Veterinary News Headlines

    BSAVA's Medicine & Surgery certs sell out in minutes

    The BSAVA reports that within 20 minutes of the opening of enrolment for its Medicine and Surgery certificates at 9:00am yesterday, both courses were filled and a waiting list had been established. According to the BSAVA, interest in the courses had...

    2017 NOAH Compendium out now

    The 2017 edition of the NOAH Compendium of Data Sheets for Animal Medicines has been published and a free copy posted to every practice in the UK. The NOAH Compendium is also available online at www.noahcompendium.co.uk , and via a smartphone app...

    Record-breaking attendance at Vets Now Congress

    Vet’s Now, the UK’s leading Out of Hours emergency vets, reports that its 4th Congress, held in Harrogate at the end of November, attracted a record 450 delegates. From its beginnings back in 2004, Vets Now’s Emergency and Critical Care Congress...

    BSAVA Congress goes online for 2021

    The BSAVA has announced that its congress will move online for 2021. The Association says continuing uncertainty over the pandemic was the driving force behind the decision and it feels that a virtual Congress is the best option in 2021. The event...

    DC rejects former vet's application for restoration for the ninth time

    Warwick John Seymour-Hamilton, a former veterinary surgeon who was struck off 27 years ago, has had his ninth application to be restored to the Register rejected on the basis that he would pose a risk to animal welfare if he were to practise as a veterinary...

    Record number of calls to VetLife Helpline in 2023

    Vetlife reports that its confidential helpline for vets, students, vet nurses and non-clinical staff, received a record 4,042 calls last year, a new record and a 15% increase on the year before. In addition to its Helpline service, Vetlife continued...

    Nominations sought for Equine Vet Of The Year Award

    Petplan Equine is now seeking nominations for the Equine Vet of the Year Award 2009, an award to recognise vets that go above and beyond with their care of horses and their owners. Andrew Dobson of The Barn Equine and Large Animal Practice in Great...
  • BVA warns owners to keep pets off the e-fags

    Following reports that a puppy in Cornwall has died after biting into an e-cigarette refill , the BVA is warning pet owners to ensure they are kept out of reach of animals. BVA President Robin Hargreaves said: "This is a tragic case and very worrying...

    Veterinary wellbeing event goes online for 2020

    WellVet, the annual event held to help veterinary professionals thrive and support each other, has announced the line up for this year's conference, which will be held online on Saturday 23rd May 2020. Five time European champion and British record...

    Vets invited to register for wellbeing programme

    The RCVS is inviting veterinary professionals to register for its free new Mind Matters mental health and wellbeing app ahead of its launch early this autumn. The new Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) Kite App is the result of a collaboration with The...

    Vets asked to take part in SPVS 2025 Salary Survey

    The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) has launched its Salary Survey 2025 survey and is inviting vets to take part. This annual survey is designed to provide an overview of remuneration levels within the veterinary sector. It covers...

    BVA expresses disappointment at badger decision

    The British Veterinary Association has expressed disappointment, but no surprise, at the Government's decision to reject the multi-faceted approach unanimously recommended by the House of Commons Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRACom...

    Dechra launches hyperthyroid support materials

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched a range of materials to assist veterinary practices in educating and supporting their clients with hyperthyroid cats. Available as part of the support package are a range of notice board displays, educational...

    CEVA publishes Q fever booklet

    CEVA Animal Health has published an information booklet on Q Fever to help broaden awareness and understanding of the disease. Q Fever is an emerging, worldwide disease that affects goats, cattle and sheep as well as humans. It is caused by the bacterium...

    New feline stress videos for vets

    Ceva Animal Health UK has launched a range of support materials to help educate veterinary professionals and cat owners about feline stress and the benefits of using Feliway. For veterinary surgeons and nurses, the company has produced a series of...

    Vet Helpline opens in time for Christmas

    The Veterinary Benevolent Fund (VBF) has announced that the new Vet Helpline, which will now be answered by a live person 24 hours a day, has launched in time for Christmas - an especially difficult time for many people. The new service runs on a...

    Mind Matters veterinary mental health talks now available to watch online

    The RCVS has published the findings of its fourth Mind Matters Mental Health Research Symposium and videos of talks from the day. The event, which took place in Manchester in October last year, saw veterinary mental health researchers from across...

    New thoracic X-rays session added to Cardio Academy CPD website

    A new session has been added to Ceva Animal Health UK's Cardio Academy CPD website entitled "Thoracic X-rays: Abnormal Features". In the 30 minute multimedia presentation, the cardiology specialist Nicole Van Israël discusses X-ray abnormalities within...

    RSPCA say pedigree dogs still sufffering

    The Kennel Club and dog breeding world still needs to take urgent action to improve the health and welfare of pedigree dogs, five years after a BBC documentary highlighted the levels of suffering many animals endure, according to the RSPCA. Programme...

    Free symposium shares latest advances in feline CKD

    Purina has published a symposium in which leading experts share the latest on the nutritional and therapeutic management of feline chronic kidney disease (CKD). The symposium, which offers up to 5 hours of CPD, is now available at: https://purinasymposium2022...

    Improve launches small animal dentistry and oral surgery programme

    Improve Veterinary Education has launched an 18-module programme in veterinary dentistry and oral surgery. The programme covers periodontal treatments, restorative dentistry, orthodontics and maxillofacial surgeries, among others. Improve says training...

    Breakthrough in equine sarcoid treatment

    A research project funded by equine charity The Horse Trust has succeeded in killing equine sarcoid cells in vitro by silencing a gene in the virus that causes sarcoids. The researchers are now hoping to obtain funding for clinical trials using the new...
  • Wales leads the way on dog welfare

    The British Veterinary Asssociation and British Small Animal Veterinary Association have strongly welcomed moves to tighten up the rules on dog breeding in Wales with the publication of the proposed Animal Welfare (Breeding of Dogs) (Wales) Regulations...

    Bayer launches new Drontal marketing campaign

    Bayer Animal Health has launched a new marketing campaign for Drontal that celebrates the special roles pets play in people's lives. As part of the campaign, the company has carried out research amongst 2,000 cat and dog owners to discover how owning...

    Supreme launches online rabbit lecture series

    Supreme PetFoods has published a series of rabbit lectures for veterinary surgeons and nurses by world-renowned experts. The lectures, which were held at London Vet Show last year, covered a variety of topics in rabbit medicine and surgery, including...