Veterinary News Headlines

    Bucks referral centre announces steps to maintain business as usual

    Buckinghamshire-based Hamilton Specialist Referrals (HSR) has announced the various steps it is taking to maintain a near normal service for referring practices and clients in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. HSR, which provides emergency and...

    Microchipping Month starts with free CPD from Animalcare

    Animalcare is starting National Microchipping Month 2020 with "4 Essentials for Successful Pet Microchipping", a free webinar for veterinary professionals at 10:30am and 2:30pm on Wednesday 3 June. The 'Tea-Time Training' webinar will be led by Animalcare...

    Dechra launches otitis externa resources for vets

    Dechra has launched a range of resources to provide vets and owners with education, tips and support to achieve better clinical outcomes and owner satisfaction for dogs with otitis externa. The 'Lifelong Ear Partnership' resources, which were developed...

    Winners of 'Vet Oscars'

    Following a nationwide search to find the UK’s top veterinary professionals for 2008 and judged by an independent panel of experts, Petplan has announced the winners of the prestigious Petplan Veterinary Awards, which were presented at a black...

    Vets Now wins £5 million in Entrepreneur Challenge

    Dunfermline-based Vets Now Ltd has been announced as the winner of the Scotland regional final of the £35 Million Bank of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur Challenge. The company, based on Pitreavie Drive, is the UK's leading provider of out of hours emergency...

    8th May is Vet Cat Watch Day

    Jon Bowen, animal behaviour consultant at the Royal Veterinary College and Sureflap have declared 8th May 'Vet Cat Watch Day', and are asking the profession to record the reason why each cat seen that day is brought into the practice. Jon explained...
  • Genitrix launches discounted blood tests for epileptic dogs

    Following the launch of Libromide, the only licensed formulation of potassium bromide in the UK for canine epilepsy, Genitrix has linked up with NationWide Veterinary Laboratories to offer a discounted blood test service to veterinary practices. Ge...

    Avian flu prevention zone extended as H5N8 found in Carmarthenshire

    Chief Veterinary Officer Nigel Gibbens has announced that the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in place since 6th December will be extended until 28th February to help protect captive birds, after confirmation of another case of H5N8 in...

    Intervet Schering-Plough launches 'Primp My Pooch' campaign

    Following Intervet Schering-Plough's launch of Plerion, a chewable, flavoured wormer for dogs, the company has launched a consumer viral marketing campaign in which they invite pet owners to 'Primp Your Pooch' at the website www.plerion.co...

    Medivet announces 100th partnership

    Medivet has announced that the Pilgrims Veterinary Clinics based in Dartford and West Kingsdown have become the 100th and 101st practices to join the Medivet Veterinary Partnership Arnold Levy, Managing Director of Medivet said: "We are delighted...

    Ceva launches new liver supplement for cats and dogs

    Ceva Animal Health has launched Hepaticare, a new liver support supplement for cats and dogs. The company says Hepaticare contains the same high quality ingredients as Hepatosyl, but is now enhanced with micro-encapsulated SAMe to enhance product...

    Dechra launches Healthy Ears Combi Kit

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched the Healthy Ears Combi Kit, designed to help pet owners administer treatment for otitis externa correctly. The kit contains a guide to effective ear cleaning, an illustrated step-by-step instruction guide on...

    Ceva launches stress relief treat for cats

    Ceva Animal Health has launched Happy Snack by Feliway, a liquid snack designed to comfort cats in challenging and unsettling situations. Happy Snack is described as a light, delicious creamy snack which contains alpha-casozepine, a natural milk protein...
  • Quiz shows role of RCVS is misunderstood

    An online quiz by the RCVS has shown that veterinary surgeons generally have good understanding of the Guide to Professional Conduct , but that misconceptions about the role of the college are rife. Around 850 people completed the quiz since it was...

    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...

    IDEXX in the clear following OFT investigation

    The Office of Fair Trading has concluded that it has no grounds to take action against IDEXX Laboratories Limited following an investigation into alleged abuses of a dominant position in the veterinary diagnostic testing sector. The OFT opened its...
  • RVC's new diabetic cat clinic recruiting cases for clinical trial

    Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College have officially launched a new Feline Diabetic Remission Clinic in the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals in Hertfordshire, to investigate the optimum methods to achieve good control, and ultimately diabetic...
  • Bradley Viner elected RVCS Vice-President

    The RCVS has announced that its current Treasurer, Dr Bradley Viner, will be the College's next Vice-President after he was elected to the post at RCVS Council last Thursday. Dr Viner has been an elected member of Council since 2005 and Treasurer...

    Rabbit Awareness Week set for May

    Burgess Pet Care has announced that it'll be running Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) from 9 th - 17 th May. Last year, almost 3,000 veterinary practices signed up to participate in the initiative by offering free health checks for rabbits for the whole...
  • New ophthalmology video and practice display materials

    Bayer Animal Health - maker of Remend - has released the second in its series of 'Back to Basics' educational videos, this one covering canine ophthalmology. Alongside, the company has also launched a new educational practice display pack about Dry Eye...

    Does equine lameness need to be redefined?

    In an article published in the autumn edition of the Equine Veterinary Journal , Professor René Van Weeren, Chair of Equine Musculoskeletal Biology at Utrecht University, suggests that equine lameness needs to be redefined to reflect new digital assessment...

    Vets worried about stress and burnout due to coronavirus

    The BVA reports that three-quarters of vets are concerned about stress and burnout in the profession as a result the pandemic, according to a new survey of the Voice of the Veterinary Profession panel. For the survey, 565 respondents ranked their levels...

    Animalcare launches dental Lunch and Learn CPD for vets

    Animalcare, distributor of the Plaqtiv+ range of dental products, has launched dental ‘Lunch and Learn’ CPD for veterinary practices interested in learning more about dental health in cats and dogs. Participating practices will learn about dental disease...

    Proteqflu-Te tetanus immunity extended to 2 years

    Merial Animal Health has announced that the duration of immunity for the tetanus component of Proteqflu-Te has been extended to 2 years. Merial's Veterinary Technical Manager Kevin Whelan said: "This is a welcome new addition to the label claims for...

    New rapid diagnostic test kits from Woodley

    Woodley Equipment Company Ltd has announced the launch of InSight rapid diagnostic test kits. The test range includes FeLV, FIV, FeLV-FIV Combi, Giardia, Canine Heartworm, Canine Parvovirus and with more tests in development. The test kits are available...