Veterinary News Headlines
  • RCVS launches new course to help vets recognise and challenge unconscious bias

    The RCVS Academy has launched a new course to help veterinary professionals recognise and challenge unconscious bias. The course was developed with RCVS Leadership and Inclusion Manager, Gurpreet Gill (pictured), and aims to increase self-awareness...

    Harrison Family Vets announces plans for at least three more practices in 2025

    Harrogate-headquartered Harrison Family Vets has announced plans for at least three new practices in Stoke, Sheffield and Darlington in 2025. The group, which opened in 2021, is also securing sites in Newcastle and Halesowen for a further two practices...

    MSD launches new injector for calf pneumonia vaccine

    MSD Animal Health has launched a new injector and nozzle kit to make it easier to administer its Bovilis Intranasal RSP Live calf pneumonia vaccine to multiple animals. The kit contains the ergonomically designed Henke-Sass Wolf injector with an adjustable...

    Defra announces Animal Health & Welfare board

    Defra has announced plans to form a new Animal Health and Welfare Board for England which will bring experts including farmers, veterinary surgeons, welfare experts and others from outside Government together with the Chief Veterinary Officer and civil...

    DC dismisses case against Kent vet convicted of tail docking

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has dismissed a case against a Kent veterinary surgeon convicted of tail-docking and also charged with misleadingly altering an owner's record relating to tail dockings. At the outset of the four-day hearing, David...

    Dechra launches new treatment for bacterial disease in chickens

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched Phenocillin (phenoxymethylpenicillin) for the treatment and metaphylaxis of the most common outbreak of disease among broiler chickens: necrotic enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens. Dechra says necrotic...

    Veterinary nurse role defined to provide clarity for vets and the public

    The RCVS VN Council has developed a definition of veterinary nursing, in order to provide greater clarity both to the veterinary profession and the public about what the role entails. The definition agreed by VN Council is as follows: Veterinary...

    RCVS delays implementation of new rules concerning POM-V parasiticides

    RCVS Council has decided to delay the implementation of new 'under care' guidance covering the prescription of POM-V parasiticides until 12th January 2024. The decision was made after Council heard increasing reports that practices have not been keeping...

    'Revolutionary' liquid barrier dressing for cattle

    NoBACZ Healthcare has launched NoBACZ Bovine, which it describes as a revolutionary, liquid, rapid-setting, flexible barrier dressing that will transform cattle welfare. The self-adhesive dressing, which uses a patented natural polymer, adapts to any...

    RCVS DC postpones judgement on Hampshire vet

    The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has postponed judgment on sanction for 12 months in the case of a Hampshire veterinary surgeon found guilty of serious professional misconduct for cumulative failures to provide...

    New research could help rehoming cats

    Dr. Lauren Finka, a researcher at the University of Lincoln, has developed L-CAT, a new tool for assessing behaviour in cats at rehoming centres and help match them to the ideal new home. During the course of her PhD studies, which were part funded...
  • New equine influenza alert service for vets

    From 1st March vets can sign up to be alerted to all recorded equine influenza cases in the UK, thanks to a new service from the Animal Health Trust (AHT) and Merial Animal Health. Tell Tail is the UK's first equine influenza (EI) text alert service...

    Free thermometer with Rehydion

    CEVA Animal Health is giving away a digital thermometer with every purchase of three bottles of Rehydion gel Formula Plus According to CEVA, dehydration can be a big problem for farmers, causing weakness, scouring and weight loss but Rehydion gel...

    Suffolk vet's appeal for terminally ill colleague

    Suffolk veterinary surgeon Gerhard Putter is appealing for support for a gala evening on 14th March 2015 to raise funds for a bucket list set up by his colleague, vet Lisa Milella, who has been diagnosed with incurable Motor Neurone Disease . Lisa...

    Female vets needed to share thoughts on practice ownership and veterinary leadership

    XLVets, the cooperative of independent practices, is looking for female vets to share their thoughts on practice ownership and the wider aspects of leadership in a series of focus groups and interviews conducted using video conferencing. The research...

    Elanco offers virtual alternative to the London Vet Show

    Elanco has announced that with the London Vet Show postponed until 2021, it is hosting a series of online activities to make the congress experience available at home. The company has launched a ‘Vet Show CPD hub’ ( www.myelanco.co.uk/brand/lvshub...

    Horiba to host rabbit head tilt webinar

    Horiba UK is hosting a free webinar about overcoming the challenges of head tilt and ‘spinning’ rabbits on Wednesday 10th April from 7:30-9pm. “Tilts, Spins, and Tears: Approaches to head tilts in rabbits” will be presented by Dr Madonna Livingstone...

    Free new feline cardiology CPD

    Ceva Animal Health has added a new CPD module to its Cardio Academy website which focuses on common heart diseases in cats. The 20 minute online seminar is hosted by Virginia Luis-Fuentes, Professor of Veterinary Cardiology at the Royal Veterinary...

    Dermatology learning opportunity at London Vet Show

    Zoetis is inviting vets to come to its Skinsights Learning Academy, taking place in the theatre on the company's stand at the London Vet Show. The company says its Skinsights Learning Academies help support individuals and practices improve the healthcare...

    A big thanks to all vets from the RSPCA

    The RSPCA has thanked the veterinary profession for its support as the charity endeavours to maintain an emergency-only service to animals through the coronavirus crisis. RSPCA Chief Veterinary Officer, Caroline Allen, today praised the vets and nurses...

    Ceva launches Douxo Care Auricular Lotion

    Ceva Animal Health has Douxo Care Auricular Lotion, an ear cleaner to remove excess ear wax and debris from the ear canal and skin in cats and dogs. Douxo Care Auricular Lotion can be used for routine ear cleaning and removal of ear wax and as an ear...

    RCVS updates coronavirus guidance for November lockdown

    Following the Prime Minister’s decision to reintroduce national restrictions across England from 5 November until 2 December 2020, the RCVS has updated its guidance which explains the type of work that can be carried out by veterinary practices under...

    VetCT trials smart glasses for giving remote expert clinical support to practitioners

    Veterinary teleradiology and teleconsulting company VetCT is trialling the use of smart glasses to give remote clinical support to veterinary surgeons. For the trial, the company has partnered with Pennard Vets in Kent, where they're using Google Glass...
  • Researchers ask equine practitioners to help with Cushings survey

    Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan's Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) are carrying out a survey of equine practitioners to discover, amongst other things, just how common Cushing's disease is internationally. The 16-question...

    Vet nurses can now become Practice Standards Scheme Assessors

    The RCVS has announced that Council has approved a pathway for RVNs to become Practice Standards Scheme (PSS) Assessors. The change to the Practice Standards rules means that RVNs who have at least five years’ experience within the profession are eligible...