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16 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Improve launches exotics distance learning programme
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Improve International has launched a Distance Learning Postgraduate Certificate in Exotic Animal Practice. The programme, which starts in July, will cover a range of different exotic species, from initial examination and diagnostic sample collection...
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16 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Kate Richards to become next RCVS President, completing all-female line up
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Kate Richards has been elected by RCVS Council to become its Junior Vice President with immediate effect and President from July. Kate’s election means that, come July and subject to ratification by RCVS Council, the offices of RCVS President, Senior...
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15 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
BEVA Congress returns to Birmingham in September
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The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced that its Congress, Europe’s largest equine veterinary event, will take place from 4 th to the 7 th September 2021 at the ICC, Birmingham. The event, which was cancelled last year because of the...
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15 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Vet medicine guru launches leadership coaching service
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Clive Elwood, a former RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Medicine and previously Managing Director of Davies Veterinary Specialists has launched Trellis Leadership Coaching to support others in the profession with mentoring and coaching. Having experienced...
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14 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Canaural returns
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Dechra has announced the return of Canaural, a treatment for otitis externa, to the veterinary market. Canaural contains fusidic acid, framycetin and nystatin for their antibacterial and antifungal effects against the most common organisms associated...
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14 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Baycox Iron returns
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Elanco has announced that Baycox Iron, the injectable treatment used to prevent clinical coccidiosis and iron deficiency in piglets, is now available again, following the company’s acquisition of Bayer Animal Health in 2020. Elanco says Baycox Iron...
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14 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
New campaign to help vet practices support owners of older pets
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Animalcare, the maker of Thiamacare, has launched ‘Make Senior Easier’ a new campaign designed to help improve the quality of life of older pets by helping practices enhance their level of care and educating owners how they can maintain their pet's wellbeing...
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13 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
New treatments for osteoarthritis pain in dogs and cats
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Zoetis has launched two, monthly treatments for osteoarthritis pain: Librela for dogs and Solensia for cats. Zoetis says Librela (bedinvetmab) and Solensia (frunevetmab) work differently from NSAIDs, the current standard of care, by specifically targeting...
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13 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Boehringer launches next-gen Marek's vaccine
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Boehringer Ingelheim has launched Prevexxion RN and Prevexxion RN+HVT+IBD, the next generation of Marek’s disease vaccines, in the UK and Europe. Prevexxion RN is composed of a serotype-1 construct vaccine which Boehringer says offers a unique balance...
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13 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Seven hardest conditions for vets to manage in a pandemic
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Buckinghamshire-based Hamilton Specialist Referrals has published the results of a survey of GP vets which reveals which conditions they have found harder to manage during the pandemic. 60 vets took part in the survey. 80% believed they had seen an...
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12 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
New separation anxiety leaflet to help dogs out of lockdown
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Ceva Animal Health, maker of Adaptil, has launched a new leaflet on separation anxiety to help ease dogs out of lockdown. The new leaflet, ‘Separation anxiety as a result of the pandemic. What can you do?’, was written in collaboration with clinical...
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12 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Animalcare sets up new company for its chip business
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Animalcare has set up a new company called identicare to operate its identibase pet database and identichip microchip business. The company says the reason for the change is so that it can dedicate additional resources to the business. Samantha Williamson...
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12 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Vets Now announces 2021 ECC CPD programme for vets
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Vets Now has announced the programme for its ECC Bitesize Live series of online CPD lectures for veterinary surgeons and nurses. The specialist-led lectures will start on 5th May and run until October 2021, with a session every couple of weeks, alternating...
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9 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
New exotics resource for vets
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A group of exotics vets have come together to create Just Exotic, a new resource for general practitioners and students who want to broaden their exotic species knowledge. The brainchild of Sonya Miles CertAVP(ZM), CertAqV, MRCVS, Just Exotic ( www...
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9 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
New Specialist-led parenteral nutrition service in the Midlands
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Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in Solihull has launched a parenteral nutrition referral service. The service is being led by Isuru Gajanayake, a board-certified specialist in veterinary nutrition. He said: “Since launching our clinical...
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8 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Free new anaesthesia CPD platform
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Jurox (UK) Limited has launched the Anaesthesia Academy CPD platform to help veterinary surgeons refresh their knowledge on premedicating patients, and to improve induction, maintenance and recovery protocols. The course counts for four hours CPD,...
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8 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
New initiative to help practices help new puppy owners
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Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has launched ‘Relax, it’s a Puppy Thing’, a new initiative designed to bond new puppy owners to their veterinary practice and encourage them to develop good preventative healthcare habits. The company says that by...
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7 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Herefordshire vet heads to the Maldives to save the turtles
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Herefordshire-based Alex McGhee MRCVS, a business intelligence manager at Linnaeus, has headed off to the Maldives to help save endangered sea turtles. Alex is applying the data science he uses in his day job to help local vets at the Olive Ridley...
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6 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Vets' phones and tablets found contaminated with Staphylococci
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A new study, published open access in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), found that 68% of portable electronic devices (PEDs) used by veterinary staff were contaminated with Staphylococci, including both vancomycin and oxacillin...
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6 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Vets invited to nominate inspirational figures from the equine veterinary community
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The British Equine Veterinary Association is inviting members to help celebrate people who've made a mark on the profession, by nominating them for a place in a new showcase of 60 influential figures. To nominate someone for inclusion in the showcase...
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6 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
New veterinary bone graft substitute
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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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1 Apr 2021, 0 Comment(s)
Dechra launches injectable emetic for dogs
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Dechra has launched Apovomin, an injectable apomorphine to induce vomiting in dogs that have ingested poisons or toxins. Apovomin is effective after a single injection, with results in two to fifteen minutes. Apovomin has the active substance apomorphine...
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1 Apr 2021, 14 Comment(s)
RCVS to move headquarters offshore
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Hot on the heels of yesterday’s announcement that the RCVS has completed the sale of its offices in Westminster, the College has now announced plans to move its headquarters offshore. In a statement issued this morning, the College explained that a...
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31 Mar 2021, 0 Comment(s)
RCVS completes sale of its London offices
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The RCVS has completed the sale of its Westminster offices to a private investor for £14m. The deal includes an option for the College to lease the building for up to two years to give it time to consider its options for the future, and how they may...
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30 Mar 2021, 0 Comment(s)
New accredited veterinary CPD
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Premier Vet Alliance, the provider of preventative health plans and home delivery services, is to launch a new training course which, for the first time, it has had accredited by The CPD Standards Office. The new course is called ‘New staff training...
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