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A NOSE FOR DISEASE - DOGS AT THE FOREFRONT

OF EARLY DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS

(from November 2019)

ROYAL CANIN® are delighted to be able to support Medical Detection Dogs and
hosted this webinar.

While many people know that dogs have a great sense of smell, few of us realise just
how amazing their noses can be. But Dr Claire Guest understood the true power of a
dog’s sense of smell and how it could be harnessed in a way never before considered
– to detect cancer in its early stages. This started an amazing journey and the creation
of world-leading, innovative charity, Medical Detection Dogs. It is now working to
detect not just cancer, but also the early stages of diseases like Parkinson’s, malaria
and drug-resistant bacterial infections. The charity also trains Medical Alert Assistance
Dogs, which change the lives of people with conditions like diabetes, narcolepsy,
Addison’s and severe allergies by warning them when they are about to suffer a
potentially life-threatening episode.

Last year Medical Detection Dogs celebrated its 10th year as a registered charity and
we are proud to have supported them during every step of their journey. Claire took us
through the story of Medical Detections Dogs that started with a very special nose…

Watch The Recording

EFFECTIVE STUD DOG MANAGEMENT:
WHAT BREEDERS NEED TO KNOW

(from November 2019)

This session is a recording of a webinar hosted by our
ROYAL CANIN® colleagues in Canada. Dr. Allan Corber
DVM, Dipl.ABVP (canine/feline) talked through topics
including general canine male reproduction, fertility
problems and other medical disorders associated with
reproduction.

Watch The Recording

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