Veterinary News Headlines

    Northwest Surgeons expands and rebrands

    Northwest Surgeons has changed its name to Northwest Veterinary Specialists (NWVS) , following what it describes as a significant investment into its facilities and people. The referral centre recently extended its floor space at its base in Cheshire...

    Cambridge University Vet School given 10 months to pull its socks up

    The RCVS Education Committee has given the University of Cambridge’s Department of Veterinary Medicine 10 months to make improvements to its veterinary degree programme, after an RCVS accreditation visit earlier this year identified wide-ranging 'concerns...
  • New veterinary anaesthesia app to help overcome poor record-keeping

    Alastair Mair, a European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at Willows Veterinary Centre has developed a new app to ensure all vital details of an anaesthetic procedure are recorded efficiently and effectively. VETNAPP offers a replacement...
  • New guide to starting out as a vet

    Yorkshire-based Clare Tapsfield-Wright MRCVS has written The New Vet's Handbook, a lighthearted guide to help newly qualified veterinary surgeons as they leave uni and enter the profession. Finding and settling into that first job is a particularly...
  • Eurovet launches Vomend: vet-licensed metoclopramide

    Eurovet Animal Health has launched Vomend, a new veterinary licensed metoclopramide that can be used to treat vomiting and reduced gastro-intestinal motility in both dogs and cats. Eurovet says that for years, vets have often had little choice but...

    Adaptix launches revolutionary 3D Veterinary Imaging System

    www.youtube.com/watch 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...

    Ceva launches funny new Adaptil and Feliway TV ads

    Ceva Animal Health has launched two new tongue-in-cheek TV ads which show people hiding in fear when visitors arrive, scratching furniture and urine spraying in order to highlight behaviour patterns which Adaptil and Feliway are designed to help with...

    New law to crack down on puppy farms

    The Government has announced plans to introduce introduce tougher dog breeding licensing rules in what is being described as the biggest reform of the pet trade in 20 years. The new rules will make it illegal to sell puppies younger than eight weeks...

    Virbac launches oral rinse for horses

    Virbac has launched Hexarinse for Horses, an oral rinsing solution containing dilute chlorhexidine gluconate, prepared specifically for horses. The company says the new product has been launched in response to demand from UK equine veterinary surgeons...

    Clarification about what vets are allowed to do during coronavirus lockdown

    The BVA and the RCVS have issued a statement which clarifies what work veterinary surgeons and practices are allowed to do under the coronavirus lockdown. On 23rd March, the Government demanded that the majority of public-facing businesses close their...

    BCF Technology merges with ECM to become IMV Imaging

    Veterinary imaging company, BCF Technology and ECM (Echo Control Medical) have merged to form IMV Imaging , a new imaging division within the IMV Technologies group . IMV Technologies is a reproduction biotechnology company which has worked in the...

    Pontefract vet's clinical failure was not 'serious professional misconduct'

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has ruled that whilst the care given to a diabetic dog by Paul Roger MRCVS fell short, it did not amount to serious professional misconduct. Mr Roger faced three charges: that he had failed to provide adequate care,...

    Hannah Hunt named Young Vet of the Year 2022

    Dr. Hannah Hunt has been awarded Young Vet of the Year 2022 by the British Veterinary Association. Hannah, who graduated from the RVC in 2015, was nominated for her dedication to excelling in first-opinion practice through her farm, small animal and...

    New DNA test can save sight of Cocker Spaniels with vitamin E deficiency

    The Canine Genetics Centre at the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge has developed a new DNA test to identify Cocker Spaniels with Retinopathy with Vitamin E Deficiency (RVED), in order that they can be treated with potentially...
  • 76% of vets may be missing the cause of feline diabetes

    Royal Veterinary College research, published in the journal PLOS ONE, has revealed that 1 in 4 cases of Diabetes Mellitus in domestic cats are caused by excess secretion of pituitary growth hormone. According to the researchers, this is much more...

    New TB testing gun said to offer substantial cost savings

    Dairy Insight has announced that the V-Grip tuberculin injector made by NJ Phillips is now available in the UK. The company says that the Phillips tuberculin gun is easier to use, clean and maintain than the most commonly used device, and it also...

    Henry Schein acquires Veterinary Instrumentation

    Henry Schein, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Veterinary Instrumentation , the supplier of surgical instruments and implants to veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom. Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein...

    Oncology specialist joins North London referral centre

    London Vet Specialists in Belsize Park has announced that oncologist Richard Elders MVB, CertSAM, DACVIM (SAIM), DECVIM-CA (Onc), Msc (Clin Onc) has joined its team of referral specialists. A graduate of University College Dublin, Richard started...
  • An apology: vet retention fees are NOT going to rise.

    This morning, VetSurgeon.org published an April Fools fake news story, to the effect that the RCVS planned to increase retention fees by 150% . I had hoped that the increasing absurdity of the reasons given for the rise might have tipped everyone...
  • Government recognises sentience of animals

    Environment Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed today that the sentience of animals will continue to be recognised and protections strengthened when the United Kingdom leaves the EU. Mr Gove ministerial statement followed the brouhaha last week when...

    Irish vet suspended for prescription offences

    Republic of Ireland-based Gary Adams has been suspended from the Register for two years after he was convicted of 34 charges related to prescribing veterinary medicines. Mr Adams was convicted at Gorey District Court, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland...

    RVC research reveals most common conditions in English Cocker Spaniels

    The Royal Veterinary College has published research which reveals the most common medical conditions in English Cocker Spaniels. The VetCompass programme studied 10,313 English Cocker Spaniels from an overall sample of 336,865 UK dogs of all breeds...

    IVC chief calls on government to overhaul veterinary regulation

    Duncan Phillips, CEO of IVC Evidensia UK and Ireland has called on the Government to overhaul veterinary regulation. Duncan makes three requests of the UK Government: The first is to make changes to encourage more overseas vets, and specifically...

    Medivet acquires 250th practice

    Medivet has acquired its 250th practice: Alfreton Park Veterinary Hospital , a nine-vet small animal clinic close to Derby. Established over 100 years ago, Alfreton Park Veterinary Hospital is based in a purpose-built clinic; one of four International...
  • New Caninsulin pet diabetes website

    MSD Animal Health has launched www.caninsulin.co.uk , a new Caninsulin pet diabetes website, together with additional support for veterinary practices. The website has been redesigned to help pet owners improve their understanding of the disease and...