PetSavers reports and interviews
PetSavers is the fundraising and grant awarding arm of BSAVA, aiming to drive excellence in veterinary practice to improve the health and welfare of small animals.
In this collection, read about the journeys and successes of those in veterinary practice who have undertaken research through PetSavers funding.
Updated 2025.
Collection Contents
10 results
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BSAVA PetSavers research
Key hormonal players in feline diabetes mellitus and hypersomatotropism 
Chris Scudder, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Internal Medicine at The Royal Veterinary College, focuses on feline diabetes mellitus, highlighting his BSAVA PetSavers and SamSoc-funded research studying the effect of hypophysectomy on leptin, adiponectin and ghrelin concentrations in cats, the key hormonal players in feline diabetes mellitus and hypersomatotropism.
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BSAVA PetSavers research
Canine cutaneous mast cell tumours 
Petros Odatzoglou describes his PetSavers-funded research project entitled Flow cytometric analysis of Ki-67 expression in canine cutaneous mast cell tumours and its prognostic value.
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BSAVA PetSavers research
Focusing on feline cognitive dysfunction 
Gemma L Walmsley received PetSavers funding for a student research project which was part of the feline healthy ageing clinic at the University of Liverpool. Student Reid Shrubsole undertook the project entitled Evaluation of feline cognitive dysfunction in a prospective ageing and welfare study in cats (CatPAWS), with support from Alex German, Kelly Eyre, Eithne Comerford and Gina Pinchbeck, and describes her experience here.
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BSAVA PetSavers research
IgA and canine atopic dermatitis research 
Francesca Soutter was awarded funding for a BSAVA PetSavers master’s degree by research in 2023 for a project exploring whether IgA deficiency is a feature of canine atopic dermatitis in small and medium sized dogs. Student Abigail Campbell describes the research findings.
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BSAVA PetSavers research
Laparoscopic ovariectomy has more favourable outcomes than ovariohysterectomy via celiotomy 
Elaine Yarwood, undergraduate from the Vet School of the University of Nottingham received BSAVA PetSavers’ funding for a student research project investigating the peri- and post-operative outcomes of neutering female dogs by ovariohysterectomy or ovariectomy. The study was carried out in her third year alongside Dr Rachel Moxon and Professor Gary England, and their findings are described here.
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BSAVA PetSavers research
Urothelial carcinoma research 
Evaluating serum nucleosomes in dogs with urothelial carcinoma and urinary tract infections is the title of a student research study funded by a BSAVA PetSavers grant awarded to Dr Ollie Bardsley and Professor Tim Williams at the University of Cambridge. In this article, Dr Bardsley describes their research and findings.
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BSAVA PetSavers research
Using a serum procalcitonin marker for SIRS in domestic cats 
Dr Tim Williams and final year University of Cambridge veterinary student Tarn Chamberlain James received funding for a student research project exploring the utility of serum procalcitonin concentrations in diagnosing systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) aetiology in domestic cats. The project was carried out in Tarn’s final year at the University of Cambridge Veterinary School (2023–24), and she describes her work here.
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BSAVA PetSavers interview
An Vanhaesebrouck 
An Vanhaesebrouck was awarded the inaugural BSAVA PetSavers Research Fellowship in 2023 to undertake work on the Development of a novel test to diagnose seronegative myasthenia gravis in dogs at Cambridge University.
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BSAVA PetSavers research
A One Health perspective on pet parasiticides 
A ‘One Health’ approach to the control of pet parasites considers the broader implications of parasiticide use, balancing animal, human and environmental health. 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. In this article Dr Perkins explains more about the study and how this research fits into the broader picture of evidence-based and responsible pet parasiticide use.
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BSAVA PetSavers research
Canine MMVD 
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?
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