Veterinary News Headlines

    Cheap thermal image devices could be as effective as expensive alternatives in detecting lameness in dairy cattle

    A new study, led by the Royal Veterinary College, has determined that low-cost thermal imaging devices show minimal difference in effectiveness of detecting lameness in dairy cattle when compared to more expensive devices. The researchers say the effectiveness...

    Agrimin launches two-part boluses for sheep and cattle

    Agrimin has announced the launch of a new range of boluses for sheep and cattle that use 'eroding technology' to deliver a sustained supply of three trace elements for up to 180 days: The Agrimin 24•7 Iodine•Selenium•Cobalt...

    RCVS and BVA's open letter to the PM about Brexit

    The RCVS and the BVA have sent a joint letter to the Prime Minister with their concerns over how Brexit, and its impact on EU migration, may affect the veterinary profession. The letter outlines how the organisations want to work with the government...

    Improve launches exotics distance learning programme

    Improve International has launched a Distance Learning Postgraduate Certificate in Exotic Animal Practice. The programme, which starts in July, will cover a range of different exotic species, from initial examination and diagnostic sample collection...
  • Virbac launches ‘Lumps and Bumps’ toolkit for practices

    Virbac has launched a toolkit to help veterinary practices educate pet owners about the importance of checking their pet for abnormal lumps and bumps. The toolkit contains everything a practice needs to create its own lumps and bumps awareness campaign...

    Vet nurses say bullying and incivility are serious problems in the vet profession

    Building on research undertaken by VetSurgeon.org and Veturse.co.uk in 2017, the RCVS Mind Matters initiative has published the results of a survey which found that 96% of student and newly qualified veterinary nurses feel that bullying and incivility...
  • New film about a veterinary surgeon's nervous breakdown

    The Veterinary Benevolent Fund has launched a short film about a veterinary surgeon's experience of severe depression and her inspiring recovery. The charity says it hopes the film, published on the Vetlife website today , will encourage the veterinary...

    New Alabama Rot website for vets

    Winchester-based Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists has launched a new website about cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), otherwise more snappily known as Alabama Rot. The practice has been leading research into the devastating disease...

    Lamond Vets Wins Charity Rounders Challenge

    Lamond Veterinary Clinic from Livingston, West Lothian has won the first ever Merial Charity Rounders Challenge. The winning team of vets and vet nurses batted and fielded their way to victory in September's rounders tournament involving practices...

    Alison Speakman becomes 65th BSAVA President

    Alison Speakman has been appointed the 65th President of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), taking over from the outgoing President, Sheldon Middleton. Alison has been an active member of the BSAVA since graduating from the University...

    Arthritis is a disease of young dogs, says Boehringher

    Boehringer Ingelheim has launched Arthritis AWARE, a campaign to raise awareness that osteoarthritis is much more common in young dogs than previously thought. Although the disease is commonly diagnosed later in life, a 2022 study of 123 dogs found...

    Survey reveals reasons older horses are retired

    A survey by the Gluck Equine Research Centre at the University of Kentucky and Spillers, published in the Equine Veterinary Journal 1 , has revealed the main reasons why horses are retired. The survey of 2717 horse owners, 56% of which were leisure...
  • 10 candidates. Only 6 places. Who will you vote for?

    VetSurgeon.org is once again playing host to the RCVS Elections Section, where veterinary surgeons can now come and question the candidates lining up to regulate them. This year, there are 10 candidates fighting to win one of 6 places on council....

    Vets invited to enter BVA's third ‘Veterinary photographer of the year’ competition

    The British Veterinary Association is inviting vets to enter its third ‘BVA Veterinary photographer of the year’ competition. Last year’s competition saw photographs span a range of subjects from across the UK and overseas, from a common basilisk...
  • BackHome Microchip moves to Petlog

    Virbac Animal Health has announced that registrations on BackHome BioTec, the company's microchip identification service, were moved to the Petlog Database with effect from Monday 12 September 2011. Virbac says it moved to the UK's largest independent...

    Pets at Home food recalled after causing cats to collapse

    Pets at Home has recalled four dry cat food products marketed under the AVA brand after three cats became seriously ill, four to six weeks after switching to the products. Further investigation revealed that the products in question: AVA Mature Cat...

    RCVS DC postpones decision on drink-drive vet

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has decided to postpone its decision on the sanction against Dyfed-based Lynn Jo Ann Davies MRCVS for various drink-related charges, after she voluntarily entered into undertakings. The Committee heard a number of charges...

    First blowfly strike cases of 2018 reported

    Elanco Animal Health has announced that the first blowfly strike cases of 2018 have been reported on its Blowfly Strike Tracker . The tracker, which Elanco produces with NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service), highlights areas hit with...
  • Fort Dodge launches sheep Bluetongue vaccine, Zulvac 8 Ovis® in the UK

    Fort Dodge Animal Health has announced that its Zulvac 8 Ovis® Bluetongue sheep vaccine is now licensed and available in the UK. The company believes that the product will provide significant benefits to sheep farmers. Zulvac 8 Ovis® is an inactivated...

    Ketofen now available in CLAS vials

    Ceva Animal Health has announced that Ketofen (ketoprofen), its NSAID for livestock and horses, is now presented in CLAS (Ceva Layered Anti Shatter) vials. Ceva says CLAS vials are proven to be easy to use, practical and eco-friendly and are preferred...
  • New alternative to Elizabethan collars

    A Lincolnshire couple desperate to find an alternative to Elizabethan veterinary collars, after their dog Tess suffered a traumatic experience, have invented a new range of wound coverings called Cozi-fit. According to Terri and Dave Ward from Skellingthorpe...

    UK's first 'Community Interest' veterinary practice

    Animal Trust, a veterinary group with nine surgeries across Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and North Wales, has become the first and only practice registered as a community interest company, providing a bridge between commercial veterinary care...

    CVS acquires landmark 100th practice

    CVS has announced its acquisition of the West End Veterinary Partnership, an Edinburgh-based veterinary practice, bringing the number of practice groups owned by the company to 100, operating out of 267 sites across the UK. West End Vets employs around...

    RCVS reintroduces remote prescribing of veterinary medicines

    The RCVS Standards Committee has reintroduced the dispensation which allows veterinary surgeons to prescribe veterinary medicines remotely, in advance of the forecast wave of Omicron infections. Chair of the Standards Committee, Dr Melissa Donald...

    New treatment to reduce transition diseases in cows

    Elanco Animal Health has launched Imrestor, a new treatment designed to help prevent transition diseases in cows and potentially reduce antibiotic usage 1 . During the 60 days before to 30 days after calving, dairy cows experience a dip in their natural...