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New research shows pterygoid bone medialisation linked to poor BOAS surgical outcomes in French Bulldogs15 September 2025 A study, funded by BSAVA PetSavers and published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice, is the first to investigate the effect of pterygoid bone medialisation and nasopharyngeal narrowing on BOAS surgical outcomes in brachycephalic and non-brachycephalic dogs. |
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Holding our nerve – the impact of BSAVA PetSavers’ neurology and pain research11 September 2025 BSAVA PetSavers has been funding clinical research into companion animal disease for over 50 years. In the last 10 years alone, we have awarded over £200,000 in funding for research into neurological disease and pain management in pets. But what’s the value of this clinically-based veterinary research? |
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Laparoscopic ovariectomy vs open ovariohysterectomy study21 August 2025 Female dogs neutered by laparoscopic ovariectomy experience fewer postoperative complications and unusual behaviours in the days following surgery compared to those undergoing more traditional open ovariohysterectomy via celiotomy, according to new research partially funded by BSAVA PetSavers through a Student Research Project grant. |
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Fundraising Round Up12 August 2025 Read about the fundraising income that BSAVA PetSavers has benefitted from in the past 12 months including trusts and foundations, legacy giving, corporate partnerships and supporters’ fundraising challenges and events. |
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BSAVA PetSavers launches joint funding with the Animal Welfare Foundation1 August 2025 BSAVA PetSavers is partnering with the Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) to jointly fund a master’s degree by research in animal welfare. The grant will offer up to £42,000 to cover a postgraduate student stipend at BBSRC standard rates and a veterinary stipend can be requested. |
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BSAVA PetSavers and Nationwide Laboratories launch exclusive partnership for the Ageing Canine Toolkit21 July 2025 This partnership will enable the ACT, developed from research at the University of Liverpool, reach a wider audience of UK pet owners. |
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Evaluating serum nucleosomes in dogs with urothelial carcinoma and urinary tract infections15 July 2025 This PetSavers-funded Student Research Project was carried out by Ollie Bardsley at the University of Cambridge Veterinary School, under the supervision of Professor Tim Williams. Ollie describes his findings and how he benefitted from carrying out the project here. |
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Serum procalcitonin as a marker of infectious causes of systemic inflammatory response syndrome in domestic cats12 June 2025 This PetSavers-funded project was carried out in Tarn Chamberlain James’s final year at the University of Cambridge Veterinary School (2023-24), and she describes her work here. |
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New study shows glomerular ultrastructural changes in diabetic cats for first time11 June 2025 A new study, part funded by PetSavers, has found that cats with diabetes mellitus may develop glomerular ultrastructural changes consistent with diabetic nephropathy. |
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BSAVA President Julian Hoad takes to the skies for BSAVA PetSavers4 June 2025 Julian Hoad, BSAVA President, is taking part in a charity Wing Walk in Cirencester, Gloucestershire to raise funds for BSAVA PetSavers. |
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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?’ |