Veterinary News Headlines

    YourVets opens new clinic in Dagenham and expands at Wythall

    YourVets, the network of privately owned small animal veterinary practices has opened a new clinic in Dagenham, Essex and is re-opening an expanded and improved practice in Wythall, Birmingham later this month. YourVets already has five clinics operating...

    Practices urged to highlight Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

    Virbac has announced that Canine Prostate Awareness Month, its initiative to highlight the prevalence of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), will be running again in November, and is urging practices to join in. The initiative is timed to coincide...

    First pocket microscope to premiere at London Vet Show

    ioLight , the first professional-quality pocket microscope which launched back in May ( discussed here ), will be presented to the profession at the Bayer stand (R20) at the London Vet Show , where it will be used to demonstrate Bayer's products. ...

    'Veterinary Nurse' one step closer to being protected in law

    RCVS Council member Professor the Lord Trees has today submitted a Private Members’ Bill to the ballot of the House of Lords which would legally protect the title ‘Veterinary Nurse’. If the Bill is drawn sufficiently highly in the ballot, it will...

    What do you think is the best anaesthetic and analgesia protocol for neutering?

    The best anaesthetic protocol for routine neutering in heathy animals is the subject of a new type of open discussion on VetSurgeon.org, where you could win an Amazon voucher for taking part. The idea is for as many practitioners as possible to come...

    Vetlexicon now available in different languages

    Vetstream has updated the content on its Vetlexicon website so it is now available in a number of different languages. Dr Mark Johnston, CEO of Vetstream said: “The usage data of Vetlexicon has continually shown us how important the client factsheets...

    Medivet celebrates 100th blood collection

    Medivet is celebrating its 100th batch collection for Vet Blood Supplies, the north London-based bloodbank set up in 2007 to provide blood products for its branches around the country. Veterinary nurse Laura Brind, who is responsible for collecting...

    New intensive care units launched by Brinsea

    Brinsea has announced the launch of the new Vetario range of intensive care units. The company says the new models are the result of a 2 year design programme to provide the ideal environment for the successful recovery of small mammals, reptiles...

    Petplan gives £1M to the Blue Cross over the last decade

    Petplan has announced that it has raised £1million for the Blue Cross in the past decade. The funds have gone towards running a dozen rehoming centres for dogs, cats, horses and rabbits, as well as four major animal hospitals across the country...

    Septuagenarian vet heads off on 8,000km bicycle ride to Cape Town

    Retired veterinary surgeon Graham Duncanson is celebrating 50 years in the profession by cycling over 8,000km from the UK to South Africa to raise money for the British Veterinary Association's charity, the Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) . Graham...

    BSAVA PetSavers funds research into vaccine uptake and hesitancy

    The BSAVA charity, PetSavers is to fund a new research project at the University of Liverpool which will use SAVSNET data to investigate vaccine hesitancy and develop new strategies to improve vaccine uptake in companion animals. Research conducted...

    Pet food company shares health data with vets

    Pet food company tails.com has launched Data Labs, through which it will share its animal health data with veterinary surgeons to help improve the lives of dogs and their owners. The company has been gathering information on the health, wellbeing and...

    RCVS Trust offers veterinary surgeons BVA Congress places

    Veterinary surgeons who can keep it short and sweet have a chance of receiving an all (reasonable) expenses paid trip to BVA Congress this September. The RCVS Trust is offering to pay the registration fee, plus travel, food and accommodation costs...

    Self-flushing cat loo offers commercial opportunity for vets

    The latest solution to the perennial problem of cat mess has arrived in the UK; CatGenie is the world's first self-flushing, self-washing cat loo. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here it is... According to CatGenie UK, the.....
  • New online advice service for general practitioners

    A new company offering general practitioners online consultations with veterinary specialists launched in the UK last month. Televetdx ( www.televetdx.com ) has grouped over 40 veterinary specialists to offer their services to GPs in the UK and Europe...

    Animalcare offers equine microchipping reminders for practices

    Animalcare has produced a social media toolkit to help practices remind owners to comply with the new law on microchipping horses, ahead of the 1st October deadline. James Beaumont, Product Manager at Animalcare, said: “Microchipping is an essential...

    Davies Veterinary Specialists adds on-site clinical pathology lab

    Davies Vet Specialists (DVS) now has access to an on-site, dedicated veterinary clinical pathology laboratory. It is staffed and managed by clinical pathologist Roger Powell, a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology...
  • RCVS Registrar steps down after 16 years

    The RCVS has announced that the Registrar, Gordon Hockey, has decided to leave the College after 16 years' service. Gordon served first as Assistant Registrar / Head of Professional Conduct, and, since 2012, as Registrar / Director of Legal Services...

    AHT vets win international awards

    Two veterinary surgeons from the Animal Health Trust have won international awards for outstanding work in diagnostic imaging at 16 th International Veterinary Radiology Association (IVRA) meeting held in Bursa Turkey. Dr Sue Dyson, Head of Clinical...

    First veterinary group goes cat-friendly

    Village Vet is set to become the first veterinary group to have its clinics recognised as 'Cat Friendly' under the International Society of Feline Medicine's (ISFM) WellCat For Life programme, sponsored by Purina. Working in partnership with Purina...

    Lintbells launches feline urinary health supplement

    Lintbells Veterinary has announced the launch of Yurelieve, a feline urinary health supplement containing multiple glycosaminoglycans, L-tryptophan and EFAs. Andrew Connolly, Product Manager at Lintbells Veterinary said: "Yurelieve supports a condition...

    RCVS Trust initiative to help new graduates

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Charitable Trust has announced 'Open Educational Resources to help new practitioners cope', a new initiative that will focus on the needs of veterinary graduates starting out in practice The project will be...

    Petplan introduces direct-to-vet BACS payments

    Petplan has launched a new service to pay vet claims direct to practice bank accounts via BACS. Petplan says it pays out nearly £3 million in claims each week, which is the equivalent of paying £35,000 per year to each veterinary practice in...

    Record year for SPVS/VPMA Congress 2015

    The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) reports that its annual Congress, held jointly with the Veterinary Practice Managers Association (VPMA) at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport last week, was a sell out. Over 470 delegates attended...

    BVA launches discounted debt recovery service

    The BVA has announced a partnership with Legal Recoveries and Collections Ltd (LRC) to offer its members preferential rates on debt recovery services. BVA’s Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey found that 9 in 10 vets do work for which they charge...