Veterinary News Headlines

    New time-saver for recruiting practices

    VetSurgeon.org has launched 'Find our jobs', a new badge for practices to add to their websites which links to a display of JUST the vacancies they've advertised on VetSurgeon.org and VetNurse.co.uk. The example above right demonstrates a badge...

    Free BEVA antimicrobial webinar for vets coming up on the 24th

    BEVA is marking Antimicrobial Awareness Week with an antimicrobial webinar for all equine vets on 24th November at 8:00pm. Bruce Bladon will describe current antibiotic use in equine practice, Victoria South will consider the use of Highest Priority...

    New website for horse owners

    Horse owner Cate Ashton has launched a new website http://www.manage-my-horse.com/ for 'conscientious horse owners, yard managers and equestrian professionals'. The impressive-looking (and free) site allows members to record almost every facet...

    New leaflet for grieving pet owners

    The Association of Private Pet Cemeteries & Crematoria (APPCC) has launched a new leaflet for bereaved pet owners, which will be distributed to veterinary practices. Kevin Spurgeon, Director of the APPCC said: "The feelings of grief and loss that...

    500 docked dogs to prevent one injury

    In order to prevent tail injury in one dog you'd need to dock 500, according to research published in this week's Veterinary Record . The study 1 was based on 138,212 dogs seen by vets at 52 veterinary practices across Britain between March 2008 and...

    Intervet/Schering-Plough sponsors Equine Business Management Strategies program

    Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has announced that it is to sponsor the Equine Business Management Strategies (EBMS) program, a targeted business education program developed for equine veterinary surgeons and practice professionals. According...

    Buprecare buprenorphine ampoules are back

    Animalcare has announced that Buprecare buprenorphine single dose ampoules are now back in stock and ready to order from all veterinary wholesalers. Production of the product had ceased in July 2011, when the company's previous manufacturer closed...

    Petplan's early Christmas present to practices

    Petplan has announced that from 1st October until the end of 2016, practices will be given double Portfolio Rewards credits for every new insurance policy they generate. Under the Petplan Portfolio Rewards scheme, each time a practice generates a...

    RCVS allows vets to continue prescribing remotely

    The RCVS has decided to extend its temporary guidance that allows veterinary surgeons to prescribe prescription-only veterinary medicines remotely, without first having physically examined the animal, until the end of September. The guidance has been...

    SPVS to celebrate 90th birthday at Congress

    SPVS will be celebrating its 90th anniversary at its forthcoming Congress, being held at the Hilton Metropole, Birmingham on the 26th and 27th January 2023. The theme of Congress is 'Thriving in Practice' and there are five lecture streams: Self...

    RCVS wins Best Workplace Award

    The RCVS has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the country by the Great Place To Work Institute, which carries out comprehensive annual surveys of staff engagement with a wide variety of small, medium and large businesses and organisations...

    VetSurgeon Jobs now helps practices with word of mouth

    VetSurgeon Jobs has announced the launch of ‘Share and Reward’, a free new service designed to help practices maximise the word-of-mouth effect when they’re trying to recruit a new veterinary surgeon. Now, when you advertise a job on VetSurgeon.org...

    MSD seeks feedback for next year's Horse Health Week

    MSD Animal Health Equine is seeking feedback from equine practices about how Horse Health Week, it's annual campaign to promote equine health, can be further improved and developed. This year’s Horse Health Week, which ran at the end of September...

    CVS acquires first practices outside the UK

    CVS has announced the acquisition of its first two practices in The Netherlands. The company says it is a further step forward in its plans to expand into Europe and follows the launch of its online pharmacy business, Animed Direct, into France during...

    Royal Canin to launch something at BSAVA

    Royal Canin has announced that it will be launching something, it's not saying what, at 4:30pm on Friday 7th at BSAVA Congress on stand 611. The company says there will be experts on hand to answer 'highly anticipated' questions about the new something...

    Veterinary Specialists launch podcasts for pet owners

    Your Vet Specialist , the public face of the British College of Veterinary Specialists (BCVSp), has launched a series of podcasts for animal owners, available via Apple . In the first episode of the series, BCVSp Trustee James Swann speaks to Dr Rosanne...

    Reeder wins Reader from RCVS

    Veterinary surgeon Andrew Reeder, Director of the Stonehenge Veterinary Hospital, in Durrington, near Salisbury, was the lucky winner of a Sony Pocket e-Reader in the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' prize draw at the London Vet Show in November...

    RCVS summarises June Council meeting

    The RCVS has issued a summary of the key decisions made at the June Council meeting. The summary is below, but for those who prefer, Nick Stace has done a four-minute piece to camera: 24/7 & Postnominals Council agreed in principal to changes...

    RCVS to overhaul the disciplinary system

    The RCVS is to implement major reforms of the disciplinary process after Council gave the go ahead yesterday. The College says the reforms will make for a clearer and more streamlined process, and offer an alternative, more compassionate way of resolving...

    Effects of climate change on animal and human health

    A one-day seminar entitled ‘One World, One Disease,’ will take place at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), Wimpole Street, London, on 24 June 2008. The event, which has been jointly organised by the RSM and the Royal College of Veterinary...

    Ceva rebrands nutraceuticals as Logic

    Ceva Animal Health has rebranded its nutraceutical supplements for cats and dogs under its Logic brand. The new Logic range, which previously included the company's dental products, now includes Logic Diar-Stop (previously known as Diarsanyl Plus...

    81% of equine worming strategies ineffective against resistance

    81% of equine worming strategies are not effective in fight against resistance, because owners are not conducting an adequate level of faecal egg counts (FEC), according to a survey carried out by Countrywide , the supplier of equestrian products. ...

    New welfare training modules for vets

    The WSAVA has announced that its Animal Wellness and Welfare Committee (AWWC) has launched two new online training modules designed to provide veterinary surgeons with a solid grounding in contemporary animal welfare issues. Developed as a resource...

    RCVS allows vets to spread the cost of renewal fees

    The RCVS has announced that veterinary surgeons will be able to spread the cost of their annual renewal fees over the course of the calendar year to mitigate against the financial consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The measures agreed by RCVS...

    BVA urges practices to work in small teams to reduce impact of the contact tracing programme

    The BVA is urging veterinary professionals to continue working in small teams and support neighbouring practices to mitigate against coronavirus contact tracing programmes and ensure full geographical cover for veterinary services. BVA’s advice comes...