Veterinary News Headlines

    Free feline CPD presentation

    Sureflap , the microchip pet door company has teamed up with animal behaviourist Jon Bowen MRCVS to provide a free CPD-qualifying presentation about improving cats' quality of life with simple modifications to their environment. In the 45-minute...

    New IgG field test to speed up FPT diagnosis in neonatal foals

    Vetlab Supplies Ltd has launched Fastest IgG Equine, a new field test kit for Failure of Passive Transfer (FTP) in neonatal foals. The kit uses an indirect semi-quantitative IgG antibody assay which provides an easy-to-read colour change which clearly...

    BVA gravely concerned over rise in animals killed without stunning

    The number of animals killed without pre-stunning has risen sharply, according to analysis by the British Veterinary Association of the latest survey released by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). According to the FSA figures, 24.4% (758,263) of sheep...

    BVA and BVNA announce strategic alliance

    The British Veterinary Association and the British Veterinary Nursing Association have announced a new strategic alliance designed to strengthen the working relationship between the two associations whilst maintaining their individual identities. ...

    VetsNorth Congress announces Specialist Panel

    5m Publishing, organisers of the VetsNorth Congress (20th-21st June, Manchester) , has announced that this year, delegates will have the chance to ask for advice on difficult cases during a Specialist Panel session at the two-day conference. The Specialist...

    Ceva provides new Equidronate discharge instruction booklet

    Ceva Animal Health has produced a new booklet explaining the discharge procedures for horses that have been treated with Equidronate (formerly called Tildren), a bisphosphonate infusion used for the treatment of bone spavin. Ceva says the new booklet...
  • Vet needed to live in the wilderness for a year

    Production company Keo Films is on the hunt for a veterinary surgeon that wants to take a year out and help set up a new community in a remote part of the British Isles for a high profile TV documentary series. The documentary is essentially a social...

    Veterinary poll finds support for positive lists for pets

    The Animal Protection Agency (APA) has announced the results of a straw poll it conducted of London Vet Show delegates to discover the level of support for 'positive' or approved lists of exotic species in the UK. Positive lists are evidence-based...

    New studies into safety and efficacy of Previcox

    Merial has highlighted two new studies which the company says demonstrates the efficacy and safety of its canine NSAID, Previcox. In the first study, Lecoindre and Pepin evaluated the beneficial effects of once daily administration of 5mg/kg Previcox...

    Meet Colin Capner, your new man at Animalcare

    Animalcare has appointed a new technical vet, Colin Capner, to give support and advice about its products to practices in the UK. Colin graduated from the RVC in 1992 and has worked as a clinical veterinary surgeon in a variety of first opinion practices...

    New post-op claim for Previcox®

    Merial has announced that a recent change of licence means you can now administer the new generation NSAID, Previcox® for the relief of post operative pain associated with soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery in dogs. Mark Riggs MRCVS, Veterinary....
  • Guardian ranks Cambridge as the best vet school

    The Guardian has published it's University Guide 2014, which ranks Cambridge as the best vet school , and Bristol as the worst. Universities were ranked by the Guardian according to a number of criteria, including what percentage of students are satisfied...

    Veterinary support website needs votes

    Vetsnet , the support website set up by Liz Barton MRCVS , needs your vote for its application for funding from the Aviva Community Fund. Liz set up vetsnet to bring together all the wellbeing, leadership and management tools being created by individuals...

    Research shows dogs have helped their owners get through the pandemic

    A study conducted by Nestle Purina research and published in the journal PLOS One has concluded that dog owners were significantly less depressed than non-pet owners during the COVID-19 pandemic. 1,500 volunteers were surveyed for the study, which...
  • New poster explains good 'vetiquette'

    VetSurgeon.org has published a light-hearted practice waiting room poster designed to help pet owners learn good 'vetiquette' The idea came about after Hamilton-based Julie Innes MRCVS shared a poem she'd written to display in her own practice waiting...

    Eye specialist calls on vet practices to refer cataract cases quicker

    James Oliver MRCVS, a European and RCVS specialist in veterinary ophthalmology at Dick White Referrals, is calling on veterinary practices to refer dogs with cataracts caused by diabetes cases urgently to avoid irreversible sight loss. James says he...

    CVS upskills over 300 of its vet nurses to carry out minor surgical procedures

    CVS reports that over 300 RVNs have now completed its recently launched Surgical Schedule 3 Course, designed for nurses looking to upskill and perform minor surgical tasks that were previously undertaken by vets. The course covers w ound management...
  • Companion Care coming to a high street near you

    Companion Care is launching a new division to develop a network of joint venture surgeries on high streets around the UK. Thus far, 62 out of the company's 66 surgeries have been located inside Pets at Home stores. The company says it plans to more...

    £IM donated to Beaumont Animals' Hospital

    The Royal Veterinary College has received a donation of £1m from the Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust towards a £1.5m refurbishment of the Beaumont Animals' Hospital in Camden, London. The Hospital will be renamed as the Beaumont Sainsbury...
  • Support service for vets facing RCVS investigation

    The RCVS has launched an independent service to provide emotional support to veterinary surgeons and nurses who are under investigation by the College after a complaint about their professional conduct. The ProfCon Investigation Support (PCIS) service...

    RCVS Council places further restrictions on remote prescribing

    RCVS Council has voted to make it a requirement that remote prescribing (without physically examining the animal) can now only be carried out by veterinary surgeons who can 'provide a 24/7 follow-up service involving physical examination, plus or minus...

    Vets invited to take part in consultation on banning primates as pets

    The government has launched a public consultation on proposals to ban keeping primates as pets in England, which veterinary surgeons are invited to take part in before it closes on the 6th February 2021. The government estimates that up to 5,000 primates...

    RCVS launches online platform to support graduates in their first job

    The RCVS has launched its Veterinary Graduate Development Programme (VetGDP) e-portfolio platform to support graduates as they begin their working lives. From this summer, all new veterinary graduates have had to be enrolled on the VetGDP when they...

    Genstran now available in 50ml bottles

    Forte Healthcare has announced that Genestran (R-closprostenol), its injectable synthetic prostaglandin for use in cattle, horses and pigs, is now available in a 50ml bottle, complementing the current 20ml bottle. Maeve Cuffe, Junior Brand Manager...

    Emma King named Young Farm Vet of the Year

    Emma King, from Poultry Health Services, has been chosen as Young Farm Vet of the Year in the National Egg & Poultry Awards. Emma, who graduated from the RVC in 2016, first spent five years working for the Poultry Health Services team in North Yorkshire...