Veterinary News Headlines
  • SMART equine worming campaign from Merial

    Practices will be able to offer customers increased support for their worming programmes in 2010, as part of a new initiative from Eqvalan® manufacturer, Merial. Eqvalan product manager Claire Edmunds said: "The SMART worming campaign is designed...

    New initiative to support vets' and nurses' mental health and wellbeing

    The RCVS has launched Mind Matters , a new initiative to help address mental health and wellbeing issues within the veterinary profession. Neil Smith, RCVS Vice-President and Chair of the Mind Matters Initiative said: "Mental Health is a significant...

    BEVA Congress adds crèche facilities

    The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced that it will be providing crèche facilities for babies and children up to 8 years of age at Congress (Birmingham ICC, 12-15th September). Jon Pycock, President of BEVA said: "A significant number...
  • Janssen launches new equine sedative gel

    Janssen Animal Health has launched Domosedan Gel, an oromucosal gel for the sedation of horses. Janssen says Domosedan Gel, which contains 7.6 mg/ml (40mcg/kg) detomidine, induces sedation and analgesia with the efficacy and recovery comparable to...

    Survey finds 2/3rds horses suffer joint disease lameness

    A new survey of horse owners¹ by supplement brand, Cavalor, has found that 66% of horses have suffered from lameness as a result of joint disease and one-fifth of horses have been off work with the problem for a year or more. The company says it's...

    Alvegesic vet and Clavudale added to Dechra Veterinary Essentials range

    Dechra Veterinary Products has introduced two additional new products to its Veterinary Essentials range: Alvegesic vet and Clavudale. Alvegesic vet contains butorphanol, a well-known and widely used drug for sedation, anaesthesia and analgesia in...

    New wormer for chickens and pigs

    Dechra has launched Fluboral (flubendazole), a water-soluble wormer for chickens and pigs. Fluboral controls gastro-intestinal nematodes including Ascaridia galli (adult stages), Heterakis gallinarum (adult stages) and Capillaria spp . (adult stages...

    Veterinary triage service partners with practice management software company to streamline vets' workflow

    Online veterinary triage company, Vidivet, has announced a partnership with the practice management software provider, Provet Cloud, whereby case notes from out-of-hours calls taken by Vidivet are automatically sent to the pet owner's practice so it...

    Novartis launches new class of drench

    Novartis Animal Health has launched Zolvix, billed as the first truly novel anthelmintic class for livestock to be launched in more than 25 years, together with a new drenching system designed to make drenching faster, easier and more accurate. Zolvix...
  • RCVS Strategic Plan to reduce blame culture

    The RCVS has published its Strategic Plan for 2017 to 2019, a major component of which is to identify the extent to which a 'blame' culture exists in the veterinary profession, the role that the College may play in it, the impact that that it may have...

    New guide to the treatment of canine pyoderma

    Bayer has published Focus on Pyoderma , a new guide to the treatment of pyoderma in dogs, authored by Ross Bond, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology and head of the dermatology department at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). The...

    Research shows high starch diet can affect PPID diagnosis

    A new study conducted by Waltham and Spillers in collaboration with Michigan State University, Massey University and the University of Minnesota, has shown that the equine diet, more specifically starch-rich food, can influence adrenocorticotropin hormone...

    Free webinar for vets about handling cats in veterinary practice

    Ceva Animal Health, maker of Feliway, is hosting a free webinar about handling cats in veterinary practice, presented by the veterinary behaviourist, Dr Sarah Heath BVSc Dip.ECAWBM(BM) CCAB FRCVS (pictured right). The webinar, titled 'Creating a positive...

    Veterinary practices stay open during pandemic, but turnover halves

    The RCVS has published the results of a survey of UK practices to gauge the impact of the coronavirus and the associated government restrictions on veterinary businesses. 532 veterinary practices responded to the survey, which was sent to 3,096 veterinary...

    Kennel Club asks vets to support obesity campaign

    The Kennel Club is calling on the profession to support Get Fit With Fido , its new campaign to help tackle the growing dog obesity crisis by educating owners about the range of different ways to get fit with their dogs.. In addition to the education...

    Virbac launches Neoprinil pour-on parasiticide for cattle

    Virbac has launched Neoprinil, an eprinomectin pour-on solution indicated for use against internal and external parasites in cattle, including gut and lungworms, mange mites, sucking and chewing lice, horn flies and warbles. Neoprinil has a zero-day...

    PAW Report highlights worrying decline in pet vaccination

    The PDSA has published its seventh annual Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report, which highlights a worrying decline in the number of pet owners vaccinating their cats, dogs and rabbits. The PAW Report, which monitors pet welfare issues across the UK, is...

    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...

    New study finds antibiotics offer no benefit for dogs with diarrhoea

    The RVC has published a new VetCompass study which has concluded that prescribing antibiotics or nutraceuticals at first presentation of uncomplicated diarrhoea in dogs causes no difference in clinical resolution of these cases. The study 1 suggests...

    33% of owners alerted to danger by the pet

    npower has released the results of a survey of 2000 pet owners which revealed that 33% say their pet has alerted them to danger. Given the improbability of anyone being alerted by a goldfish: "blub-blub-behind-blub-you-blub-blub-the-blub-frying-blub...

    BVA makes the case for eating more veal and goat meat

    The BVA, the British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA), the Goat Veterinary Society (GVS) and the British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) have launched a new policy position addressing the issues surrounding surplus male animals on farms , recommending...

    Solihull referral centre offers groundbreaking new treatment for canine MMVD

    Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in Solihull, West Midlands, is now offering transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (TEER) for the treatment of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) in dogs. Willows says it is currently the only...

    Zoetis urges equine vets to do EHV survey

    In the light of concerns caused by the recent flu outbreak, Zoetis is urging equine vets to participate in a new survey about Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) , for which you could win a new body warmer. The company says the aim is to identify the most effective...

    RCVS reports on the impact of the pandemic on vets

    The RCVS has published two reports on the impact of the pandemic on the personal and professional lives of veterinary surgeons and nurses since March 2020. The reports summarise the results of two surveys that were conducted between July and August...

    BSAVA announces expanded practical programme for Congress 2018

    The BSAVA has announced that it is increasing the number of practical sessions at Congress by a quarter. The practical, wet lab, small group and 'Breakfast with a Specialist' programme has expanded to enhance the CPD experience and to meet rising demand...