Jennifer Dykes, a small animal, Nottinghamshire based veterinary surgeon, has won first prize in the 'All creatures great and small' category of the BVA Veterinary Photographer of the Year competition. This year's competition saw over 400...

Virbac has launched VeggieDent FR3SH Dental Chews in single chew packs presented in display boxes which offer veterinary practices another opportunity to promote oral healthcare to dog owners. The company says that its own market research has found...

New research by the Royal Veterinary College in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh has found that almost two thirds of Persian cats suffer from at least one health condition 1 . There are an estimated 100,000 Persian cats in the UK, popular...

Dechra Veterinary Products has launched Nerfasin vet, an injectable xylazine solution licensed for sedation and premedication prior to general anaesthesia in cattle, horses, cats and dogs. Nerfasin vet is available in two concentrations - a 100 mg...

The British Equine Veterinary Association has announced the launch of a coaching scheme which will pair new grads with experienced equine vet coaches for career support. As part of the programme, BEVA is giving the coaches workshops, discussion forums...

Southfields Veterinary Specialists in Essex has been given approval by planners to convert a 40,000 sq ft site just down the road from its current premises into what will be one of the UK’s largest referral centres. The £11m project, which...

MSD Animal Health has announced that Finadyne (flunixin meglumine), its NSAID for cattle, pigs and horses, has been reformulated and approved for use in food-producing animals. Fynadyne had been removed from sale last year after the Veterinary Medicines...

Virbac has launched Multimin, a prescription only, four in one trace mineral injection to combat oxidative stress and its effects in cattle. Oxidative stress is an imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants which can lead to cell and tissue damage...

Defra has produced a video offering official advice for pet owners that want to travel with their pet in the event of a no deal Brexit. The video has now been published on Youtube, from where veterinary practices might like to share it with clients...

Medivet reports that its Saving the Rhino Campaign has now received a very impressive one million donations from its clients, raising £500,000 in the process. The campaign uses Pennies , the digital charitable giving system which invites you...

The Royal Veterinary College has announced the results of the world's largest study of West Highland White Terriers 1 , which identified both the most common illnesses suffered by the breed and the most common causes of death. The VetCompass study...

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...

York-based Dr Michael Richard Jones has been suspended by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for two months, for making dishonest entries in horse passports and subsequently making dishonest entries in the same horses’ clinical records. The Disciplinary...