Dr Emma Keeble
DVREP Senior Lecturer and Vet Clinician
Contact details
- Email: Emma.Keeble@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Availability
Tues - Thurs 8.30-2.30pm
Background
Emma Keeble graduated from the University of Bristol in 1994 and gained initial experience in a mixed veterinary practice, before becoming a wildlife veterinarian for the RSPCA and then operating a small animal exotic referral service.
In 1999 she joined the University of Edinburgh Exotic Animal and Wildlife Service as a Resident in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine and obtained the RCVS certificate in Zoological Medicine. She then gained the post of Lecturer within the Service teaching veterinary students and lecturing in exotic animal, zoo and wildlife medicine. She gained her RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine (Mammalian) in 2006 and achieved specialist status in 2007, one of only a handful of UK vets to hold these qualifications.
She lectures to veterinary professionals nationally and internationally on exotic pet, zoo and wildlife medicine. She is published widely in veterinary books on exotic pets, wildlife casualties, reptile neurology and rabbit neurology, and has edited books on rabbit, ferret and rodent medicine and surgery and wildlife casualties. She has a high clinical teaching caseload of pet exotic species and has a particular interest in Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in pet rabbits.
Clinical Expertise and Specialisation
Provision of veterinary care of exotic pet species and wildlife, including public consultancy and veterinary referrals.
Part responsible for running daily exotic animal clinics, with wide experience in reptile, avian, rodent and rabbit medicine, surgery and emergency care and a significant referral case load.
Provision of out-of-hours cover for emergency treatment of exotic animal pets, zoo animals and wildlife species, fulfilling the requirement of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Provision of specialist veterinary advice on animal health and welfare issues to members of the profession throughout the UK and Europe.
Contribution to Edinburgh University undergraduate clinical teaching in exotic animal, zoo and wildlife medicine and surgery.
Qualifications
BVSc MRCVS
Dip Zoo Med (Mammalian)
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildife Medicine
Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Bristol University
Professional Qualifications
RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine (Mammalian), Dip ZooMed (Mammalian) RCVS Certificate in Zoological Medicine, Cert ZooMed2007RCVS Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Responsibilities & affiliations
Exotic Animal and Wildlife Senior Lecturer and Clinician
Dick Vet Rabbit and Exotic Animal Practice
Undergraduate teaching
Lecturer BVM&S undergraduate course Edinburgh University
Examiner Edinburgh University RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice
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Clinical review – Guinea pig Nutrition – what do we know?
(10 pages)
In:
In Practice, vol. 45, pp. 200-210
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.309
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Ear disease in pet rabbits.
(12 pages)
In:
In Practice, vol. 45, pp. 87-99
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.245
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A review on rabbit ocular Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection
In:
UK-VET Companion animal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/coan.2021.0050
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Guide to veterinary care of small rodents
In:
In Practice, vol. 43, pp. 424-437
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.124
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Femoral Condylar Fractures in Four Continental Giant Breed Rabbits
In:
Journal of Small Animal Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13417
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Osteoarthritis in Pet Guinea Pigs: What we do and don’t know!: an update on the diagnosis, treatment and management of this common condition.
In:
UK-VET Companion animal, vol. 26, pp. 100-106
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/coan.2021.0010
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Selected Emerging Diseases of Pet Hedgehogs
In:
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2020.01.010
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Salmonellosis in Hedgehogs
In:
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2020.01.011
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Medical management of a unilateral obstructive ureterolith in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
In:
Vet Record Case Reports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2019-000973
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Presentation, treatment and outcome of long-bone fractures in pet rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
In:
Journal of Small Animal Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13087
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)