Veterinary News Headlines

    Surrey veterinary surgeon wins VetSurgeon iPad

    Andy Trevan , a veterinary surgeon at the Gayton Veterinary Group in Redhill, has won the VetSurgeon.org prize draw to win an Apple iPad. The draw was held to raise awareness in the profession of the growing community on VetSurgeon.org, and...

    RVC scientists develop severity estimation calculator for PMWS

    Scientists at the Royal Veterinary College, contributing to a programme to tackle some of the most harmful and widespread endemic diseases that commonly affect farmed animals in the UK, have developed a severity estimation calculator for post-weaning...

    Vetoquinol launches touch screen client communication tool

    Vetoquinol has launched the Vet-Touch Digital Atlas, an innovative communication tool to help veterinary practices explain complex conditions to clients at the touch of a screen. Vetoquinol says the Vet-Touch Digital Atlas saves valuable time and...

    Medivet celebrates 100th blood collection

    Medivet is celebrating its 100th batch collection for Vet Blood Supplies, the north London-based bloodbank set up in 2007 to provide blood products for its branches around the country. Veterinary nurse Laura Brind, who is responsible for collecting...

    Petplan calls for veterinary awards nominations

    Petplan is calling for nominations for this year's 'Petplan Veterinary Awards 2011'. The awards, which are now into their 12 th year, are an opportunity for colleagues and pet owners to thank their local veterinary stars who go above and beyond...

    Help needed with feline cystitis survey

    Cat Professional is carrying out a survey to assess the use of Zylkène in cats with idiopathic cystitis (FIC), and is looking for owners whose cats are using the treatment to complete an online survey. Zylkène is a nutritional supplement which has...

    Leicester MP opens latest Companion Care surgery

    Andrew Robathan MP has opened Companion Care Vets latest surgery in Leicester, bringing the number of surgeries across the UK to 67. The surgery is located within the brand new Pets at Home store at Fosse Park, and the joint veterinary partners...

    New farm animal medicine record book

    Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has produced a new medicine record book to help producers effectively document animal health product usage, to coincide with the cattle pneumonia season. The Resflor-sponsored booklet incorporates space to...

    New Principal at the RVC

    The Royal Veterinary College has announced the appointment of Professor Stuart Reid as its new Principal and the successor to Professor Quintin McKellar. Professor Reid BVMS, PhD, DVM, DipECVPH, FRSE, MRCVS, joins the RVC from the University of...

    RCVS approves more compassionate approach to vets with health problems

    The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has approved a new Health Protocol, which formalises a more compassionate approach to veterinary surgeons with health problems. The Protocol will allow - in appropriate circumstances - veterinary...

    Dechra launches new CPD programme

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched a new CPD programme covering Feline Hyperthryoidism, Canine Hyperadrenoncorticism and Otitis Externa. The CPD is available both as face-to-face sessions, and online at http://www.dechra.com/ The face-to-face...

    HMRC offers guidance on forthcoming VAT increase

    HMRC has published advice concerning the forthcoming increase in the rate of VAT, from 17.5% to 20% on Tuesday 4th January 2011. From 4th January, you will need to charge the new 20% VAT rate on all standard-rated sales you make and all retail takings...

    Ceva launches Hepatosyl Plus

    Ceva Animal Health has launched Hepatosyl Plus, a development of the liver support supplement for cats and dogs. Hepatosyl Plus contains the same ingredients as the original product but now also includes Silybin. According to the company, Silybin...

    Animalcare launches low-dose, long-acting florfenicol

    Animalcare has launched Florgane, a novel, patented, long acting florfenicol 300mg/ml suspension which the company says has significant advantages over existing organic solvent-based florfenicol products on the market when used for the treatment...

    New outpatients diagnostic imaging service for primary care practices

    Fitzpatrick Referrals has announced the launch of a new outpatients diagnostic imaging service, available to all primary care veterinary surgeons. According to the practice, its Siemens CT and closed field MRI scanners are among the most advanced...

    BVA questions BBC screening of illegal ear marking

    The British Veterinary Association has contacted the BBC programme 'Countryfile' following the broadcast of an item on identifying wild ponies in North Wales using 'ear marking' on 31st October 2010. The programme visited a farmer in Snowdonia...

    Free Libromide epilepsy advice service launched

    Genitrix has launched a free epilepsy faxback advice service for veterinary practices prescribing Libromide. A form downloadable from the Genitrix website will enable practices to provide detailed case histories, and challenging canine epilepsy...

    RCVS DC postpones judgement on Hampshire vet

    The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has postponed judgment on sanction for 12 months in the case of a Hampshire veterinary surgeon found guilty of serious professional misconduct for cumulative failures to provide...

    Morrisons and Petplan in new pet obesity drive

    The supermarket Morrisons is to launch new pet food packaging which will alert shoppers to the ideal portion size their cat or dog should be eating, in a bid to tackle the UK's growing pet obesity problem. Morrisons is the first supermarket to...

    Pfizer urges vets and horse owners to be on guard for West Nile Virus

    Pfizer Animal Health is advising vets and horse owners to be on guard against the threat of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the UK, following a spate of outbreaks of the disease in several European countries this year. West Nile Virus has recently made...

    Two editions of Veterinary Focus now available free

    Two new edition's of Veterinary Focus , Royal Canin's free journal for companion animal veterinary surgeons are now available free of charge to UK vets. Focus on Respiratory Disease includes features on brachycephalic syndrome, feline asthma, thoracic...

    Cepravin dry cow antibiotic now with flexi-cap

    Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health is now supplying Cepravin dry cow antibiotic treatment in a new 'flexi-cap' tube which offers two ways of infusing the product into the cows' teats. According to the company, the new cap is easier to remove...

    BVA announces new policy committee chairmen

    The British Veterinary Association is delighted to announce the election of new chairmen for two of its standing committees. Fred Landeg is the new chairman of the Veterinary Policy Group (VPG) and James Yeates is the new chairman of the Ethics...

    NVS Veterinary Karting Championship off to a flying start

    The Veterinary Karting Championship, organised by NVS , is proving a huge success, according to the company. At the half way stage of the championship, around two hundred drivers have already participated in regional events in Manchester, Edinburgh...

    RVC research reveals live bird markets are 'reservoir of infection' for Bird Flu

    Guillaume Fournié and Dr Javier Guitian from the Royal Veterinary College - working with colleagues from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Imperial College - have developed a model to understand how live bird markets act ...