Veterinary News Headlines

    CEVA Animal Health has introduced Carprodyl® F, a new flavoured version of Carprodyl®

    CEVA Animal Health has introduced Carprodyl ® F, a new flavoured version of Carprodyl ® . The company says that the original version of Carprodyl®, the carprofen-based painkiller, has proved very popular with vets, partly thanks to its cost-effective...

    Vet suspended for practising whilst not registered

    The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has suspended a veterinary surgeon for a period of three months for practising veterinary surgery while not registered with the College. At a hearing which concluded on 9 September...

    Search for the brightest stars in UK practice management

    The first steps have begun to find Petplan and The Veterinary Business Journal's Practice Manager of the Year for 2012. Nominations are now being sought for the most accomplished UK practice managers and recommendations are welcome from any member...

    Win £500 of CPD in new survey about Equine Herpes Virus

    Pfizer Animal Health is offering the chance to win £500 worth of CPD vouchers to UK veterinary surgeons who participate in the company's 5 minute online survey about Equine Herpes Virus (EHV). Pfizer says the intention of the survey is to find out...

    BCF unveils special ultrasound and x-ray deals

    BCF has announced a number of special deals available on a variety of ultrasound and X-ray products. With the launch of the new Mindray DP-50 ultrasound scanner, available exclusively from BCF, the company is offering a free trolley and a year's...

    Applications open for new Veterinary Surgeon Graduate Programme

    The PDSA has announced the launch of a new graduate programme to help train the veterinary surgeons of the future. Applications for PDSA's Veterinary Surgeon Graduate Programme open today, and the programme is open to all veterinary surgeon graduates...

    BSAVA dispensing course for vets now online

    The BSAVA has announced that its dispensing course will now be held online on Thursday 26 November 2020. The course helps veterinary practices manage their dispensaries with up-to-date information on medicines regulations. It covers the main aspects...

    Animalcare dishes out free pots of Procanicare

    Animalcare is offering veterinary practices free pots of Procanicare, its GI support product for dogs. Procanicare contains three canine-specific strains of Lactobacillus bacteria, which the company says are proven to improve stool consistency, accelerate...

    Nominations open for Young Dairy Vet of the Year 2022

    Nominations are now open for the ‘Young Dairy Vet of the Year’, a recent addition to the Cream Awards: the annual dairy industry trade awards run by British Dairying magazine. The award, introduced in 2020 and supported by animal health company Krka...

    AHT awarded £15,000 bursary to fight Strangles

    The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials has announced a £15,000 bursary to the Animal Health Trust . The bursary will be used to help fund the development of a rapid result blood test to identify horses infected with Strangles. The AHT has already developed...

    Four new companion animal care products from Dechra

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched four new care products, enhancing its Professional Care range, available exclusively through veterinary practices. The new products are: PawProtect: a wax-based product applied to paws to protect them...

    Dog owners prefer buying presents for pets over partners

    Direct Line pet insurance had released the results of a survey in which 70% of dog owners claimed that not only did they get far more enjoyment buying gifts for their pets than their friends and family, but they also feel their pet understands when...
  • RCVS Knowledge unveils new EBVM resource

    RCVS Knowledge has announced the official launch of Veterinary Evidence – a new resource designed to unite practitioners interested in promoting and using the principles of evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) within practice. Veterinary Evidence...

    Intervet / SP launches sound desensitisation programme

    A new programme to help reduce the stress of pets suffering a reaction to sudden loud noises such as fireworks and thunderstorms, has been launched by the makers of Zylkène. Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health, which manufactures Zylkène...
  • Royal Canin launches UK's first diet for stressed cats and dogs

    Royal Canin has launched 'Calm', described as the UK's first complete nutritional support for cats and dogs during stress. Royal Canin says Calm contains a combination of two nutrients known to help support stress management. Alpha-casozepine...

    Win £100 high street vouchers with revamped Epiphen monitoring scheme

    Vetoquinol has revamped its Epiphen complimentary voucher scheme for testing serum levels of phenobarbital, and is offering vet practices a chance to win £100 of high street vouchers. New voucher pads will be posted to participating veterinary practices...

    Avid launches new pet microchip registration system

    Avid has released a new version of it's microchip registration system, which offers a significantly enhanced statistical analysis of the microchipping done at your practice. The new MicroChip Plus section of the site is specifically for implanters...

    Disciplinary Committee refuses vet's application for restoration to register

    The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week decided that a Lincolnshire-based veterinary surgeon should not be restored to the RCVS Register, having previously struck him off for disgraceful professional conduct,...

    Judging panel for new rabbit-friendly vet awards announced

    Burgess Pet Care has announced the full judging panel for its new awards to celebrate the work of rabbit friendly veterinary surgeons, nurses and practices across the UK. The Burgess Excel Vet Awards have three categories: UK Rabbit Vet of the Year;...

    Free WSAVA webinar on the impact of coronavirus on patients and staff

    The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) is hosting 'The Impact of COVID-19 on your Patients and Staff - An Update for Veterinary Professionals', a free webinar for veterinary surgeons on Tuesday 15th September at 12:00pm UTC. The speakers...

    Vets urged to catch up on missed BP checks for elderly cats

    Ceva Animal Health is urging veterinary surgeons to review which of their elderly feline clients have missed out on routine health checks during the pandemic and may now have undiagnosed hypertension, putting them at risk of retinal damage, strokes and...

    Linnaeus doubles funding for open access veterinary research

    Linnaeus reports that last year, it doubled the funding for its Open Access Publication Charge (OAPC) initiative, through which it covers the fees for its associates to publish open access in prominent peer-reviewed veterinary journals. The Linnaeus...

    Equipalazone® has equal or superior palatability to other comparable products

    Dechra Veterinary Products has just concluded a new palatability study which showed that Equipalazone Powder has equal or superior palatability when compared to a suxibuzone based product and a non-microencapsulated phenylbutazone product. During...

    Online registration opens for BSAVA Congress 2011

    Online registration for the BSAVA Congress 2011 is now open at www.bsava.com . According to the BSAVA, web registration has been enhanced this year to provide a smoother process for individual, group and practice badge bookings. Plus, there is...

    New personal loan service for practice staff

    CarefreeCredit has announced the launch of personal loans for all veterinary staff aged 21 and over, including veterinary surgeons, nurses, practice managers and receptionists. The company, which until now has only offered loans to practice clients...