Veterinary News Headlines

    BVA Live to focus on contextualised care

    The BVA has announced that this year's BVA Live (NEC, 6th-7th June) will focus on contextualised care, in other words recognising that appropriate and proportionate care must be tailored to the needs of both the animal and the client, and consider the...

    Dechra signs deal for new drug delivery platform

    Dechra Pharmaceuticals has signed an agreement with Piedmont Pharmaceuticals LLC which gives Dechra exclusive worldwide rights to the sale and distribution of veterinary products which use Piedmont's proprietary soft chew platform to deliver the active...

    CEVA launches UK's first colistin-based antimicrobial for poultry

    CEVA Animal Health has now introduced Colibird, the UK's first colistin-based soluble antimicrobial approved for poultry. According to the company, colistin is an important active in the UK's antimicrobial armoury, with a potent bactericidal action...

    RCVS launches Brexit survey for EU vets

    The RCVS has launched a survey for EU vets and nurses to share how Brexit has affected them. The survey asks EU nationals about their experience of practising in the UK since the referendum and will seek to find out what their career expectations and...

    Season's first Alabama Rot case reported in Surrey

    Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists has reported the autumn's first confirmed case of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), aka Alabama Rot in a seven-year-old Labradoodle in Surrey. This brings the total reported the UK so far this...

    Past-president of BVA and BSAVA to join Medivet Panel of Enquiry

    Medivet has announced the appointment of John Bower MBE BVSc MRCVS to its Panel of Enquiry set up following coverage of the company on Panorama. Mr Bower has been President of the British Veterinary Association, the British Small Animal Veterinary...

    Veterinary Woman survey to identify issues facing female vets

    Veterinary Woman is conducting a six-minute survey to discover the main issues facing women in the veterinary profession, which will remain open till the end of November. All entrants to the survey will also be able to enter a draw to win a £50 Amazon...

    New Specialist-led exotics referral centre for the North of England

    RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Molly Varga Smith has opened The Exotic Animal Vets, the first Specialist-led exotics practice in the North of England, in Urmston, Manchester. The practice will offer 24/7 care with the same...

    Spot the sperm and win an iPod with CEVA

    To celebrate the launch of its brand new keep reproduction simple advertisement campaign, CEVA Animal Health is giving British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA) Congress delegates the chance to win an iPod by entering a special spot the sperm competition...

    Veterinary surgeons needed to join RCVS Veterinary Nurses Council

    Two vacancies have arisen for veterinary surgeons to join the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' Veterinary Nurses Council. The positions, which are open to veterinary surgeons not currently serving on RCVS Council, would be particularly well suited...

    Nominations open for BVA Council elections

    The British Veterinary Association is asking members to put themselves forward as candidates in the upcoming elections for BVA Council. In eight of the 12 regions BVA is seeking regional representatives who are willing to gather and represent the...

    Petplan's early Christmas present to practices

    Petplan has announced that from 1st October until the end of 2016, practices will be given double Portfolio Rewards credits for every new insurance policy they generate. Under the Petplan Portfolio Rewards scheme, each time a practice generates a...

    Improve launches distance learning postgrad programmes

    Improve International has announced the launch of two new distance learning (DL) postgrad certificates, the Certificate in Small Animal Surgery, which will start in February 2021, and the Certificate in Feline Practice, which will start in April. The...

    RCVS to move to Clerkenwell

    The RCVS has bought new premises at 1-2 Hardwick Street, Clerkenwell, London. Having sold Belgravia House – its Westminster offices since 1995 – to a private investor in March 2021 for £14.5m, RCVS Council agreed the purchase of the new building for...

    Webinar to show practices how technology can ease the pressure

    Premier Vet Alliance is hosting a one hour webinar: "The Future Practice – Harnessing Technology To Help Your Team" on Thursday 26th May at 7:30pm. The webinar is presented by Will Stirling, partner at VetsDigital, a digital marketing agency which...

    Bristol Vet Specialists’ linear accelerator treats 100th cancer patient

    Bristol Vet Specialists, the £13.5M referral centre based to the north west of the city, reports that it has treated its 100th cancer patient with it's state-of-the-art, £1.7M linear accelerator, 12 months after opening. The Elekta Infinity linear...

    New website for horse owners

    Horse owner Cate Ashton has launched a new website http://www.manage-my-horse.com/ for 'conscientious horse owners, yard managers and equestrian professionals'. The impressive-looking (and free) site allows members to record almost every facet...

    Northern practice group wins industry marketing awards

    White Cross Vets , a group with 11 surgeries in the Midlands and the North of England, has picked up two Veterinary Marketing Association awards at an event usually dominated entirely by big pharma. The group was joint winner of Public Relations Award...

    20% of horse owners don't know how to treat redworm

    This year's National Equine Health Survey, conducted by the Blue Cross and supported by Zoetis, has revealed that 20% of owners who claimed to have treated for encysted small redworm (ESRW) used a wormer that was not indicated to treat the parasite....

    Vets needed for preoperative fasting survey

    Kat Hart RVN, a teaching assistant at Harper Adams University in Shropshire is asking veterinary surgeons and other veterinary professionals to take part in an online survey about preoperative fasting in cats and dogs. Preoperative fasting to reduce...

    Free BEVA antimicrobial webinar for vets coming up on the 24th

    BEVA is marking Antimicrobial Awareness Week with an antimicrobial webinar for all equine vets on 24th November at 8:00pm. Bruce Bladon will describe current antibiotic use in equine practice, Victoria South will consider the use of Highest Priority...

    New £2.2 million equine clinic opens in South West

    B&W Equine Group has opened a brand new, state-of-the-art equine clinic at Breadstone in Gloucestershire. The new facility opened on 1 October 2011. It cost over £2.2 million and is, according to the company, one Europe’s most advanced diagnostic...

    Ceva launches new travel size 20ml Feliway spray

    Ceva Animal Health has launched a new travel size 20ml bottle of Feliway Spray to help cat owners keep their pet comfortable whilst travelling this summer. To promote the launch Ceva is giving away thousands of prizes to Feliway customers, offering...

    New PCR test for bovine mycoplasma

    Life Technologies Animal Health has announced the launch of a new qPCR test to improve the diagnosis of mastitis and respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma bovis . According to the company, the TaqVet Mycoplasma Bovis ( M. bovis ) polymerase ...
  • New report forecasts 50% increase in pet insurance premiums

    Key Note Ltd, has published Pet Insurance 2015 , a report into the state of the UK pet insurance market which forecasts that premiums will rise by 46.7% by 2019. The report notes that the percentage of adults in Great Britain owning at least one dog...