Veterinary News Headlines

    £10.7M to boost veterinary research training

    The Wellcome Trust , the UK's largest medical research charity, has announced the launch of a new £10.7m initiative to provide support for a range of activities designed to encourage veterinarians to take up research careers. The scheme will be...

    Bluetongue detected in County Durham

    Defra has announced the detection of Bluetongue in 18 imported cattle on premises near Bishop Auckland, County Durham. The animals originated from within the BTV8 Restricted Zone in Germany and were detected as a result of post-import testing carried...

    Vets Now reaches final of "Employer of the Year"

    Vets Now has reached the final of the "Employer of the Year" at the forthcoming Private Business Awards . Judged by a panel of key UK business leaders, the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 6 th September 2012. More than 600...

    If you want cats to relax in theatre, Bach

    New research 1 published in in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery by veterinary clinicians at the University of Lisbon and a clinic in the nearby town of Barreiro in Portugal, suggests that cats may benefit from reduced anxiety, stress and perceived...

    Esme Chapman wins Young Farm Vet of the Year Award

    Yorkshire poultry vet Esme Chapman has won the Young Farm Vet of the Year Award 2024. Esme grew up in Birmingham and spent much time in her teenage years working at the Domestic Fowl Trust caring for a range of rare breed poultry. She said: "I didn...

    Conference aims to break down barriers to progression in the veterinary and animal welfare sector

    VetNet Lifelong Learning Network (LLN) is organising its first conference to investigate some of the issues that act as barriers to progression in the veterinary and animal welfare sector for vocational learners. The conference will be taking place...

    Blood-giving first for Doncaster practice

    Beechwood Veterinary Hospital has become the first (and only) place in the country where dogs and people can give blood. The Doncaster vets has teamed up with the National Blood Service (NBS) and Pet Blood Bank UK (PBBuk) to offer the community...

    Davies Veterinary Specialists explore virtual bronchoscopy

    Diagnostic imagers at Davies Veterinary Specialists have been exploring the power and 3D resolution of their new CT scanner, and have come up with a fascinating virtual CT bronchoscopy (VB) that tracks the airways of a dog. A movie of the bronchoscopy...

    UK flea and tick trouble trebles

    An unprecedented outbreak of fleas and ticks in Britain, posing risks to human and animal health, is being blamed on climate change, the wet summer and tougher strains of pests. Experts also warn the problem is set to worsen as autumn provides...

    Hill's announces weight loss campaign results

    Hill's Pet Nutrition has reported some early results from its '60 Tonnes in 6 Months' pet weight loss campaign, which started 2 months ago. The company says that although there is only preliminary data available from 33 practices, it's clear that...

    Bovine Mastitis - could a vaccine be on the way?

    The University of Nottingham, with funding worth £2.2m, is to carry out a study of the most common cause of Bovine Mastitis in the UK - Streptococcus uberis ( S. uberis ). If researchers can identify which parts of the bacteria enable the infection....

    Tim Hutchinson elected as RCVS Junior Vice-President

    Tim Hutchinson MRCVS has been elected to serve as the Junior Vice-President of the RCVS. Tim, who is Managing Partner of Larkmead Vets and also a Director at the independent veterinary community XLVets, graduated from Liverpool Vet School in 1994 and...

    Could you host a tea party for the Trust?

    The RCVS Trust will take part in National Pet Month (3 April - 3 May) and is asking veterinary practices to put on 'Alice in Wonderland' themed fundraising events. Cherry Bushell, RCVS Trust Director said: "The Trust aims to improve the health......

    FAB presents awards for feline-friendly medicines

    The Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB) has announced the winners of four 'Easy to Give' Awards, given to the makers of veterinary medicines designed to be easy to administer to cats. Claire Bessant, FAB's Chief Executive, said: 'Medicating cats is notoriously...

    Vets and employers invited to take part in RCVS consultation on CertAVN framework

    The RCVS has launched a consultation on its Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework and is asking vets, employers and vet nurse educators to take part. The CertAVN was launched in May 2019 as a modular, advanced professional...

    Potty idea from Litter Kwitter

    Litter Kwitter has launched a new training system to teach cats to use your loo, rather than a litter tray. No, it's not April 1st. Click here to see a video of the system in action . The company says that training a cat to use a loo could...

    Bayer doubles pipettes in Advocate

    Bayer Animal Health has doubled the number of pipettes in its Advocate all-in-one flea, worm and mite spot-on to provide an additional range of six-month treatment packs for cats and dogs. Bayer says the doubling of the number of pipettes in...

    Rabbit Awareness Week is back

    Rabbit Awareness Week (26 th April - 2 nd May 2010) is reportedly going to be bigger than ever this year with over 1000 vets within the industry expected to be involved. In partnership with Burgess Pet Care, Petplan Insurance, Company of Animals, Intervet...

    Information Commissioner supports RCVS decision to withhold McKelvey Report

    The Information Commissioner has supported the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' decision not to publish the Overspend Review Group's report (aka the McKelvey Report) in full. The verdict follows two challenges to the College's decision, one...

    Major new campaign to promote Drontal

    Bayer Animal Health has signed a sponsorship deal with the celebrated series The Dog Whisperer on Nat Geo Wild and committed to a wide-reaching TV advertising campaign to promote Drontal. The sponsorship agreement covers series 5 of The Dog Whisperer...

    Help needed with pseudopregnancy research

    The University of Glasgow, School of Veterinary Medicine, is calling for help with research into the prevalence of pseudopregnancy in spayed bitches. The research takes the form of a survey being conducted amongst a representative sample of veterinary...

    Strangles webinar for vets coming up in December

    Dechra is holding ‘Preventive strategies for strangles: linking research to action’, a free one-hour webinar to help veterinary professionals translate the latest equine strangles surveillance data and research into everyday veterinary practice, at 7...

    BVA urges companies to offer consumers choice over halal / kosher meat

    Following last weekend's Mail on Sunday revelation that a number of well-known organisations have been routinely serving meat from animals which have not been humanely slaughtered, the BVA has written to the companies involved, both to express concerns...

    5 millionth can worth £1000 to a practice

    CEVA Animal Health’s household flea products, Staykill, Acclaim and Skoosh, will soon have helped fight the 5 millionth household flea infestation in the UK. In order to preserve the historic 5 millionth can for future generations, CEVA would like...

    Woodley to support Crony

    Woodley Equipment has announced that it has become the exclusive authorised distributor of Crony IR202 series and Saturno analysers, parts and consumables in the UK and Ireland. Under the partnership agreement with Crony Instruments , Woodley will...