Vetscience International is the magazine of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in which we share stories about how we try to improve the health of animals, people, and their environment.
Community Engaged Learning (CEL) emphasises the importance of working closely with society. With public and semi-public organisations, citizens and other civil society partners, for example.
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is a serious feline disease with a fatal outcome. Thanks to a fruitful collaboration between vets from the Academic Veterinary Hospital in Utrecht, Anicura Haaglanden in Rijswijk, Evidensia Veterinary Hospital Arnhem and the pharmacy of the Academic Veterinary Hospital in Utrecht, a safe and carefully controlled drug to treat FIP has recently been developed.
Unfortunately, many pedigree dogs and cats struggle with hereditary diseases or suffer from harmful external features. In many cases, these diseases and disorders would be preventable.