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    New Hampshire-based advanced dental referral service

    Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists has launched an advanced dentistry referral service led by Dr Matthew Oxford, BVM&S, GPCert (SAS) MRCVS. Matthew, who holds a European Certificate in Small Animal Surgery, is one of a small group of veterinary dentists...

    Nominations open for Ceva's 2019 Animal Welfare Awards

    Ceva Animal Health has announced that nominations are now open for its Animal Welfare Awards 2019. The awards, which have in the past recognised the welfare achievements of veterinary surgeons, nurses and animal welfare professionals, will this year...

    Dogs with chronic diarrhoea urgently needed for study

    Specialists in internal medicine from Davies Veterinary Specialists (Davies) in Hertfordshire and Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in Solihull are urgently seeking canine patients with chronic small intestinal diarrhoea, to help with a...
  • Drontal Cat goes ellipsoid for easier worming

    Bayer Animal Health has re-designed Drontal Cat and Drontal Cat XL tablets from a round shape to a smaller ellipsoid one, in order to make worming an easier process. Bayer's Drontal brand manager Dan White said: "Market research conducted among...

    Vets asked how they can be supported in delivering contextualised care

    RCVS Knowledge is asking vets working in small animal practice to take part in a survey and share their views on how vet teams can be supported to deliver contextualised care. The survey is part of an initiative to develop a 'roadmap' for what needs...

    RVC named world's top vet school

    The Royal Veterinary College has been named as the top veterinary school in the QS World University Rankings 2021. Compiled by global higher education analysts, QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the rankings provide a comparative analysis on the performance...
  • RCVS CEO hears the concerns of the profession

    RCVS CEO Nick Stace has published a refreshingly candid acknowledgement of recent concerns voiced by the profession on his blog, www.nickstaceblogs.org . In his post, he gives a firm commitment to listen to the profession, asking just that...

    Vetlab offers chance to win new veterinary centrifuge

    Vetlab Supplies, the Sussex-based veterinary equipment and consumables supplier, is holding a draw to win a CombiSpin veterinary centrifuge, worth £895. The draw, which is open to UK mainland veterinary practices, can be entered here until 31st January...
  • Referral veterinary surgeon launches webinar series

    Anthony Chadwick, a referral dermatologist, has teamed up with other experts to offer a series of web-based seminars with the aim of bringing accessible and convenient CPD to vets. 50 VetSurgeon members can attend the webinars for half price. Just enter...

    New guidance for the treatment of diabetic cats

    The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM), the veterinary division of International Cat Care, has published Consensus Guidelines on the Practical Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Cats to help veterinary teams deliver optimal management for...

    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...

    RCVS announces winners of the 2018 Council election

    The RCVS has announced the results of this year’s RCVS Council election which saw a turnout of 22.7%, compared to 22.8% last year and 15.6% the year before. The results, in order of number of votes, are: Elected: Susan Paterson – 3,976 votes...

    Docsinnovent launches first veterinary supraglottic airway devices

    Docsinnovent Ltd has launched what it says is the first ever commercial range of veterinary-species-specific, supraglottic airway devices. Nicki Glen, Marketing Manager at Docsinnovent said: "v-gel is a truly unique, supraglottic airway management...
  • Veterinary Nurse title protected in practice

    The RCVS has announced that the Codes of Professional Conduct for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses have been updated to state that you should not refer to yourselves or others as 'veterinary nurses' unless registered. In fact, the change...

    First heart disease clinic for puppies and kittens opens in Solihull

    Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, in Solihull, has launched the UK’s first congenital heart disease referral clinic for puppies and kittens. The clinic will assess cats and dogs under six months old where a heart murmur has been detected...

    Vet Channel launches waiting room video display system

    The Vet Channel has launched VetPod, a customisable video display system for practice waiting rooms. The VetPod system is comprised of three elements: a website where you select the media you want to display in your waiting room, the VetPod, which...

    Disciplinary Committee suspends Cardigan veterinary surgeon

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has suspended a Cardigan veterinary surgeon from the RCVS Register for five months, for failure to perform accurate bovine tuberculin testing and for falsely certifying the test results. During the two-day hearing,...

    Royal Canin launches new promotion for cat-owning clients

    Royal Canin has announced the launch of a summer campaign to help small animal practices develop their relationships with cat-owning clients. 'Summer of the Cat' runs throughout July, August and September. As part of the campaign, cat owners are being...

    Tramadol added to controlled drugs list

    Tramadol has become a controlled drug and has been added to Schedule 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 The change to the regulations, which was made by the Home Office means that the drug is now subject to special requirements when writing...

    RCVS Christmas Box goes to Medical Detection Dogs and The Horse Trust

    RCVS President, Professor Stephen May, has chosen Medical Detection Dogs and The Horse Trust and as the recipients of this year’s RCVS Christmas Box, a £3,000 annual donation. The Horse Trust provides a range of services to support working horses...

    Prednidale 5mg recalled

    Dechra Veterinary Products has issued a recall for Prednidale 5 mg Tablets because of a microbial contamination. The following batches are affected: 119501 Prednidale 5mg Tablets Expiry July 2021 120633 Prednidale 5mg Tablets Expiry October 2021...

    Propofol inventor amongst the winners of the 2021 RCVS Honours and Awards

    The RCVS has announced the winners of its 2021 Honours and Awards, which this year included the veterinary surgeon who developed propofol and the ex-BVA President who steered the Association through the early stages of the pandemic. The awards were...
  • RCVS invites vets to comment on Veterinary Surgeons Act

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is inviting comments on new proposals for bringing the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 up to date. In 2005, following earlier consultations, the RCVS Council called for extensive changes in the arrangements for...

    Building work on new vet school now underway

    Building work has started on the new Harper & Keele Veterinary School , which is due to take its first students on the veterinary medicine course in 2020, and will also serve students on Veterinary Nursing, Veterinary Physiotherapy and wider animal sciences...

    Hallmarq launches world’s first veterinary zero-helium small animal 1.5T MRI

    Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging has launched the world's first veterinary MRI that doesn't rely on helium to cool its magnet coils. The coils need to be cooled to -460 °F in order to get good quality images. To achieve the same result without helium...