Veterinary News Headlines

    VMD launches Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme

    The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has launched the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme, through which veterinary medicines retailers can now be accredited by the regulator. The scheme, which is voluntary, involves an application process...

    Vets Now introduces six months full pay maternity leave

    Vets Now has substantially increased the duration of full pay maternity leave for its staff. Under the new policy, introduced this month, women who joined the company more than two years ago are entitled to six month's maternity leave on full pay,...
  • Study finds gastropods move at a snail's pace

    A new study of UK snail behaviour using LED and UV light tracking has found that the nocturnal creatures can explore the length of an average British garden in just one night, reaching a top speed of 1mph (metre per hour). The 'Slime Watch' report...

    StreetVet secures support from MSD and Bravecto

    MSD Animal Health has announced that it is to support StreetVet, the award-winning charity offering veterinary outreach services for homeless people , with free product and volunteers, as part of the UK launch of its Bravecto Care Programme. MSD says...

    ISFM brings you the world’s first virtual feline congress for vets ... and it's free

    The International Society of Feline Medicine has announced the world's first virtual feline congress for veterinary surgeons, which will run over three days from Saturday August 8th and is free of charge. The event offers over 30 hours of CPD, covering...

    IVC launches training centres in Birmingham and Dunfermline

    IVC Evidensia has opened two veterinary training centres, one at the Vets Now headquarters in Dunfermline and the other based at Blaise Referral Hospital in Birmingham. The centres have cutting-edge facilities, including high-tech audio-visual equipment...

    First GPAdvCert cohort gathers in Cremona

    24 veterinary surgeons from seven countries have just gathered in Cremona, Italy, to undertake the first module of the new General Practitioner Advanced Certificate (GPAdvCert) in Orthopaedics launched last year by Improve International . The GPAdvCert...

    A 'must see' for anyone interested in feline infectious diseases

    The International Society of Feline Medicine has announced that two 'giants of feline medicine and infectious disease' will headline its European Feline Congress , which is open to all and taking place in the beautiful Croatian town of Cavtat from 26th...

    Petsox: New waterproof, breathable bandage cover

    Petsox Ltd has launched a new waterproof and breathable bandage cover. According to the company, most products available to practices are either waterproof or breathable, but not both, and so cause the wound to overheat and the underlying skin to...
  • Christine Pye, Alberto Susana, Deborah Komianos, Rosemary Perkins and Claudia Franzini win BSAVA Clinical Abstract Awards

    The BSAVA has announced the winners of its Clinical Abstract awards for 2025. Undertaken in practice, industry and academia, submissions are open each year offering the chance to present a Clinical Abstract, presented as a poster or an oral presentation...

    MDC launches improved animal stretcher / bodybag

    MDC is launching a new improved version of its Pet Porter, a dual-purpose animal stretcher and body bag. The company developed the new version with input from veterinary surgeons, nurses and APPCC (Association of Private Pet Cemeteries and Crematoria...

    New online equine CPD provider

    Ledston Equine Clinic in West Yorkshire has announced the launch of the Ledston Education Centre, which will provide training for veterinary surgeons, fire and rescue personnel, and horse owners. The Ledston Education Centre will continue the clinic...
  • London gets its first full service veterinary referral centre

    London Vet Specialists (LVS) , billed as the capital's first complete-service referral centre, has announced its official opening in Belsize Park. The centre is headed up by senior surgeon and soft tissue specialist, Dr Janet Kovak McClaran DVM DACVS...

    Online veterinary CPD this Thursday to raise money for the NHS

    A consortium of vets and animal health companies has formed 'Vets For NHS' to provide CPD for housebound vets and raise funds for colleagues in the NHS. The CPD event takes place this Thursday 9th April, from 9:30am to 5:30pm, using the Zoom video...

    Ceva urges vets to get farmers to test for enzootic abortion of ewes

    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...

    Petplan wins Vets4Pets/Companion Care tender

    Petplan has announced that it has won a formal tender to become the chosen pet insurance provider for Vets4Pets and Companion Care, as part of a five year deal to provide cover for over 250 practices. Simon Masding, Petplan's Head of Sales and Partnerships...

    Medivet clients make 1M donations towards rhino campaign

    Medivet reports that its Saving the Rhino Campaign has now received a very impressive one million donations from its clients, raising £500,000 in the process. The campaign uses Pennies , the digital charitable giving system which invites you to make...

    RCVS launches final stage of Under Care Review

    The RCVS has begun the final stage of its review of the definition of ‘under care’ and the provision of 24/7 emergency cover, and is now consulting veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses, students and the wider veterinary team on its proposed new guidance...

    IVC survey shows vet practices not meeting employees' hopes for sustainability

    IVC Evidensia has released the results of a survey of 90 veterinary professionals who visited BEVA 2023, finding there was a disparity between the importance of sustainability to them personally and how effectively their practice is working sustainably...

    RCVS seeks feedback on draft VN Code of Professional Conduct

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is seeking feedback on a new draft Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses. The new draft Code, which would replace the existing RCVS Guide to Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses, has been...

    Bedfordshire-based vet struck off for clinical and record-keeping failures

    Bedfordshire-based Siew Loong Ng has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after being found guilty of clinical failures, poor record keeping and dishonesty. Mr Ng faced seven charges: In July and August 2020, he failed to clean the...

    Vetoquinol launches dedicated large animal/equine sales team

    Vetoquinol UK Ltd is launching a dedicated large animal/equine sales force on the 1 st July. The company says the move reflects the change in cattle and equine veterinary practice to become specialists. Vetoquinol's large animal brands include...

    NHS wins High Court backing for decision to stop funding homeopathy

    The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge by the British Homeopathic Association over a decision by NHS England to stop funding the discredited treatment. The case came after the NHS issued new guidelines for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG...

    First referral practice to publish clinical outcomes ...

    Roundhouse Referrals in Glasgow has started publishing clinical outcome and client satisfaction results for Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO) surgery performed at the practice, the first practice in Scotland to do so, possibly in the whole of...

    Hill's launches three new Vet Essentials diets for cats and dogs

    Hill’s Pet Nutrition has added three new products to its Vet Essentials range for cats and dogs: Adult Dry, Adult Wet and No Grain. Exclusive to veterinary practices, the new range targets specific health concerns, allowing vets and nurses to offer...