Dechra Veterinary Products has launched a 5 ml bottle of Comfortan (methadone), its titratable analgesia for cats and dogs.

The new sized bottle of Comfortan, designed for use with animals in, or about to experience, moderate to severe pain, is now available…

Zoetis has announced the introduction of Equimidine solution in a 50% larger plastic bottle.

The company says the new 15ml multi-dose presentation, now in plastic rather than glass, offers greater safety, as well as cost-saving advantages to practices…

Zoetis has announced that PropoFlo Plus is now back in stock following a huge surge in demand caused by supply issues with a competitor propofol.

Licensed for use in dogs and cats, PropoFlo Plus is an anaesthetic injection for the induction and maintenance…

Zoetis has announced the launch of Ketavet.

The intravenous anaesthetic solution containing ketamine is available in 10ml and 50ml presentations. The new product coincides with the re-classification of ketamine as a schedule 2 drug.

Ketavet is a clear…

Virbac has launched Propofol-Lipuro Vet, a short-acting intravenously administered and short-term maintenance general anaesthetic for use in dogs and cats. 

Propofol-Lipuro Vet contains no preservatives so its use can be repeated, even in cats, for continuous…

Ceva Animal Health has extended its Meloxidyl dogs and cats’ range with the launch of a new 5ml Meloxidyl oral suspension for cats.

The company says the new bottle size will provide more prescription options for veterinary practices currently stocking…

The WSAVA has launched a petition to save ketamine from being placed under international scheduling, a move which the association says would prevent those who most need the drug having access to it.

The proposal to schedule ketamine is likely to be considered…

The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) has launched a new campaign highlighting the need for all cats to receive post-neutering pain relief.

The campaign – Cats deserve pain relief too – has been prompted by a recent study¹ which…

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has issued a Class II recall of IsoFlo 100% and Isothesia 1000 mg/g with an expiry date of before 31st May 2021.

The affected batches are: IsoFlo 250 ml 58006XN, 60003XN, 59005XN, 60006XN, 61001XN, 60016XN, 60017XN…

An online petition set up by the Worldwide Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) as part of a campaign to secure access to ketamine as an essential veterinary medicine has secured more than 11,300 signatures - with 15,000 the next milestone. 

Jurox (UK) Limited has launched Buprelieve (buprenorphine), licensed for use in dogs, cats and horses. 

Buprelieve is a 0.3mg/ml buprenorphine solution for injection, licensed for post-operative analgesia and to potentiate the sedative effects of other…

Norbrook Laboratories has issued a product recall of all batches of Propofol Emulsion for Injection 1.0% w/v currently on the market.

In the UK, the product is marketed under the brand names Vetofol and Inductofol.

An issue of coring has been reported…

Jurox has issued a statement confirming its commitment to those practices who want to use Alfaxan (alfaxalone) following what it describes as the second major shortage of the most widely used veterinary licensed propofol (Inductofol and Vetofol, Norbrook…

Alastair Mair, a European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at Willows Veterinary Centre has developed a new app to ensure all vital details of an anaesthetic procedure are recorded efficiently and effectively.

VETNAPP offers a replacement…

The BVA and the BCVA have launched a joint position paper which states that calves should be routinely provided with appropriate analgesia alongside local anaesthesia to effectively manage pain during necessary veterinary and husbandry procedures.

The…

A new study¹ published in Animal Welfare suggests that communication between veterinary surgeons and farmers about post-disbudding analgesia needs to be improved.

The study, which examined cattle farmers’ and veterinary surgeons' opinions of pain-induced…

Elisabeth Richardson MRCVS (pictured right), Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Veterinary Anaesthesia at Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital, University of Cambridge, is conducting a new survey designed to give a deeper insight into the conduct of anaesthetic…

Jurox (UK) Limited has announced that its anaesthetic for cats and dogs, Alfaxan (alfaxalone), has now been licensed for the induction of anaesthesia in pet rabbits.

Rabbits are the third most commonly anaesthetised pet in the UK, however they have a…

Jurox (UK) Ltd, manufacturer of Alfaxan for dogs, cats and pet rabbits, has published Considerations for Anaesthetising Rabbits, a booklet offering expert guidelines for rabbit anaesthesia.

The booklet contains practical advice on handling rabbits, anaesthetic…

What you can do to protect your small animal patients from reflux and regurgitation during anaesthesia will be explored at BSAVA this year in a lecture hosted by Docsinnovent for veterinary surgeons and nurses with an interest in anaesthesia.

The lecture…

Jurox (UK) Ltd, maker of Alfaxan, has launched Anaesthesia1ST, a fortnightly electronic newsletter containing articles designed to help veterinary professionals deliver 1st class anaesthesia for their patients.

The newsletter will include anaesthesia…

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced that its NSAID, Metacam 0.5 mg/ml oral suspension for cats, is now licensed for the alleviation of mild to moderate post-operative pain associated with soft tissue surgery in guinea pigs.

Metacam is the first NSAID to…

Invicta Animal Health has launched an improved version EthyCalm, its vapo-coolant spray for desensitising skin before needling a patient.

EthyCalm is sprayed directly on the skin, or, for more fractious patients, can be applied with a swab. 

Invicta…

Veterinary Prescriber has published a critical evidence-based peer-reviewed appraisal of the use of paracetamol in dogs.

Paracetamol is one of the most commonly-used drugs worldwide, available to buy over the counter for humans, and for dogs (as Pardale…