MSD Animal Health has published an on-demand presentation in which three veterinary experts share their experience of managing diabetic pets. 

Susan Little, pictured left, talks about ‘Low Stress Management of the Diabetic Cat’, Professor Ian Ramsey gives…

nutravet has launched nutraren, a new product designed to support healthy renal function in cats and dogs.

The new product contains a combination of Omega-3s, toxin binders and antioxidants which the company claims flush out toxins, aid blood flow to the…

Forte Healthcare has launched Hydrafast - an oral rehydration solution for calves.

Forte developed the new solution alongside Professor Gayle Hallowell, Professor of Veterinary Internal Medicine and Critical Care at the School of Veterinary Medicine and…

Royal Canin is holding two free webinars to help veterinary surgeons who are looking after clients with obese pets. 

The 'Obesity Care in Practice' webinars are designed to help you recognise obesity, create individual weight-loss plans and turn failing cases…

Animalcare has announced the launch of Thiamacare for the treatment of hyperthyroidism in cats.

Thiamacare contains 10 mg/ml thiamazole, which is double the concentration of Thyronorm, for a lower dose volume.

Animalcare highlights research which shows that…

Virbac has launched Equipred (prednisolone), the first licensed steroid tablet for horses.

Licensed for the treatment of severe equine asthma, each Equipred tablet contains 50mg of prednisolone, a larger concentration tablet designed to make dosing easier…

A new study backed by Purina has shown that weight loss in obese dogs is associated with significant improvements of health measures like metabolic status, cardiovascular parameters, life quality and immune-regulation.

The study¹ investigated the effects…

MSD Animal Health is promoting its diabetes support materials for practices after seeing a 121% increase in calls from veterinary professionals asking for help with diabetes cases during the first five months of the pandemic (1st March to 1st August 2020…

Ceva Animal Health, maker of Rehydion, is urging vets to highlight the benefits of administering oral rehydration therapy (ORT) to scouring calves to farmers as part of its new ‘Making Milk Matter Against Scour’ campaign.

The company highlights…

Ceva Animal Health is hosting a free one-hour webinar on bovine respiratory disease (BRD) on Tuesday 1st December at 7pm. 

The webinar, titled: ‘When the coughing won’t stop…. what to do when standard BRD treatment protocols aren’t getting to the bottom…

Ian Battersby, an RCVS and EBVS European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine and Head of Internal Medicine at Davies Veterinary Specialists is urging the profession to support Antimicrobial Awareness Week.

Ian, who helped devise th…

A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), has shown that hypocholesterolaemia is associated with mortality in cats and dogs and may be a negative prognostic indicator.  

'Period prevalence and mortality…

Royal Canin has announced a new campaign for which it has teamed up with TV broadcaster and wellness expert Kathryn Thomas to raise awareness of pet obesity and help cat and dog owners manage their pets’ weight.

Kathryn hosts one of Ireland’s highest…

Zoetis has announced that the European Commission has granted the company marketing authorization for CircoMax Myco for the active immunisation of pigs against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae.

The company says that CircoMax…

Specialists in internal medicine from Davies Veterinary Specialists (Davies) in Hertfordshire and Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in Solihull are urgently seeking canine patients with chronic small intestinal diarrhoea, to help with a multi…

Cave Veterinary Specialists in West Buckland, Somerset, has been approved by the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine to run small animal internal medicine veterinary residency programmes.

The practice's first residents are Sara Cermeno…

Animalcare has published new feline hyperthyroidism educational materials for veterinary surgeons developed in partnership with RCVS Feline Specialist, Sarah Caney.

The materials include a 15-minute video in which Sarah (pictured right) gives her advi…

Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in Winchester has confirmed three new cases of the potentially fatal cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), aka Alabama Rot. 

The disease, which originally appeared in the late 1980s, was first detected…

A panel of experts at the National Equine Forum’s (NEF) Great Weight Debate (Equine) has concluded that teamwork, communication and trust are key to solving the problem of horse, pony and donkey obesity in the UK.

Equine obesity is a growing problem…

A new study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Medicine has shown that by making a few changes to colostrum hygiene protocols, farmers could significantly minimise the risk of disease in calves.

The study, which was carried out by researchers from the…

A new study, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP), has found that the addition of antacid treatment during the pre- and postoperative period for brachycephalic dogs undergoing surgery may result in a faster and…

The Royal Veterinary College has published a new study of canine obesity which reveals both the extent of the problem, and the risk factors. 

The study¹ was led by the RVC’s VetCompass programme and included 22,333 dogs whose health was followed…

MSD Animal Health, the maker of Nobivac Respira Bb, has published the results of new research which showed that veterinary practices are not giving owners clear advice about the need for vaccination against canine infectious respiratory disease (CIRD)

The…

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 increase…

The BSAVA has added a webinar on regurgitation to its library, presented by Aarti Kathrani, Editor of the third edition of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Gastroenterology.

Focusing on the approach, diagnosis and treatment of regurgitation in dogs…