Veterinary News Headlines

    Kate Richards to become next RCVS President, completing all-female line up

    Kate Richards has been elected by RCVS Council to become its Junior Vice President with immediate effect and President from July. Kate’s election means that, come July and subject to ratification by RCVS Council, the offices of RCVS President, Senior...
  • RCVS CEO hears the concerns of the profession

    RCVS CEO Nick Stace has published a refreshingly candid acknowledgement of recent concerns voiced by the profession on his blog, www.nickstaceblogs.org . In his post, he gives a firm commitment to listen to the profession, asking just that...

    New technique to reduce number of poultry vaccines per bird

    Researchers at The Pirbright Institute have developed a new method of genetically modifying the Marek’s disease vaccine so it is also able to protect against other destructive poultry viruses such as infectious bursal disease (IBD), avian influenza or...

    Vets raise £6,600 on 900km 'rhinocycle'

    Paul Meiring MRCVS from Companion Care in Chesterfield and Jason Davidson MRCVS from Companion Care in Derby, together with Brendan Tindall from Plettenburg Bay and his riding partner, Robin Beetge from Johannesburg, have completed the 900km joBerg2c...

    TVM launches bumper emetic pack for Christmas

    TVM UK has announced the launch of a bumper-sized pack of Emedog, its apomorphine emetic, in preparation for the Christmas season. The company points out that poisoning cases rise dramatically over Christmas, when food that is poisonous to dogs is...

    New respiratory relief for BRD, SRD and foot rot diseases

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched a respiratory relief product to treat bovine respiratory disease (BRD), swine respiratory disease (SRD) and infectious pododermatitis (foot rot) in sheep. Rexxolide contains 100 mg/ml of tulathromycin, which...

    Propofol inventor amongst the winners of the 2021 RCVS Honours and Awards

    The RCVS has announced the winners of its 2021 Honours and Awards, which this year included the veterinary surgeon who developed propofol and the ex-BVA President who steered the Association through the early stages of the pandemic. The awards were...
  • VetSurgeon puts locums on the map

    VetSurgeon Jobs has launched the VetSurgeon Locum Map , a free new service designed to help connect veterinary practices with locum vets. Locum vets can now come and update their VetSurgeon Profile to display their location and a business card on...

    New study finds canine weight loss improves health markers

    A new study backed by Purina has shown that weight loss in obese dogs is associated with significant improvements of health measures like metabolic status, cardiovascular parameters, life quality and immune-regulation. The study 1 investigated...

    First GPAdvCert cohort gathers in Cremona

    24 veterinary surgeons from seven countries have just gathered in Cremona, Italy, to undertake the first module of the new General Practitioner Advanced Certificate (GPAdvCert) in Orthopaedics launched last year by Improve International . The GPAdvCert...

    Vets thanked for helping make Rabbit Awareness Week 2019 most successful ever

    Burgess Pet Care, the organisers of Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW), is thanking veterinary surgeons for their help in making this year's campaign the most successful in its 13 year history. This year’s Protect and Prevent campaign urged rabbit owners...

    Mark Bowen becomes new BEVA President

    Mark Bowen, Associate Professor at The University of Nottingham, has been appointed as President of the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) for 2015/16. Mark will take over the role from Andrew Harrison at the end of BEVA Congress on 12th...

    RCVS audits over 1,000 vets' CPD records

    The RCVS has contacted 1,071 veterinary surgeons asking them to share their continuing professional development (CPD) records as part of the its annual audit of compliance. Under the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct veterinary surgeons are expected...

    VetPlus launches two supplements for cats

    VetPlus has launched two supplements for cats, designed to support their gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and kidney health. The first is a new formulation of Sustain, which the company says will be the first UK veterinary product for cats to contain...
  • Mobile vet wins 'Best Start-Up'

    Isle of Wight based veterinary surgeon Dan Forster has had his mobile practice named as the best Business to Consumer Start-up at the inaugural Ready for Business Awards 2013 . Dan launched The Mobile Vet in June 2013, since when he has treated patients...

    Cat microchips to be compulsory

    The Government has announced plans for a new law to make it compulsory to microchip cats before they reach the age of 20 weeks and their contact details stored and kept up to date in a pet microchipping database. Owners found not to have microchipped...

    563 vets removed from Register for non-payment

    The RCVS has removed 563 veterinary surgeons from the Register from 1 June for non-payment of retention fees. A list of those who remained off the Register as of 31 July 2012 is available here: www.rcvs.org.uk/removals2012 . The College says it...
  • Medivet launches preemptive strike at Panorama

    Medivet, the practice group which is to feature in the forthcoming Panorama documentary It shouldn't happen at a vets' (9pm, July 22nd), has issued a statement concerning the programme. The statement, which can be read in full here , includes...

    BVA to hold new conference for the profession in 2021

    The British Veterinary Association has announced it will host BVA Live, a new conference and commercial exhibition for the profession at the NEC in Birmingham on 24-25th June 2021. The BVA has partnered with Closer Still Media, the impresarios behind...

    Last chance to nominate for 2021 Petplan Veterinary Awards

    Petplan is urging members of the veterinary profession to put their colleagues forward for the 2021 Petplan Veterinary Awards before the nominations close on 18th January. Last year, the company had more than 37,000 entries from pet owners and the...

    Forthyron now in snap-tab format

    Eurovet Animal Health has announced that its levothyroxine tablet hypothyroidism treatments, Forthyron 200 and Forthyron 400, are now available in a scored snap-tab format that allows the tablet to be broken easily into four equal pieces. Eurovet says...
  • New pet bereavement distance learning course

    The Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) has launched a distance learning course aimed at veterinary professionals working with individuals and families facing pet bereavement. Officially accredited by the British Veterinary Nursing Association...

    Notts vet scoops BVA photography prize for talking sheep

    Jennifer Dykes, a small animal, Nottinghamshire based veterinary surgeon, has won first prize in the 'All creatures great and small' category of the BVA Veterinary Photographer of the Year competition. This year's competition saw over 400 applications...

    Alvegesic vet and Clavudale added to Dechra Veterinary Essentials range

    Dechra Veterinary Products has introduced two additional new products to its Veterinary Essentials range: Alvegesic vet and Clavudale. Alvegesic vet contains butorphanol, a well-known and widely used drug for sedation, anaesthesia and analgesia in...
  • Majority of vets don't brush their own dog's teeth

    A quick poll carried out by Michael Woodhouse amongst the members of VetSurgeon suggests that the majority of UK veterinary surgeons do not brush their own dog's teeth. 98 members took part in the survey, as follows: 6.1% said they brush their...