Veterinary News Headlines

    BSAVA launches free ECC learning resources

    The BSAVA has announced the addition of emergency and critical care (ECC) learning resources to its free online CPD bank . New subject areas include emergency planning, traffic accidents, excessive bleeding, seizures, poisonings, choking and breathing...

    French veterinary diagnostic company launches UK subsidiary

    Enalees, a French company specialising in the design, development, production and marketing of veterinary molecular diagnostic tests, has opened a subsidiary in North Yorkshire. Enalees offers a variety of point-of-care isothermal PCR animal diagnostics...

    Advanced Practitioner applications to be accepted from September

    The RCVS has announced that it will start to accept the first applications for the new Advanced Practitioner status from the start of September. The new accreditation status represents a 'middle tier' between veterinary surgeons holding an initial...

    Free thermometer with Rehydion

    CEVA Animal Health is giving away a digital thermometer with every purchase of three bottles of Rehydion gel Formula Plus According to CEVA, dehydration can be a big problem for farmers, causing weakness, scouring and weight loss but Rehydion gel...

    Petplan Veterinary Awards finalists announced

    Petplan has announced the finalists for the 2011 Petplan Veterinary Awards. Now in its 12 th year, the Petplan Veterinary Awards received its biggest response yet with over 2,800 nominations submitted for exceptional veterinary staff all over the...

    Defra announces Animal Health & Welfare board

    Defra has announced plans to form a new Animal Health and Welfare Board for England which will bring experts including farmers, veterinary surgeons, welfare experts and others from outside Government together with the Chief Veterinary Officer and civil...

    Female vets needed to share thoughts on practice ownership and veterinary leadership

    XLVets, the cooperative of independent practices, is looking for female vets to share their thoughts on practice ownership and the wider aspects of leadership in a series of focus groups and interviews conducted using video conferencing. The research...

    New book explains how to talk to clients about overweight pets

    Purina has published ‘New Perspectives on Pet Obesity, Moving to a Behavioural Science Model’, an e-book that explores new ways of tackling weight management with clients. The book includes interviews with researchers and thought leaders, including...

    Horiba to host rabbit head tilt webinar

    Horiba UK is hosting a free webinar about overcoming the challenges of head tilt and ‘spinning’ rabbits on Wednesday 10th April from 7:30-9pm. “Tilts, Spins, and Tears: Approaches to head tilts in rabbits” will be presented by Dr Madonna Livingstone...
  • Most waiting room marketing currently ineffective

    The majority of posters, leaflets and other displays in veterinary practice waiting rooms are more effective at building ambience than increasing the turnover of the practice or selling a particular product or brand, according to a new survey carried...
  • Own up: RCVS invites voluntary disclosure of criminal convictions

    The RCVS is now accepting disclosures from veterinary surgeons about any criminal cautions, convictions or adverse findings they may have against them, as part of a voluntary period before the requirement to disclose commences in 2014. The requirement...

    Dechra Academy now accredited

    The Dechra Academy has become the first veterinary education provider to be accredited by the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI). To achieve the accreditation, Dechra’s Digital Learning team’s educational content, processes and services were...
  • New equine influenza alert service for vets

    From 1st March vets can sign up to be alerted to all recorded equine influenza cases in the UK, thanks to a new service from the Animal Health Trust (AHT) and Merial Animal Health. Tell Tail is the UK's first equine influenza (EI) text alert service...

    Ceva launches Douxo Care Auricular Lotion

    Ceva Animal Health has Douxo Care Auricular Lotion, an ear cleaner to remove excess ear wax and debris from the ear canal and skin in cats and dogs. Douxo Care Auricular Lotion can be used for routine ear cleaning and removal of ear wax and as an ear...
  • Free webinar about the efficient diagnosis of inflammatory diseases

    Kit Sturgess, RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Medicine, will present a webinar for vets: “Diagnosis of inflammatory disease in cats and dogs – Getting the most from your practice laboratory?”, on Thursday 2nd March, 7:30 - 9:00pm In the Horiba-sponsored...

    A big thanks to all vets from the RSPCA

    The RSPCA has thanked the veterinary profession for its support as the charity endeavours to maintain an emergency-only service to animals through the coronavirus crisis. RSPCA Chief Veterinary Officer, Caroline Allen, today praised the vets and nurses...

    RCVS updates coronavirus guidance for November lockdown

    Following the Prime Minister’s decision to reintroduce national restrictions across England from 5 November until 2 December 2020, the RCVS has updated its guidance which explains the type of work that can be carried out by veterinary practices under...

    Survey reveals impact of the pandemic on veterinary surgeons

    A survey of 500 veterinary professionals, carried out by marketing communications agency Pegasus, has revealed how veterinary professionals feel that the pandemic has affected their working lives. 72% said they think clients undervalue remote consultations...

    New £1.2M MRI at Somerset referral centre

    Cave Veterinary Specialists in Somerset has installed a new £1.2M Phillips Ingenia 1.5T Evolution MRI scanner for shorter anaesthetics for its patients, and more detailed and accurate diagnosis of complex neurological conditions. The new scanner takes...

    Receptionist at Kent practice celebrates seven decades of service

    Mrs Muriel Taylor, who worked as a receptionist at Pennard Vets in Kent for a staggering 70 years, has been presented with the British Veterinary Receptionist Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award at a celebration with more than 100 staff at the practice...

    New BEVA medicines guidance

    The BEVA has revamped its online medicines guidance resource to help members to negotiate the intricacies of prescribing equine medicines and to use the Cascade accurately. Compliance with equine medicines legislation involves the challenges of food...

    Kit Sturgess becomes new editor of Veterinary Evidence

    Dr Kit Sturgess FRCVS, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Veterinary Evidence, the free, open access, peer-reviewed journal published by RCVS Knowledge. Kit, or, to give him his full title, Dr Kit Sturgess MA, VetMB, PhD, CertVR, DSAM, CertVC, FRCVS...

    Anti-lick strip: a new alternative to Elizabethan collars

    Nurtured Pets has launched the Anti-Lick Strip Prevent TM , Pro TM and Pro C TM , billed as an alternative to the clumsy and uncomfortable e-collar. The Anti-Lick Strips deter animals from licking, biting or chewing of hot spots, granulomas and surgical...
  • Merial and Intervet/Schering Plough to remain separate

    Merck and sanofi-aventis, owners of Merial and Intervet Schering-Plough respectively, have announced that they will not be combining the two animal health businesses as had been planned since March 2010. In a joint announcement today, the companies...
  • Research highlights growing obesity problem in horses

    New research from the Animal Health Trust (AHT), published in the Equine Veterinary Journal , shows that equine obesity is an increasing but under-recognised welfare issue in the UK. Data collected from 785 horses and ponies (31% of which were classified...