Veterinary News Headlines
  • BSAVA warns of possible Congress booking scam

    The BSAVA is warning the profession to steer wide of a website which purports to offer hotel bookings for this year's Congress, but which is in no way affiliated to BSAVA or Congress. The website - www.bsava2016.org - does have a distinctly fishy...

    Vetoquinol continues wetlab service in 2009

    Vetoquinol has announced that it will continue to offer a wetlab service to support Alfaxan®, its injectable anaesthetic for dogs and cats, throughout 2009. The company has hosted 101 Alfaxan® wetlabs around the UK since the product was launched in...

    Janssen says: 'think chicken'

    Janssen Animal Health is encouraging vets and nurses to think 'chicken' this spring. According to the company, all the evidence suggests that there has been a massive increase in the number of people keeping a few chickens in their garden, resulting...

    RVC images scoop Wellcome Awards

    The RVC has picked up three of the twenty Wellcome Image Awards 2015. The awards are internationally renowned for showcasing the best in science imaging talent and techniques. Two of the images (below) were taken at the Lanyon Museum of Comparative...

    Glasgow vet caught up in Trump flight ban

    Postgraduate Glasgow student Hamaseh Tayari MRCVS, who holds an Iranian passport, was caught up in Donald Trump's ban on nationals of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Libya entering the US last Saturday, as she tried to return home from holiday in...

    Dechra launches Cushing's Campaign

    Dechra has launched ‘They’ve got Cushing’s. You’ve got us’ marketing campaign to highlight the company’s support for Vetoryl. Across Europe, the company has over 30 technical experts who get over 2,500 technical calls each year about Cushing’s. The...

    Merial launches UK’s first PMWS vaccine

    Merial Animal Health has launched CIRCOVAC®, the UK’s first vaccine for PCV2 – the virus involved in post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) and other PCV2-related diseases. An inactivated vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2...

    Royal Veterinary College offers evolved BSc Bioveterinary Sciences course in 2008

    In response to growing demand for graduates equipped for a wide range of careers in veterinary and biomedical science, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has developed the BSc (Hons) course in Bioveterinary Sciences. The Bioveterinary Science...

    Virbac calls on practices to prepare for Prostate Awareness Month

    Virbac Animal Health is calling on practices to prepare for Canine Prostate Awareness Month (CPAM), being held by the company in November to highlight the prevalence of the disease and to encourage owners and practices to test for it. Last year,...

    New research to assess the impact of flea treatments on the environment

    The University of Bristol and CVS are launching a 'citizen science' project to assess the impact of companion animal ectoparasiticides on the environment. The study is being conducted with pet owners and veterinary professionals to develop a greater...

    New initiative to encourage early diagnosis of Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

    kcs-intervet.swf Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health is running a challenge over the next few months to encourage the early diagnosis of Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), a painful disease which leads to permanent blindness (see right). Practices...

    RSPCA claims dog licence could solve welfare problems

    An annual dog licence fee of as little as £21.50 1 could help reduce the number of strays and help tackle irresponsible dog breeding, according to a new RSPCA report released today. Owners would face a cost of less than 42p a week per dog, in order...

    Woodley launches range of veterinary stains

    Woodley Veterinary Equipment has launched a range of eight veterinary stains. The company says that the range offers a comprehensive product base to suit most requirements, and that they are all quick and easy to use. The range is made up of the...

    Bursary to attend the Veterinary Biomedical and Pharma Sciences Congress

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Charitable Trust is offering a bursary for one delegate to attend the Veterinary Biomedical and Pharma Sciences (VBMPS) Congress on 15 and 16 October 2012 at the ICC in Birmingham. Members of the RCVS with...

    Protexin launches canine urinary health product

    Protexin Veterinary has launched CystoPro, a new product to aid in the management of urinary tract infections in dogs. According to the company, the key active ingredients in the new product are proanthocyanidins (Type A PACs), derived from cranberries...

    Purina launches new practice support programme

    Purina PetCare has announced the launch of the Purina Partners Programme, through which the company will offer practices their own business consultant tasked with giving advice that reflects the unique challenges facing each practice. Through the...

    Genitrix launches Omegaderm+ for skin conditions in cats and dogs

    Genitrix has launched a new Essential Fatty Acids (EFA)-based treatment to aid the management of skin conditions in cats and dogs. Called Omegaderm+, and offered in an airless pump applicator for mess-free use, it helps to soothe irritated skin...

    Fort Dodge launches new sheep parasiticide

    A new long acting sheep injection has been launched by Fort Dodge Animal Health which the company says will offer significant benefits to sheep farmers for both internal and external parasite control. Cydectin 2% LA for sheep is the latest product...

    'Preventers' keep spending on their pets

    Pet owners who believe in preventative healthcare have maintained or increased the money they spend on their pets this year, and 84% visited their vet at least once in 2010, up from 78% in 2007, according to a survey commissioned by the National Office...

    BVA launches member survey

    The British Veterinary Association has launched a survey of its members: "Your BVA, Your Say". The focus of the research, which will take place throughout June and July, is to measure and evaluate the levels of satisfaction BVA members have with the...

    Veterinary loan company starts national marketing campaign

    CarefreeCredit , the loan company set up by Somerset vet Stewart Halperin so that practices can offer their clients interest free loans to cover emergency veterinary treatment, has embarked on a national PR campaign to raise awareness amongst pet owners...

    Veterinary surgeons needed

    VetSurgeon.org has launched a completely revamped classified jobs section for the profession which allows members to subscribe for alerts when someone advertises a vacancy in their area. VetSurgeon Jobs has been designed from the ground up to be as...

    Vet's plea for help in South Africa

    TV vet and writer Emma Milne has just returned from two weeks working at IFAW -supported animal clinics in Soweto and Mdzananda with a plea to other vets: “I would urge other vets in the UK to consider spending some time helping out there;...

    Free webinar about the new fluoroquinolone

    Bayer Animal Health is to hold a free webinar for companion animal veterinary surgeons about its new fluoroquinolone for cats and dogs, Veraflox. The one-hour webinar begins with a talk on mutant prevention concentration (MPC) from Dr Joe Blondeau...

    Kruuse expands range of wound dressings

    Kruuse has announced the launch of two new two new wound dressing products: Kruuse HydroGel and Kruuse Foam Dressing. Kruuse HydroGel is a clear amorphous hydrogel with Polyhexanide (0.04%). According to the company, HydroGel will help maintain a...