Veterinary News Headlines

    Disciplinary Committee dismisses case against Staffordshire vet

    The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has dismissed a case against a Staffordshire veterinary surgeon, having found that his convictions under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and the Public Order Act 1986 did not make him...

    Cheshire referral hospital triples neurology team

    Cheshire-based Northwest Veterinary Specialists has announced that it has tripled its neurology team with the appointment of two new specialists, Massimo Mariscoli and Luca Motta. Massimo (pictured left) qualified from Bologna Vet School in 1990 and...

    RCVS approves University of Surrey’s veterinary degree

    The RCVS Council has approved the University of Surrey School of Veterinary Medicine’s degree, so pending final approval from the Privy Council, those completing the degree will be able to register with the RCVS as veterinary surgeons in the UK. The...

    Dechra launches two-tube Osurnia

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched a two-tube pack of Osurnia, its gel treatment for otitis externa. Until now, the treatment has only been available in 20 and 40 pack sizes. The new two-tube pack option offers clients a pre-packaged treatment...

    RCVS DC decides no further action against vet convicted of dangerous driving

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has decided to take no further action against Glamorgan-based Simona-Claudia Panait MRCVS, who was imprisoned after being convicted of dangerous driving. Miss Panait faced the charge that on 3 April 2018, at Cardiff...

    London Vet Show 2020 cancelled

    CloserStill Media, organisers of the London Vet Show, have announced that the 2020 event will not take place due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The London Vet Show will next take place on 11th and 12th November...

    Virbac launches Propofol-Lipuro Vet for use in cats and dogs

    Virbac has launched Propofol-Lipuro Vet, a short-acting intravenously administered and short-term maintenance general anaesthetic for use in dogs and cats. Propofol-Lipuro Vet contains no preservatives so its use can be repeated, even in cats, for...

    Disciplinary Committee strikes off Berkshire vet

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has directed that the name of a Berkshire-based veterinary surgeon, previously convicted of four offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, should be removed from the RCVS Register of Veterinary Surgeons. Dr Ohene...

    Vet's mission to raise awareness of a silent killer

    Hannah Capon MRCVS and her team at Canine Arthritis Management (CAM) have launched the Big September Walks to raise awareness of arthritis in dogs. People are invited to organise or join a walk to raise money for Canine Arthritis Management and its...

    Ceva launches prostoglandin analogue for cattle

    Ceva Animal Health has launched Cevaprost (cloprostenol 0.250 mg/ml), an analogue of prostoglandin F 2a, for cattle. The company says Cevaprost can help improve breeding success in reproduction protocols in cattle and has the following indications...
  • New independent orthopaedic referral practice in Hampshire

    RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Orthopaedics, Andy Moores, is opening an independent orthopaedic referral practice in Upton Grey, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, in May. Andy (pictured right) will be joined at the The Moores Orthopaedic Clinic by fellow...
  • Vet Futures asks if hospice care is coming to veterinary practice

    Vet Futures, the joint initiative by the RCVS and BVA to stimulate debate about the future of the profession, has opened a new discussion hospice care, and whether it it will become mainstream in veterinary medicine. This month's Vet Futures guest...

    New support package to help manage canine epilepsy

    Vetoquinol has announced the launch of its new support package to help vets and owners manage canine epilepsy with Epiphen, the company's phenobarbital medication. Each Epiphen support package contains: Owner Record Manuals which contain...

    1,194 vets, vet nurses and students lobby government over Article 13

    A 1,194-signature letter calling for the principle of Article 13 to be explicitly enshrined in UK legislation post-Brexit, led by the BVA and the BVNA, has been published in the Daily Telegraph . The letter called on the UK government to ensure there...

    Warrington-based vet given formal warning for false certification

    Warrington-based Natalia Oakes MRCVS has been given a formal warning by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after it found a number of charges proved in relation to incorrect certification about the conditions of a greyhound kennel. The Disciplinary Committee...

    BEVA President invites you to join his Challenge Cycle Sportive

    The President of the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Jon Pycock is to host the first ever BEVA President's Challenge Cycle Sportive and is inviting cyclists of all abilities to join him in Yorkshire on Sunday 3rd June 2018 to help raise...

    Pet mobility initiative to run again in October

    Lintbells has announced that it will be running it's Mobility Matters initiative, which offers practices support materials to hold nurses' mobility clinics for pets with stiff joints, in October this year. The initiative will run until early 2019...

    New guide to improving wellbeing in the veterinary workplace

    The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative has published A Guide to Enhancing Wellbeing and Managing Work Stress in the Veterinary Workplace . Written in association with Dr Elinor O’Connor, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Psychology at Alliance Manchester...
  • At last, why the chicken crossed the road

    A new study carried out by academics at the University of Bristol's Animal Welfare and Behaviour research group has revealed that chickens empathise. So, if you've wondered why the chicken crossed the road, it was probably to help a friend. More specifically...

    New approach to canine otitis externa

    Animalcare has launched the 'Super-earos', described as a unique three-step approach to fighting ear infections in cats and dogs, incorporating a new product designed to maintain healthy ears. Step 1: Clean with Oticare, a non-irritating, alcohol...

    US FDA to protect consumers against homeopathy

    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new, stricter enforcement priorities to protect consumers from homeopathic drugs , particularly those marketed for serious conditions without evidence of any clinical benefit. Despite the fact...

    Improve launches two-day TPLO masterclass

    Improve International has launched a two-day masterclass on tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy (TPLO) . The company says the masterclass will equip veterinary surgeons with an understanding of how TPLO fits into the range of treatments for one of the...
  • RCVS listens to concerns over postnominals

    The RCVS Operational Board has announced that it will ask Council to review its decision to remove postgraduate postnominals from the Register, following the largely negative response from the profession to the idea, including a petition from Derbyshire...

    ioLight launches first professional quality pocket digital microscope

    ioLight, a British startup, has announced the launch of the first professional-quality hi-res pocket digital microscope. The ioLight microscope fits in a jacket pocket and the company says it is both simple to use and robust. It unfolds to record...

    Norbrook launches Loxicom for cats

    Norbrook Laboratories Ltd has launched a new addition to the Loxicom range: Loxicom 0.5mg/ml Oral Suspension for Cats. Offering alleviation from inflammation and pain, Loxicom Oral Suspension for Cats is billed by Norbrook as 'the new cost-effective...