Dechra and VetSurgeon.org have joined forces to offer veterinary surgeons the peri-operative analgesia CPD event of the year, which also marks the launch of a new Anaesthesia Group on VetSurgeon.org.

The CPD event is in two parts. The first is a webina…

Following concerns about the supply of raw materials used to make the local anaesthetic, procaine hydrochloride, the Veterinary Medicine Directorate has confirmed that Pronestesic is currently available from suppliers, with normal UK availability of other…

Vetnapp, an anaesthesia app originally developed for Apple devices by European specialist in anaesthesia and analgesia Alastair Mair to save time and increase clinical accuracy, is now available for Android.

Vetnapp offers a secure alternative to traditional…

The BSAVA will be launching its new Guide to Pain Management in Small Animal Practice at Congress this year.

Billed as an essential reference, the new guide gives practical information on pain management in a wide range of small animals, emphasizing patient…

Chanelle has launched Insistor 10 mg/ml solution for injection for dogs and cats, a premedication for general anaesthesia or neuroleptanalgesia in combination with a neuroleptic drug.

Insistor, which contains methadone hydrochloride, is now available…

Louise Clark, RCVS and EBVS European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia and Head of Anaesthesia at Davies Veterinary Specialists, has been appointed President of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Pain Section for 2018/19.

It is believed…

Zoetis has issued an update about IsoFlo, following the restocking of the UK market which began in the first week of February.

According to the company, stock is now at normal levels in all the major wholesalers. Laura Jenkins, Companion Animal Marketing…

Chanelle has announced this morning that 35,000 bottles of IsoVet are now available from wholesalers, with more supplies due in the coming months.

Chanelle's head of sales and marketing, Killian Gaffney said: "The total UK market is around 80,000 bottles…

The RCVS has issued a statement to reassure veterinary surgeons that problems arising from the shortage of isoflurane are very unlikely to be considered as a professional misconduct issue, provided that clinical decisions are justifiable, that detailed…

The BEVA, the BSAVA and The Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists (AVA) say that working with the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, they've found a solution to the isoflurane shortage.

Having investigated alternative sources of isoflurane, and…

Following the news about the shortage of isoflurane, Jurox (UK) Ltd has launched a support pack for Alfaxan, licensed for the maintenance of anaesthesia for up to an hour in dogs and cats.

The support pack features information on the role anaesthetic…

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association has taken a number of steps to help address the problems resulting from a shortage of isoflurane caused by mechanical problems at a manufacturing facility contracted to Zoetis, the country's biggest supplier…

Dechra Veterinary Products has announced the launch of a smaller size vial of Anesketin, its rapid acting dissociative anaesthetic licensed for cats, dogs and horses.

Anesketin solution for injection, containing Ketamine 100 mg/ml, is indicated for induction…

Jurox has announced the launch of Alfaxan Multidose for dogs, cats and pet rabbits, a preserved formulation of alfaxalone with an extended shelf life of 28 days after the vial is first broached.

Jurox says Alfaxan Multidose is the bioequivalent to unpreserved…

Veterinary anaesthetist Carl Bradbrook BVSc CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS is encouraging veterinary practices to use safety checklists in an article published in Jurox's Anaesthesia1st online newsletter this month.

Carl's article: 'Are you using a safety…

Jurox (UK) Ltd has launched AceSedate (acepromazine), for the premedication, sedation and tranquillisation of cats and dogs.

In case you need any reminding, acepromazine belongs to the phenothiazine family and acts as a dopamine receptor antagonist, providing…