Veterinary News Headlines

    Dechra and Rockster pick up VetSurgeon Best Stand Awards

    Dechra Veterinary Products and Rockster Superfood for Dogs have picked up Best Stand Awards from VetSurgeon.org at the London Vet Show. John Alborough presented the awards at the event. Liz Rawlings from Dechra said: "It was certainly a whirlwind...

    BEVA revamps its podcast channel

    BEVA has revamped its BEVApod podcast channel to include real-life features and clinical catch-up content as well as the latest news, views and opinions. The Association says following the launch two years ago BEVApod has become such a popular information...

    Leeds vet struck off for assault conviction

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has directed that a Leeds-based veterinary surgeon, whose convictions for threatening behaviour, theft, and assault made him unfit to practise, should be removed from the Register. At the outset of the two-day hearing...
  • Life-size bronze of Sefton to be unveiled at the RVC

    Next week, Princess Anne will unveil a new life-sized bronze of the Household Cavalry horse Sefton at the Royal Veterinary College in North Mymms, Hertfordshire. The statue of Sefton is sited outside the College's Teaching and Research Centre, standing...

    Zoetis launches new treatment for pruritus in dogs

    Zoetis has announced the launch of Apoquel (oclacitinib maleate), a new treatment for pruritus associated with canine allergic dermatitis and the clinical manifestations of atopic dermatitis. Uniquely, the new treatment inhibits the JAK enzyme...

    MSD launches older cat health screening campaign

    MSD Animal Health has announced the launch of 'Be Active', a new campaign to support veterinary practices and encourage more clients to bring in their older cats for a six-month health screening. The company says that the campaign has been launched...

    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...

    RCVS welcomes overseas-qualified veterinary surgeons

    Seventeen overseas-qualified veterinary surgeons who succeeded in passing the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Statutory Examination for Membership, have been admitted to the RCVS Register and may now practise in the UK. Remarkably, nearly half...

    Vetpartners offers grants for vets volunteering to help animals overseas

    Vetpartners is offering grants to support those of its vets who want to boost their clinical skills by doing veterinary work overseas. The veterinary group is stumping up more than £100,000 for the initiative, which will enable 20 vets and nurses,...

    Lichfield vet raises almost £2500 for RCVS Trust

    Noelle Lowry, a marathon-running vet from Lichfield has raised almost £2,500 for the RCVS Trust in the London Marathon. Noelle beat her fundraising target of £1,500, to raise money for the Trust to use in its work to support veterinary education....

    Improve launches canine reproduction course

    Improve International has launched a two-day course to give practitioners with an interest in small animal reproduction an understanding of the clinical investigation of infertility in breeding dogs and bitches. The course is led by Gary England,...

    Last chance to nominate for Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2020

    It’s the last chance to nominate individuals or teams for the Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2020, which celebrate outstanding veterinary surgeons, nurses, farmers and animal welfare professionals which have enhanced the health and welfare of animals. ...

    Study reveals differing electrolyte measurements between point-of-care and reference analysers in dogs with hypoadrenocorticism

    A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), has shown inherent differences between the electrolyte concentrations measured by point-of-care analysers and reference laboratory methods in dogs with hypoadrenocorticism...

    Henry Lamb named BVA Young Vet of the Year

    Norfolk commercial poultry and gamebird vet Henry Lamb has been named the BVA Young Vet of the Year 2023. Henry won the title in recognition of his work tackling bird flu, as the outbreak of this devastating disease spread across the country this summer...

    New podcast to help vets navigate challenges of the job

    Agria Pet Insurance has launched ‘The Pet Profession Podcast', which aims to help veterinary surgeons navigate some of the challenges they face in their career. Hosted by industry veteran, Anthony Chadwick MRCVS, there will be five episodes, covering...

    TVM launches epilepsy 'Lunch and Learn'

    TVM UK has announced that it is offering epilepsy 'Lunch and Learn' sessions in practice, where the company will offer advice on the diagnosis and management of epilepsy and the use of its products Soliphen and Ziapam. Titled ‘The Five Steps of Seizure...

    RCVS publishes vision for a more diverse and inclusive veterinary profession

    The RCVS has published its Diversity & Inclusion Group (DIG) Strategy, setting out how it will help create a veterinary profession where everyone can flourish. The strategy, which is available to read at: www.rcvs.org.uk/diversity , lists six areas...

    BVA calls for restriction on anthelmintic dispensing

    The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate to classify all anthelmintics as POM-V, so that they can only be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon, rather than by vets and Suitably Qualified Person (SQPs)...

    Norbrook to give old dogs a new lease of life

    Norbrook Laboratories Ltd has launched Propentofylline, a new product designed to reduce lethargy and improve general demeanour and exercise tolerance in older dogs. Michelle Jones, Brand Manager at Norbrook said: "We launched Propentofylline to the...

    BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Dermatology 4th edition out now

    The BSAVA has published the fourth edition of its Manual of Canine and Feline Dermatology. Under the direction of Hilary Jackson and Rosanna Marsella, the manual has been revised and updated to provide a resource focused on the clinically relevant...

    RCVS to move out by the end of March 2022

    The RCVS has announced plans to move out of its Westminster offices by 31st March 2022. The College sold the premises in March this year, with an option to lease it back for up to two years, giving time for Council to consider the future building requirements...

    Improve International rebrands

    Improve International has launched its rebranding at the London Vet Show, which now comprises three sub-brands: Improve Veterinary Education, Improve Veterinary Practice and the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ISVPS). Improve...

    Millpledge launches eye-catching bandage range

    Millpledge Veterinary has launched Rapz Eazy Tear Natural World, a range of bandages with eye-catching designs which represent endangered species from across the globe. Designed to be used as a tertiary cohesive layer, the Rapz Eazy Tear Natural World...
  • Andy Moores becomes Chairman of BVOA

    Orthopaedic Specialist surgeon, Andy Moores , has been appointed the new Chairman of the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association (BVOA). Andy, who was previously the Junior Vice Chair of the association, has been a member of BVOA for over 25 years...

    Win an Equine Ski-PD break with CEVA

    If you're attending BEVA this September you can win a place on the CEVA-sponsored Equine Ski-PD break in January 2010, combining a couple of days of first class Continued Professional Development (CPD) with some excellent skiing in the Italian Alps....