Veterinary News Headlines

    Fort Dodge working to bring West Nile Virus vaccine to Europe as outbreak hits Italy

    Fort Dodge Animal Health has announced it is working with the authorities to put measures in place to make its West Nile Virus vaccine, licensed in the United States, available to the European equine market. These measures will ensure a vaccine is readily...

    Calf cryptosporidiosis problems on the rise

    Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has released diagnostic data which the company says indicates that calf scour problems caused by cryptosporidia are on the increase. A summary of 2010 results from the company's ScourCheck scheme, which identifies...

    Ceva/APBC's one day behaviour seminars

    Ceva Animal Health, maker of the veterinary behaviour products DAP and Feliway, is once again sponsoring the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors' series of one day behaviour seminars to keep veterinary professionals up-to-date with companion animal...

    Referral centre installs state-of-the-art ultrasound

    Davies Veterinary Specialists (DVS), the private small animal referral centre based in Hertfordshire, has installed two new state-of-the-art ESAOTE ultrasound machines. DVS says The MyLab Twice Vet and the MyLab Class C Vet provide fast, efficient...

    New endocrine app to aid diagnosis

    Dechra has created a new app with the Royal Veterinary College which promises to help vets better diagnose and treat endocrine disorders in companion animals. Typically, diagnosis of endocrine disease is based on a thorough history and physical examination...

    The Animal's War

    If you're in London before January 6th 2008, the Animal's War exhibition at the Imperial War Museum might be worth a visit. Sponsored by The Kennel Club and PetPartners , the family exhibition explores the remarkable role of animals in conflict...

    Researchers to test mint extracts for laminitis

    Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies are to start testing whether a compound of cooling chemicals, extracted from mint, can be used to treat laminitis, a condition which affects seven per cent of...

    A third of pet owners accidentally injure their pets

    Some interesting statistics from insurers Petplan today. Turns out that almost a third of 3000 pet owners surveyed by the company admitted accidentally injuring their pet, resulting in an average vet bill of £170. Nearly 6 out of 10 owners admitted...

    RCVS Trust invites applications for travel awards

    The RCVS Charitable Trust is offering up to 10 grants worth around £500 each, to support UK veterinary surgeons looking to pursue themes of clinical or non-clinical research involving short-term visits to veterinary or medical centres, or research...

    New mobile equine practice management system

    Eclipse Veterinary Software has released a new mobile addition to its equine veterinary practice management system. Eclipse Mobile allows veterinary surgeons to access up-to-date clinical information wherever it is needed, be that on the yard, at...

    Royal Canin offers free practice team training day places

    Royal Canin is offering veterinary professionals the chance to win a free place on a dedicated practice team training course. As part of its continued support of the 2016 regional events organised by VPMA and SPVS, in partnership with Zoetis, the...

    Tick Awareness Month coming up in May

    MSD Animal Health, maker of Bravecto, is giving advance notice that this year’s Tick Awareness Month will take place in May, in order to give veterinary practices time to apply for a resource pack and get involved. Last year's event generated an...

    New study could improve welfare of zoo animals

    The successful trial of a new welfare assessment grid for zoological animals, published in the Veterinary Record , is set to improve their welfare, according to the authors. Researchers from Marwell Zoo, the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and the School...

    It may be possible to predict which cats are going to get re-obstructed

    A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), has shown it may be possible to predict the likelihood of re-obstruction and stricture formation occurring following perineal urethrostomy in male cats 1 . ...

    RCVS Trust Adopt-A-Book campaign nears £17K

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Trust's Adopt-A-Book campaign has raised almost £17k in sponsorship to pay for the restoration of books in the historical collection. The latest book to be restored under the scheme is a nineteenth...

    BVA and BCVA welcome High Court decision to allow badger cull

    The Badger Trust's legal challenge to Defra's plans for targeted badger cull pilots has failed in the High Court on all three grounds. Whilst the RSPCA has expressed its disappointment, the British Veterinary Association and British Cattle Veterinary...

    Elanco launches updated dermatitis support initiative

    Elanco Animal Health has launched an updated Atopica Comfort Club , a support initiative for veterinary professionals treating either canine atopic dermatitis or feline allergic dermatitis cases with Atopica. The Atopica Comfort Club loyalty scheme...

    Numbers of non-vet TB testers continue to climb

    UK Farmcare reports that more than 60 people from across the agricultural community have registered an interest in training to become an Approved Tuberculin Tester (ATT) of cattle. The role was created last November when the Animal & Plant Health Agency...

    CEVA launches new fireworks' marketing toolkit

    CEVA Animal Health, manufacturer of D.A.P. ® and Feliway ® , has launched a new marketing toolkit to assist veterinary practices in educating and supporting clients with noise phobic pets in the run up to the fireworks' season. The new firework..

    Dog owners pained by risk of medication

    Vetoquinol has released the second set of results from a survey of over 1000 dog owners which the company says has revealed some surprising findings on owner attitudes to pain and pain relieving medications. 1 In particular, Vetoquinol says it thinks...

    Uroliths bag £2000 for Manchester vet

    Paul Aldrige MRCVS has won £2000 from Hill's Pet Nutrition after removing a cluster of uroliths from the bladder of an English bulldog. He won the prize after sending the uroliths to the Minnesota Urolith Center to participate in a competition sponsored...

    RCVS invites vets to submit questions for election hustings

    The RCVS is to hold an online hustings on Tuesday, 19 March at 7pm to help voters decide who they wish to vote for in the upcoming RCVS Council elections, and is inviting members of the veterinary profession to suggest questions for the candidates...

    Book of tips now available for final year students

    The Veterinary Benevolent Fund has launched an electronic version of the Pocket Book of Tips for Practising Vets which will be given away free to all final year veterinary students in the UK. At the launch party at the Royal Veterinary College...

    Veterinary Evidence celebrates 1st anniversary

    RCVS Knowledge is celebrating the first anniversary of the launch of Veterinary Evidence , its peer-reviewed, open access journal. RCVS Knowledge says it first identified the need for an open access and easily accessible means of distributing veterinary...

    Worldwide Veterinary Service celebrates Ceva donation

    The Worldwide Veterinary Service , the charity founded by Luke Gamble MRCVS to support animal welfare charities globally, is celebrating a donation of products including dog and cat wormers, skin and joint supplements and NSAIDs, by Ceva Animal Health...