Veterinary News Headlines

    New RCVS Knowledge Awards for Quality Improvement

    RCVS Knowledge has launched the Knowledge Awards for Quality Improvement. The awards are designed to recognise successful implementation of quality improvement (QI) in veterinary practice , which can reduce avoidable errors, ensure practice is based...

    First chewable, flavoured and divisible trilostane tablets for dogs

    Virbac has launched Trilotab, the first chewable, flavoured and divisible trilostane tablet to treat Cushing’s syndrome in dogs. Trilotab is licensed for the treatment of pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism (PDH) caused by an adrenocorticotrophic...

    Bovilis Intranasal RSP Live now in single dose vials

    MSD Animal Health has launched a single dose vial presentation of Bovilis Intranasal RSP Live, its early life calf pneumonia vaccine, in order to give users greater flexibility to vaccinate individual animals. The intranasal vaccine can be administered...

    Free CT training for vets

    VetCT, the Teleradiology and teleconsulting company, is offering free Computed Tomography (CT) training for practices. The company says more and more CT scanners are being used in general practice, but many teams have been telling them they're not...
  • BVA responds to new TB study which found significant reductions in cull areas

    The British Veterinary Association has responded to a study by Downs et al assessing the effects from four years of badger culling in England on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle. The study , published in Nature Scientific Reports...

    New treatment for scour in calves

    Ceva has launched Gabbrovet Multi (paramomycin) to treat scour in calves caused by cryptosporidiosis and E.coli Gabbrovet Multi is the first and only ready-to-use solution licensed to treat both cryptosporidium and E.coli diarrhoea in calves. The...

    Research shows Duvaxyn provides greater protection against equine flu

    Elanco Animal Health has highlighted the results of a new study 1 which concludes that Duvaxyn IE-T Plus stimulates a highter protective antibody response than four other equine influenza vaccines commercially available in Ireland. The trial compared...

    Boehringer launches support for risk-based parasite control

    Boehringer Ingelheim has launched an online educational hub to help practices use a risk-based approach to responsible parasiticide prescribing in their practice. whatstherisk.co.uk has been created for all practice staff and contains advice from parasitologists...

    Companion Care and Vets4Pets now under one roof

    Pets at Home has announced the acquisition of the joint venture practice business, Vets4Pets , adding 93 stand-alone veterinary practices to the 116 in-store practices it already operates under the Companion Care brand. Providing veterinary and grooming...

    New anti-epileptic from Boehringer

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has launched Pexion (imepitoin) a novel treatment for canine idiopathic epilepsy. Canine epilepsy can affect up to 5% of dogs 6 . In most dogs diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy no underlying cause for the seizures...

    Virbac launches new spot-on ectoparasiticide

    Virbac has launched Prinovox, a new prescription-only spot-on ectoparasiticide for dogs and cats. The company says the new product contains the same combination of Moxidectin and Imidacloprid as the market leader, but is offered with a unique and...

    New oral rehydration solution for calves

    Forte Healthcare has launched Hydrafast - an oral rehydration solution for calves. Forte developed the new solution alongside Professor Gayle Hallowell, Professor of Veterinary Internal Medicine and Critical Care at the School of Veterinary Medicine...

    Casco Pet launches next generation clinical kennels

    Casco Pet has launched a new generation of its clinical WellKennels. The company says its new design is modular, allowing veterinary practices to customise kennels to their requirements now, and then upgrade them and add components as their needs change...

    Creature Comforts opens first clinic

    Creature Comforts, the start up which promises to revolutionise veterinary care using tech , has opened its first clinic in Notting Hill Gate, London. The new, four storey, architecturally-designed clinic is full of natural light and includes calming...
  • Vet journal now free to the profession

    The Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA) has announced the online publication of the Winter edition of its journal, EJCAP, which leads on responsible use of antibiotics and is now available free to all members of the...

    Vets invited to Royal Canin's 2022 Vet Symposium

    Registrations have now opened for Royal Canin's 2022 Vet Symposium, being held online on the 20th and 21st September, where experts will speak about the latest developments in cardiology, dermatology and paediatric veterinary medicine. Speakers include...

    New license claim for Bovilis calf scour vaccine

    MSD has announced that its calf scour vaccine, Bovilis Rotavec Corona is now licensed to boost antibodies against both F5 (K99) and F41 E.coli adhesins – the most commonly isolated fimbriae taken from calves suffering with infectious diarrhoea 1 . ...

    New product for treatment of Swine Respiratory Disease

    MSD Animal Health has obtained regulatory approval in 21 European countries, including the UK, for Cobactan LA 7.5% (cefquinome) - a new-generation, injectable antimicrobial for the treatment of swine respiratory disease (SRD). Raul Berro DVM, global...

    Somerset vet has a winning tip

    Phil Kenward from Farm Vets South West in Bridgewater, Somerset has won a bottle of port from the Veterinary Benevolent Fund for submitting the best practical veterinary tip. The tip was: "Do not allow the owner's diagnosis of his problem to...

    Canaural returns

    Dechra has announced the return of Canaural, a treatment for otitis externa, to the veterinary market. Canaural contains fusidic acid, framycetin and nystatin for their antibacterial and antifungal effects against the most common organisms associated...

    New skin disinfection from Invicta

    Invicta Animal Health has announced its appointment as exclusive veterinary distributor in the UK for Chloraprep, a licensed human product for cutaneous antisepsis, prior to invasive procedures. Invicta says Chloraprep is a single use, easy to apply...
  • New supplement to support eye health

    Invicta Animal Health has announced the launch of Ocuvance, a nutritional supplement to support ocular health in dogs and cats. The company says Ocuvance is formulated to provide an antioxidant complex supporting and maintaining the health of eyes...

    Slaughterhouse CCTV law goes before Parliament

    Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England has been laid before Parliament by Environment Secretary Michael Gove. The legislation will come into effect from May 2018, at which point businesses will have six months to...

    RCVS and BVA guidance on 'key worker' status for vets

    The RCVS and the BVA have issued a joint statement to help the veterinary profession interpret the guidance released by Government on 19 March about who qualifies as ‘key workers’ in relation to the closure of schools. The relevant section of the Government...

    Nominations open for Petplan Veterinary Awards

    Nominations have opened for the Petplan Veterinary Awards 2022, held to recognise the remarkable work carried out by veterinary professionals. Last year Petplan received over 31,000 nominations across the five award categories: Practice of the Year...