Veterinary News Headlines

    3883 veterinary nurses join the new register

    The new, non-statutory Register for veterinary nurses opened on 1st September. 3329 VNs were automatically included (having been listed with the RCVS since 2003). The remainder joined the list voluntarily. RVNs are obliged to undertake 45 hours...

    New appointments to Veterinary Residues Committee

    Lord Rooker, Minister for Sustainable Food, Farming and Animal Health has announced seven new members to the Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC). The VRC’s role is to advise the Chief Executives of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) and the...

    Vets Now launches 24/7 pet ambulance in Winchester

    Vets Now, the Out Of Hours emergency vets has announced the launch of Winchester's first dedicated 24/7 pet ambulance service. Specifically designed for the comfortable and secure transport of all small animals, the new state-of-the-art ambulance...
  • Cattle vet warns of dairy herd disease doomsday

    Britain's dairy industry is doomed unless it takes more effective steps to control the spread of endemic diseases like tuberculosis and bovine virus diarrhoea, according to a leading cattle vet. At a conference on infectious disease at the Royal.....

    SPVS Senior Officer working to restructure VN training

    Jacqui Molyneux, SPVS President Elect, has announced details of the work she has been involved in to radically restructure and improve the training of veterinary nurses in the UK. For the last 10 years the VN qualification has involved candidates...
  • VetSurgeon.org welcomes the Veterinary Wound Healing Association

    The Veterinary Wound Healing Association (VWHA) has become the third veterinary association to make a new home on VetSurgeon.org . VWHA President Jacintha Wilmink said: "We're very excited about joining VetSurgeon.org and how it will allow...

    Nominations open for the 2013 Veterinary Awards

    Petplan has announced that nominations are now open for its 14th annual Veterinary Awards. The awards recognise members of the veterinary community who have gone above and beyond in their daily role. According to the company, one in three pets...

    Ketofen 10% solution for injection recalled

    Ceva Animal Health Ltd has initiated a Class II recall of Ketofen 10% Solution for Injection, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory licensed for the treatment of cattle, pigs, horses and other equidae. The recall was initiated because a visual inspection...
  • Rabies confirmed in The Netherlands

    The BSAVA reports that two four month old puppies in The Netherlands have tested positive for rabies. The puppies were imported into The Netherlands from Bulgaria on October 5th. Reports indicate that these puppies, which were both microchipped and...

    RCVS launches 1CPD learning and development platform

    The RCVS has launched 1CPD, a new learning and development platform which replaces the Professional Development Record (PDR) as a way for veterinary surgeons to plan, record and reflect on continuing professional development (CPD). The College says...

    More cases of Alabama Rot in the West Country

    Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists has confirmed two more cases of the usually fatal cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), otherwise known as Alabama Rot. The two cases came from Bristol and Kingsbridge, Devon, taking the total number...

    New checklist to help vets improve flock health

    MSD Animal Health has launched a new Flock Health Checklist to help vets work with shepherds to develop action plans to address the main areas influencing flock health and productivity. The new Flock Health Checklist is designed to helps practitioners...

    Gerry Polton appointed head honcho at North Downs Specialist Referrals

    Gerry Polton, the renowned cancer specialist, has been appointed as the new hospital director at North Downs Specialist Referrals Gerry, who joined North Downs in 2008, has been clinical director at the hospital since 2012. He has published scientific...

    Nutramega renamed Nutracoat

    Nutravet has renamed Nutramega, its skin supplement for dogs, as Nutracoat. The company says it has renamed the product to better reflect its main use, which is for maintaining skin and coat health in cats and dogs. Chris Jones, Managing Director...
  • West Nile virus vaccine now available in the UK

    Fort Dodge Animal Health has announced that its Duvaxyn WNV vaccine against West Nile Virus (WNV) is now available in the UK, following its licensing through the European Medicines Agency (EMEA). Duvaxyn WNV is the first vaccine available in Europe...
  • Small animal referral centre restructures

    Davies Veterinary Specialists (DVS), the multi-specialist small animal referral centre based on the Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire border, has announced a restructuring of the ownership and management of the practice. Following 12 years of successful operation...

    Eurovet launches Octacillin Pig

    Eurovet has launched Octacillin Pig, a water-soluble amoxicillin powder for treating pneumonia caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis . Octacillin is widely used in poultry and has recently been approved...

    Elanco launches lungworm CPD modules

    Elanco, the maker of Advocate, has published a set of free online CPD modules to help veterinary surgeons communicate important information (including treatment and prevention strategies) about lungworm. The aim of the ‘Advocates of Knowledge’ CPD...

    CVS project to improve lameness treatment sees 1014% increase in use of clinical metrology questionnaires

    CVS has run a clinical improvement project to increase the treatment of lameness within 35 of its first opinion small animal practices throughout the UK. The group says it has led to 6,086 more clinical metrology questionnaires being conducted at participating...

    New RCVS President to focus on regulation

    In her inaugural address as RCVS President for 2024-25, Linda Belton said she wants to focus on the core remit of the RCVS as a regulator, and the importance of good regulation for public trust and keeping pace in areas such as artificial intelligence...

    CVS embarks on new study to throw light on colitis in adult horses

    CVS is embarking on a new study to investigate and document the clinical and clinicopathological features, treatments and outcomes of colitis in UK adult horses. A team of researchers led by Tim Mair, CVS Equine Veterinary Director and Specialist in...

    Virbac launches mini microchips

    Virbac has launched the BackHome Mini Chip, a microchip which is 8mm long compared to the existing standard which is 12mm. The new Mini Chips are made of a pharmaceutical grade glass with an anti-migration coating. Because of their smaller size, they...
  • New study concludes insufficient evidence to support homeopathy in livestock

    A comprehensive review published open access online in the Veterinary Record today has concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support the use of homeopathy in food producing animals as a way to prevent or treat infectious diseases. Homeopathy...

    Yorkshire practice group celebrates 80 years with 80 prizes in 80 days

    White Cross Vets , the family-run group with practices across the North of England, has found a typically novel way to celebrate it's 80th anniversary with its staff. They're holding 80 live prize draws in which each member of its 190-strong team...

    RCVS, BVA and Defra join forces to assess impact of Brexit

    The RCVS and the BVA have joined forces with Defra on a project to assess the challenges and opportunities posed by EU exit, with the aim to develop a flexible and skilled veterinary workforce which meets the UK's needs for both the immediate and longer...