Veterinary News Headlines

    Identichip launches silent microchip scanner

    Identichip has launched a pocket-sized silent microchip scanner designed to help minimise anxiety when a pet is scanned for a microchip. Identichip says the scanner is particularly suited to noise-sensitive dogs and cats. It's designed to fit in...

    New RCVS junior Vice-President

    RCVS Council has unanimously elected Mrs Jacqui Molyneux to become its new Junior Vice-President. She will take up office on RCVS Day, 1 July 2011. Jacqui said: "As I have become more and more involved with the RCVS and the work of its committees...

    New specialist feline internal medicine referral clinic in Solihull

    Willows Veterinary Centre & Referral Service has opened a specialist internal medicine clinic for felines. Headed by Stephanie Lalor, a European Specialist in Internal Medicine, the clinic provides initial assessment and treatment - from blood work...

    New Canine Cruciate Registry to help vets improve patient care

    RCVS Knowledge has launched the Canine Cruciate Registry, billed as a first of its kind in veterinary medicine, The Canine Cruciate Registry is a free, anonymised, data collection audit tool that will enable veterinary surgeons to share information...

    New, professional profiles for veterinary surgeons

    VetSurgeon.org has launched Public Professional Profiles for those veterinary surgeons who'd like to make themselves easier to find online. There are a number of reasons why you may wish to raise your professional profile online. For example, referral...

    Vet suspended for practising whilst not registered

    The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has suspended a veterinary surgeon for a period of three months for practising veterinary surgery while not registered with the College. At a hearing which concluded on 9 September...

    BVA amongst groups calling on Prime Minister for improved dog laws

    The British Veterinary Association, some of the UK's largest animal charities, law enforcement agencies and unions have today called on the leaders of the main political parties to work together to introduce improved and updated legislation to protect...

    AHT awarded £15,000 bursary to fight Strangles

    The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials has announced a £15,000 bursary to the Animal Health Trust . The bursary will be used to help fund the development of a rapid result blood test to identify horses infected with Strangles. The AHT has already developed...

    Norbrook launches glucosamine supplement

    Norbrook Laboratories has launched NoroQuin, a nutritional glucosamine-based supplement which the company claims will help maintain healthy cartilage and joint fluids in cats, dogs and horses. The NoroQuin range has six active ingredients including...

    Isle of Wight gets its own equine vet

    Endell Veterinary Group Equine Hospital in Wiltshire has stationed an equine veterinary surgeon on the Isle of Wight permanently to ensure that the island's numerous horses can receive rapid treatment when they need it. Florus Oskam MRCVS is providing...
  • Vetoquinol launches feeding stuff for horses

    Vetoquinol has announced the launch of Chrysanphyton, the latest addition to its range of Equistro feeding stuffs for horses. Vetoquinol says Chrysanphyton is recommended for horses where support of a normal blood flow to the hoof is important....
  • 40,000 chickens to be culled in Scotland after bird flu found in Dunfirmline poultry farm

    The government has confirmed that tests carried out on a poultry farm in Dunfirmline have indicated the presence of a notifiable strain of avian influenza. At this stage, officials say that the clinical picture indicates that this is a low pathogenic...

    Agria moves to help unprotected pets during pandemic

    Agria has announced two new measures designed to help make sure pets are covered by insurance during the coronavirus pandemic. Firstly, pets that haven’t received primary vaccinations due to the coronavirus outbreak and develop an issue that would...

    BSAVA dispensing course for vets now online

    The BSAVA has announced that its dispensing course will now be held online on Thursday 26 November 2020. The course helps veterinary practices manage their dispensaries with up-to-date information on medicines regulations. It covers the main aspects...

    New Equity, Diversity and Inclusion course for everyone in the veterinary profession

    CVS has launched a new ‘Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for All’ course and is offering it to all veterinary practices in the UK. Believed to be the first course of its type produced specifically for the veterinary sector, it aims to help educate colleagues...

    RVC duo complete 4 day bike ride to Paris

    Simon Dennis, lecturer in cardiology and Rob Goggs, staff clinician in emergency and critical care, both from the Royal Veterinary College have completed a gruelling four day charity bicycle ride from London to Paris. The bike ride was in aid of Action...

    BCF launches new generation wireless equine DR X-ray system

    BCF has announced the launch of the wireless Cuattro Slate 4 equine DR system. BCF says the new system is available with an Automatic Exposure Detection (AED) panel, which means the plate automatically recognises the radiation from the generator,...

    Free course to help veterinary teams improve medication safety in practice

    RCVS Knowledge has launched 'Managing Veterinary Medicines: Staying legal and promoting safety', a free online course for veterinary teams to improve their medication safety in practice. 'Managing Veterinary Medicines' teaches safe and responsible...

    Nominations open for 2023 RCVS Council election

    Veterinary surgeons who want to play a part in determining how the RCVS regulates professional standards and education, as well as advancing the profession through its Royal Charter activities, can now put themselves forward as candidates in next year...

    CEVA Animal Health has introduced Carprodyl® F, a new flavoured version of Carprodyl®

    CEVA Animal Health has introduced Carprodyl ® F, a new flavoured version of Carprodyl ® . The company says that the original version of Carprodyl®, the carprofen-based painkiller, has proved very popular with vets, partly thanks to its cost-effective...

    New campaign to talk about equine Cushings

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, manufacturer of the equine pergolide Prascend, has joined forces with the British Horse Society, Redwings Horse Sanctuary and World Horse Welfare to launch the 'Talk About Cushing's (TAC)' campaign. The initiative,...

    Vets called on to make OE treatment positive for pet and owner

    European Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology Natalie Barnard MRCVS and Clinical Animal Behaviourist Dr. Emily Blackwell are calling on general practitioners to think more carefully about treating otitis externa to make it a positive experience for both...

    Quick poll: Was your last OOH call an emergency?

    VetSurgeon.org and VetNurse.co.uk are holding a quick snap survey of vets and nurses to discover what percentage of calls made to veterinary general practices out of hours are genuine emergencies, what percentage could wait (or should have been seen...

    Vets urged to catch up on missed BP checks for elderly cats

    Ceva Animal Health is urging veterinary surgeons to review which of their elderly feline clients have missed out on routine health checks during the pandemic and may now have undiagnosed hypertension, putting them at risk of retinal damage, strokes and...

    Applications open for new Veterinary Surgeon Graduate Programme

    The PDSA has announced the launch of a new graduate programme to help train the veterinary surgeons of the future. Applications for PDSA's Veterinary Surgeon Graduate Programme open today, and the programme is open to all veterinary surgeon graduates...