Veterinary News Headlines

    Virbac launches Cortavance 'Spray to Win'

    Virbac Animal Health has launched 'Spray to Win' competition in which vets who use the topical corticosteroid Cortavance between now and the end of June have the chance to win one of five Canon Ixus Cameras worth £150. To enter the competition, ask...

    1/2 million pet owners can no longer afford pet food

    A survey commissioned by a new Sky TV series, Pets for Life , carried out in association with The Blue Cross , has found that 500,000 (2%) of Britain's 24 million pet owners say they no longer have money for their pet's food and are reduced to feeding...

    Scanner and goggles worth £6000 up for grabs from Vetoquinol

    Vetoquinol has just launched its Marbocyl 10% online case study competition in which veterinary surgeons are being invited to provide information about how they treat E.coli mastitis. Two winners (one in the UK and one in Ireland) will win a BCF EASI...

    BSAVA seeks unusual cases for Scottish Congress competition

    For the first time BSAVA is running a Case Report Competition to be held at the annual Scottish BSAVA Congress (26-28th August 2011 at the Edinburgh Conference Centre). Veterinary surgeons, nurses and students are invited to submit abstracts of no...

    Vet in drive to raise £100,000 for spinal muscular atrophy

    VetSurgeon member Viki Edmondson MRCVS is taking part in a drive to help 13-year-old Octavia Woodward, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), raise £100,000 to help The SMA Trust . Viki, a well-known vet in the carriage driving world, will...

    BCF launches new remote display for on-farm use

    BCF has launched the Easi-Scan remote display, designed for on-farm use. The company says the Easi-Scan offers unprecedented display performance, is very portable (weighing less than 2Kg) and very rugged. According to the company, Its 8.4" transflective...

    Pet vaccination rates stable despite recession

    A YouGov poll commissioned at the start of this month's National Vaccination Month Campaign by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has shown that pet vaccination rates nationally have remained stable between 2009 and 2011 despite the recession. ...

    Boehringer adds cardiology CPD to Vetmedin website

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has added a cardiology CPD section to its Vetmedin website . The section also includes a number of owner education resources to be used in practice. The site, which is billed as a one-stop-shop on canine heart disease...

    Eurovet launches Relaquine ACP gel for horses

    Eurovet has launched Relaquine 35 mg/ml Oral Gel for Horses - a licensed acepromazine (ACP) in a gel format. The company says Relaquine can be used to sedate horses for examination and in stressful situations that some horses find hard to deal with...

    Improved vaccine against progressive atrophic rhinitis

    Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has announced the launch of PORCILIS AR-T DF, an inactivated vaccine against progressive atrophic rhinitis in piglets with a new adjuvant which the company says is associated with fewer injection site reactions...

    Metacam now on the list of FEI detection times

    The Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) has added Metacam for Horses to its 'list of detection times'. According to the manufacturer, Boehringher Ingelheim Vetmedica, Metacam (meloxicam) is the first preferential COX-2 inhibitor to be added to...

    RCVS calls for comment on proposed new disciplinary protocol

    The RCVS is calling for comment on a proposed new Case Management Protocol for its Disciplinary Committee. The new protocol provides additional guidance to all parties, ensuring that evidence is agreed or considered well before the hearing. Its emphasis...

    Michael Ball opens Fitzpatrick Referrals' state-of-the art ward

    The entertainer Michael Ball yesterday opened the final phase of Fitzpatrick Referrals' new ultra-hi-tech patient ward, which, according to the practice, will elevate animal care to a whole new level in the UK. The ward boasts bacterial-resistant...

    New online epilepsy support for vets and dog owners

    Vetoquinol has launched www.epiphenonline.co.uk , to support the veterinary profession and dog owners in the management of epilepsy. The company says it has developed the online service to complement its existing monitoring aids and booklets, and...

    BSAVA launches client info sheets for off-label drugs

    The BSAVA has launched a series of client information sheets for drugs commonly used off-label. The information sheets were the brainchild of Professor Ian Ramsey, Editor-in-Chief of the BSAVA Small Animal Formulary . He said: "As a referral vet I...

    Nominations Invited for WSAVA Awards

    The World Small Animal Veterinary Association is inviting nominations for its 2012 awards. The awards, which recognise the achievements of veterinary surgeons around the world in advancing the care of companion animals, are made annually and will...

    BEVA offers free practice benchmarking service

    BEVA is giving its members the opportunity to participate in a free practice benchmarking survey, to help them ensure their business is being run as efficiently and profitably as possible. The results of the research will be released at BEVA Congress...

    Pain free webinar

    Free places on Vétoquinol's webinar: 'Chronic Pain in the Geriatric Dog: Decision Making and Risk Management' are going fast, according to the company, and those wishing to attend are being advised to register as soon as possible. Vétoquinol says...

    Rinderpestence Day

    The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have announced that today marks the declaration of the eradication of rinderpest, one of the world's most dreaded animal diseases. ...

    Veterinary dentist runs her ass off for donkeys

    VetSurgeon member Simone Kirby Dip EVDC MRCVS , a veterinary dental specialist in London and Hertfordshire, will be running the BUPA London 10,000 for SPANA: Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad. The charity provides free veterinary care to...

    RCVS Disciplinary Committee dismisses case against London vet

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has dismissed a case against a London-based veterinary surgeon, having found charges related to fraudulent registration not proved. Miss Maria Becerra Parga was charged with fraudulently entering her name on the Register...

    New feline hyperthyroidism webcast

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched a webcast about feline hyperthyoidism, given by Tim Williams MA VetMB MRCVS from the Feline Research Group at the Royal Veterinary College. During the ten minute webcast, entitled: 'The highs and lows of feline...

    Virbac launches POM-V shampoo to complete its range

    Virbac Animal Health has launched Microbex, a POM-V shampoo for the control of Malassezia proliferation and associated clinical signs. The arrival of Microbex extends the Virbac shampoo range to eight, providing vets with the most comprehensive specialist...

    NVS & The Blue Cross collect 5000th bag of clothes

    The Blue Cross and National Veterinary Services (NVS) are celebrating the success of a new initiative to generate additional saleable items for the charity, with the help of vet practices across the UK. Earlier this year, The Blue Cross teamed up...

    New progesterone device for cattle

    Ceva Animal Health has launched PRID Delta, described as an improved intra-vaginal progesterone device for the synchronisation of oestrus in cycling and non-cycling cattle. The company says it has used its 35 years of expertise in cattle fertility...