Veterinary News Headlines

    BVA lobbies govt for financial support for vet practices

    The BVA is lobbying the government for business rates relief and other financial support for veterinary practices during the pandemic, arguing that without it many practices may not survive. As part of the package of measures announced by the Chancellor...

    VetYou launches mortgage and rent payment protection plan for vets

    VetYou, in collaboration with Future Proof Limited, has launched Home Protector, a mortgage and rent payment protection plan for veterinary professionals. The plan covers mortgage or rent payments of up to £2000 per month for up to a year if you are...

    4 vets win Novartis accolade for employment standards

    Emily Holbrook MRCVS, Garth Tozer MRCVS, Dr Richard Dixon and Ken Davison MRCVS have all won a Best Practice Employer Award from Novartis Animal Health after glowing nominations from the staff at their practices. In addition, Katherine Corbett VN...

    Alstoe launches chewable, flavoured spironolactone

    Alstoe Ltd has launched Tempora, a chewable, flavoured, spironolactone tablet for dogs, indicated for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) arising from mitral valve disease. Alstoe says Tempora's flavouring technology, tablet shape and...

    New initiative to drive research into pet chicken health and welfare

    The British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) is launching a forum to facilitate research into the welfare of pet chickens. According to the charity, hens have been badly neglected by the world of evidence-based academic research, with only two known papers...

    Herts referral centre boosts oncology team

    Hertfordshire-based Davies Veterinary Specialists has expanded its oncology service with the appointment of American Specialist in Veterinary Oncology, Sarah Benjamin. This brings the total number of oncology specialists to four, within a service comprising...

    New website to support owners of dogs with epilepsy

    TVM has launched myepilepticpet.co.uk , a website to help pet owners with the practical challenges of caring for an epileptic dog and the emotional impact of the diagnosis. A 2022 study 1 conducted to understand owner perspectives, found that pet owners...

    ‘Hot’ vaccine effective against IBD in poultry

    Lohmann Animal Health has launched AviPro IBD Xtreme vaccine against Infectious Bursal Disease — also known as Gumboro Disease — in broilers, commercial layers and breeders. According to Lohmannn, it is highly effective against the vvIBDV...

    New sheep parasite protection chart from Novartis

    Novartis Animal Health has published a product usage chart aimed at vets and SQPs that gives guidance on the use of ectoparasites through the seasons. The chart covers the use of blowfly preventatives CLiK and CLiKZiN, and the blowfly strike treatment...

    New parasite booklet to offer clients

    Ceva Animal Health, maker of Milbactor, Vectra 3D and Vectra Felis, has launched a new booklet for practices to give clients: Protecting your Pet from Parasites . The booklet offers an overview of the common ecto and endoparasites that can affect...

    BP monitoring stars sought for new movie

    Ceva Animal Health, maker of Amodip, is on the hunt for veterinary professionals to star in a new video demonstrating how to detect hypertension in feline patients. No need for movie star looks, but if you've got a particular knack for taking blood...

    BVA and AVS ask practices not to take advantage of students and new grads during pandemic

    The British Veterinary Association and the Association of Student Vets are asking veterinary practices not to exploit recruitment fears caused by the coronavirus pandemic by offering unpaid or voluntary work to final year students and new graduates....

    Dechra to host otitis externa webinar

    Dechra is hosting a one-hour canine otitis externa webinar at 7:00pm on Wednesday 31st July to share practical tips on otitis externa, how to choose the right treatments and the latest guidelines for using antibiotics responsibly. The ‘Ear essentials...

    You're nicked: new project to identify canine livestock killers

    A team at Liverpool John Moores University has developed Early Evidence Kits to help with the collection of dog DNA from attacked livestock so that irresponsible dog owners can be held accountable. According to the NFU, last year farm animals worth...

    BCF launches new veterinary ultrasound machine

    BCF Technology has launched the Mindray DP-50 veterinary ultrasound system, a black and white entry level system that can be used in both the small animal and equine general practice. According to the company, the DP-50 offers excellent black...

    TVM takes 'Lunch and Learn' sessions online

    TVM UK has announced that is taking its 'Lunch and Learn' CPD sessions, which normally take place in practices, online. The sessions, which are delivered by the company's territory managers and cover things like toxicology, ophthalmology and the management...

    New sustainability course for farm vets

    VetSalus has launched a sustainability course for farm vets. “Livestock and Climate Change - A Veterinary Perspective” is an online learning course designed to give vets the confidence to make changes in their own work and the tools to support farming...

    New app: The Fibrevore Handbook

    Burgess Excel has announced the launch of a new app for Android and Apple devices called The Fibrevore Handbook . The free app, which is available from Apple here , and from Google for Android here , contains a guide to the veterinary care of rabbits...

    EquiChek now validated for use with synovial fluid

    Invicta Animal Health has announced that that EquiChek test kits are now validated for use with synovial fluid, having originally been validated for whole blood only. EquiChek is an animal-side test to assess the level of Serum Amyloid A (SAA) which...

    Monthly veterinary feline webinars start in the New Year

    The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) has announced that it will be hosting monthly webinars for veterinary surgeons from January 2016. ISFM says it has selected highly qualified speakers who are passionate about cats to cover a range...

    Over 3000 respond to RCVS CPD consultation

    3,357 members of the profession, 69% of them veterinary surgeons and 30% veterinary nurses, have responded to the RCVS consultation asking for their views on proposals to move towards a more structured approach to continuing professional development...

    XLVets supports independent practices during coronavirus crisis

    XLVets, the cooperative of independent practices, has decided to share its resources with independent practices that are not currently members. XLVets has called on experts in people development, legal, IT and HR, as well as its practice owners, managers...

    EAE vaccine supplies hit from June to August

    Ceva Animal Health has announced that there will be a gap in supply of Cevac Chlamydia, its EAE (Enzootic Abortion of Ewes) vaccine, in June, July and August, due to a vaccine batch failure in the manufacturing process. Roy Geary, regional director...

    Harlow-based vet amongst first to gain GPCert(Endo)

    VetSurgeon.org member Aubrey Kumm MRCVS , a Joint Partner at Companion Care in Harlow, has become one of the first vets based in the UK to gain the GPCert(Endo) from the ESVPS . He joins a group of just 11 vets who currently hold this certificate in...

    New dilated cardiomyopathy CPD module from CEVA

    Ceva Animal Health has added a new module to its Cardio Academy website which will provide practical advice on the management of dilated cardiomyopathy in practice. The module contains an interactive seminar hosted by leading cardiologist and...