Veterinary News Headlines

    New end-of-life service for pets seeks vets

    Cloud 9 Vets , a new mobile veterinary service offering quality of life assessments, euthanasia and palliative care for pets at home has been launched in the UK and is now recruiting veterinary surgeons and practices to join the team delivering the service...

    Protexin partners with Improve to offer free CPD

    Protexin Veterinary has partnered with Improve International to give its customer practices free CPD. Vouchers for twelve months' free access to Improve's Online Bitesize CPD series will be offered to veterinary surgeons, nurses and practice managers...

    Cheshire equine vet scoops MSD research bursary

    Aimie Wilson MRCVS from Ashbrook Equine Hospital in Cheshire has won MSD's 2018 Companion Animal Veterinary Surgeon Research Bursary for her proposal to research current equine vaccination practices and protocols used by vets in the UK. The MSD Animal...
  • IVC opens £10M veterinary mega-hospital near Birmingham

    IVC has opened Blaise Veterinary Referral Hospital, one of the largest referral centres in the UK, with a capacity to treat up to 10,000 pets a year. Located on the Longbridge regeneration site near Birmingham, Blaise Referrals is IVC's first purpose...

    Free cardiology course on managing canine mitral valve disease

    Ceva Animal Health is hosting a free online cardiology course on managing mitral valve disease (MVD) in dogs. Entitled ‘Managing mitral valve disease from start to finish’, the course will account for four hours’ CPD split into six short bite-size...

    CVO urges vets to take part in wellbeing survey

    Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss is urging veterinary surgeons employed in government roles and private vets undertaking government work (OVs) to take part in a wellbeing survey being conducted by the Association of Government Veterinarians...

    Dechra launches website to support owners prescribed Thyforon

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched a new website to support dog owners who have been prescribed Thyforon for the treatment of their pet's hypothyroidism. Dechra Brand Manager Craig Sankey said: "It can be a very worrying time for owners if their...
  • New survey to explore vets' professional use of social media

    VetSurgeon.org has launched a new survey of vets designed to identify the strengths and weaknesses of social media as a professional tool, and what more could be done to help the profession collaborate more effectively. Probably the two most popular...
  • RCVS seeks your comments on new Practice Standards Scheme.

    The Practice Standards Group, which comprises representatives from all of the key veterinary and veterinary nursing organisations, has updated the standards of the Practice Standards Scheme and a draft of the new Manual is now available for comment....

    Carprieve Injection recalled

    Norbrook Laboratories Ltd has initiated a precautionary Class 2 recall to veterinarian level for Carprieve 5% w/v Small Animal Solution for Injection as a result of finding a higher level of impurities than normal. The company has completed a health...

    Nutravet launches new oral health product

    Nutravet has launched nutraplaque, a new product designed to help oral health and hygiene in cats and dogs. Nutraplaque contains Ascophyllum Nodosum seaweed and decaffeinated green tea extract, presented in sprinkle capsules. Nutravet says the seaweed...

    New veterinary hydrogel wound sealant

    Animus Surgical has launched Membra, a new hydrogel polymer wound sealant for use in horses, companion animals and aquatics. Membra is a transparent, water-resistant, non-toxic, biodegradable bandage replacement consisting of a hydrogel polymer which...

    Michael Ball opens Fitzpatrick Referrals' state-of-the art ward

    The entertainer Michael Ball yesterday opened the final phase of Fitzpatrick Referrals' new ultra-hi-tech patient ward, which, according to the practice, will elevate animal care to a whole new level in the UK. The ward boasts bacterial-resistant...

    BVA welcomes new welfare code for laying hens

    The BVA, the British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) and Veterinary Public Health Association (VPHA) have jointly welcomed a New Code of Practice for the Welfare of Laying Hens and Pullets which was laid before parliament on Thursday. The new...

    Unpredictable and unexpected at BSAVA Congress

    The BSAVA has announced that the theme for this year's Big Issues stream (Friday 5th April) will be: 'How to Navigate the Unpredictable and the Unexpected'. Adrienne Conroy, Head of BSAVA Policy and Chair of the Big Issues stream said: "As a profession...
  • All vets’ questions can now be answered

    VetSurgeon.org has relaunched its community as THE most effective way for veterinary surgeons to get answers to their questions. It’s very simple. If you’re a member of VetSurgeon.org, visit the site as soon as possible, and login. You will then...

    Liverpool announces new curriculum for training vets of the future

    The University of Liverpool's School of Veterinary Science has announced the introduction of a new curriculum designed to enhance undergraduate veterinary teaching and learning. The University says that the curriculum, which was developed in consultation...
  • Vetstream granted CVA under Insolvency Act

    According to this month's Veterinary Practice magazine, Vetstream Ltd., the erstwhile publisher of Veterinary Review, has been granted a Company Voluntary Arrangement under the Insolvency Act 1986. VP reports that the CVA is an alternative to liquidation...

    New study confirms Ridden-Horse-Ethogram can help vets identify musculoskeletal pain

    A new study published in Equine Veterinary Education 1 has confirmed that if veterinary surgeons are trained to use a Ridden-Horse-Ethogram they are better able to recognise pain-related behaviour in horses, which may reflect lameness or back or sacroiliac...

    New research identifies canine lungworm risk factors

    The University of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences has published* the results of a study which concludes that young dogs and those that are not wormed regularly are significantly more likely to be infected with the life-threatening, parasitic...
  • New ear cleaner for cats and dogs

    Norbrook Laboratories Ltd has launched Cleanor, an ear cleaner for cats and dogs. Norbrook says Cleanor Ear Cleaner has been developed for regular, routine cleaning to help remove excessive ear wax from the ear canal as well as providing a moisturising...

    BSAVA's new summit meeting to confront major issues facing veterinary profession

    The BSAVA has announced the launch of the BSAVA Summit, a new 2-day CPD event in London which will tackle the major issues facing the profession and to which all vets are invited. BSAVA Summit will take place from 16-17 December 2019 at the Royal...
  • Mounting evidence that brachycephalic cats suffer

    International Cat Care is highlighting a new study by the University of Edinburgh which concluded that flatter-faced cats were more likely to have breathing problems and that the breathing difficulties were also associated with increased tear staining...

    BCF, Instrumentation Concept and Vetsonic collect VetSurgeon.org awards

    BCF, Instrumentation Concept and VetSonic have collected 'VetSurgeon.org Best Stand Awards'; the first two at BEVA Congress and the latter at BCVA Congress. Judging for the BEVA Congress awards was undertaken by members of BEVA Council. BCF picked...
  • Norwich vet suspended for false certification

    The Disciplinary Committee (DC) of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has suspended a veterinary surgeon for a period of six months for issuing two false horse passports, having found him to have been “consciously dishonest”. At a hearing.....