Legislative / Regulatory Changes

• New Codes of Professional Conduct

Company Changes

• Henry Schein acquires Veterinary Instrumentation

New Products

Companion Animal

• SLIT (Axiom) sublingual immunotherapy treatment for allergies in cats and dogs
• Cystease Advanced (Ceva) urinary tract support supplment for cats
• Cardalis (Ceva) treatment of degenerative valvular heart disease in dogs
• Vitofyllin (AnimalCare) CNS stimulant to tackle signs of ageing in dogs
• Aqua-sed (Vetark) Fish anaesthetic licensed for euthanasia
• VetEssentials NeuteredCat (Hill's) low fat diet for neutered cats
• Pestigon (Norbrook) flea and tick spot-on for cats and dogs
• Speed Leish K (Virbac) diagnostic text for canine Leishmaniosis
• Suprelorin (Virbac) authorised for neutering of male ferrets
• Mycinor tablets (Norbrook) antibiotic for soft tissue infections in dogs
• RapidVet-H (Woodley) blood type tester for cats and dogs
• Purevax (Merial) feline rabies vaccine
• ImmunoComb diagnostic test kits (Woodley) for FIP, canine Leptospira and Ehrlichia
• CaniLeish (Virbac) vaccine for canine leishmaniosis
• Activyl (MSD) flea and tick spot on for dogs
• v-gel (Docsinnovent) species-specific supraglottic airway devices
• Endogard (Virbac) broad spectrum wormer for dogs
• Prescription Diet y/d Feline (Hills) for management of feline hyperthyoidism
• Benefortin (Boehringer) ACE inhibitor for CHF in dogs and renal insufficiency in cats
• Seresto (Bayer) POM-V flea and tick collar 
• Certifect (Merial) flea and tick treatment for dogs
• Propentofylline (Norbrook) treatment to reduce lethargy in older dogs
• Flevox (Vetoquinol) flea and tick spot on for cats and dogs
  

Farm Animal & Equine

• Cefenil RTU (Norbrook) ready-to-use version of this antibiotic for cattle and pigs
• Poulvac (Pfizer) modified live vaccine against e.coli in chickens
• SynVet-50 (Invicta) treatment for lameness in horses
• Norfenicol Solution (Norbrook) antibiotic for treatment of pneumonia in cattle & Pigs
• Zylexis (Pfizer) immunomodulator to reduce signs of respiratory disease in horses
• Duvaxyn EHV 1,4 (Pfizer) Equine Herpes Virus vaccine rebranded Equip
• Calcitrace D3 (Norbrook) Bolus to reduce risk of Milk Fever
• Cobactan LA 7.5% (MSD) antimicrobial for treatment of swine respiratory disease
• Emdocam (Animalcare) NSAID for use in cattle pigs and horses
• Myo Power (Vetoquinol) nutritional supplement for horses
• Atopica for cats (Novartis) for chronic allergic dermatitis
• ScourCheck Rapid Programme (MSD) calf-side scour pathogen test kit
• Noroquin (Norbrook) nutritional supplement for horses
• Poultry Tonic HD (Elanco) nutritional supplement for poultry

Other Notable Events

• University of Surrey announces opening of new vet school in 2014
• McKelvey Report
• Companion Care opened 100th surgery