Veterinary News Headlines

    West Midlands practice named Best UK Vet

    Warren House Veterinary Centre in Walsall has been named as the overall winner of VetHelpDirect.com's BestUKVets Award. The awards are given to practices across the UK with the most four- and five-star reviews from their clients. To select the winners...

    RCVS DC suspends Leicestershire veterinary surgeon

    The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has suspended a veterinary surgeon from the Register for nine months for convictions regarding docking puppies' tails and driving offences, and for failing to obtain a client's consent...

    New survey to investigate the impact of coronavirus on new grad employment

    The RCVS and the Veterinary Schools Council (VSC) have launched a joint survey of new grads from UK vet schools to determine if and how the coronavirus pandemic has affected them. The survey has been sent to 984 veterinary surgeons who graduated from...

    Three vet practice marketing agencies merge into one

    Veterinary digital marketing agency, VetsDigital, has announced it is merging with two other veterinary marketing companies, Vet Inflow and VetBoost. The three companies will now offer their services, which include marketing strategy, brand management...

    HT Vista launches app for its cancer screening device

    HT Vista, which makes a device which uses thermal imaging and AI to screen dermal and subcutaneous masses in dogs, has developed a data collection app for use alongside the device. The app allows practices to submit results along with cytology and...

    New derm service at Hampshire referral centre

    Hampshire-based Anderson Moores has launched a full-time dermatology service after being joined by Hilary O’Dair, an RCVS advanced practitioner in small animal dermatology. Hospital director David Walker said: “Ewan Ferguson has been providing our...

    Janssen launches skincare range for horses and ponies

    Janssen Animal Health has launched a range of skincare products - Cavalesse ® and Cavalesse ® Topical - to help maintain and support a healthy skin in horses prone to summer skin allergies. According to the company, summer skin allergies, including...

    Booking opens for Vets Now ECC Congress

    Vets Now has opened bookings for its emergency and critical care Congress which takes place from Thursday 3rd to Friday 4th November 2022 at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. The event offers over 80 hours of CPD across seven streams – with everything...

    Great Western Exotics to host free webinar on avian flu

    Great Western Exotics is hosting a free webinar about how practices can recognise and manage avian flu at 7:00pm on 24th January. The one-hour CPD session is being given by Tom Dutton (pictured right), an EBVS specialist in avian medicine and surgery...

    Hill's calls on vets to use evidence-based nutrition

    Following a survey which indicates that veterinary surgeons are largely using unproven supplements to manage early-stage osteoarthritis, Hill's Pet Nutrition is calling upon vets to use evidence-based clinical nutrition to manage the condition. The...

    New cat friendly guidelines for vets

    The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) have published two new sets of guidelines for vets and practices to promote positive, respectful interactions with feline patients and reduce...

    New task force to combat pet obesity

    A Pet Obesity Task Force, the first of its kind in the country, has been launched at the European Pet Obesity Conference, hosted by Hill’s Pet Nutrition to help tackle the growing number of obese and overweight pets and put in place strategies...
  • Take part in the Vets and Drug Companies Survey

    VetSurgeon member, Rachel Crowe is asking veterinary surgeons to help with a survey looking at the relationship between vets and drug companies. The survey forms part of Rachel's dissertation for her MBA, titled: In harmony or out of tune? Perceptual...

    New tagging / tissue sampling system

    Identics, an animal identification company run by veterinary surgeon Egbert de Vries , has launched Labtags, a system with which you can tag animals and takes tissue samples simultaneously. Egbert said: One of the diseases for which this tag has proven...

    RCVS launches new Codes of Professional Conduct

    The RCVS has launched the new Codes of Professional Conduct for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses. The Codes were approved by RCVS Council and the Veterinary Nurses Council earlier this year, following a lengthy consultation and review...

    Veterinary surgeons vital to post-Brexit success says BVA

    BVA President Gudrun Ravetz has argued that r ecognising and retaining the vital roles that vets play across animal health, animal welfare and public health is pivotal to securing successful outcomes from Brexit, in her speech at the BVA's annual London...

    RCVS Knowledge launches next gen evidence-based veterinary medicine course

    RCVS Knowledge has updated and expanded its free evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) course and it is now available on RCVS Knowledge Learn, the charity's new elearning platform. The course offers veterinary surgeons and students six hours of...

    Men are more th>n just upset over lost pets

    According to MORE TH>N pet insurance , men aren't just upset by the loss of a pet, 13% of them take a week or more off work if their pet is lost or stolen. Notably, that compares to just 5% of women who have taken that much time off work to get over...
  • Study to look at feminisation of the profession

    The RCVS Charitable Trust has announced that it is working in partnership with Imperial College London and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to co-fund a doctorate entitled 'Veterinary training and veterinary work: a female perspective...

    Dechra offers chance to win Apple Watch

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched a competition for veterinary professionals in which you could win an Apple Watch for watching a two-minute video presentation about Felimazole, its treatment for feline hyperthyroidism, and answering three questions...

    ISFM Feline Congress launches 30th July online

    The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) is holding its annual congress online again in 2022, launching on 30th July at 1:30pm. This year’s theme is 'Feline Fine: how to create harmony between physical health and mental wellbeing in your...

    Biker vets help BEVA raised £20K to support Ukrainian equine vets

    Vets with Horsepower, an intrepid band of motorbiking vets, has helped BEVA hit its target of £20,000 to buy generators for colleagues in Ukraine. Vets with Horsepower is organised annually by Professor Derek Knottenbelt to help raise funds for equine...

    Identichip launches silent microchip scanner

    Identichip has launched a pocket-sized silent microchip scanner designed to help minimise anxiety when a pet is scanned for a microchip. Identichip says the scanner is particularly suited to noise-sensitive dogs and cats. It's designed to fit in...

    Free orthopaedic CPD for vets coming up in Birmingham

    Blaise Veterinary Referral Hospital in Birmingham is holding a free orthopaedic case discussion evening on Tuesday 23rd April. ECVS and RCVS Small Animal Surgery Specialist Vassilis Chantziaras (pictured) will lead the event, where attendees will be...

    New RCVS junior Vice-President

    RCVS Council has unanimously elected Mrs Jacqui Molyneux to become its new Junior Vice-President. She will take up office on RCVS Day, 1 July 2011. Jacqui said: "As I have become more and more involved with the RCVS and the work of its committees...