Veterinary News Headlines

    Animal medicines industry positive about animal welfare post-Brexit

    The National Office of Animal Health's Brexit Barometer report has revealed that the animal medicines industry believes the UK can be a global leader on animal health and welfare after Brexit. The Brexit Barometer report draws on insights from 16...

    New canine Cushing’s treatment and monitoring app

    Dechra has launched a Cushing’s treatment and monitoring app to support owners prescribed Vetoryl for their dog. The free app is designed to help to track changes and improvements in a dog’s health during treatment. The app uses questionnaires to...

    New guidelines on use of NSAIDs in cats from ISFM

    The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) has published ' Consensus Guidelines on the Long-term use of NSAIDs in cats ' in the July 2010 edition of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. The society says it has developed the...

    Join VetSurgeon.org and win an iPad

    Every UK-based veterinary surgeon that registers as a member of www.vetsurgeon.org by 1st November 2010 will be entered into a draw to win an Apple iPad 32GB Wi-Fi worth £500. All existing veterinary surgeon members will also be entered into the draw...

    Is this the smallest dog to undergo heart surgery?

    Cardiologists at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in Solihull have performed a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure on an eight-week-old Staffordshire bull terrier puppy weighing 2.2kg, believed to be amongst the smallest dogs ever to...
  • RCVS announces runners in the 2020 Council elections

    The RCVS has announced the candidates standing in the 2020 RCVS Council elections. Eight veterinary surgeons have put themselves forward to compete for the three available places. They are: John Davies MRCVS Dr Melissa Donald MRCVS (incumbent...

    RCVS Council agrees to the working party proposals for future veterinary legislation

    Following a public consultation, the RCVS Council has voted to adopt all the proposals made by the RCVS Legislation Working Party concerning future veterinary legislation. The Legislative Reform Consultation took place between November 2020 and April...

    Last call for Petplan PIA nominations

    Time is running out to nominate your fellow staff members for this year's 'Petplan Pet Insurance Advisor Award'. The award recognises the hard work and dedication that Pet Insurance Advisors (PIAs) do to highlight the importance of insurance to pet...

    Call for cases for revolutionary clinical study

    The Royal Veterinary College is calling for dogs diagnosed with osteoarthritis to take part in a revolutionary study in which their movement will be monitored by a state-of-the-art recorder. The recorder (pictured right), which is attached to the...

    Tonight: vets join Channel Four team to reveal secret life of dogs

    Veterinary scientist, Dr Alex German and veterinary nurse, Shelley Holden are joining presenter and vet, Mark Evans in a new Channel Four series exploring the secret life of dogs, the first of which airs tonight at 8:00pm. The three-part series looks...

    CVS delegates diagnostic imaging to veterinary nurses

    CVS reports that it is upskilling its nurses in diagnostic imaging techniques - so that they can take X-rays and perform CT scans, MRI and ultrasound. To date most of these imaging procedures have been performed by vets within the group’s small animal...

    Equipalazone® has equal or superior palatability to other comparable products

    Dechra Veterinary Products has just concluded a new palatability study which showed that Equipalazone Powder has equal or superior palatability when compared to a suxibuzone based product and a non-microencapsulated phenylbutazone product. During...

    VetIT launches new practice management system

    VetIT is launching a new suite of practice management software this month, which it claims will wipe out IT support worries while also giving vets secure access to their records wherever there's an internet connection. Designed for practice-based....

    Nuflor Minidose gets European approval for IM administration

    Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has announced that it has received approval for the intramuscular (IM) route of administration of Nuflor Minidose 450 mg/ml, a florfenicol-containing broad-spectrum antibiotic for the management of bovine respiratory...

    Merial / VetSurgeon survey shows nutraceuticals valued by vets

    Merial has released the results of a survey - carried out in conjunction with VetSurgeon.org - into the use of nutraceuticals for the management of canine joint problems. The company says the total market for nutraceutical products remains strong...

    MSD launches new Chronogest CR pack

    MSD Animal Health has launched a new Chronogest CR pack for practices starting a dialogue with sheep producer clients about planned breeding for 2013 lamb sales, and is offering a free applicator with every four packs purchased. The Chronogest CR...

    Vetoquinol's phenobarbital serum monitoring now direct from wholesalers

    Vetoquinol has announced that the vouchers it provides as part of the Epiphen practice support package for monitoring and management of serum levels of phenobarbital will now be provided directly from the veterinary wholesaler and sent with each order...

    New sterile skin adhesive with 18 month shelf life

    Scrubs Etc Limited has announced the launch of Steribond, a new skin adhesive notable for the fact that it is sterile and can be stored at ambient temperature for up to 18 months. The product has so far only been launched to a limited number of people...

    New advice about Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease

    The BVA, BSAVA and BVZS have issued advice concerning a new strain of Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease identified in rabbits in the UK. Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease variant (RVHD2) is a variation of the already recognised Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic...

    Animalcare dishes out free pots of Procanicare

    Animalcare is offering veterinary practices free pots of Procanicare, its GI support product for dogs. Procanicare contains three canine-specific strains of Lactobacillus bacteria, which the company says are proven to improve stool consistency, accelerate...

    Free webinar to help vets realise the dream of launching their own practice

    ezyVet is sponsoring a free webinar to advise anyone who has ever considered opening their own veterinary practice about the main considerations, risks, and potential rewards of taking the plunge, at 8pm on Wednesday, 1st March 2023. Speakers include...

    Ceva launches new enzootic abortion leaflet

    Ceva Animal Health has produced a new advisory leaflet about enzootic abortion control and vaccination strategy in sheep to help vets explain the best prevention protocols to clients. According to the company, it is estimated that around half of the...

    Veterinary and paediatric cardiologists forge new bond after their newborns diagnosed with congenital defects

    Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists , a small animal referral hospital in Alton, Hampshire and part of the CVS Group, has announced a partnership with the Evelina London Children’s Hospital to promote the concept of ‘One Health’. The partnership...

    New wet-lab training facility opens in the North

    Improve International officially opened its state-of-the-art new wet-lab practical training facility in Sheffield last Thursday. During a welcome reception, leaders and representatives of the veterinary profession were given tours of the facility...

    BSAVA expands nutrition guide

    The BSAVA has added new factsheets to its Guide To Nutrition . The guide, which was first published in 2020, is designed to help veterinary professionals give pet owners sound, independent advice about what to feed their animals. The guide originally...