Veterinary News Headlines

    Goddards in the nick

    Goddards , the Greater London-based 46-branch, 3 hospital veterinary group has announced the move of its HQ to a new premises in a former police station in Woodford Green, Essex. Twenty staff from the practice, including senior managers, the accounts...

    RCVS report recommends making it easier for BAME students to report discrimination at EMS placements

    The RCVS and the Veterinary Schools Council (VSC) have published recommendations on how support for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) veterinary students can be improved. The report is the culmination of the work of a joint RCVS and VSC BAME...

    Willows launches pioneering procedure for canine heart failure

    Willows Veterinary Centre is now offering transeptal puncture (TSP), a minimally invasive procedure previously only used in human healthcare, to treat dogs with heart failure. The procedure involves introducing a catheter through the jugular, then...

    RCVS launches Extra-Mural Studies audit

    A Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons audit panel is to visit UK veterinary schools to assess how Extra-Mural Studies (EMS) is being carried out, identify good practice and make recommendations for improvement. The exercise is part of a package of measures...

    New studies show Cerenia offers relief for car sick dogs

    Two recently published studies have demonstrated that the canine anti-emetic Cerenia® (maropitant - Pfizer) which was launched last year also relieves car sickness in dogs. In a pilot study, 17 dogs were given either Cerenia or placebo one hour...

    Vets to go on 900km ‘rhinocycle'

    Two South African veterinary surgeons working in the UK, Jason Davidson (Companion Care, Derby) and Paul Meiring (Companion Care, Chesterfield), have entered the joBerg2C cycle race to raise awareness of and funds towards combatting the rhino poaching...

    BSAVA announces 2021 and 2022 award winners

    The BSAVA has announced its award winners for 2021 and 2022. And the winners are: Laurent Garosi (T he Bourgelat Award for outstanding international contributions to the field of small animal practice), Sarah Girling (The Simon Award for outstanding...

    Sarah Heath to present free webinar on new cat microchipping legislation

    Identi, is hosting a free one-hour webinar for vets about the new cat microchipping legislation at 8.00pm on Wednesday 19 April. The webinar will be presented by veterinary behaviourist, Sarah Heath BVSc PgCertVE DipECAWBM(BM) CCAB FHEA FRCVS, RCVS...

    20% of vet nurses left to pay for their own CPD

    A recent survey of nurses attending Hill's nurse roadshows has identified that just over 20 per cent of nurses pay for their own CPD. Although no claims have been made regarding how representative the sample is of the general nursing population, the...

    Gwynedd vet reprimanded for 'reckless' certification

    The Disciplinary Committee (DC) of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week issued a reprimand to a veterinary surgeon for reckless certification of an equine passport, having found her to have been "wholly indifferent" as to whether the horse...
  • BVA calls for more conformation data from practices

    The BVA has released more results from the Voice of the Profession survey, which show that 67% of vets have seen dogs that needed conformation altering surgeries and caesareans in the last year. Every year the Kennel Club receives over 3,200 data...
  • Horiba to host free haematology webinar for vets

    Horiba UK Ltd is to host In practice haematology - beyond the pale! , a free CPD webinar presented by Ronnie Barron from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School, on Thursday 28th October at 7:30pm. Ronnie (pictured right) will look at quality control...

    Andy Moores certified to perform 3rd gen TATE elbow replacements

    Orthopaedic surgeon Andy Moores has been certified to perform third-generation TATE elbow replacement procedures. Andy Moores said: "Elbow replacement surgery, despite advancements in both the implant and technique, remains a complex procedure with...

    BSAVA launches PG Certificate site

    BSAVA has launched its Postgraduate Certificate website. The site contains all of the online materials and activities which support the BSAVA postgraduate certificates. The BSAVA says students enrolled on the programmes will find it invaluable. ...
  • New Dutch animal-keeping regulations set example for the UK

    New regulations which limit the type of animals that can be kept as pets came into force in Holland earlier this week. Mammalian animals not included on a new 'Positive List' cannot be legally kept in Holland or may only be kept with a special permit...

    RVC calls for help from veterinary societies, corporate groups and referral centres that fund or conduct research

    Researchers at the RVC are calling on veterinary organisations which fund or co-fund research to take part in a study which seeks to inform future funding strategies. The first phase of research is being conducted this January and February 2023 and...

    Vets urged to highlight blowfly risk as first cases reported in W. Sussex

    Elanco Animal Health - maker of Clik and Clikzin - is urging veterinary surgeons to highlight the risk of blowfly strike to farmers, as two new cases have been reported in West Sussex According to the company, 88% of farmers say blowfly is the most...

    RCVS launches new programme to encourage veterinary innovation

    The RCVS has launched ViVet , a new programme designed to ensure veterinary professionals are at the forefront of technological innovation in the animal health sector. ViVet (derived from the Latin word ‘vivet’ meaning ‘it will thrive’) will, says...

    Dr Ranj confirmed as keynote speaker at BSAVA Virtual Congress

    Dr Ranjit 'Ranj' Singh has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for BSAVA Virtual Congress, 25-27 March 2021. The NHS doctor, television presenter, author and columnist will be sharing his insights on the mental health challenges of working within a...
  • MSD launches preventative healthcare initiative

    MSD Animal Health has announced the launch of the "Time for Change" Preventative Healthcare Challenge, designed to place preventative healthcare at the heart of practices’ daily activities. The company says the challenge has been developed on the...

    New veterinary design company offers free consultations to the first ten

    Veterinary marketing and public relations agency, Companion Consultancy has launched Companion Design Studio to provide veterinary businesses with all forms of graphic, video and digital design, including magazines, logos, leaflets, posters, websites...

    MSD launches Tick Awareness Month with call to reinstate tick control in Pet Travel Scheme

    MSD Animal Health has launched Tick Awareness Month, which takes place in May, with a call for veterinary surgeons and nurses to lobby their local parliamentary candidate to reinstate comprehensive tick control measures in the Pet Travel Scheme. The...

    New grooming range to sell in practice

    Animalcare has joined forces with Pet Remedy to launch a new range of de-stress grooming products for practices to offer clients who find their pet's bath time a particularly stressful experience. The range comprises of a detangling pre-wash, a cleansing...

    BEVA reveals 2024 Congress programme

    BEVA has announced that the theme for this years Congress, which runs from 11th-14th September 2024 at the ACC in Liverpool, will be 'One Medicine'. The full BEVA Congress programme is now live and super early bird tickets are available from 4th March...

    Avid MicroChips can now be registered in one click

    Avid, the maker of pet microchip indentification products has developed its registration system so that Avid MicroChips can now be registered via practice management software using the VetXML schema . This instantly registers the microchip directly...