Solihull-based Willows Veterinary Centre is now offering shockwave therapy, a novel treatment for dogs suffering from musculoskeletal injuries and osteoarthritis.

Shockwave therapy, or Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) to give it its full nomenclature…

The Royal Veterinary College has published the results of a study which has found that rottweilers are the breed most predisposed to suffer from osteoarthritis.

For the study the RVC used VetCompass, its pioneering technology which analyses the veterinary…

Improve International has launched a two-day masterclass on tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy (TPLO).

The company says the masterclass will equip veterinary surgeons with an understanding of how TPLO fits into the range of treatments for one of the commonest…

Glasgow-based Roundhouse Referrals has launched what it claims is Scotland’s first fixed price tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) service.

Lead surgeon at Roundhouse, Ross Allan (pictured right), an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal…

Mark Bush and Martin Owen, both RCVS Recognised Specialists in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery have joined forces to open East of England Veterinary Specialists, a new orthopaedic referral practice in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire.

The new practice was created…

Cavalor has announced the launch of ArtiTec, an anti-inflammatory joint supplement for horses and ponies that have suffered a joint trauma, which the company says is proven effective in a good quality controlled trial¹.

In the trial, published in the…

Lintbells has announced that it will be running it's Mobility Matters initiative, which offers practices support materials to hold nurses' mobility clinics for pets with stiff joints, in October this year.

The initiative will run until early…

Boehringer Ingelheim has rebranded its equine joint supplement, Seraquin GLME, as Equitop GLME.

Equitop GLME is a palatable, pearl formulation joint supplement developed to support the healthy function of cartilage, joint capsules, tendons and ligaments…

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association has published a new edition of its Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Disorders, revised and updated under the direction of a new editorial team.

The new editorial team is comprised of Gareth Arthurs…

Forte Healthcare, the UK and Ireland distributor of Cartrophen Vet, has announced two free 45-minute CPD webinars about canine osteoarthritis taking place on 23^rd October and 6^th November at 8:00pm.

On 23^rd October, Dr Hannah Capon MA Vet MB MRCVS will…

Elanco Animal Health, maker of Onsior, has created a new film in collaboration with Zoe Belshaw, an RCVS and European recognised internal medicine specialist, which offers tips to help engage owners on the subject of OA in their pet.

The company says…

Lintbells has launched its 'new and improved' Mobility Matters initiative which provides a framework for introducing nurse–led mobility clinics in practice.

The Lintbells Mobility Matters initiative provides materials designed to help improve…

Chanelle has launched Osteopen (pentosan polysulphate sodium) for the treatment of arthritis and degenerative joint disease in dogs.

Osteopen (pentosan polysulphate sodium) is a semi-synthetic polymer which Chanelle says has anti-inflammatory properties…

Medivet has announced the opening of a "centre of excellence" in orthopaedics at its referral practice in Faversham, Kent.

The team at the centre will be led by Dr Ryk Botes (pictured right), a Medivet Branch Partner with a special interest in…

Elanco has announced that Onsior 6 mg tablets have been licensed for the treatment of pain and inflammation associated with chronic musculoskeletal disorders in cats.

The NSAID's new indication is in addition to its existing license for acute pain and…

Elanco, the maker of Onsior, has launched a campaign to help practices educate owners about canine osteoarthritis.

Elanco says OA is a condition which is estimated to affect one in four dogs, but it is often labelled by owners as "just old age". This…

A new survey of horse owners¹ by supplement brand, Cavalor, has found that 66% of horses have suffered from lameness as a result of joint disease and one-fifth of horses have been off work with the problem for a year or more.

The company says it…

Glasgow-based Roundhouse Referrals is urging veterinary surgeons to be on guard for easily overlooked lateral humeral condylar fractures (LHCFs) in French Bulldogs.

Ross Allan (pictured right), an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Surgery at…

Davies Veterinary Specialists has announced that it is now offering Canine Unicompartmental Elbow replacement (CUE), a new surgical procedure for dogs with canine elbow dysplasia.

Davies says the new treatment is appropriate for dogs with severe diffuse…

A new study published in Equine Veterinary Education¹ has confirmed that if veterinary surgeons are trained to use a Ridden-Horse-Ethogram they are better able to recognise pain-related behaviour in horses, which may reflect lameness or back or sacroiliac…

Elanco has announced that Galliprant (grapiprant), its new treatment for canine osteoarthritis pain, is now available in the UK.

Galliprant is a first in a class of drugs called piprants, or non-COX-inhibiting prostaglandin receptor antagonists (PRAs…

A new study published in the Royal Society Interface Journal¹ has, according to the researchers, resulted in a clearer understanding of how equine hooves grow and how abnormal hoof shapes may develop.

The study, titled ‘Physics of animal health:…

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has announced the launch of Arti-Cell Forte, the first stem cell-based veterinary medicine to get marketing authorisation for treating equine lameness, calling it a 'breakthrough medicine for degenerative joint disease…

Hannah Capon MRCVS and her team at Canine Arthritis Management (CAM) have launched the Big September Walks to raise awareness of arthritis in dogs.

People are invited to organise or join a walk to raise money for Canine Arthritis Management and its work…

Roundhouse Referrals in Glasgow has started publishing clinical outcome and client satisfaction results for Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO) surgery performed at the practice, the first practice in Scotland to do so, possibly in the whole of…