VetSurgeon.org is hearing early reports of a homeopathic protest march currently taking place in London. The protesters, which VetSurgeon.org understands comprise six veterinary surgeons and 30-40 pet owners, started their march in Parliament Square...

The BVA has published the interim results of a new study which seems to provide the best evidence yet that the veterinary profession still discriminates against female veterinary surgeons. The study also found that those who believe that gender discrimination...

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has today issued a new position statement on the veterinary use of complementary and alternative medicines, homeopathy in particular. With regard to all types of complementary and alternative medicine, the...

The Royal Veterinary College Principal, Stuart Reid has become embroiled in a row over its students' annual charity calendar, after a veterinary vegan group complained about the month that showed veterinary students handling sheep. The photograph...

Zoetis has launched Stronghold Plus (selamectin/sarolaner), a topical combination of parasiticides licensed for the treatment of fleas, ticks, ear mites, lice, GI worms and heartworm in cats. Zoetis says the combined action of selamectin and sarolaner...

Merial has announced that Nexgard Spectra has now been licensed to prevent lungworm in dogs, making it the only product which deals with lungworm and ticks (not to mention fleas and roundworm). The company says that until now, veterinary surgeons...

Maidstone-based Daniella Dos Santos MRCVS has become quite possibly the first person to render Nigel Farage utterly speechless whilst at the same time drawing welcome attention to the shortfall in veterinary surgeons caused by Brexit. Daniella, a...

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association has issued a statement denouncing a Daily Telegraph / Mail on Sunday story which claimed that 'thousands of dogs are dying or suffering severe allergic reactions' after being treated with Nobivac L4, and...

You probably know that just reading content on www.vetsurgeon.org can count towards the 10 hours of undocumented Continuing Professional Development you are allowed to undertake each year. What you may NOT know is that other activities on the site can...

The Royal Veterinary College has performed world-first surgery to correct a combination of congenital heart defects in a dog that needed a repair to its tricuspid valve and common atrium. Lottie, an 11-month-old Labrador puppy was found to have a...

Elanco has announced the launch of Credelio (lotilaner) for cats, the first oral flea and tick treatment to be licensed for cats. In trials, Credelio killed more than 98% of ticks within 24 hours 1 , and more than 99% of fleas within 12 hours with...

Merial Animal Health has announced that the European Commission has issued an extension to the marketing authorisation for Zactran for the treatment of infectious pododermatitis (footrot) in sheep associated with virulent Dichelobacter nodosus and Fusobacterium...