Veterinary News Headlines
  • BVA fights Animal Health on behalf of Official Veterinarians

    The British Veterinary Association's Council has agreed unanimously to reject Animal Health's proposal to base fees for Official Veterinarians (OVs) on the available budget instead of an hourly rate, which the BVA negotiating team has been pushing for...
  • Bayer launches lungworm awareness campaign

    Bayer Animal Health, maker of Advocate, has announced that it will be running its 'Be Lungworm Aware' campaign in April. The company says the campaign aims to help raise awareness of Angiostrongylus vasorum amongst dog owners and support the...
  • New online advice service for general practitioners

    A new company offering general practitioners online consultations with veterinary specialists launched in the UK last month. Televetdx ( www.televetdx.com ) has grouped over 40 veterinary specialists to offer their services to GPs in the UK and Europe...
  • VetSurgeon.org welcomes the Veterinary Wound Healing Association

    The Veterinary Wound Healing Association (VWHA) has become the third veterinary association to make a new home on VetSurgeon.org . VWHA President Jacintha Wilmink said: "We're very excited about joining VetSurgeon.org and how it will allow...
  • New equine influenza alert service for vets

    From 1st March vets can sign up to be alerted to all recorded equine influenza cases in the UK, thanks to a new service from the Animal Health Trust (AHT) and Merial Animal Health. Tell Tail is the UK's first equine influenza (EI) text alert service...
  • Worming campaign goes to the dogs

    Novartis Animal Health's year long campaign to drive pet-owner awareness of the importance of worming pets regularly got off to a rather damp start in London today, with 63 people in doggy suits - mostly company employees I gather - running around...
  • Help for veterinary professionals in crisis

    The British Veterinary Association's Members' Services Group has devised a Vet Helpline sticker as a practical way to promote the help and support available to members of the veterinary profession suffering from anxiety or depression. It will...
  • New palatable equine joint nutrient supplement

    Alstoe Animal Health has introduced a new, palatable joint nutrient supplement for horses. According to the company, the benefits of feeding equine joint nutrient supplements to assist with maintaining mobility and supporting health joint function...
  • Government u-turn on compulsory dog insurance

    The Government has been forced to scrap plans for compulsory dog insurance less than a two weeks since they were revealed in leaked Defra documents. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has now ruled out the idea. Apparently, the climbdown followed...
  • Diet can reduce need for NSAIDs by up to 25%

    Hill's Pet Nutrition has highlighted recent studies which, the company says, prove that feeding a food enriched with omega-3 fatty acids from fish oils to dogs with osteoarthritis results in a reduction in NSAID dosage of up to 25% 1 , owner observed...
  • Charities divided over dog licence proposal

    Dogs Trust has come out firmly against RSPCA-supported proposals to re-introduce the dog licence. The dog welfare charity says it does not believe re-introducing the dog licence would provide a welfare benefit for dogs. It has also expressed surprise...
  • Alstoe launches four-way breakable ACE inhibitor

    Alstoe Animal Health is launching Nelio, a four-way breakable flavoured tablet version of the ACE inhibitor benazepril hydrochloride at BSAVA Congress. The Nelio range for the treatment of congestive heart failure in dogs and chronic renal insufficiency...
  • VetSurgeon members scoop BSAVA Awards

    Congratulations to VetSurgeon members Mike Martin, Malcolm Ness and Mark Patteson, who were amongst the winners of the 2010 BSAVA Annual Awards. Mike Martin actually collected two awards this year: The Dunkin Award for the author of the most valuable...
  • Referral veterinary surgeon launches webinar series

    Anthony Chadwick, a referral dermatologist, has teamed up with other experts to offer a series of web-based seminars with the aim of bringing accessible and convenient CPD to vets. 50 VetSurgeon members can attend the webinars for half price. Just enter...
  • Small animal referral centre restructures

    Davies Veterinary Specialists (DVS), the multi-specialist small animal referral centre based on the Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire border, has announced a restructuring of the ownership and management of the practice. Following 12 years of successful operation...
  • Rabbits being sent to an early grave by ignorance

    The lives of pet rabbits in Britain, the UK's third most popular pet, are being drastically cut short due to owners' ignorance and misinformation, according to a survey for Rabbit Awareness Week (26 th April - 2 nd May 2010). The survey reveal......
  • What on earth was that?

    The RCVS has released the results of a competition held at BSAVA Congress earlier this month, in which veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and other members of the practice team were asked to identify three animals from sound only. The correct...
  • Braid Vets sign 1000th Pet Health Plan member

    Edinburgh-based Braid Vets has signed up its 1000th client to the practice's VIP (Very Important Pet) Pet Health Plan. To mark the event, staff at the practice and Kenneth Agnew from Practice Plan For Vets Ltd, presented 1000th member Douglas Roberts...
  • Genitrix launches discounted blood tests for epileptic dogs

    Following the launch of Libromide, the only licensed formulation of potassium bromide in the UK for canine epilepsy, Genitrix has linked up with NationWide Veterinary Laboratories to offer a discounted blood test service to veterinary practices. Ge...
  • Virbac offers practices shampoo & skin care packs for pet owners

    Virbac Animal Health is offering practices an educational shampoo and skin care pack for pet owners. The pack is free to practices that buy any 12 shampoos from the Virbac range. In return the practice will receive a range of educational and point...
  • Royal Canin launches UK's first diet for stressed cats and dogs

    Royal Canin has launched 'Calm', described as the UK's first complete nutritional support for cats and dogs during stress. Royal Canin says Calm contains a combination of two nutrients known to help support stress management. Alpha-casozepine...
  • Boehringer Ingelheim launches Metacam Injection for cats

    Boehringer Ingelheim has launched a cat-specific presentation of Metacam Injection combined with a new indication which permits the company's existing oral suspension (0.5mg/ml meloxicam) to be used for up to four follow-on days. The company says....
  • Janssen launches new equine sedative gel

    Janssen Animal Health has launched Domosedan Gel, an oromucosal gel for the sedation of horses. Janssen says Domosedan Gel, which contains 7.6 mg/ml (40mcg/kg) detomidine, induces sedation and analgesia with the efficacy and recovery comparable to...
  • Free fluid therapy calculators

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched free online Fluid Therapy Calculators to help veterinary staff calculate their patients' fluid requirements. There are two versions available, small animal and equine. Both are available as an online tool...
  • Petplan census shows there's a new breed of owner

    New research released today by Petplan has revealed that at a time when marriage is in decline and the average child bearing age is increasing, a new breed of pet owner has emerged: women between the ages of 25 and 34 who bought their pet as a substitute...