Veterinary News Headlines

    Tasty new Milbemax

    Hot on the heels of the new license claim for Prac-tic comes the news that Novartis has launched new tasty Milbemax for cats. The new tablet is the same small size as the original, but is beef-flavoured to ensure high palatability. According to...

    New formulation and support for Hill's Prescription Diet Canine r/d

    Hill’s Prescription Diet Canine r/d has been reformulated following new findings regarding the role of protein in weight loss and the development of new fibre technology. According to Hill's, trials of the new formulation resulted in some impressive...

    Dechra launches Equine Passport information campaign

    Dechra Veterinary Products, manufacturer and distributor of Equipalazone®, has launched a new information leaflet to support the Equine Passport scheme. Since 2005, when equine passports became mandatory, 958,000 have been issued. The passport...

    BVA launches updated poultry poster

    The BVA Animal Welfare Foundation has announced the availability of an updated version of its A3 poultry poster designed to assist veterinary surgeons identify diseases in free-range birds. Based on information compiled by Victoria Roberts,...

    Defra Animal Health launches notifiable disease alert system

    Animal Health has today launched a free news alert service to help people keep in touch with the latest developments on notifiable animal disease. The service is targeted mainly at the farming community, although it is available to everyone...

    Be happy at SPVS Congress 2008

    There has been a lot in the press lately about the high rates of suicide, addiction and depression within the veterinary profession. So it seems apt that SPVS has chosen the theme of 'happiness' for this year's congress. Congress will be held...

    Worldwide Veterinary Service Appeal 2008

    The Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS, Charity no 1100485) is appealing to veterinary practices, equipment suppliers and pharmaceutical companies to donate unwanted supplies to its Parcel Appeal 2008. The charity, which exists to provide a sustainable...

    Two new guides to equine MRI, free for vets

    Two guides for equine veterinarians have just been produced by Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging covering the role of MRI in diagnosing lameness. MRI Cases in the Standing Sedated Horse looks at fourteen cases from seven clinics in the Hallmarq user...

    Vet's plea for help in South Africa

    TV vet and writer Emma Milne has just returned from two weeks working at IFAW -supported animal clinics in Soweto and Mdzananda with a plea to other vets: “I would urge other vets in the UK to consider spending some time helping out there;...

    New task force to combat pet obesity

    A Pet Obesity Task Force, the first of its kind in the country, has been launched at the European Pet Obesity Conference, hosted by Hill’s Pet Nutrition to help tackle the growing number of obese and overweight pets and put in place strategies...

    RCVS publishes revised complaints procedure

    The RCVS has published a revised complaints procedure on RCVSonline. The procedure represents the culmination of 12 months of work from the College's Preliminary Investigations Committee, with the aim of making the decision-making processes...

    Reasons to visit Royal Canin at BSAVA Congress

    Royal Canin is offering Dyson Animal handheld bagless vacuum cleaners (normally retailing at £130) with orders of over £500 at Congress this year. The Royal Canin Veterinary range will be on display, including the latest additions for cats,...

    Free Hill's roadshows for your nurses

    Hill’s Nurse Roadshows return in May with a 4 venue tour of the southern region. The theme is weight management and mobility and the organisers promise fun-filled, fact-packed events. The evenings will address a broad ranging syllabus that includes...

    Breakthrough in battle against strangles

    A new diagnostic blood test has been developed to combat the virulent horse disease Strangles. The breakthrough has come after four years of research by scientists at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket. The blood test identifies horses...

    New arthritis information pack from CEVA

    CEVA Animal Health has launched an arthritis information pack to help support vet practices and their clients. The pack includes a joint care range brochure, which explores how to recognise and monitor pain in the veterinary practice, and an...

    BCF launches breakthrough in ultrasound scanning

    BCF Technology has announced the launch of its new BUG ultrasound goggles. The company says that by using cutting-edge OLED display technology, BUGs deliver significant improvements in viewing images from fertility and pregnancy scanning of cattle...

    Video News: VetSurgeon editor seen roughing it in the City of London

    www.vetsurgeon.org/.../bank.wmv Yes, the rather nattily dressed man pushing the trolley is, in another life, the editor of this site. Long story.

    Petplan announces shortlist for 'Vet Oscars'

    Following a nationwide search to find the UK’s top veterinary professionals for 2008 and judged by an independent panel of experts, Petplan has announced the final short-list for the Petplan Veterinary Awards to be presented on 3rd April in Birmingham...

    Reason to visit The Practice Business at BSAVA Congress

    A new company called The Practice Business is to launch at BSAVA with a series of free wine tastings. The company's core offering is the Pet Health Plan. Designed to help veterinary practices conduct their business more effectively, easily and...

    New dentistry CPD available for vets and nurses.

    CPD Solutions have announced 3 new dentistry and oral surgery course dates, with expert tutor Alex Smithson of the Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Referrals in Lancashire. All courses will include extensive wet lab sessions, which will cover...

    Schering-Plough to launch new stress management product

    Schering-Plough, is to launch Zylkene, a new product to help manage stress in cats and dogs at BSAVA Congress this April. Zylkene is a globally patented bioactive decapeptide derived from the milk protein casein. The company says that it will...

    CPD Solutions launches new neurological training CD

    CPD Solutions has launched a new training CD to help vets refine their skills in the examination of neurological cases. Authored by neurology expert Simon Platt of the University of Georgia, the multimedia CD gives information and advice on localising...

    New survey finds Brits neglect to walk the dog

    A survey carried out by http://www.fitfurlife.com/ , a company which makes exercise and rehabilitation treadmills for dogs, has found that 'walkies' is an underused word amongst pet owners. The poll of 2,000 dog owners revealed that one in ten...

    Oxyglobin® supply now assured

    Oxyglobin, Dechra’s unique haemoglobin-based oxygen carrying fluid for the treatment of anaemia in dogs, is now readily available in the UK. “Over the past year, demand for this leading product has outstripped our limited supply from the manufacturer...

    Vets Now opens 31st out of hours clinic

    Vets Now will be opening the doors to its new clinic in Caterham on 31 March. The company, which was launched in 2001, recently opened its Northolt clinic in North London and is now delighted to be offering an out of hours service in the South...