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    Improve launches two-day TPLO masterclass

    Improve International has launched a two-day masterclass on tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy (TPLO) . The company says the masterclass will equip veterinary surgeons with an understanding of how TPLO fits into the range of treatments for one of the...

    Norbrook launches Loxicom for cats

    Norbrook Laboratories Ltd has launched a new addition to the Loxicom range: Loxicom 0.5mg/ml Oral Suspension for Cats. Offering alleviation from inflammation and pain, Loxicom Oral Suspension for Cats is billed by Norbrook as 'the new cost-effective...
  • Hairy times ahead for the RCVS

    Eleven members of staff at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons are growing moustaches this month in support of the Movember Challenge, a campaign which raises funds to help combat prostate cancer. Simon Wiklund, Advisory Manager and instigator...
  • RCVS listens to concerns over postnominals

    The RCVS Operational Board has announced that it will ask Council to review its decision to remove postgraduate postnominals from the Register, following the largely negative response from the profession to the idea, including a petition from Derbyshire...

    The VetNurse Jobs January Brexit Sale

    VetNurse Jobs is running a special January Brexit sale until 10:30am on the 18th January, during which all jobs advertised on the site are reduced by 50% to £50 +VAT. All jobs posted on VetNurse.co.uk are valid for 60 days (double that normally offered...
  • VetSurgeon prize to keep a vet warm in lockdown

    VetSurgeon.org and VetNurse.co.uk are kicking off the New Year with a quick competition for a veterinary surgeon or nurse to win one of two Ororo heated gilets. The gilets, which normally cost $170, have three heating zones: one around the neck, one...

    VETcpd Congress returns in September

    The VETcpd Congress is making a return this year, and will be held at Sandy Park on the outskirts of Exeter on 26th and 27th September. Organised by The Veterinary Edge in association with Simon Guiton of VETcpd, there will be three streams running...

    CVS acquires Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic in Kent

    CVS has announced the acquisition of Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic in Mereworth, Kent. Bell Equine is one of the leading equine hospitals and was the first practice worldwide to install a standing MRI unit for horses. CVS says the acquisition reflects...

    Essex referral centre appoints surgery specialist

    Essex veterinary referral practice VRCC has appointed an international specialist in small animal surgery to its growing team. Esteban Gonzalez joins the practice in Southfields, Laindon, from Ars Veterinaria in Barcelona, one of the leading veterinary...
  • Bradley Viner invested as new RCVS President

    Dr Bradley Viner has been invested as the President of the RCVS for 2015/16 at a ceremony held at the Institution of Civil Engineers in Westminster. Bradley has been an elected member of RCVS Council since 2005 and was Treasurer from 2010 to 2014...

    Better parasite control needed after worms in sheep found to increase methane output by 33%

    Techion, maker of the FECPAK faecal egg count diagnostic platform , is highlighting new research which showed that worm burdens in sheep can increase methane output by as much as one third. Consequently, the company says the sheep sector is going...

    Richard Stephenson resigns from RCVS Council

    The RCVS has announced that Richard Stephenson MRCVS has resigned as a Council member, for personal reasons. Richard was elected to RCVS Council in 2020, having previously served as an elected member from 2008 to 2016. Over the years, he has also...
  • Proposed changes to VN training

    The traditional NVQ 'portfolio' system for student veterinary nurses could be phased out from next summer, under draft proposals from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Awarding Body, which has responsibility for the delivery of VN qualifications...

    New health and welfare guidelines for animal establishments

    The Animal Protection Agency (APA) is highlighting the publication of new, evidence-based guidelines for the inspection of animal establishments such as pet shops, breeding centres, boarding kennels and sanctuaries. For decades, animal welfare and...

    RCVS refuses to restore Essex equine vet

    Andrew Dobson has had his application for restoration to the Register refused by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after failing to attend the hearing or provide information to support his application. Mr Dobson was struck off in 2021 after the DC found...

    New vegetarian diet factsheets for pet owners

    The Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA) has published two new factsheets for pet owners, one about vegetarian diets and the other about food allergies . The PFMA says the factsheets have been produced with nutrition experts in response to demand...

    Veterinary anaesthesia app now on Android too

    Vetnapp , an anaesthesia app originally developed for Apple devices by European specialist in anaesthesia and analgesia Alastair Mair to save time and increase clinical accuracy, is now available for Android. Vetnapp offers a secure alternative to...

    Ceva launches prednisolone treatment for canine atopic dermatitis

    Ceva Animal Health has launched Dermipred (prednisolone) for the management of pruritus and skin inflammation in cases of canine atopic dermatitis (CAD). Dermipred is available in two pack sizes – 10mg and 20mg - to treat a range of dog sizes. Both...

    Carefree Credit now open to non FCA registered practices

    Carefree Credit, the company which provides a credit facility for practices to offer clients to pay for unexpected veterinary bills, has announced that from this month, practices can offer the facility to clients without themselves going through the...
  • BSAVA Congress breaks all records

    The British Small Animal Veterinary Association is celebrating a record Congress, attended by more than 8,000 people. That's 16% up on last year and the largest number ever recorded. There were 5816 delegates (up from 5028 in 2010), including a record...
  • BVA expresses disappointment over food companies' lack of stunning policy

    The BVA has expressed its concern that almost two-thirds of food companies have no information on their commitment to stunning animals before slaughter – with only 4% having a "universal commitment". The findings were published in the Business Benchmark...

    Small animal medicine CPD coming up in 2019

    The following small animal medicine dentistry CPD events have been announced for 2019. If you are speaking at or hosting a small animal CPD event in 2019, please email details to press@vetsurgeon.org for it to be considered for addition to this list...

    MSD launches novel flea and tick treatment

    MSD Animal Health has announced the European launch of Activyl, a novel flea and tick treatment containing indoxacarb, an active that is new to animal health and which - uniquely - is activated by flea metabolism. Activyl is licensed to treat and...

    Vet nurse brings pilates to your practice

    Veterinary nurse and ex practice owner Kate Bartels has launched Practice Pilates, offering pilates sessions for veterinary teams to help both their physical and mental wellbeing. Kate, who has worked in practice for 30 years, said: "Pilates does...

    Virbac announces arrival of bluetongue vaccine

    Virbac has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Syvazul BTV3, a bluetongue vaccine made by Spanish pharmaceutical company, Syva, the first doses of which have already arrived in the UK. The announcement came hot on the heels of announcements...