Veterinary News Headlines

    RCVS freezes annual renewal fees

    RCVS Council has announced there will be no increase in annual renewal fees this year, but the alternative fee payment arrangements brought in to reduce financial pressures on vets during the pandemic will now come to an end. Annual renewal fees for...

    RCVS Regional Question Time

    The RCVS Officers will be heading to Somerset, home ground of President Bob Moore, on Thursday 22 May for RCVS Question Time. The Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster is the venue for the final Regional Question Time of Bob Moore’s Presidential year,...

    New dental referral service at Herts and Essex centres

    Southfields Veterinary Specialists in Essex and Davies Veterinary Specialists in Hitchin are launching a new dentistry and maxillofacial surgery service later this month. The service will be headed by José C. Almansa Ruiz DVM (Hons) MSc (Vet) MRCVS...

    Animal handling supremo Melvyn Driver dies aged 80

    Melvyn Driver, the founder of MDC Exports who dedicated his life to the design and production of humane animal handling equipment, has died of natural causes aged 80. Melvyn was instrumental in shaping the success of the Trap, Neuter, Return, method...

    New guide to the management of cattle lameness

    Ceva Animal Health, maker of Ketofen, has published a guide and accompanying videos for farmers which promote best practice in the management of cattle lameness. The step-by-step guide offers guidelines to help farmers improve their herd's mobility...

    Pain free webinar

    Free places on Vétoquinol's webinar: 'Chronic Pain in the Geriatric Dog: Decision Making and Risk Management' are going fast, according to the company, and those wishing to attend are being advised to register as soon as possible. Vétoquinol says...

    Recruit4vets sends husband & wife vets to the Big Apple

    Locum vets Cristiana and Marco Tudini have had the holiday of a lifetime after winning a competition run by the recruitment consultants, Recruit4vets . The couple, who came to the UK in 2006, were amongst 1000 people who entered the draw last year...

    Virbac puts Equimax in recyclable packaging

    Virbac has developed new, recyclable packaging for its wormer, Equimax. The new packaging uses fewer plastic components and a new cardboard box. Sabrina Jordan, Virbac’s Equine Product Manager said: "The new cardboard component is a substantial step...
  • Zoetis launches practice profit optimisation software

    Zoetis Business Consulting has announced the launch of Profitsolver, a software tool designed to boost practice profits. The software has already been rolled out in the US, where Zoetis says that it has delivered an average of £103,000 extra profit...

    New BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Surgery

    The BSAVA has announced the publication of its latest practical guide: The BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Surgery . The new manual covers everything from routine ovariohysterectomy to emergency drainage for acute peritonitis and features...

    Time to register for the UK's leading ECC congress

    The countdown has begun for Vets Now's ECC congress, which begins online on the 4th November. Vets Now says that the move to holding the 4 day congress online has resulted in a surge in interest from international delegates, with veterinary surgeons...

    BVA calls to restrict movement of dogs from countries with endemic diseases

    The BVA, SPVS and BVNA are calling on the Government to restrict the movement of dogs from countries with high levels of diseases like Brucella canis , which are currently not widely present in the UK, and introduce mandatory pre-import testing. In...

    Princess Anne opens RVC's new centre

    Her Royal Highness Princess Anne has opened the Royal Veterinary College's new Teaching and Research Centre. The Centre - at the college's Hawkshead Campus in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire - will provide a home for the RVC's lifestyle research, which...

    Alstoe becomes Sogeval

    Alstoe, maker of a range of veterinary products including Easeflex, Vetergesic, Dolagis and Nelio, has announced that it has changed its name to Sogeval UK Ltd following its acquisition by Sogeval , the French veterinary drug company, earlier this year...

    Nominations open for 2015 RCVS and VN Council elections

    The RCVS has announced that the nomination period for the 2015 RCVS and VN Council elections has opened until 5:00pm on Saturday 31 January 2015. Each year six RCVS Council seats are contested while two seats are available for VN Council. Successful...

    BEVA thanks veterinary volunteers

    The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) is marking Volunteers' Week , the annual celebration of the contribution volunteers make across the UK, by issuing a 'heartfelt' thanks to the veterinary nurses who have volunteered their time and expertise...

    BVDA announces Scientific Programme at BSAVA Congress

    The British Veterinary Dental Association has announced details of its Scientific Programme, being held at BSAVA Congress in April. The programme starts at 9:00am on the 1st April with a keynote address by Professor Iain Chapple, Head of the Birmingham...
  • CPD presentation will explain why it's important to test imported dogs for exotic parasites

    Horiba is holding a CPD webinar on 1st July 2021 at 7:30pm, when Ian Wright (the parasite guru, not the footballer) will talk about the importance of parasite testing protocols for imported pets in the face of increasing disease threats. Ian (pictured...

    Molly Varga to talk about ECC of rabbits and rodents at London Vet Show

    Molly Varga Smith , an RCVS recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, will be presenting a talk about the emergency and critical care of rabbits and rodents at the London Vet Show on November 14 th . The talk, which is sponsored by Supreme...

    Police warn vets to be on guard after drug thefts

    Police have advised veterinary practices to be on their guard following a spate of break-ins in the South East, linked to the theft of controlled drugs. PC Steve Doswell, Controlled Drugs Liaison Officer in the East Sussex police area said: "Criminal...

    Licence extension for Crovect Pour-On for sheep

    Novartis Animal Health has announced that Crovect 1.25% Pour-On solution for sheep, a broad spectrum ectoparasiticide, is now licenced for the treatment of ticks, with a persistent efficacy of ten weeks and the majority killed within three hours. ...

    Study shows buprenorphine suitable as routine analgesic in horses

    Ceva Animal Health has highlighted a new study which revealed that the use of the opioid buprenorphine, the active ingredient in Vetergesic , before equine elective general anaesthesia and surgery resulted in better post-operative analgesia than butorphanol...

    Vets urged to take part in RCVS 2019 Survey of the Profession

    This week, the RCVS will be sending every veterinary surgeon its Survey of the Profession, designed amongst other things to help the College and other organisations prioritise the issues they tackle and the support they offer. The survey is conducted...

    Animalcare offers vet practices £250 worth of free NSAID

    Animalcare is encouraging veterinary practices to try Daxocox, its new weekly NSAID for the management of OA pain, with an offer of £250 worth of the product completely free of charge. To claim the free product, visit www.daxocox.co.uk/trial and...

    BEVA president elect highlights plight of Ukrainian horses

    David Rendle, president elect of the British Equine Veterinary Association, is highlighting the plight of Ukrainian horses after returning from a trip to the Ukraine-Poland border to deliver veterinary supplies earlier this week. David says that whilst...