Veterinary News Headlines

    Pet vaccination rates stable despite recession

    A YouGov poll commissioned at the start of this month's National Vaccination Month Campaign by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has shown that pet vaccination rates nationally have remained stable between 2009 and 2011 despite the recession. ...

    ChroMyco Due dermatophyte test enhanced

    Invicta Animal Health has launched an enhanced version of the ChroMyco Duo dermatophyte test. The tests use a new round plate with an improved lid design. In addition, the plates are wider and deeper providing 25% more culture medium. According...

    RCVS seeks vets to join panel responsible for selecting potential Fellows

    The RCVS Fellowship is looking for members of the veterinary profession to join its Fellowship Credentials Panel, which makes recommendations for who should become an RCVS Fellow. Every year, the RCVS invites members of the veterinary profession...

    New PCR test for bovine mycoplasma

    Life Technologies Animal Health has announced the launch of a new qPCR test to improve the diagnosis of mastitis and respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma bovis . According to the company, the TaqVet Mycoplasma Bovis ( M. bovis ) polymerase ...

    20% of horse owners don't know how to treat redworm

    This year's National Equine Health Survey, conducted by the Blue Cross and supported by Zoetis, has revealed that 20% of owners who claimed to have treated for encysted small redworm (ESRW) used a wormer that was not indicated to treat the parasite....

    Wales Veterinary Science Centre officially opens for business

    The Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans, has officially opened the new Wales Veterinary Science Centre. The centre, which is located on the site of the former Animal and Plant Health Agency's (APHA) Veterinary Investigation...

    Purina to host CPD symposium on managing cat allergens

    Purina has announced it is hosting a two-hour CPD symposium on Friday 3rd April at BSAVA Congress looking at how diet can be used to reduce the allergens shed by cats. Speakers at the event will include Andrew Sparkes, BVetMed, PhD, DipECVIM, MANZCVS...

    Spot the sperm and win an iPod with CEVA

    To celebrate the launch of its brand new keep reproduction simple advertisement campaign, CEVA Animal Health is giving British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA) Congress delegates the chance to win an iPod by entering a special spot the sperm competition...

    Princess Royal opens canine cancer ward at Royal Dick

    Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal opened a new ward for canine cancer patients at the University of Edinburgh's Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies Hospital for Small Animals last week. The Kennel Club Charitable Trust provided £30,000...

    Veterinary surgeons needed to join RCVS Veterinary Nurses Council

    Two vacancies have arisen for veterinary surgeons to join the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' Veterinary Nurses Council. The positions, which are open to veterinary surgeons not currently serving on RCVS Council, would be particularly well suited...

    Bill Oddie to front tick awareness campaign

    Merial, the manufacturer of FRONTLINE Combo, FRONTLINE Spot On and Merilym3 has announced that Bill Oddie will front its autumn 'Be Tick Aware' PR campaign to highlight the importance of protecting pets from ticks. The campaign will run throughout...
  • XLVet practices launch dermatology drive

    XLVets, the collaborative group of 45 independent small animal practices, has announced the launch of 'Scratch Below the Surface', a campaign to raise awareness of skin conditions amongst pet owners. As part of the campaign, practices within the group...

    March is Pet Anxiety Month

    Ceva Animal Health, manufacturer of Adaptil and Feliway, has announced that it'll be running Pet Anxiety Month in March. The campaign will highlight things that can be done to help anxious pets, including getting professional advice from a behaviourist...

    Webinar highlights increasing threat of nematodes in the UK

    Krka, the maker of Prinocate , has sponsored a new webinar presented by Ian Wright MRCVS, Head of ESCCAP UK and Ireland, which explores the increasing threat from Toxocara canis and Angiostronglyus vasorum . Ian also discusses the most effective treatment...

    Vets needed for preoperative fasting survey

    Kat Hart RVN, a teaching assistant at Harper Adams University in Shropshire is asking veterinary surgeons and other veterinary professionals to take part in an online survey about preoperative fasting in cats and dogs. Preoperative fasting to reduce...

    Veterinary Woman survey to identify issues facing female vets

    Veterinary Woman is conducting a six-minute survey to discover the main issues facing women in the veterinary profession, which will remain open till the end of November. All entrants to the survey will also be able to enter a draw to win a £50 Amazon...

    Ceva's new bluetongue vaccine to be available from mid-October

    Ceva Animal Health has announced that Bluevac-3, its new bluetongue (BTV-3) vaccine, will be available from mid-October. Bluevac-3 is an inactivated injectable vaccine indicated for the active immunisation against BTV-3 for use in sheep and cattle...

    CVS launches graduate farm vet exchange programme

    CVS is launching a New Graduate Farm Vet Exchange Programme to give young vets with up to two years’ experience the chance to spend time at another farm practice to develop their skills. Launching this spring, CVS says it's the only programme of its...

    Animalcare launches low-dose, long-acting florfenicol

    Animalcare has launched Florgane, a novel, patented, long acting florfenicol 300mg/ml suspension which the company says has significant advantages over existing organic solvent-based florfenicol products on the market when used for the treatment...

    New milk production aid from Virbac

    Virbac Animal Health has developed a 'Yield Wheel' to show vets the additional income that farmers can achieve through taking a tailored and more flexible approach to the management of their dairy herd through the dry period. The company says this...

    Research identifies skull shape risks for toy breeds

    Researchers from the University of Bristol have published the results of a study which has identified risk factors for syringomyelia (SM) and which could help breeders select away from characteristics which predispose dogs to the disease. Syringomyelia...
  • New report forecasts 50% increase in pet insurance premiums

    Key Note Ltd, has published Pet Insurance 2015 , a report into the state of the UK pet insurance market which forecasts that premiums will rise by 46.7% by 2019. The report notes that the percentage of adults in Great Britain owning at least one dog...

    Cat charity HQ badly damaged in overnight blaze

    The Wiltshire headquarters of International Cat Care and the International Society of Feline Medicine were badly damaged in a fire last night. According to the charity, the fire broke out in an adjacent building in the early hours of the morning and...

    Free online yoga for vets

    Lintbells has partnered with VetYogi to offer vets "Hatha for Heroes", a free, six week online yoga course starting on Wednesday 12th August. The company says the beginner level course was created to say thank you to the superheroes in scrubs who work...

    Improve launches distance learning postgrad programmes

    Improve International has announced the launch of two new distance learning (DL) postgrad certificates, the Certificate in Small Animal Surgery, which will start in February 2021, and the Certificate in Feline Practice, which will start in April. The...