Veterinary News Headlines

    Tails.com offers free trial for vets

    Tails.com , a UK pet nutrition company run by a team of people with backgrounds working for well known names as innocent , lovefilm.com and graze , has launched an innovative service delivering dog food optimised for each individual animal, direct to...

    Graduates, employers and mentors needed for PDP survey

    Work Psychology Group, the company commissioned by the RCVS and the BSAVA to conduct research into the Professional Development Phase (PDP) , is now calling for veterinary graduates, employers and mentors to take part in an online survey. The questionnaire...

    Gloucestershire referral centre installs 'game changing' MRI

    Rowe Vet Referrals has installed a brand new 3.0T MRI scanner which it describes as game changing to the service it can offer referring practices. Rowe Referrals, part of IVC Evidensia Referrals, was one of the very first practices to have an onsite...

    New course to help vets understand RCVS concerns process

    The RCVS Academy has launched a course to help veterinary surgeons understand the RCVS concerns process. The course explains what to expect if you’re a veterinary surgeon who has had a concern raised about them. Clare Stringfellow, Case Manager in...

    VetZ & Croft Vets launch orthopaedic image gallery

    VetZ and Croft Veterinary Referrals have launched a new orthopaedic image gallery on VetSurgeon.org The gallery, which can be found here, includes reference x-rays for normal joints in cats and dogs as well as some of the more common 'abnormals',...

    New Cushings website for dog owners

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched www.canine-cushings.co.uk, a new website for owners of dogs with Cushing’s syndrome, to support the advice given by their veterinary surgeon. The new site contains information and resources designed to support...

    Veterinary Products Committee seeks veterinary surgeon

    The Veterinary Products Committee, which advises Defra on veterinary medicinal products and animal feed additives, is seeking applicants for ten vacancies , including one veterinary surgeon. The committee meets three times a year, typically in February...

    RCVS Council temporarily suspends EMS requirements for veterinary students

    The RCVS Council has agreed to temporarily suspend its requirements for UK veterinary students and veterinary degree programmes around extra-mural studies (EMS). Normally, students would be required to complete a minimum of 38 weeks of EMS throughout...

    Season's first Alabama Rot case reported in Surrey

    Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists has reported the autumn's first confirmed case of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), aka Alabama Rot in a seven-year-old Labradoodle in Surrey. This brings the total reported the UK so far this...

    Working group to develop ectoparasitology guide for vets

    An ectoparasitology working group has been set up to provide a set of practical guidelines for veterinary surgeons across Europe. The group, which has been established to bring together best practice strategies in the light of changing ectoparasite...

    New £2.2 million equine clinic opens in South West

    B&W Equine Group has opened a brand new, state-of-the-art equine clinic at Breadstone in Gloucestershire. The new facility opened on 1 October 2011. It cost over £2.2 million and is, according to the company, one Europe’s most advanced diagnostic...

    Comfortis flea control launched for cats

    Elanco Companion Animal Health has announced that Comfortis (spinosad) flavoured chewable flea control tablets have been licensed for cats. In addition, the company has extended its range with the addition of two new sizes for toy dogs and smaller...

    Antimicrobial copper surfaces gaining ground in infection control

    The Copper Development Association (CDA) reports that a Harare veterinary practice has become the first in Zimbabwe to add copper touch surfaces to its suite of infection prevention measures. 24 Hour Veterinary Practice opted to replace frequently...

    SPVS survey shows vets charging more for unroutine procedures

    The Society for Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) has published its 2015 Fee Survey, which has revealed an increasing divergence between fees charged for routine and unroutine procedures in small animal practice. SPVS says that small animal practices...

    RCVS President Sue Paterson to focus on widening access to the veterinary profession

    Newly-invested RCVS President, Dr Sue Paterson FRCVS, has announced that her focus for this year will be on widening access to the veterinary profession to those from different socioeconomic, ethnic and religious groups. She said: “My theme will be...

    Virtual congress attracts 350 vets from 30 countries

    Liverpool based online CPD provider, The Webinar Vet reports that more than 350 veterinary surgeons from over 30 countries registered for its first virtual Veterinary Congress held earlier this month. The one day congress consisted of six streams...

    BSAVA launches radiography manual aimed at new grads, students and nurses

    The BSAVA has launched the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Radiography and Radiology with a new introductory text aimed at veterinary students, nurses and new graduates. The Association says confident radiographic interpretation presents a considerable...

    New system for diagnosing lymphoma in dogs

    Avacta Animal Health and the University of Leicester have announced the development of a new, user-friendly electronic system for diagnosing lymphoma in dogs in the early stages, and for remission monitoring. Marketed as cLBT (canine lymphoma blood...

    ChroMyco Due dermatophyte test enhanced

    Invicta Animal Health has launched an enhanced version of the ChroMyco Duo dermatophyte test. The tests use a new round plate with an improved lid design. In addition, the plates are wider and deeper providing 25% more culture medium. According...

    New BVA resources to help Welsh, Scottish and NI vets report illegal pet importation

    The British Veterinary Association has expanded its range of resources to support veterinary surgeons in the rest of the UK in reporting suspected cases of illegal pet importation The Association launched a compliance flowchart and guidance document...

    First World Veterinary Equestrian Show Jumping Cup

    If you’re a show-jumping vet, you might like to take part in the first-ever international veterinary-only riders competition – held in the beautiful region of Lure at the foot of the Vosges in France. The French association of veterinary riders...

    Pet vaccination rates stable despite recession

    A YouGov poll commissioned at the start of this month's National Vaccination Month Campaign by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has shown that pet vaccination rates nationally have remained stable between 2009 and 2011 despite the recession. ...

    Blue Cross and BEVA publish results of Equine Health Survey 2017

    The Blue Cross and British Equine Veterinary Association have published the results of the 2017 National Equine Health Survey, which have remained broadly consistent with previous years. Participation in this year’s survey was similar to previous...

    Free BEVA membership for vets

    The BEVA has announced that from today, it is dropping membership renewal charges for all veterinary surgeons for the next three months to help support you during the COVID-19 crisis. All existing BEVA members will have their membership automatically...

    RVC launches survey into 'pandemic puppies'

    The Royal Veterinary College has launched a national online survey to understand the pre-purchase motivations and behaviours of owners of puppies purchased during 2021. Data from the survey will be used as a comparison to previous years (2019 and 2020...