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    Boehringer offers free business support during pandemic

    Boehringer Ingelheim is hosting a live webinar at 7:30pm on Thursday evening (16th April) in which a panel of business experts will offer advice as to how practices can navigate the coronavirus pandemic. The webinar will consider questions such as...

    Molly Varga to talk about ECC of rabbits and rodents at London Vet Show

    Molly Varga Smith , an RCVS recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, will be presenting a talk about the emergency and critical care of rabbits and rodents at the London Vet Show on November 14 th . The talk, which is sponsored by Supreme...

    New waiting room DVD, free from The Company of Animals

    The Company of Animals, makers of behaviour and training products, has announced the launch of a new Product and Training DVD, designed to be screened in practice waiting rooms. The DVD features the entire range of products from Company of Animals, including...

    Rise and shine, it's European Antibiotic Awareness Day

    The British Veterinary Association has welcomed the European Commission's Action Plan on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), launched yesterday on the eve of European Antibiotic Awareness Day. The Action Plan sets out 12 actions: Improve awareness...

    Avid offers free updates in June for all PETtrac members

    To coincide with National Microchipping Month in June this year, Avid will update the details of any pet with an Avid microchip registered on the UK 24hr PETtrac microchip database free of charge, saving their owner £6 for a change of address and £12...

    Companion Care amongst The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For

    Companion Care Vets has been named as one of The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For , the first veterinary organisation to receive the accolade. Companion Care, which has 90 surgeries across the UK (the majority within Pets at Home stores...

    Survey to explore attitudes to pharmaceutical waste on farm

    Ceva Animal Health is carrying out a survey to discover what livestock and mixed practice vets think about pharmaceutical packaging and the environment, and how you think farmers are disposing of empty glass and plastic pharmaceutical vials. Ceva introduced...

    Somerset practice celebrates 100th birthday

    An independent Somerset practice with branches in Wells and Shepton Mallet is celebrating its 100th year in business. Founded in 1922, the practice has come a long way from the days when its founder, Tom Patterson did his rounds on a motorbike with...

    Early-bird registration open for BSAVA Congress 2024 in Manchester

    Early-bird registration is now open for BSAVA Congress 2024, which will return to Manchester Central on 21st-23rd March 2024. Open to everyone in the profession, Congress '24 will include over 130 hours of CPD across 32 different modules covering topics...

    Vets Now to open 31st clinic in the new year

    Vets Now , the UK’s national dedicated out-of-hours veterinary emergency care provider, is set to open its 31st clinic in the new year. The clinic will be located in Caterham and will operate from the premises of the Village Animal Hospital, Guards...

    3 vets voted top dog

    Three vets have been nominated ‘best vet’ by dog owners for extra special care and attention shown towards dogs with arthritis. The vets were nominated by the owners of arthritic dogs from across the UK, who were enrolled onto Boehringer Ingelheim...

    BCF's small animal imaging competition

    BCF, the veterinary imaging company, has launched a competition in which you can test your knowledge on a series of x-ray and ultrasound images for the chance to win a Sony Cyber Shot digital camera. Visit the BCF website to enter - www.bcftechnology...

    RCVS has no mandate to control student numbers

    The RCVS has clarified its role concerning new UK veterinary schools, saying that it has no mandate to control student or graduate numbers. Responding to calls from the profession that it should comment on the desirability of any change in the number...

    Recruit4vets sends husband & wife vets to the Big Apple

    Locum vets Cristiana and Marco Tudini have had the holiday of a lifetime after winning a competition run by the recruitment consultants, Recruit4vets . The couple, who came to the UK in 2006, were amongst 1000 people who entered the draw last year...

    Vetoquinol launches new NSAID for dogs

    Vetoquinol has launched Rimifin® a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for dogs, containing carprofen. Carprofen can reduce inflammation and pain caused by musculo-skeletal disorders and degenerative joint disease. It can also be used...

    MSD reintroduces liver fluke treatment

    MSD Animal Health has reintroduced Zanil, the flukicide drench for cattle and sheep. Based on the active ingredient oxyclozanide, MSD says Zanil is highly effective against the adult fluke responsible for chronic disease and - significantly for...

    RCVS consults over its role as nurses' regulator

    The RCVS is seeking the views of veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and members of the public about proposals for a new Royal Charter which would clarify and underpin the role of the College and give it formal recognition as regulator of the veterinary...

    Veterinary buying groups merge

    The veterinary buying groups VetShare and London Vet Forum (LVF) have announced that they have merged to become the VetShare Buying Group. VetShare Buying Group says that merger will ensure it has the resources and capabilities to compete in an industry...

    Free diagnostic test for oedema disease in pigs

    Hysolv Animal Health UK has announced that it is offering a free diagnostic test which allows vets to identify the E. coli sub-types that produce the Shiga toxin associated with oedema disease in pigs. The test, known as STEC-Check and worth £150...

    Half of England set to apply for TB-Free status

    The Government has announced that England is set to apply for Officially TB-Free (OTF) status for more than half of the country next year - two years ahead of schedule. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) says this is evidence...

    Merial launches 'Webinar Wednesday' for LA vets

    Merial Animal Health has launched a programme of monthly CPD webinars, hosted on its Nexus online portal, to support large animal veterinary surgeons. The webinar programme includes both clinical and non-clinical topics. Clinical topics include...

    Two editions of Veterinary Focus now available free

    Two new edition's of Veterinary Focus , Royal Canin's free journal for companion animal veterinary surgeons are now available free of charge to UK vets. Focus on Respiratory Disease includes features on brachycephalic syndrome, feline asthma, thoracic...

    PDSA report highlights need for vets and nurses to educate the public

    A new animal welfare report by the PDSA has revealed that millions of pets are more aggressive, overweight and misunderstood than ever due to fundamental gaps in pet owners' animal welfare knowledge. The PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) report , which...

    Research sheds new light on Equine Grass Sickness

    The Equine Veterinary Journal has published a free special collection of new research on Equine Grass Sickness this month. Four separate studies are included in the collection, reporting novel risk factors for the disease, identifying key differences...

    New evidence on the clinical presentation of rabbits with RHDV2

    A new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), reports the clinical features, gross post mortem and histopathological findings of sudden or unexpected death in rabbits during an outbreak of RHD. For the study...