the deadly canine disease, Alabama rot.

Alabama rot, properly known as Cutaneous and Renal…

Horses and ponies that gain weight are more than twice as likely to develop laminitis than if they lose or maintain their weight, according to new research published last month in BMC Veterinary Research¹.

Carried out by the Royal Veterinary College…

A study published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice has found that neutering female dogs makes them three times more likely to develop urinary incontinence (UI)¹.

The research, carried out by the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) VetCompass…

The RVC has published a study which shows that the age at which female dogs (bitches) are neutered is associated with early-onset urinary incontinence¹.

The researchers say that urinary incontinence affects around three per cent of bitches in the UK,…

The Royal Veterinary College has published a new study of canine obesity which reveals both the extent of the problem, and the risk factors. 

The study¹ was led by the RVC’s VetCompass programme and included 22,333 dogs whose health was followed…

The Royal Veterinary College has conducted what it says is the world’s first genome wide association study (GWAS) specifically evaluating renal function and blood pressure traits in domestic cats.

The researchers say that the findings pave the way…

The Royal Veterinary College has published a new study exploring the frequency and risk factors for hypothyroidism in dogs in the UK.

For the study, researchers from the RVC’s VetCompass Programme identified 2,105 hypothyroidism cases diagnosed amongst…

The RVC has published two studies which give a greater insight to the 2021 outbreak of feline pancytopenia.

The outbreak, which was widely covered in the media, caused concern amongst cat owners.

The findings of an investigation found a link between high…

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in partnership with CVS, has launched a new study to explore the effects of Equine Cushing’s disease in adult and older horses and ponies in the UK, and is calling for owner participants.

The two-year study aims…

The RVC has published a new VetCompass study which has concluded that prescribing antibiotics or nutraceuticals at first presentation of uncomplicated diarrhoea in dogs causes no difference in clinical resolution of these cases.

The study¹ suggests that…

The Royal Veterinary College has published new data from its VetCompass programme which shed new light on the epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes for cats diagnosed with diabetes mellitus in the UK, and which researchers say could help reduce the high…

A study by the Royal Veterinary College, published in the Equine Vet Journal has revealed new insights into how strangles spreads amongst horses in the UK¹.

The authors say the research marks a significant step forward in understanding how veterinary surgeons…

Royal Veterinary College researchers have published a study in the Journal of Small Animal Practice which shows the potential for treatment to improve short-term survival rates for Pugs with protein-losing enteropathy (PLE)¹.

The study first set out to…