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Canine Cruciate Registry celebrates two year anniversary
The growing databank is continuing to provide information to develop the effectiveness of surgeries.
The registry provides a database about cruciate surgery in dogs.

The RCVS Knowledge Canine Cruciate Registry (CCR) is celebrating its two year anniversary, despite initial concerns that it would not be used by practitioners.

The CCR was launched in 2021 to provide a database of information about cruciate surgery in dogs across the UK.

The service aims to improve patient outcomes for dogs suffering from cranial cruciate ligament ruptures.

The growing databank is continuing to provide information to develop the effectiveness of surgeries, including details on different surgical techniques for different breeds.

As part of their anniversary celebrations, RCVS have given awards to the top contributors to the databank from 2022 – 2023:

  • Gold – Ross Allan BVMS PGCertSAS MRCVS
  • Silver – Heather Eastham BVMS PGCertSAS MRCVS
  • Bronze – Kate O’Sullivan MVB MSc CertSAS MRCVS


Gold Award recipient Ross Allan said: “The Canine Cruciate Registry is a fantastic project to take part in. As a practice we understand its importance, as a team we value it, and clients like to take part. Clients like that through contributing, they’ll be able to help improve our management of cruciate disease in other pets in the future.”

Mark Morton, clinical lead of the CCR, said: “When we first launched the registry, we didn’t know how engaged owners would be with such a novel initiative in the veterinary world, but actually, we’ve exceeded expectations and have had over 750 owners reporting on cruciate surgeries. They have completed nearly 10,000 questionnaires which highlights a real enthusiasm for helping to monitor their pet’s recovery from cruciate surgery, and at the same time drive evidence-based veterinary medicine.

“This data will be great for our first report, which will be released in autumn.”

The report will allow practitioners that have contributed data to compare their data to the benchmark to assess their performance.

The CCR remains available for new contributors, regardless of the method they use for cruciate surgery.

To find out more and get involved, visit their website.

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Webinar to explore history of KC breed registers

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 A free webinar exploring the development of the Kennel Club's registration system and the evolution of closed breed registers has been announced.

Hosted by Dr Alison Skipper, veterinary and research advisor at the Kennel Club, the webinar will delve into the development of the registry and how the changing landscape of scientific knowledge has shaped breeding practices. It will also look at what this means for the future of pedigree dogs.

The session will culminate with a look at The Kennel Club's ongoing and future engagement in this area, with a chance for attendees to put forward their thoughts and questions for discussion.

This event takes place on Microsoft Teams on Tuesday, 10 June at 7pm. To learn more, visit events.teams.microsoft.com  

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