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    Vets urged to participate in Great Pet Pee Test

    Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, makers of Caninsulin, is launching Pet Diabetes Month, a call to arms for owners to check if their pets might be at risk of diabetes. To enable the testing, urine glucose test strips will be made available free...
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    Oxyglobin® supply now assured

    Oxyglobin, Dechra’s unique haemoglobin-based oxygen carrying fluid for the treatment of anaemia in dogs, is now readily available in the UK. “Over the past year, demand for this leading product has outstripped our limited supply from the manufacturer...
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    Vets join forces with farriers to promote best practice

    The Federation of European Equine Veterinary Associations (FEEVA) and the European Federation of Farriers Associations (EFFA) have announced that they have joined forces to promote best practice in farriery. The initiative is the result of recognition...
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    500 Advanced Practitioners out of the stalls

    The RCVS has announced that m ore than 500 veterinary surgeons have successfully applied to join the first ever cohort of Advanced Practitioners – a status which recognises those who have advanced qualifications and experience in a designated area. ...
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    Chief Veterinary Officer made CBE

    RCVS Council member and Chief Veterinary Officer Professor Nigel Gibbens has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year’s Honours list for 2016. Professor Gibbens (pictured right), who was appointed by the Privy Council...
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    New nutrition webinar from BSAVA

    The BSAVA has added a nutrition webinar to its library to accompany the online BSAVA Guide to Nutrition. 'The essential ingredients of a good nutritional recommendation' is presented by Georgia Woods RVN CertCFVHNut VTS(Nutrition), one of the editors...
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    Last chance to enter for a PetSavers grant

    The BSAVA is reminding everyone that the closing date for the BSAVA PetSavers' 40th Anniversary Awards is Friday 1 st August . To celebrate 40 years of funding veterinary projects, the charity has up to £5000 for each vet school to fund veterinary...
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    Defra's Exotic Animal Disease Generic Contingency Plan was laid before Parliament

    Defra's Exotic Animal Disease Generic Contingency Plan was laid before Parliament last week. The plan is amended annually and is produced for Defra. It includes an overarching plan for dealing with a range of exotic animal diseases, as well as...
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    Companion Care expands website to include career opportunities

    Companion Care has launched a new section on its website for vets and nurses that want to know more about current partnership and career opportunities in its small animal veterinary surgeries. The new section includes: The latest practice locations...
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    New survey finds Brits neglect to walk the dog

    A survey carried out by http://www.fitfurlife.com/ , a company which makes exercise and rehabilitation treadmills for dogs, has found that 'walkies' is an underused word amongst pet owners. The poll of 2,000 dog owners revealed that one in ten...
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    Win a blood pressure monitor

    US company Midmark is running a UK prize draw to win a Cardell 9401 blood pressure monitor worth nearly £2000. To enter the draw, click here .
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    ASA rejects complaints about Morrisons Christmas advert

    The Advertising Standards Authority has decided not to uphold complaints against the Morrisons Christmas TV advertisement . The full adjudication can be read here . Peter Jones, President of the British Veterinary Association, said: "This ruling...
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    New guide to safe flea treatment from Norbrook

    Norbrook Laboratories has produced a new pet owner advice booklet: The Guide to Safe Flea Treatment with the help of the Veterinary Poisons Information Service. The booklet, which sits alongside a range of marketing materials to support Pestigon...
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    Nominations open for Petplan Insurance Advisor of the Year 2012

    Petplan has opened nominations for its Petplan Insurance Advisor (PIA) of the Year award. Available for staff at veterinary practices who are an Appointed Representative (AR) of Petplan, this award recognises PIA's who are dedicated to promoting...
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    Dragons Den entrepreneur announced as BSAVA keynote speaker

    Entrepreneur and star of Dragon’s Den, Jenny Campbell has been announced as the Keynote Speaker for BSAVA Congress 2-5 April 2020. As part of an increasing focus on wellbeing at Congress, Jenny will be sharing her thoughts on balancing a successful...
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    Norbrook launches android version of veterinary app

    Norbrook has launched an Android version of its existing free iPhone app: ‘the Veterinary Excellence Tool’ (VET). VET offers a range of functions to assist veterinary professionals and farmers including a product dosing calculator. The Android version...
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    Review calls for aggregation of antibiotic use data from farm vets

    The industry-led Cattle Health and Welfare Group of Great Britain (CHAWG) has published a review which identifies a practical approach to gathering antibiotic usage data on UK cattle farms. The review outcomes, announced today at a joint conference...
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    Annual RCVS renewal fee deadline looms

    The RCVS is reminding veterinary surgeons that you need to complete your annual renewal for 2016-7 by the end of April. About 75% of veterinary surgeons have renewed their registrations so far. Renewals paid after 30th April will incur an additional...
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    Virbac offers discounted client communication tool

    Virbac is offering its customers a discount on subscriptions to Vet Care Consult, an interactive veterinary medicine and anatomy tool designed to improve client understanding and aid compliance. Vet Care Consult, designed by MediProductions with...
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    New petition to protect the title VN

    Veterinary Nurse Nick Shackleton has started a campaign to protect the title Veterinary Nurse The campaign has a section on Facebook where Nick explains: "The title veterinary nurse at present is not a protected title. A lot of people who work in...
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    Win £1000 towards a practice party for Christmas

    With Christmas just around the corner, Petplan is giving practices the chance to win £1,000 towards a Christmas party. Any member of a practice can enter the competition by visiting www.petplanvet.co.uk . Petplan Marketing Manager Alison Andrew...
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    New resource to improve your apptitude for exotics

    Exotics referral practitioner, Mark Rowland MRCVS CertZooMed MRCVS has launched an iPhone app for GPs which puts all the information you need about the commonly presented exotic species at your fingertips. Mark said: "Vets often have little training...
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    Cat charity calls for compulsory chipping

    Cats Protection is urgently calling for compulsory microchipping of all pet cats. The feline welfare charity says that two in three cats taken into its care are not microchipped, costing the organisation over £190,000 to microchip them. In addition...
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    RCVS call for applicants to join Ethics Review Panel

    The RCVS is now accepting applications from veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses who wish to serve as members of the RCVS Ethics Review Panel (ERP). The ERP has been established by the RCVS in order to facilitate access to ethical review for...
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    New award to recognise exceptional equine vets

    The British Equine Veterinary Association has launched the BEVA One To Watch Award to recognise exceptional early-career equine vets, nominations for which open on 26th April. Anyone - clients, colleagues or mentors - can nominate a young vet who they...