Veterinary News Headlines

    Farm vets walk 26,000 miles for Farm Africa

    A group of 100 farm vets and staff from Merial Animal Health have walked over 26,000 miles, more than twice the length of the Great Wall of China, in a steps challenge that raises money for charity Farm Africa . The challenge is part of Merial’s #CALFMATTERS...

    Vet nurse's audit reveals medetomidine instead of ACP reduces perioperative hypotension

    Francesca Beorby, Head Veterinary Nurse at Putlands Veterinary Centre, has performed a clinical audit which has revealed that neutering patients premedicated with medetomidine and methadone were significantly less likely to become hypotensive than when...

    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...

    RCVS announces 2015 election results

    The RCVS has announced the results of the 2015 RCVS Council and Veterinary Nurses (VN) Council elections. Turnouts in both elections rose this year, with 4,838 veterinary surgeons (18.1%) and 1,379 veterinary nurses (11%) voting, which compares to...

    Gwent veterinary nurse suspended following CPD failings

    The RCVS Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee has suspended Gwent-based veterinary nurse Samantha Giles from the Register for two months after she failed to respond to repeated requests to provide her CPD records. At the outset of the hearing,...

    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...

    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...

    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...

    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...

    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 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...
  • 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...

    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...

    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...

    Privy Council dismisses Lincs vet's appeal against disciplinary sanction

    The Privy Council has dismissed the appeal of a Lincolnshire veterinary surgeon against the RCVS Disciplinary Committee's decision to strike him off the Register in January 2011 for serious professional misconduct. At a two-week Disciplinary Committee...

    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...

    New Canine Cruciate Registry to help vets improve patient care

    RCVS Knowledge has launched the Canine Cruciate Registry, billed as a first of its kind in veterinary medicine, The Canine Cruciate Registry is a free, anonymised, data collection audit tool that will enable veterinary surgeons to share information...

    Dog ownership may have helped stave off depression during pandemic

    Purina Petcare has released the results of some research which suggests that the bond between dogs and their owners helped mitigate against some of the negative psychological impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. For the research, Purina questioned...

    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 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion course for everyone in the veterinary profession

    CVS has launched a new ‘Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for All’ course and is offering it to all veterinary practices in the UK. Believed to be the first course of its type produced specifically for the veterinary sector, it aims to help educate colleagues...
  • 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 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...

    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...

    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...