Veterinary News Headlines

    Veterinary loan company starts national marketing campaign

    CarefreeCredit , the loan company set up by Somerset vet Stewart Halperin so that practices can offer their clients interest free loans to cover emergency veterinary treatment, has embarked on a national PR campaign to raise awareness amongst pet owners...

    Survey aims to help veterinary profession learn from mistakes

    A group at the Royal Veterinary College is conducting a landmark survey investigate the veterinary profession's approach to patient safety , and the degree to which lessons are learned from mistakes. The survey, believed to be the first of its type...

    New pack size for Ipakitine

    Vetoquinol has announced that the 50g pack size of Ipakitine will shortly be replaced by a 60g pot. The company says this will provide the convenience of a 30 day supply for a 5kg cat or dog who is on 1g/5kg bodyweight twice a day (one level scoop...

    Glasgow vet caught up in Trump flight ban

    Postgraduate Glasgow student Hamaseh Tayari MRCVS, who holds an Iranian passport, was caught up in Donald Trump's ban on nationals of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Libya entering the US last Saturday, as she tried to return home from holiday in...

    Canine arthritis charity to hold virtual Big Walks

    Canine Arthritis Management, the charity set up by Hannah Capon MRCVS, is to hold a series of virtual walks throughout September to raise awareness of all the things that arthritic dogs can do. The virtual walks come in the form of a 30 day series...

    Video News: VetSurgeon editor seen roughing it in the City of London

    www.vetsurgeon.org/.../bank.wmv Yes, the rather nattily dressed man pushing the trolley is, in another life, the editor of this site. Long story.

    New initiative to encourage early diagnosis of Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

    kcs-intervet.swf Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health is running a challenge over the next few months to encourage the early diagnosis of Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), a painful disease which leads to permanent blindness (see right). Practices...

    Bursary to attend the Veterinary Biomedical and Pharma Sciences Congress

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Charitable Trust is offering a bursary for one delegate to attend the Veterinary Biomedical and Pharma Sciences (VBMPS) Congress on 15 and 16 October 2012 at the ICC in Birmingham. Members of the RCVS with...

    RVC images scoop Wellcome Awards

    The RVC has picked up three of the twenty Wellcome Image Awards 2015. The awards are internationally renowned for showcasing the best in science imaging talent and techniques. Two of the images (below) were taken at the Lanyon Museum of Comparative...

    Avian flu found in South Norfolk

    The UK’s Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed H5N8 avian flu in a small flock of chickens and geese at a premises near Diss, South Norfolk. A 3 km Protection Zone and a 10 km Surveillance Zone have been put in place around the infected premises...

    New strangles toolkit for veterinary practices

    Dechra Veterinary Products (maker of Strangvac) has launched a strangles toolkit to support veterinary practices wanting to talk to their clients about this disease and how to control it with vaccination. The pack contains: Ready-to use social...

    New course to help vets improve outcomes by looking at human factors

    RCVS Knowledge has published "Introduction to Human Factors and Systems Thinking" a free online course to help vets improve quality, patient safety, and team wellbeing. The Human Factors aspect of the course considers how interactions between people...

    Vet nurses shine a light on the risks associated with peripheral intravenous catheters

    Research led by Eleanor Haskey, an Anaesthesia and Analgesia Nurse at the RVC’s Queen Mother Hospital for Animals has identified multiple factors that can contribute to complications following the placement of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs...

    Merial launches UK’s first PMWS vaccine

    Merial Animal Health has launched CIRCOVAC®, the UK’s first vaccine for PCV2 – the virus involved in post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) and other PCV2-related diseases. An inactivated vaccine against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2...

    Royal Veterinary College offers evolved BSc Bioveterinary Sciences course in 2008

    In response to growing demand for graduates equipped for a wide range of careers in veterinary and biomedical science, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has developed the BSc (Hons) course in Bioveterinary Sciences. The Bioveterinary Science...

    Pfizer offers English-Polish dairy health guide

    Pfizer has sponsored the publication of a new English-Polish dairy health guide for vets to give farmers. The guide has been published to help farm staff from Poland improves their knowledge, skills and performance at work. Topics covered including...

    'Preventers' keep spending on their pets

    Pet owners who believe in preventative healthcare have maintained or increased the money they spend on their pets this year, and 84% visited their vet at least once in 2010, up from 78% in 2007, according to a survey commissioned by the National Office...

    Dechra publishes otitis case studies

    Dechra Veterinary Products has published a range of case studies to support its new campaign focused on the diagnosis and treatment of otitis externa. The studies have been written by Referral Dermatologist Sue Paterson MA, VetMB, DVD, DipECVD,...

    New screening programme for Intervertebral Disc Disease

    The Dachshund Breed Council , with support from CVS Group, is launching a UK screening programme for Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD). The organisation says back disease is by far the most common health problem in UK Dachshunds: around 1 in 4 may...

    Free webinar about the new fluoroquinolone

    Bayer Animal Health is to hold a free webinar for companion animal veterinary surgeons about its new fluoroquinolone for cats and dogs, Veraflox. The one-hour webinar begins with a talk on mutant prevention concentration (MPC) from Dr Joe Blondeau...

    40% say dogs are a happy alternative to children

    Research carried out by the Kennel Club to coincide with the start of Open for Dogs Week has found that 40% of British people think dogs are a happy alternative to having children. One reason for this is perhaps because 25% of respondents said that...

    Petplan named No.1 by pet owners

    Petplan has been voted Best Insurance Provider in the seventh annual Your Cat and Your Dog Product Awards. This is the sixth consecutive year Your Cat and Your Dog readers have voted Petplan number one, in response to a survey completed by thousands...

    Ear, Ear. Dechra launches new practice support package

    Dechra has launched a new support package to help veterinary surgeons and nurses dealing with otitis externa, and to encourage compliance amongst owners whose dogs are being treated for the disease. Called the Dermatology Partners in Practice programme...

    Ceva launches new Douxo practice marketing pack

    Ceva Animal Health has launched a new marketing pack to support its range of Douxo shampoos, waterless mousses and localised dermatology solutions. Featuring imagery of the Great Barrier Reef to demonstrate that the skin barrier is a fragile ecosystem...

    Liverpool Small Animal Teaching Hospital wins architectural award

    Sheppard Robson, the architects behind the University of Liverpool’s Small Animal Teaching Hospital, have been celebrating this week after their design received a prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) North West Award. The Small Animal...