The BEVA is holding Finding answers after life, a CPD post-mortem course at the University of Surrey on Wednesday 20 October 2021.

The hands-on course, which is worth 7 CPD hours, has been organised by Dr Nicola M Parry, Recognised Specialist in Pathology…

Horiba UK Ltd is to host In practice haematology - beyond the pale!, a free CPD webinar presented by Ronnie Barron from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School, on Thursday 28th October at 7:30pm.

Ronnie (pictured right) will look at quality control…

Adaptix has launched the 3D Veterinary Imaging System, which the company says has the potential to transform dental and orthopaedic imaging both from a clinical perspective and a financial one.

Unlike a normal 2D X-ray system, Adaptix's system fires very…

The BSAVA has published seven new client information leaflets covering upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, laparoscopy, laryngoscopy and tracheobronchoscopy, otoendoscopy, rhinoscopy and urethrocystoscopy.

The leaflets are…

Ceva Animal Health is urging vets to encourage their farming clients to test for enzootic abortion of ewes (EAE) if they have experienced an abortion rate of over 2% in their flock or if two or more have aborted over two to three days irrespective of…

The Big Dog Bed Company is launching two new positioning aids for CT scanning and surgery.

The new aids will make their debut at this month's Vet Festival (20-21 May 2022, Loseley Park, Surrey). 

The Flexi-Wedge (pictured) positioning aid aims to deliver…

Cave Veterinary Specialists in Somerset has installed a new £1.2M Phillips Ingenia 1.5T Evolution MRI scanner for shorter anaesthetics for its patients, and more detailed and accurate diagnosis of complex neurological conditions.

The new scanner 

VetCT, the Teleradiology and teleconsulting company, is offering free Computed Tomography (CT) training for practices. 

The company says more and more CT scanners are being used in general practice, but many teams have been telling them they're not sure if…

Improve International has launched a diagnostic imaging programme which brings together ultrasonography, radiology and CT/MRI.

The programme offers a route to achieve a General Practitioner Certificate (GPCert).

In 14 modules (six online and eight face…

A study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), has found the AccuTell Portable Blood Glucose Monitor (PBGM) to be more accurate and useful in a clinical setting than the AlphaTrak2.

For the study “Comparative accuracy…

IVC Evidensia has adopted a new technology which uses artificial intelligence to provide accurate radiology diagnostic reports in minutes instead of days.

The technology, developed by US firm SignalPET, sends X-rays through an AI machine algorithm to…

A new study, led by the Royal Veterinary College, has determined that low-cost thermal imaging devices show minimal difference in effectiveness of detecting lameness in dairy cattle when compared to more expensive devices.

The researchers say the effectiveness…

Teleradiology and teleconsulting company VetCT has released the results of a survey to explore why more vets aren't using computed tomography (CT)

Over 90% of the 156 respondents (predominantly vets, but also managers) believed CT was important in…

A new study published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP) has concluded that the quick sequential organ failure assessment is poor indicator of mortality, has a low sensitivity to to detect canine patients with severe sepsis and septic shock…

VetCT and Exotic Vet Support are raising awareness about the potential for delayed or mis-diagnosis of acute surgical abdominal conditions in rabbits, such as gastric dilation and volvulus (GDV).

The companies are encouraging the use of CT to direct early…

MSD Animal Health has launched HomeAgain Thermochip, a new identification microchip which incorporates a temperature biosensor which measures the cat or dog's subcutaneous temperature.

MSD says the new chip is compliant with ISO standards, has proven…

Enalees, a French company specialising in the design, development, production and marketing of veterinary molecular diagnostic tests, has opened a subsidiary in North Yorkshire.

Enalees offers a variety of point-of-care isothermal PCR animal diagnostics…

Teleradiology company, VetCT, is calling for companies developing and deploying AI in the field of veterinary diagnostic imaging to impose the highest standards of self-regulation. 

In an AI position statement released on their website, the company highlights…

The RSPB has published 'Birds of prey in veterinary practice: Clinical presentations of poisoning, shooting and trapping', a CPD course for veterinary professionals.

The course has been put together by the charity's Investigations Team with the…

Kit Sturgess, RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Medicine, will present a webinar for vets: “Diagnosis of inflammatory disease in cats and dogs – Getting the most from your practice laboratory?”, on Thursday 2nd March, 7:30 - 9:00pm

In…

Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound (VRU), Equine Veterinary Education (EVE) and the Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) have published a free collection looking at the most significant advances in distal limb imaging from the past five years.

"Advances…

VetCT is hosting “In the world of foot MRI, has CT got a place?”, a webinar for first opinion and advanced equine clinicians presented by Dr. Jonathon Dixon on 18th April at 7:00pm.

Jonathon is an RCVS & EBVS European Specialist in Veterinary…

Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging has launched the world's first veterinary MRI that doesn't rely on helium to cool its magnet coils. 

The coils need to be cooled to -460 °F in order to get good quality images. 

To achieve the same result without helium…

Ceva is using Feline Hypertension Month coming up in May to encourage more practices to conduct routine annual blood pressure checks in cats over seven years old. 

The International Society of Feline Medicine advises that blood pressure should be checked…

Valley Equine Hospital in Lambourn has installed a Hallmarq standing CT scanner, which it says will revolutionise the early identification of distal limb pathology.

Thus far, the hospital has relied on conventional radiographs or referred for MRI for the…