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    New Hampshire-based advanced dental referral service

    Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists has launched an advanced dentistry referral service led by Dr Matthew Oxford, BVM&S, GPCert (SAS) MRCVS. Matthew, who holds a European Certificate in Small Animal Surgery, is one of a small group of veterinary dentists...

    Zoetis adds AI urine sediment analysis to Vetscan Imagyst

    Zoetis UK has added AI urine sediment analysis to its diagnostics platform, Vetscan Imagyst. The company says the new addition leverages a combination of image recognition technology, algorithms, and cloud-based deep learning AI to enable accurate...

    Vet tech start up opens flagship practice in St John’s Wood

    Vet tech startup Creature Comforts, which two months ago opened its first practice in Notting Hill Gate, London, has now opened its flagship practice in St John’s Wood. Spread over two floors, the 3,300 sq ft flagship practice is unusually large for...

    Prednidale 5mg recalled

    Dechra Veterinary Products has issued a recall for Prednidale 5 mg Tablets because of a microbial contamination. The following batches are affected: 119501 Prednidale 5mg Tablets Expiry July 2021 120633 Prednidale 5mg Tablets Expiry October 2021...

    TVM becomes new UK distributor of Sileo

    TVM has become the new UK distributor of Sileo (dexmedetomidine), licensed for the alleviation of noise-related anxiety and fear in dogs. Administered between the dog’s cheek and gum at the dose of 125 mcg/m2, dexmedetomidine is absorbed across the...
  • 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...
  • RCVS honours first veterinary surgeon killed in WW1

    The first MRCVS to be killed in the First World War has been honoured with a portrait at the College's offices in Belgravia House - 100 years after his death. The portrait of Lieutenant Vincent Fox, who was from Dundalk, Co Louth, and was an alumnus...

    First heart disease clinic for puppies and kittens opens in Solihull

    Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, in Solihull, has launched the UK’s first congenital heart disease referral clinic for puppies and kittens. The clinic will assess cats and dogs under six months old where a heart murmur has been detected...
  • Voting opens in 2019 RCVS Council election

    Voting has now opened in the 2019 RCVS Council election. Eligible veterinary surgeons can now vote online or by posting their paper ballot. There are nine candidates standing in this year’s elections, including five existing Council members eligible...

    Medivet to support students at Lancashire School of Veterinary Medicine

    Medivet has signed a multi-year sponsorship with the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) School of Veterinary Medicine, through which it will give the university's BVMS students financial and training support. The company says the sponsorship...

    New hepatic diet for cats

    Royal Canin is to launch a hepatic diet for cats. Available from July 2011, Royal Canin Hepatic Feline is designed to provide nutritional support to the cat post-surgery and throughout a wide range of clinical conditions including cholangitis, cholestasis...
  • RVC takes over James McCunn Memorial Fund

    The Royal Veterinary College has taken over administration James McCunn Memorial Fund. The Charity Fund had been operated by the Central Veterinary Society Council since 1967 when it was set up by veterinary surgeons in memory of the late Professor...

    BVA calls on vets to report unregulated dog fertility clinics which are 'fuelling an animal welfare disaster'

    The British Veterinary Association is calling on vets to report unregulated canine fertility clinics to the relevant authorities as it calls for urgent regulation. According to its latest Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey, 93% of vets are either...

    Disciplinary Committee suspends Cardigan veterinary surgeon

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has suspended a Cardigan veterinary surgeon from the RCVS Register for five months, for failure to perform accurate bovine tuberculin testing and for falsely certifying the test results. During the two-day hearing,...
  • New product to make it easier to collect cats' urine samples

    Kruuse has announced that it is to become the exclusive veterinary distributor in Europe for Kit4Cat , a globally patented hydrophobic sand for veterinary use. Kit4Cat is a biodegradable sand with a natural non-toxic urine repelling coating which...

    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...

    RCVS to host more Campfire Chats for veterinary surgeons

    The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative is to hold new series of Campfire Chats: informal discussions on matters relating to veterinary health and wellbeing. The new series comprises six online discussions taking place over the course of the spring, covering...

    Hallmarq launches world’s first veterinary zero-helium small animal 1.5T MRI

    Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging has launched the world's first veterinary MRI that doesn't rely on helium to cool its magnet coils. The coils need to be cooled to -460 °F in order to get good quality images. To achieve the same result without helium...

    Working Party to consider reviewing the Veterinary Surgeons Act

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has set up a Working Party to consider whether the time has come for new legislation to regulate the profession. The Legislation Working Party was set up on the recommendation of the College’s Brexit Taskforce...

    RCVS Christmas Box goes to Medical Detection Dogs and The Horse Trust

    RCVS President, Professor Stephen May, has chosen Medical Detection Dogs and The Horse Trust and as the recipients of this year’s RCVS Christmas Box, a £3,000 annual donation. The Horse Trust provides a range of services to support working horses...

    RCVS funds research into moral injury and racial discrimination in the veterinary profession

    The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative has awarded £40,000 to two research projects, one looking into moral injury and the other at racial discrimination in the veterinary profession. For those not familiar with the term, moral injury is the damage to your...

    New RCVS President promises to listen

    The new President of the RCVS), Dr Melissa Donald MRCVS, has promised to spend much of the year listening to veterinary professionals and communities across the UK, to better understand the issues affecting them. Melissa, who was invested at the RCVS...

    Free new cardiac ultrasound CPD videos

    BCF Technology has launched a new series of CPD videos on VetSurgeon.org, this time showing how to conduct a basic cardiac ultrasound examination in small animals. The videos are followed by a short online quiz. BCF in-house vet Kimberly Palgrave...

    New oncology, internal medicine and exotics referral clinicians at Bristol centre

    Three new referral clinicians with expertise in oncology, internal medicine and zoological medicine have joined Highcroft Veterinary Referrals , a Bristol multi-disciplinary referral practice covering the south west of England. Dr Sabela Atencia DVM...

    VetPlus launches in car diffuser to manage anxiety in travelling pets

    VetPlus has launched ‘On The Move’, a car diffuser designed to reduce anxiety in cats and dogs when they’re travelling. The diffuser contains a blend of rose, lavender, and chamomile oils, which the company claims provides stress-relieving benefits...