Veterinary News Headlines

    New campaign to help explain joint health to clients

    Merial Animal Health, manufacturer of Previcox, has launched a new campaign in small animal practices across the UK to continue to spread the message of 'total joint health'. As part of the campaign, Merial has produced 'The A-Z of Canine Mobility...

    RCVS Charitable Trust seeks vets for focus groups at BSAVA

    The RCVS Charitable Trust is looking to recruit volunteers from amongst the vets going to the British Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress this year to participate in research for its website www.rcvstrust.org.uk . The charity says it is trying...

    Norbrook to give old dogs a new lease of life

    Norbrook Laboratories Ltd has launched Propentofylline, a new product designed to reduce lethargy and improve general demeanour and exercise tolerance in older dogs. Michelle Jones, Brand Manager at Norbrook said: "We launched Propentofylline to the...

    Microchips may become compulsory

    Acoording to news reports , a government minister has said that a package of measures to encourage responsible pet ownership is on the way, and that may include compulsory microchipping. Replying to a question in the House of Lords, Lord Taylor of...

    New publication about the latest advances

    A new quarterly veterinary publication - Companion Animals - has been launched to provide veterinary surgeons with a structured summary of the best international literature published in the past three months. The peer-reviewed publication is backed...

    Bayer blogs about chips

    Bayer Animal Health and Tracer Advance have launched a new blog about microchips, designed to promote responsible pet ownership. The blog will be introduced by a new "virtual" pet expert called "Tracey from Tracer", with the character providing information...

    Merial launches new POM flea and tick treatment

    Merial Animal Health has launched Certifect, a new POM flea and tick treatment for dogs. The product was launched at a series of presentations by the survival and bushcraft expert, Ray Mears (pictured right) last week. The connection between Ray...

    RCVS records highest ever increase in VN student vocational enrolments

    Last year saw the highest ever increase in the number of people enrolling as veterinary nursing (VN) students on vocational courses, according to figures released by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. In 2011, some 1,041 students registered...

    New research shows what drives veterinary employees

    Pfizer has announced the results of research carried out as part of its Vet Support+ initiative, which shows that the three most important factors in engaging a veterinary team are: leadership, employee performance management and team effectiveness....

    Elanco develops flea allergy algorithm

    Elanco Companion Animal Health, manufacturer of Comfortis chewable tablets for dogs, has developed a Flea Allergy Dermatitis (FAD) algorithm to provide veterinary surgeons with step-by-step guidance on its diagnosis and treatment. Developed in conjunction...

    VBF survey identifies key challenges facing vets

    A survey carried out by the Veterinary Benevolent Fund has identified stress management and maintaining a healthy work/life balance as the biggest challenges facing veterinary surgeons and the profession. Asked: 'What are the key issues, if any, for...

    New referral centre opens in central London

    Europe's largest private specialist veterinary practice, Davies Veterinary Specialists , has opened a new centre at the premises of the Hyde Park Veterinary Centre in Connaught St., London W2 . Davies Veterinary Specialists employs 40 veterinary surgeons...

    BCF offers up to 35% off x-ray and ultrasound equipment

    BCF Technology is offering up to 35% off a variety of ultrasound and x-ray equipment until the end of February. The offers are available on x-ray generators and ultrasound products such as the Medison Sonovet R3, GE C5 and Zonare. For more information...

    Bayer to launch new POM-V flea and tick collar

    Bayer Animal Health has announced that it will launch Seresto, a new POM-V collar for cats and dogs that kills fleas and repels and kills ticks for up to eight months, in March. According to Bayer, Seresto is the first treatment to provide repellency...

    Free Metacam trial for cats

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica is giving veterinary practices the chance to offer cat owners a free 3ml pack of Metacam to trial treatment in cats with chronic pain. Boehringer says each free Metacam pack will provide up to seven days' pain relief...

    New farm animal health website from Novartis

    Novartis Animal Health has launched a new website providing product information, news, up to date advice and insights into key issues facing the farming industry. Nikki Crossley, Associate Brand Manager at Novartis Animal Health, said: "This new site...

    Our man at the Western Veterinary Conference in Vegas ...

    Pete Wedderburn MRCVS is reporting on the latest veterinary developments in the USA, with a daily blog from the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas. You can read / subscribe to Pete's engaging blog here .

    Petplan reveals top 10 animal health conditions

    Petplan has revealed the top 10 most claimed for health conditions in cats and dogs for 2011. They were: Hyperthyroid/hyperthyroidism Diabetes mellitus Cystitis Renal disease Renal failure Weight loss Lameness Diarrhoea...

    Harlow-based vet amongst first to gain GPCert(Endo)

    VetSurgeon.org member Aubrey Kumm MRCVS , a Joint Partner at Companion Care in Harlow, has become one of the first vets based in the UK to gain the GPCert(Endo) from the ESVPS . He joins a group of just 11 vets who currently hold this certificate in...

    Husky launches veterinary vaccine fridge

    Husky , a rather aptly named refrigeration company, has announced it is to launch a veterinary vaccine fridge. According to the company, the new fridge is a specially adapted version of its SS1 model, one of the most popular refridgerators for caterers...

    Kruuse becomes exclusive distributor for VideoMed endoscopes

    Kruuse has announced that it has become the exclusive distributor for VideoMed GmbH and its range of veterinary endoscopes and documentation systems. VideoMed produces a range of equine and small animal endoscopes, gastroscopes and laryngoscopes that...

    Pfizer launches Practice Management Academy

    Pfizer's Vet Support+ has launched the Practice Management Academy, which offers online training in the key management disciplines required to run a successful veterinary business. There are twelve courses which cover four key areas of management...

    Social award for Vets Now's Pet Blood Bank

    Vets Now has won the 'Social Entrepreneur of the Year' award in the Scottish Business Awards for Pet Blood Bank UK . The charity was initiated by a Vets Now employee, Wendy Barnett, following a change in legislation which created the opportunity to...

    RCVS Disciplinary Committee dismisses case against Essex vet

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has dismissed a case against an Essex-based veterinary surgeon, having found him not guilty of charges relating to the measurement of horses and ponies. At the ten-day hearing, Marc Auerbach of Oak Equine Veterinary...

    Boehringer launches palatable ACE inhibitor

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has launched Benefortin (benazepril hydrochloride), an ACE inhibitor licensed for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) in dogs. It is also licensed for the treatment of chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) in cats...