Veterinary News Headlines
  • Dog picks best place in the world to fall into a canal

    A 17-year-old collie cross called Barney picked arguably the best place in the world for an old dog to fall into a canal last Saturday, when it was rescued by one of the teams taking part in the kayaking stage of the Vet Charity Challenge , an event...

    CVS announces £3m investment in next-gen MRI

    CVS has announced a two year programme of investment of more than £3 million in two high-field (1.5 Tesla) MRI scanners and seven CT scanners as part of a programme to provide advanced imaging resourcing across the group. The first of the MRI scanners...
  • BVA adds voice to calls for suspension of imports from bluetongue areas

    The BVA has added its voice to calls for the suspension of imports of cattle and sheep from areas where the bluetongue virus is known to be circulating. Following yesterday’s announcement by Defra that BTV1 (Bluetongue Serotype 1) had been detected...

    Boehringer relaunches Metacam website for pet owners

    Boehringer Ingelheim has re-launched its website www.metacam.co.uk with a redesign which aims to help cat and dog-owning clients identify and manage pain in their pets. Brand Manager Dr Amy Scott said: "Because pain is often very difficult for owners...

    Weight gain more than doubles the risk of laminitis in horses and ponies

    Horses and ponies that gain weight are more than twice as likely to develop laminitis than if they lose or maintain their weight, according to new research published last month in BMC Veterinary Research 1 . Carried out by the Royal Veterinary College...

    2020 RCVS Knowledge Awards now open

    The 2020 RCVS Knowledge Awards , designed to recognise examples of continuous quality improvement (QI) in practice, are now open for applications and nominations. Open to anyone working in a veterinary setting at any stage of their career, the competition...

    First trial of breakthrough bTB test in Wales

    Mossman Farming, a dairy farm on the west Welsh coast which has been stricken by bovine TB, has become the first to gain permission to trial PBD Biotech’s rapid Actiphage blood test for Mycobacterium bovis ( M. bovis ). PBD Biotech says the Actiphage...

    VMD reviews adverse events associated with veterinary medicines

    The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has published its Pharmacovigilance Annual Review 2015 , which reviews 5674 reports of adverse events in animals, humans and the environment following the use of veterinary medicines over the course of the year...

    BSAVA publishes WSAVA Animal Welfare Guidelines

    The BSAVA is supporting the role of veterinary surgeons as advocates for animal welfare by publishing the WSAVA Animal Welfare Global Guidelines for Companion Animal Practitioners and the Veterinary Team in the May issue of the Journal of Small Animal...

    Free webinar on canine and feline cognitive dysfunction

    Dr Sarah Heath is presenting a free webinar for vets about cognitive dysfunction syndrome on Tuesday 1st March at 8:00pm. Sponsored by Vets4Pets, Sarah will look at ways the veterinary profession can improve the detection of this condition and enable...

    Vets Now and PDSA collaborate to share skills

    Vets Now and the PDSA are recruiting candidates for an initiative which lets Vets Now staff observe and work on elective surgical cases at PDSA Pet Hospitals, while PDSA’s new graduate vets get a taste of frontline Emergency and Critical Care medicine...

    Norbrook announces Arthritis Awareness Month

    Norbrook Laboratories has announced Arthritis Awareness Month, which will run from 15 th October to 15 th November 2011, during which the company will be running a series of special promotions and competitions. Michelle Jones, Companion Animal Brand...

    Disciplinary Committee dismisses case against Nottinghamshire vet

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has dismissed a case against Nottinghamshire-based Emma Frances Faulkner MRCVS. It was alleged that in September 2015, she had acted inappropriately by striking a Shih Tzu/Toy Poodle cross puppy called Arnie on his...

    New course puts vets in the cockpit

    Trainetics, a human factors and leadership training and consultancy company, is launching a human factors course for veterinary professionals in January 2023, as part of which, delegates take control of a commercial jet in a flight simulator at Heathrow...

    Virbac launches online dermatology tool

    Virbac Animal Health has launched an interactive didactic atlas on canine dermatoses for practitioners at www.virbacderm.com . According to the company, the site offers an original approach to a dermatological investigation, with straightforward flowcharts...
  • Police warning over Merseyside veterinary drug theft

    Merseyside police are urging members of the public and veterinary practices to exercise caution following the theft of some prescription veterinary medicines from a commercial vehicle in Prescot. The missing medication is around ten 100ml bottles...

    VBF survey identifies key challenges facing vets

    A survey carried out by the Veterinary Benevolent Fund has identified stress management and maintaining a healthy work/life balance as the biggest challenges facing veterinary surgeons and the profession. Asked: 'What are the key issues, if any, for...

    London vet to ride Prudential 100 for Mind

    London-based Mark Turner MRCVS, a small animal veterinary surgeon working at Medivet, Croydon , is taking part in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 in aid of the mental health charity, Mind . Mark will be cycling the 100-mile route, the same as...

    Linda Belton elected Junior Vice President of the RCVS

    Linda Belton MRCVS has been elected to be the next Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Junior Vice President. Linda, who was first elected to Council in 2019, will take up the post at the RCVS Annual General Meeting in July. She is currently Chair...

    HT Vista adds enhanced lump diagnostic capability for dogs

    HT Vista has enhanced the diagnostic function on its cancer screening device so that it can now diagnose lumps on dogs when the specificity exceeds 90%. The update includes a new scoring system of low, moderate or high cancer risk which replaces the...

    SPVS to hold webinar on exiting practice

    SPVS is to host a webinar: 'Exiting practice on your terms', presented by Simon Biles from Moore Scarrott on Tuesday 13th December at 7:30pm. The Association says: "Deciding how best to exit a practice that you have usually spent the majority of your...

    Dechra launches amlodipine product for feline hypertension

    Dechra has launched Lodisure, a 1mg chicken-flavoured amlodipine tablet for the treatment of feline hypertension. Available in packs of 56 (4 x 14 tablet blister packs), Lodisure tablets are divisible for accurate dosing. The recommended starting...

    Norbrook launches Loxicom oral suspension for small dogs

    Norbrook has launched Loxicom 0.5mg/ml oral suspension for small dogs, indicated for the alleviation of inflammation and pain in acute and chronic musculo-skeletal disorders. Loxicom Oral Suspension comes in a clear 15ml bottle which allows vets and...

    Pets may suffer as the country goes to the dogs

    Research carried out by YouGov on behalf of the Dogs Trust, has shown that as the cost of living crisis develops, 68% of dog owners in the UK feel worried, to some extent, about how they will care for their dog in the next year, with 30% either ‘very...

    RCVS releases photographs of last council meeting

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has released a series of photographs taken at its last council meeting on 7th March 2013. Anyone for a photo-caption competition? The full album can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rcvs/sets...