Veterinary News Headlines

    Vets Now calls on vets to nominate entries for 'Pet of the Year Awards'

    Vets Now has launched a competition to find Britain's Pet of the Year, and is asking vets to help with the search. The awards highlight the special bond between pets and their owners, and brave stories from animals across the UK. This year, Vets...

    Vets invited to participate in livery yard survey

    Britain's leading equestrian organisations are conducting a survey to find out more about the welfare standards in livery yards. Livery yards are very popular in the UK for those people who are unable to keep their horses and ponies at home. However...

    57,000 views for Petplan Vet Award video, and counting

    Petplan has launched a video to promote its Veterinary Awards to the public. Impressively, it has already notched up over 57,000 views on youtube.

    El Presidente raises £13K in London Marathon

    President of the RCVS and Principal of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), Professor Stuart Reid has raised a very impressive £13,000 for mental health and animal welfare charities by running the Virgin Money London Marathon. Stuart completed the...
  • Petition to save ketamine

    The WSAVA has launched a petition to save ketamine from being placed under international scheduling, a move which the association says would prevent those who most need the drug having access to it. The proposal to schedule ketamine is likely to be...

    RCVS needs GPs to help shape the future of support for new grads

    The RCVS is looking for general practitioners to join one of two working groups to shape a new programme to support veterinary graduates into life in practice. The College says the aim of the programme, which will replace the current Professional Development...

    Virbac launches reformulated dental chew

    Virbac has launched a reformulated dental chew for dogs. The company says the new VeggieDent chew is thicker in order to prolong the chewing time, but retain its palatability and characteristic Z shape, designed to facilitate prehension and enhance...

    Novartis offers Schmallenberg updates

    Novartis Animal Health has announced that it is offering regular updates Schmallenberg virus, including the number and counties of affected farms, on its farm animal health website: www.farmanimalhealth.co.uk . The new website is a resource for vets...

    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...

    Genitrix announces HY-50 now authorised for IV use

    Genitrix has announced that HY-50 Vet ® , a sodium hyaluronate treatment for equine joints, has now been authorised for intravenous (IV) use. Available until now for intra-articular (IA) use only, the company says HY-50 delivers the highest concentration...

    Pet obesity epidemic fuelled by ignorance

    Research released today by the Pet Food Manufacturers' Association (PFMA) reveals that only a minority of pet owners are able to identify what their pet should look like when it is at the right weight. Eight out of 10 dog, cat and rabbit owners believe...

    Bayer launches new cat worming website

    The latest addition to the Bayer portfolio of educational websites for pet owners was launched this week and to mark the occasion, there are 5 digital cameras and photo frames to be won by vets and nurses. Targeted specifically at cat owners, with...

    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...

    New book offers overview of the veterinary profession

    A new eBook from electronic publisher Quicklook Books aims to give outsiders a broad overview of the veterinary profession. According to author, veterinary surgeon Bob Lehner, Quicklook@Vets offers readers the opportunity to get below the surface of...

    RCVS Registrar Jane Hern to stand down

    The Registrar and Secretary of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Jane Hern, has announced that she will be standing down at the end of the year. After 15 years in the job, Jane says she has been pleased to oversee a number of significant reforms...

    Improve launches veterinary acupuncture Cert modules

    Improve International has launched four new modules towards achieving a General Practitioner Certificate (GPCert) and Post Graduate Certificate (PgC) in Western Veterinary Acupuncture and Chronic Pain Management. The company says the new modules are...

    Vet Futures seeks seven vets for new action group

    The BVA and the RCVS are inviting applications from veterinary surgeons to join the new Vet Futures Action Group, set up to drive forward the ambitions identified in the Vet Futures report launched at BVA Congress at the London Vet Show on 20 November...

    New resource for PSS practices

    Training-Progress has produced a free presentation for practices that are Practice Standards Scheme (PSS)-accredited or working towards PSS accreditation, to promote the scheme to the practice team. The presentation comes in the form of an editable...

    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...

    Three new practical clinical DVDs from CPD Solutions

    Three new DVDs on practical clinical subjects are now available from CPD Solutions. Vets can watch videos by leading experts in key areas of small animal practice, see how to perform procedures and return to the DVDs for further help whenever it is...

    Royal Canin to launch 'cat consult' software at LVS

    Royal Canin has announced it is to launch Catom, a piece of software developed to help educate cat owners during veterinary consultations, at this year's London Vet Show. Initially, the software will be available for PC and Mac, with iPad and Android...
  • BSAVA warns of possible Congress booking scam

    The BSAVA is warning the profession to steer wide of a website which purports to offer hotel bookings for this year's Congress, but which is in no way affiliated to BSAVA or Congress. The website - www.bsava2016.org - does have a distinctly fishy...

    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...

    New self-care website for vets

    Livisto, an animal health pharmaceutical company, has launched the HappyVetProject, a new website designed to help support veterinary surgeons' wellbeing. The company points to the well-known veterinary mental health and suicide stats, such as the...

    Dechra launches Cushing's Campaign

    Dechra has launched ‘They’ve got Cushing’s. You’ve got us’ marketing campaign to highlight the company’s support for Vetoryl. Across Europe, the company has over 30 technical experts who get over 2,500 technical calls each year about Cushing’s. The...