VetSurgeon.org is conducting a survey of veterinary surgeons to find out what you think of the recent RCVS Council decision to redefine 'under care', thereby allowing vets to prescribe veterinary medicines without ever having seen or examined the animal…

A survey by VetSurgeon.org has found that the majority of veterinary surgeons disagree that they should be allowed to prescribe medication without ever having seen the animal in person or performing a physical exam.

The survey was conducted following…

Dogs Trust has published research showing that 64% of dog owners would find it 'difficult' or 'very difficult' to pay an unexpected vet bill of £500. 

Meanwhile, the BVA has published the results of its latest Voice of the Profession…

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has published research which sheds light on the frequency, risk factors and linked health problems associated with periodontal disease in pet cats in the UK.

RVC researchers say that the VetCompass study is the larges…

Zoetis has presented the results of two studies looking at the impact of Librela (bedinvetmab) and Solensia (frunevetmab) on the quality of life (QoL) of dogs and cats with osteoarthritis (OA).

For the studies, the owners of 68 dogs treated with Librela and…

A new study published in Veterinary Surgery has concluded that routine radiographs at follow up did not influence postoperative management of most dogs after MPL surgery in the absence of abnormalities on clinical history or orthopaedic examination.

The…

A study published in the Vet Record has found that rates of ear cropping in dogs seen in vet practices in the UK rose sharply from 2020 to 2021, from a reported two cases per 100,000 consultations, to over 10.

For the study¹, the authors Lucy Norris, Gina…

A study published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP) has shown that physical and laboratory variables measured at the time of histopathological diagnosis of chronic inflammatory enteropathy in cats were not predictors of death due to gastrointestinal…

VetCT has launched a survey to explore opinions on artificial intelligence (AI) in veterinary medicine.

The 10 minute survey seeks to capture the current level of understanding and feelings around the deployment of AI tools across the veterinary industry…

Dechra is conducting a survey about strangles to better understand veterinary surgeons' approach to managing the disease.

The survey will assess vets’ experiences of the disease, biosecurity and the role of vaccination to help prevent strangles.…

The RCVS and British Veterinary Chronic Illness Support (BVCIS) are asking all vets and student vets to take part in a survey into disability and chronic illness within the veterinary sector.

The aim of the survey is to provide a better understanding of…

The Royal Veterinary College has published research which reveals the most common medical conditions in English Cocker Spaniels.

The VetCompass programme studied 10,313 English Cocker Spaniels from an overall sample of 336,865 UK dogs of all breeds under…

Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists, Axiom Veterinary Laboratories and Finn Pathologists have published a study which reveals the prevalent strains of bacteria in feline urine, and their sensitivity profiles.

For the study, urinalysis results from 2,712 UK…

Herd Health Consultancy is highlighting a study published in the Journal of Dairy Science which has shown the benefits of using NSAIDs routinely in heifers at first and subsequent calvings and, in conjunction with conventional best practice of a therapeutic…

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in partnership with CVS, has launched a new study to explore the effects of Equine Cushing’s disease in adult and older horses and ponies in the UK, and is calling for owner participants.

The two-year study aims…

CVS Equine has carried out an audit of antimicrobial use in its first opinion equine practices, both to better understand prescribing patterns and to create opportunities for further clinical research and guideline development.

Preliminary results, which…

CVS has published the results of some research¹ which found that the most common reason for veterinary nurses to resign is to further their career.

The study looked at the anonymised employment data of 1,642 veterinary nurses working across 418 UK primary…

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published new data which showed that pet insurance claims topped a record 1bn in 2022: 3,600 new claims amounting to £2.8m every day.

The Association says that the total cost of claims, which was up…

Surgeons at Pride Veterinary Centre have claimed a UK-first for a procedure in which they used a tailor-made titanium implant to replace a cancerous vertebra in a nine-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

The dog presented to the Neurology and Neurosurgery…

A research group at CVS led by Sergio Gomes has published three studies looking at discospondylitis in dogs and cats.

Discospondylitis describes the infection of an intervertebral disc and its adjacent cartilaginous end plates and vertebral bodies.

It is…

The Association of Veterinary Animal Care Assistants (AVACA) has launched a census to gather information about Veterinary Care Assistants (VCA) / Animal Nursing Assistants (ANA) and is asking practices to take part to record the number of people in these…

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College have been awarded £566,149 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to continue their studies into Enzootic pneumonia…

A study conducted by Melanie Dobromylskyj, a histopathologist at CVS-owned Finn Pathologists and RVC student, Rebecca Hederer has identified the most common histopathological diagnoses out of over 600 biopsy samples from guinea pig lumps. 

Skin diseases…

A new study¹ published in Scientific Research has concluded that Vetoquinol's Phovia fluorescent light energy (FLE) therapy system can improve the quality of life for dogs with skin conditions, and their owners.

Phovia, which was launched in the UK…

HT Vista has published the results of a small survey which indicates that vets who have been qualified for more than five years are 14% less likely to rely on palpation alone than clinicians with less than five year's experience, when diagnosing lipoma…