Keep up to date with the latest news from the PetSavers research community.
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Chair of BSAVA PetSavers embarks on 42km Thames Challenge to raise vital research funds17 April 2025 Rosie Godfrey, Chair of the BSAVA PetSavers Management Committee is taking on the Thames Challenge, walking 42 kilometres from Hampton Court Palace to the Millennium Bridge on Saturday 26th April to raise money for BSAVA PetSavers. |
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Reusable versus disposable drapes14 April 2025 Hannah James explains how BSAVA PetSavers funding is helping to determine if the use of reusable drapes affects post-operative wound complication rates in routine surgeries. |
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Research into small animal skin disease12 March 2025 BSAVA PetSavers, and its previous manifestation the Clinical Studies Trust Fund, is celebrating 50 years of providing funding for veterinary clinical research across a wide range of topics, including dermatological conditions. |
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BSAVA PetSavers opens grant call for new joint-funded Clinical Research Projects3 March 2025 BSAVA PetSavers has opened applications for new jointly funded Clinical Research Project grants offering up to £10,000 following separate partnerships with BSAVA affiliate groups the Veterinary Cardiovascular Society, Small Animal Medicine Society, and the British Veterinary Neurology Society. |
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A One Health perspective on pet parasiticides13 February 2025 With funding support from a BSAVA PetSavers Clinical Research Project grant, Rosemary Perkins is investigating imidacloprid emissions from collar-treated dogs to assess the significance of this pollution pathway. |
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Canine myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD)14 January 2025 Professor Melanie Hezzell of the University of Bristol received BSAVA PetSavers funding and that of the Veterinary Cardiovascular Society to undertake a longitudinal study of canine myxomatous mitral valve disease entitled ‘Do measurements of circulating fibrosis markers change with disease progression in canine myxomatous mitral valve disease?’ |