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May 213 min read
Cherry Eye - VVUK and BrAVO position
Recently, Veterinary Voices UK contacted the British Association of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (BrAVO) regarding their stance on...
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veterinaryvoicesuk
Apr 103 min read
The Royal Veterinary College Helps Shape International Agreement on What Constitutes Naturally Healthy Body Shapes for Dogs
The International Collaborative on Extreme Conformations in Dogs (ICECDogs) has published a position paper, heavily informed by research...
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veterinaryvoicesuk
Oct 13, 20237 min read
Breeding With Brachycephalic Dogs, Is It Time for the UK to Follow Suit?
The Dutch government accepted the law in 2014, which prohibits the breeding of about 20 short-snouted dog breeds, as defined by the...
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veterinaryvoicesuk
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Prioritise Health, Or Lose The Breed?
We can no longer ignore the dangerous health conditions of flat faced breeds - it is time to take action and be accountable for our dogs...
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veterinaryvoicesuk
May 15, 20223 min read
Brachycephalic Dog Health and Welfare
The UK Animal Welfare Regulations stipulates that dogs cannot be used for breeding if their health, genotype and phenotype are likely to...
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veterinaryvoicesuk
May 15, 20223 min read
In Sickness and in Health
NEW TOOL CREATED TO HELP OWNERS CHOOSE HEALTHY DOGS As research suggests shockingly shorter life spans for some flat-faced dogs In the...
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veterinaryvoicesuk
May 4, 20224 min read
New RVC Research Helps Owners Better Understand the Remaining Life Expectancy of Dogs
New research from the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) VetCompass programme, using analysis from a random sample of 30,563 dogs, now...
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veterinaryvoicesuk
Feb 1, 20222 min read
Pocket-Bullys: The New Welfare Concern
Micro-bullys, Mini-bullys, Pocket-bullys- the new designer kid on the block. However yet again veterinary professionals are picking up...
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veterinaryvoicesuk
Jan 29, 20221 min read
French Bulldogs: We Need To Act Now
New study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) suggests urgent intervention is required as identified health issues of French Bulldogs...
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