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    Patricia Colville MRCVS becomes new CEO of Vets Now

    Vets Now has announced that Patricia Colville MRCVS, currently the company's Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to the role of CEO of the leading provider of small animal emergency care in the UK. Patricia will take up the position at the start...
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    BEVA launches courses to support new equine vets

    The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has launched the Equine Practice Fundamentals Programme, a series of ten courses covering the essentials of equine care to equip veterinary surgeons with the essential skills they need to carry out their...
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    Vets urged to take part in PDSA pet welfare survey

    The PDSA is urging all veterinary surgeons to take part in its annual nationwide pet health and welfare survey, which closes on 2nd February 2018. You can complete the PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) survey at: yougov.com/pdsa . Rebecca Ashman,...
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    Pfizer takes ownership of Insuvet®

    Pfizer Animal Health has taken ownership of the Insuvet® range of insulins and is now the only animal health company to offer a range of different insulin types required to manage all cases of diabetes in cats and dogs. It has long been known...
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    Channel 4 News looks at Brexit on the veterinary profession

    The impact of Brexit on the veterinary profession came into focus on Channel 4's main evening news last night. Reporter Andy Davies spoke to Charlotte Debbaut MRCVS, a veterinary surgeon from Belgium working at the Tindale Veterinary Practice in Gloucestershire...
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    Webinar to show practices how to handle difficult people

    Premier Vet Alliance is hosting 'Managing Challenging People & Handling Difficult Conversations’ a free webinar which will give vet practice staff guidance and practical tips. The webinar, which takes place on Thursday 30th June at 7.30pm, is being...
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    AHT veterinary equipment goes up for sale

    Veterinary equipment and other assets belonging to the Animal Heath Trust have been put up for sale by Gordon Brothers, an asset management company, following the charity's closure earlier this year. Assets coming up for sale via private treaty and...
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    StreetVet hits the road in Bristol and Brighton

    Streetvet , the non-profit outreach practice delivering veterinary care for homeless people in London has announced it is to launch in Brighton and Bristol. The practice was formed earlier this year by Jade Statt and Sam Joseph, two veterinary surgeons...
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    Cambridge referral centre to offer open-heart surgery in dogs

    Cambridge-based Dick White Referrals (DWR) is to become one of only a handful of sites globally to offer open-heart surgery in small animals. The referral centre has invested in a new heart and lung machine, and an oxygen cage, and is expected to take...
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    New research shows pet owners struggling to pay vet bills

    Dogs Trust has published research showing that 64% of dog owners would find it 'difficult' or 'very difficult' to pay an unexpected vet bill of £500. Meanwhile, the BVA has published the results of its latest Voice of the Profession survey which found...
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    Norfolk vet cleared of serious professional misconduct over clinical failings

    Katharine Power MRCVS has been cleared of serious professional misconduct by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee. Dr Power faced a number of charges relating to alleged clinical and communications failings surrounding surgery carried out on two separate...
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    Most vet nurses resign to progress their career

    CVS has published the results of some research 1 which found that the most common reason for veterinary nurses to resign is to further their career. The study looked at the anonymised employment data of 1,642 veterinary nurses working across 418 UK...
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    New veterinary bone graft substitute

    TheraVet S.A., a Belgian company which specialises in the management of osteoarticular diseases in pets, has announced the launch of Biocera-Vet, an injectable bone substitute for use in orthopaedic surgery. The company says that despite the development...
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    Alex German to host obesity management webinar

    Alex German BVSc PhD DipECVIM-CA SHFEA, FRCVS, Professor of Small Animal Medicine at the University of Liverpool is hosting a Royal Canin webinar on the challenges around canine and feline obesity management on Tuesday September 24 th . Royal Canin...
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    BVA seeks nominations for new President

    Nominations for the President of the British Veterinary Association for 2019/20 are now open and will run until 15 January 2018, with all veterinary surgeons invited to self-nominate or nominate a fellow BVA member with their consent. The BVA officer...
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    New RCVS guidelines for working with animal physios

    The RCVS Standards Committee has approved new guidance on delegating veterinary work to musculoskeletal therapists such as animal physiotherapists. Musculoskeletal therapists currently have their work underpinned by an Exemption Order to the Veterinary...
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    Awards recognise people and products committed to cats

    International Cat Care has announced the winners of it's 2018 awards which recognise those products and people that have demonstrated commitment to cats. The Easy to Give Awards are given to pharmaceutical companies that have made it easier to give...
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    Lintbells launches improved nurse-led pet mobility clinics

    Lintbells has launched its 'new and improved' Mobility Matters initiative which provides a framework for introducing nurse–led mobility clinics in practice. The Lintbells Mobility Matters initiative provides materials designed to help improve communication...
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    New dog food made from insects may help save the planet

    Yora, a new dog food which claims to be the world's most sustainable because it's made substantially from insects, has been launched in the UK. 40% of the dry food is a 'flour' made from Hermetia illucens larvae reared in a new, £18 million facility...
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    Jurox launches a UK licensed acepromazine for horses

    Jurox (UK) Ltd has launched AceSedate, a UK-licensed injectable acepromazine for horses. AceSedate for horses contains 10mg/ml acepromazine as its active ingredient, which the company says means a lower dose volume is required compared to the non...
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    CCTV to be compulsory in slaughterhouses

    CCTV will be mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England under new plans announced today by Environment Secretary Michael Gove. CCTV will be required in all areas where live animals are present, with unrestricted access to footage for Official Veterinarians...
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    Animalcare launches antibiotic for sheep and cattle

    Animalcare Ltd has launched Tilmodil (tilmicosin 300mg/ml solution for injection), a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic licensed for pneumonia in cattle and sheep, foul in the foot in cattle, and footrot and mastitis in sheep. According to the company...
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    Ceva launches new pheromone to stop cats scratching

    Ceva Animal Health has launched Feliscratch by Feliway, a new pheromone designed to help stop cats from scratching furniture, something which 56% of owners report as a problem in their household 1 . Feliscratch by Feliway is a synthetic copy of the...
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    VPMA offers top tips for compliance with new data regulations

    The Veterinary Practice Management Association (VPMA) has published its ten top tips for practices to become compliant with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules coming into force in May 2018: What data are we talking about? The...
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    Vets asked to help recruit puppies for pheromone research

    The University of Lincoln and Ceva Animal Health are asking vets to help recruit puppies and their owners for a study into puppy behaviour and the effect of a pheromone collar on puppy development. The double-blind placebo-controlled study will examine...