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    BSAVA launches PG Certificate site

    BSAVA has launched its Postgraduate Certificate website. The site contains all of the online materials and activities which support the BSAVA postgraduate certificates. The BSAVA says students enrolled on the programmes will find it invaluable. ...

    Bogus vet sentenced to 20 months

    A man who worked as a veterinary surgeon in Wiltshire, despite being neither qualified nor registered with RCVS, has received a 20-month sentence at Swindon Crown Court. Peter Keniry (also known as Patrick Keniry), from Great Yarmouth, had been practising...

    BVA charity issues tail docking guidelines

    The British Veterinary Association's Animal Welfare Foundation has produced an online advice leaflet to guide veterinary surgeons through the possible scenarios in the consulting room. 'The practical and legal approach to the docked puppy' leaflet...

    New skin care diets from Royal Canin

    Royal Canin has launched two new skincare diets. 'Hypoallergenic Wet' is a wet adaptation of its 'Hypoallergenic' range of diets, providing variety for the nutritional management of dogs with adverse food reactions. 'Anallergenic' dry food is for...

    Webinar to reveal what owners want from their vet

    Elanco Companion Animal Health - maker of Comfortis, the flea treatment for dogs - is hosting an online evening webinar on Tuesday 10th January to highlight what pet owners want from their vets. The free webinar follows research into the perceptions...

    Shock announcement from Kruuse

    Kruuse has announced that it has become the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Pulse Veterinary Technologies LLC shockwave systems, including the Versatron, Versatron 4paws and Equitron. Shockwave therapy, otherwise known as extracorporeal shock...

    Aldosterone symposium now online

    Ceva Animal Health has published video recordings of its second ' Human and Veterinary Crosstalk Symposium on Aldosterone' . Over 100 world experts in human and veterinary cardiology from 15 different countries attended the symposium, where delegates...

    RCVS charity to fund research into feline rotavirus and equine gut bacteria

    The RCVS Charitable Trust has made two 'Blue Sky' grants of £20,000 each for research into feline rotavirus and equine gut bacteria. One award has been made to Allison German and Kenton Morgan at the University of Liverpool as a Richard Daubney Research...

    RSPCA highlights eccentric calls

    The RSPCA has released details of the more eccentric calls made to the charity over the course of 2011. Doubtless members of VetSurgeon.org and VetNurse.co.uk will empathise with the RSPCA over some of these, but do you have any better examples? If...

    RCVS refuses to release the McKelvey report in full

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has refused to release the McKelvey Report in full, despite Freedom of Information requests made by VetSurgeon.org and others. According to the College, it had always been the intention of RCVS Officers that...

    Hill's announces weight loss campaign results

    Hill's Pet Nutrition has reported some early results from its '60 Tonnes in 6 Months' pet weight loss campaign, which started 2 months ago. The company says that although there is only preliminary data available from 33 practices, it's clear that...

    Privy Council dismisses Lincs vet's appeal against disciplinary sanction

    The Privy Council has dismissed the appeal of a Lincolnshire veterinary surgeon against the RCVS Disciplinary Committee's decision to strike him off the Register in January 2011 for serious professional misconduct. At a two-week Disciplinary Committee...

    2012 NOAH Compendium available now

    The 2012 edition of the NOAH Compendium of Data Sheets for Animal Medicines has been published and a free copy sent to each veterinary practice in the UK. This edition has a redesigned cover, developed for NOAH's 25 th anniversary which took place...

    Last call for Ceva's animal welfare awards

    Ceva Animal Health, manufacturer of Feliway and Adaptil, is making a last call for nominations for its awards for animal welfare, which must be received by 27 th January 2012. The inaugural awards, which take place during WSAVA/BSAVA/FECAVA Congress...

    Henry Schein acquires Veterinary Instrumentation

    Henry Schein, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Veterinary Instrumentation , the supplier of surgical instruments and implants to veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom. Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein...

    New improved poultry tonic from Elanco

    Elanco has launched a new poultry tonic designed to support birds during the most demanding periods of productivity: during growth and peak laying. The launch follows Elanco's acquisition of Janssen Animal Health and its existing poultry poultry tonic...

    RCVS Acting Registrar appointed

    Gordon Hockey has been appointed Acting Registrar at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He succeeds Jane Hern, who had been Registrar for 15 years before deciding to move on to pursue other interests. Gordon, who is a qualified pharmacist...

    New accreditation for the RVC

    The EAEVE ( European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education ) has granted full accreditation to the Royal Veterinary College . The RVC is the only one in the world to have achieved full accreditation by EAEVE and the American Veterinary...

    New clinical facilities at the University of Bristol

    The University of Bristol's Langford Veterinary Services (LVS) has announced the completion of its new clinical facilities. The first phase of the £13 million development includes a new small animal surgery building, comprising five theatres, an ICU...

    Uroliths bag £2000 for Manchester vet

    Paul Aldrige MRCVS has won £2000 from Hill's Pet Nutrition after removing a cluster of uroliths from the bladder of an English bulldog. He won the prize after sending the uroliths to the Minnesota Urolith Center to participate in a competition sponsored...

    Norbrook launches Noroquin for horses

    Norbrook Laboratories has launched powder and paste versions of Noroquin - its glucosamine-based supplement range - for horses. Noroquin contains the active ingredients glucosamine, chondrotin sulphate, manganese sulphate, zinc sulphate, absorbic...

    New group to review veterinary surveillance

    Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) has announced the formation of a new independent advisory group to recommend a future delivery model for veterinary surveillance in England and Wales. The Advisory Group will be chaired by Dirk...

    500th veterinary SQP

    AMTRA says it has recorded the 500th staff member in a veterinary practice to qualify as an SQP, reflecting a growing trend. According to Stephen Dawson, the organisations's Secretary General, the number of SQPs working at veterinary practices is...

    RCVS urges support for proposed changes to disciplinary procedures

    Defra has launched a public consultation on proposals that would enable the RCVS to reconstitute its disciplinary committees independently of the RCVS Council, to ensure that the same group of people are not responsible for setting the rules, investigating...

    New canine heart guidelines launched

    The Heart Health Panel - a group of expert veterinary surgeons, cardiologists and nutritionists set up by Boehringher Ingelheim Vetmedica - has launched a set of guidelines on the management of canine cardiac health through nutrition and lifestyle changes...