Veterinary News Headlines

    New European-wide postgraduate qualification in orthopaedics

    Improve International has launched a new accredited General Practitioner Advanced Certificate (GPAdvCert) for veterinary professionals across Europe who want to advance their knowledge and practical skills in a particular field. Modules for the first...

    Coronavirus: BSAVA 2020 cancelled

    For the first time in over 60 years, the BSAVA has cancelled Congress due to the global spread of coronavirus. The Association says it delayed this decision as late as possible, and whilst the most recent government advice does not prohibit large public...

    New support materials to help vets deal with the impact of recreational drugs

    TVM has launched guidelines for treating pets which ingest recreational drugs and materials for practices to highlight other hazards to pets this Christmas. The company points to data from the Animal Poison Control Center in the US which showed that...

    Leicestershire practice suffers for its art

    A Market Harborough-based practice - Town & Country Veterinary Centre - has announced that it is entering a team into a 10km obstacle course race so gruelling it is called ' The Suffering '. The Suffering takes place in the grounds of Rockingham Castle...

    New tech to improve tumour-removal at Surrey referral centre

    Surrey-based North Downs Specialist Referrals (NDSR) has installed a £55,000 SonoCure ultrasonic surgical aspirator which it says will allow it to take tumour treatment to another level. NDSR’s director of neurology Rodolfo Capello said: " This technology...

    New guidelines to help vets decide what's routine and what's research

    On the 1st July, the RCVS will publish new guidelines about whether procedures count as routine veterinary practice (RVP), clinical veterinary research (CVR) or as experimental. The new guidance replaces Chapter 25 of the Supporting Guidance to the...

    Southfields cuts ribbon on £16M veterinary referral hospital in Basildon

    Linnaeus-owned Southfields Veterinary Specialists has opened its new purpose-built 42,000 sq ft referral centre in Basildon, Essex. The centre, which is one of the largest animal hospitals in the UK, offers 14 specialist-led services. Hospital director...
  • Dog Control Bill moves a step closer

    The publicly supported Dog Control Bill moves a step closer towards changing dangerous dog legislation for good as it reaches Report Stage in the House of Lords today. Over 10,000 people signed up to support it and animal welfare organisations and...

    Win for BSAVA / BVA in battle to keep worms at bay

    The European Commission has agreed with the BSAVA and BVA that controls must be maintained to keep the UK free from the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, and adopted a regulation that will permit pre-movement treatment for dogs travelling to listed...
  • Electoral candidates sought for RCVS and VN Councils

    Nominations are now open for candidates wishing to stand in the 2012 RCVS Council and RCVS Veterinary Nurses Council elections. Jane Hern, RCVS Registrar said: "The veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses that sit on the RCVS and VN Councils are...

    Petplan's latest ad campaign on air

    Petplan is running its television advertising campaign from now until October. The advert (below) is airing on Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, ITV2, ITV3, More 4, Gold and USA. Suzanne Cheadle, Acting Head of Marketing at Petplan said: "As the UK market...

    DC refuses Kent-based vet's application for restoration

    The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has refused an application for restoration to the RCVS Register from a Kent-based former veterinary surgeon struck off in 1994 for disregarding basic hygiene at his professional premises...

    New Cushing's and hyperthyroidism support from Dechra

    Dechra Veterinary Products has produced a pair of presentations, aimed at pet owners, for vets to use in receptions and at client events. The presentations cover canine hyperadrenocorticism, aka Cushing's syndrome, and feline hyperthyroidism. Matthew...

    New survey shows how much pet owners anthropomorphise

    45% of British pet owners believe their four legged friends share their human emotions and can sense when they are upset or unwell, according to a new survey announced by Bayer Animal Health. The 'Pets are Human Too' study of 3,000 British dog and...

    Dechra adds carprofen to Veterinary Essentials range

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched Rycarfa carprofen tablets for dogs and injection for cats and dogs into its Veterinary Essentials range. Dechra's Veterinary Essentials range comprises a series of post patent products designed to offer practices...

    Pet Eye Health Awareness Week returns in September

    TVM is holding Pet Eye Health Awareness Week from 18th - 24th September. To help veterinary practices engage with pet owners and help them understand the importance of eye health, TVM has produced a range of free educational materials including waiting...

    New Technical Services Manager for Large Animals at Fort Dodge

    Animal health specialist Fort Dodge Animal Health has announced the appointment of David Bartram BVetMed MRCVS DipM MCIM CDipAF as Technical Services Manager for Large Animals. David rejoins Fort Dodge after eight years, having previously been...

    Ceva launches bovine reproduction webinars

    Ceva Animal Health has launched ReprodAction, a new series of webinars to help address the problems commonly faced in bovine reproduction management. James Husband, RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Reproduction, kicked off the series at the beginning...

    New canine pain website

    Vetoquinol - makers of the NSAID Cimalgex - has announced the launch of its updated website www.CiMyDog.co.uk . The company says the website has been developed to provide reliable online information about pain in dogs to cater for the increasing...

    RCVS to pilot outcomes-based approach to CPD

    The RCVS Council has approved a pilot of a new outcomes-based approach to measuring and recording continuing professional development (CPD). In June the College held a six-week consultation with the profession, asking for opinions on its proposal...

    Vets want more flexible work

    The BVA is calling on veterinary practices to embrace flexible working after stats from its Autumn 2021 Voice of the Profession survey showed that 44% of vets would like to work more flexibly. With recruitment and retention issues in many sectors of...

    NOAH competition highlights the danger of Spliff

    The story of ‘Spliff' the Staffy has clinched the title of the National Office of Animal Health nationwide search for the most striking ‘it shouldn't happen to a pet' anecdote. Submitted by Vets4Pets in Grimsby, the practice will...

    Ceva launches new liver supplement for cats and dogs

    Ceva Animal Health has launched Hepaticare, a new liver support supplement for cats and dogs. The company says Hepaticare contains the same high quality ingredients as Hepatosyl, but is now enhanced with micro-encapsulated SAMe to enhance product...

    Westpoint sheds small animal practices to focus on livestock

    The Westpoint Group has announced the divestiture of its small animal and equine veterinary practices in order to focus on production animal health and welfare. From now, the production animal business - which includes veterinary practices providing...

    RCVS & BSAVA join forces to evaluate impact of PDP

    The RCVS and the BSAVA are to conduct a research project to evaluate the impact of the Professional Development Phase (PDP) on veterinary graduates. The College’s PDP is a period of structured self-assessment, reflection and development designed to...