Veterinary News Headlines
  • RCVS hosts free webinar to explain new guidance on 24/7 emergency care

    The RCVS is hosting a free webinar at which it will explain changes to the guidance on 24-hour emergency care at 8.30pm on Monday 28 July. Veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and other practice staff are all welcome to attend. The webinar -...

    CVS offers free tampons to staff

    CVS has announced that from the start of March, it will provide free tampons and towels for all staff whilst at work. The company says it estimates that 75% of its staff have periods and many will find themselves caught short without a pad or tampon...

    Prescription charge ban ends

    From 31 October 2008, veterinary surgeons will again be allowed to charge animal owners for writing prescriptions, when a three-year ban on such fees comes to an end. The Supply of Relevant Veterinary Medicinal Products Order 2005 was introduced by...

    Merial to combine with Intervet/Schering Plough

    Sanofi-aventis and Merck & Co., Inc. announced today that Sanofi-aventis has exercised its option to combine Merial with Intervet/Schering-Plough, Merck's Animal Health business. The new joint venture will be equally-owned by Merck and Sanofi...
  • VetSurgeon members scoop BSAVA Awards

    Congratulations to VetSurgeon members Mike Martin, Malcolm Ness and Mark Patteson, who were amongst the winners of the 2010 BSAVA Annual Awards. Mike Martin actually collected two awards this year: The Dunkin Award for the author of the most valuable...

    Horiba adds Dr Fritz endoscope system to the range

    Horiba Medical has announced the addition of the Dr. Fritz Video-Compact-System for veterinary endoscopic applications to its range of animal healthcare products. According to the company, the system is suitable for everyday small animal practice and...

    Money off vouchers and other fleabies from Virbac

    Virbac is launching a nationwide consumer campaign directing pet owners into practice with a special £1 off Indorex voucher promotion. Indorex product manager Victoria Hudson said: "Participating practices also have the chance to win £250 worth of...

    New veterinary charity aims to raise £30,000

    A new veterinary charity is offering veterinary surgeons, nurses and others in the profession the chance to get fit and raise money for Hounds for Heroes , SPANA and the Pet Blood Bank later this year. The Vet Charity Challenge (VCC) is looking for...
  • Breakthrough in Strangles vaccine development

    An international group of scientists has published new results that herald a breakthrough in finding a vaccine against the most commonly diagnosed infectious disease of horses, strangles. UK experts from the Animal Health Trust collaborated with scientists...

    Call for entrants to Vet Charity Challenge

    Organisers are calling for entrants for this year's Vet Charity Challenge, an outdoor sporting fundraiser which also serves as a team building event for practices. Competitors take part in walking, running, cycling and kayaking challenges, along...

    SPVS launches practice Profitability Survey

    The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) has launched a new Profitability Survey to measure profitability levels across the nation’s veterinary practices and provide a benchmark for practices to assess their performance against. Launched...

    Ceva sponsors cattle foot trimming course

    Ceva Animal Health, the manufacturer of Ketofen, has announced it is sponsoring a professional foot trimming course for cattle in order to encourage vets, farmers and professional foot trimmers to work more closely together. The four-day course, which...

    VMG publishes Business Re-emergence Manual

    The Veterinary Management Group (VMG) has published a Business Re-emergence Manual to help its members prepare for the relaxation of lockdown restrictions and for the challenges of rebuilding their businesses in a ‘new normal’ environment. The peer...

    New email marketing services for veterinary practices

    Two companies have simultaneously announced new services to help veterinary practices put systems in place to keep in regular contact with their clients via email. The first is the veterinary PR and copywriting consultancy MC Communications...

    Pfizer Animal Health adds former Schering-Plough products to European portfolio

    Pfizer Animal Health has confirmed that the agreement to acquire multiple product franchises from the Schering-Plough Corporation has been completed - and approved by the European Commission. Pfizer has acquired these assets for approximately euro 116...

    Pfizer launches business consultancy team to support the profession

    Pfizer Animal Health has launched Vet Support+ a dedicated veterinary business consultancy team with a brief to boost the profitability and productivity of veterinary practices across the UK. Staffed by a team of seven business consultants who have...

    Bayer to run second Profender TV ad campaign

    Bayer Animal Health has announced that following the success of its educational TV advertising campaign, which ran earlier this year and promoted the need to worm cats, a second advertising campaign will now run in September. Bayer (makers of Profender...

    Dechra offers Cushing's CPD as podcasts

    Dechra Veterinary Products is offering CPD sessions as podcasts for the first time, as part of a new series of presentations on canine hyperadrenocorticism. The Cushing's Challenge series, which will also be available as webcasts with supporting...

    BEVA launches equine insurance guides

    The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has launched two guides to help veterinary professionals and their clients negotiate the complexities of equine insurance. BEVA highlights that with up to 40% of horses becoming ill or injured in...

    Morale crisis amongst veterinary receptionists

    Research carried out by the British Veterinary Receptionist Association has that morale amongst receptionists is at a low ebb, largely as a result of poor relationships with practice managers and low rates of pay. The survey of 812 veterinary receptionists...

    SPVS EMS survey finds 76% of vets love helping students

    SPVS has published the results of a survey of its members' views about EMS provision, finding that 76% of practitioners love helping students and providing Extra Mural Studies (EMS). 239 members took part in the survey, 46% from independent practices...

    New study looks at efficacy of vapocoolant spray for catheter pain

    The Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP) has published a new study which aimed to determine whether the application of vapocoolant spray before intravenous catheterisation resulted in reduced reaction and placement success. The study was a randomised...

    CEVA Animal Health launches Senilife®

    CEVA Animal Health has extended its behavioural range of products with the launch of Senilife ® , a nutritional supplement which is specifically formulated to help manage signs of brain ageing in dogs and cats. Senilife ® contains a combination..

    New blood glucose monitoring system

    Horiba UK is to launch Gluco Calea, a new handheld blood glucose meter developed and calibrated for monitoring sugar levels in the whole blood of cats, dogs and horses, at BSAVA Congress this year. Horiba says the new product is highly accurate and...

    Review calls for human-style clinical research into feline diabetes

    A review of past research papers on the treatment of feline diabetes carried out by Dr Stijn Niessen at the RVC has found that much of the research into the condition was based on low-level evidence, lacked a cooperative approach and, therefore, yielded...