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    Vet Direct launches new haematocrit / haemoglobin detector

    Vet Direct has launched the AniPoc Handheld Monitor, a new portable haematocrit / haemoglobin detector designed to produce reliable results in 10 seconds. Vet Direct says the unit, which is used for the diagnosis and monitoring of anaemia in dogs...

    RCVS announces short-term changes to PDP

    The RCVS Education Committee has announced short-term changes to the Professional Development Phase (PDP), which helps new veterinary graduates transition into veterinary practice, to provide further support to participants. The changes follow a jointly...
  • New pet travel rules for 2012

    Defra has announced that new rules on pet travel will be introduced from 1 st January 2012. The changes will mean that the rules on rabies vaccination for entry into the UK will be in line with the rest of Europe. Defra has carried out a risk assessment...
  • XLVets chief urges female vets to propose to their boss this leap year

    XLVets' Chief Operating Officer, Kerrie Hedley is encouraging female vets to break from the tradition by which they can propose marriage on the 29th February, and instead consider proposing a business partnership with their boss. Kerrie was inspired...

    Linnaeus recruiting next cohort for graduate development programme

    Linnaeus is inviting applications from final year undergraduates and newly-qualified veterinary surgeons to join its two-year Graduate Development Programme (GDP). As part of the scheme, Linnaeus offers one-to-one mentoring, professional and clinical...

    Animalcare launches Hydrocortisone Cutaneous Spray Solution

    Animalcare has launched Hydrocortisone Cutaneous Spray Solution (Hydrocortisone Aceponate 0.584 mg/ml), a topical spray for the symptomatic treatment of inflammatory and pruritic dermatoses and the alleviation of clinical signs associated with atopic...

    New equine standing CT in Berkshire

    Valley Equine Hospital in Lambourn has installed a Hallmarq standing CT scanner, which it says will revolutionise the early identification of distal limb pathology. Thus far, the hospital has relied on conventional radiographs or referred for MRI for...

    Intervet publishes the evidence for Plerion

    A study published in the Veterinary Record has shown that Plerion, the broad-spectrum anthelmintic combination preparation for dogs (5 mg pyrantel + 20 mg oxantel + 5 mg praziquantel per kg body weight) is an efficacious and well-tolerated treatment...

    Hampshire-based vet escapes verdict of serious professional misconduct

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has ended an inquiry against Hampshire-based veterinary surgeon Jose Ignacio Messa MRCVS, after finding no case of serious professional misconduct against him. The case against Jose Ignacio Messa MRCVS related to two...

    Academics battle over benefits of canine vegan diets

    A skirmish has broken out between academics from the University of Liverpool and the University of Winchester after the former published a study which refuted the claimed benefits of a canine vegan diet identified in an earlier study by the latter. ...

    Practice Premises Register opens for registrations

    The RCVS has announced that registrations for the new RCVS Register of Veterinary Practice Premises will be accepted from 1 November 2008, allowing all those who wish to supply medicines from veterinary practice premises from 1 April 2009 onwards a full...

    Ceva to host free BRD CPD webinar

    Ceva Animal Health is hosting a free one-hour webinar on bovine respiratory disease (BRD) on Tuesday 1st December at 7pm. The webinar, titled: ‘When the coughing won’t stop…. what to do when standard BRD treatment protocols aren’t getting to the bottom...

    Three ways the RCVS now plans to enhance veterinary careers

    The RCVS Council has approved a new project to enhance veterinary clinical career pathways in three ways. The first is the introduction of Specialist training and status for general practitioners in primary care, for which the RCVS project will now...

    Elanco launches social media campaign for Milbemax

    Elanco Animal Health has launched #PetMagicMoments, a social media campaign designed to drive engagement between veterinary practices and their clients and encourage customer footfall to veterinary practices. As part of the #PetMagicMoments campaign...

    BSAVA adds dentistry, exotics and surgery to PDP Resource Bank

    The BSAVA has added the first learning resources in dentistry, exotics and surgery to its free online CPD bank, matched to the RCVS Professional Development Phase (PDP) competences. The new sections will sit alongside the Emergency and Critical Care...

    New licensed indications for Advocate

    Bayer Animal Health has obtained two new licensed indications for its antiparasiticide, Advocate. The first is that the product is now licensed for the treatment of Crenosoma vulpis using a single dose. The second is that in addition to the existing...

    RCVS publishes new fitness to practise guidance for veterinary students

    The RCVS has published Fitness to Practise - A Guide for UK Veterinary Schools and Veterinary Students, a guide for veterinary students which aims to introduce them to the concept of fitness to practise and help prepare them for professional life. ...

    West Sussex-based vet nurse struck off after pet insurance fraud conviction

    Gemma Louise Cole has been struck off by the RCVS Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee following her conviction for pet insurance fraud in 2024. Mrs Cole pleaded guilty to fraud in July 2024 at Crawley Magistrates’ Court and was sentenced to eight...

    Disciplinary Committee reprimands Hampshire vet

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has reprimanded and warned as to his future conduct a Hampshire veterinary surgeon found guilty of serious professional misconduct for cumulative failures to provide adequate professional care, and insufficient regard...
  • Public duped into buying 'farmed' dogs

    The UK dog-owning public is being duped into buying dogs from puppy farms says Dogs Trust, the UK's largest dog welfare charity, inadvertently fuelling the cruel trade and potentially landing themselves with huge vet bills. In a recent survey the....

    Creative colouring books for Boehringer Academy registrants

    Boehringer Ingelheim is offering free creative colouring books and the chance to win an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to veterinary surgeons and nurses who sign up at The Boehringer Academy, the company’s free online CPD resource. The Boehringer Academy...

    New fellowship for veterinary Early Career Researchers

    BSAVA PetSavers has launched a new research fellowship designed to support veterinary Early Career Researchers after they gain a postgraduate research qualification. The fellowship provides a grant of up to £35,000 for work in companion animal research...

    New exotics resource for vets

    A group of exotics vets have come together to create Just Exotic, a new resource for general practitioners and students who want to broaden their exotic species knowledge. The brainchild of Sonya Miles CertAVP(ZM), CertAqV, MRCVS, Just Exotic ( www...
  • Diet can reduce need for NSAIDs by up to 25%

    Hill's Pet Nutrition has highlighted recent studies which, the company says, prove that feeding a food enriched with omega-3 fatty acids from fish oils to dogs with osteoarthritis results in a reduction in NSAID dosage of up to 25% 1 , owner observed...
  • Virbac offers practices shampoo & skin care packs for pet owners

    Virbac Animal Health is offering practices an educational shampoo and skin care pack for pet owners. The pack is free to practices that buy any 12 shampoos from the Virbac range. In return the practice will receive a range of educational and point...