Welcome to this episode of The Underdog Vet Podcast! Sadly, this is the last episode of Season One but worry not, Season Two is already being recorded! For the final episode of Season One I have an absolute treat for you dear listener, for this season’s last instalment of The Animal Advocate Interviews I spoke to veterinary neurologist Professor Clare Rusbridge. Clare graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1991.  After completing an Internship in America and a Residency back in the UK, she became the youngest Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Neurology in 1996 and then an RCVS Specialist in 1999. Treating animals with painful and/or distressing inherited disease drives her research to find a better way of diagnosing, treating and preventing these conditions. Clare is currently a Senior Neurologist at Wear Referrals, a Professor in Veterinary Neurology at the University of Surrey, a Patron of the Cavalier Matters Charity and a Trustee of the Dog Breeding Reform Group charity. Clare and I had an interesting discussion about some common neurological conditions that certain dog breeds suffer and what can be done about them, including if it’s even possible to eradicate them from these breeds. Clare also told me about the exciting and frankly fascinating research she’s currently working on to improve dog health and welfare. Clare said A LOT of fancy words, I've explained a few here: Neotinisation: Selectively breeding dogs to retain 'cute' juvenile features in ADULT dogs, making them look more baby-like, humans find these appealing Caudal facet hypoplasia/Wobbler's Disease/Atlantoaxial subluxation: Congenital vertebral malformations (https://www.cave-vet-specialists.co.uk/veterinary-professionals/tips-from-our-experts/congenital-vertebral-malformations-in-dogs) Stop: The stop is the degree of angle change between the skull and the nasal bone near the eyes Links: Clare's website: https://veterinary-neurologist.co.uk/  Syringomyelia: https://veterinary-neurologist.co.uk/Syringomyelia/ FAQ Page of Clare's Website: https://www.veterinary-neurologist.co.uk/page60/ Pug Myelopathy: https://veterinary-neurologist.co.uk/canine-degenerative-myelopathy/ Dishevelled Gene: https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/bulldogs-screw-tails-linked-human-genetic-disease Chondrodystrophy and Chondrodysplasia: https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/test/cddy-cdpa Intervertebral Disc Disease Information: https://www.veterinary-neurologist.co.uk/spinal_disorders/Spinal_Disorder_1/ Dog Breeding Reform Group Website: https://www.dbrg.uk/ Dr Rowena Packer research on Dachshunds: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0069650 VIDEO - Symptoms of Syringomyelia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDjxvgfUVRU