Veterinary News Headlines

    Petplan launches new award: Equine Vet of The Year

    The invaluable work done by equestrian vets in the UK is to be recognised with a new award sponsored by leading equine insurance provider Petplan Equine at the Animal Health Trust Awards in November. The ‘Petplan Equine Vet of the Year' award people...

    New dosing syringe for canine anti-epileptic Epiphen

    Epiphen, Vétoquinol's canine anti-epileptic drug, has been re-launched with new packaging and a useful dosing syringe. "Some of our customers reported that they were having difficulty administering the drops accurately," explains Slavica...

    Uninsured pet owners increasingly choosing euthanasia over vets bills

    In the most recent Petplan Pet Census, an annual study of pet ownership in the UK, 97% of vets reported that a lack of funds had led to owners choosing euthanasia over treatment. Whilst some cases are the result of one-off ‘emergency' treatment, manageable...

    4 vets win Novartis accolade for employment standards

    Emily Holbrook MRCVS, Garth Tozer MRCVS, Dr Richard Dixon and Ken Davison MRCVS have all won a Best Practice Employer Award from Novartis Animal Health after glowing nominations from the staff at their practices. In addition, Katherine Corbett VN...

    Study shows improved survival times for dogs on Vetmedin

    Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the results of an independent three-year study which demonstrates that dogs suffering from the most common type of heart failure lived longer (average time in the study of 267 days vs. 140 days) when treated with the...

    Test your NSAID knowledge and win a £50 book voucher

    Merial has launched a new website where you can test your NSAID knowledge and get the chance to win a £50 book voucher. There’s a new winner every month. The website, http://www.osteoarthritisindogs.co.uk is designed to help practice staff...

    New Soft Tissue Indication for PREVICOX®

    The first coxib for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) in dogs, PREVICOX® (Merial), has now been licensed for the relief of post-operative pain and inflammation following soft tissue surgery. "PREVICOX is the first coxib specifically designed for...

    Bluetongue detected in County Durham

    Defra has announced the detection of Bluetongue in 18 imported cattle on premises near Bishop Auckland, County Durham. The animals originated from within the BTV8 Restricted Zone in Germany and were detected as a result of post-import testing carried...

    Pfizer Animal Health adds former Schering-Plough products to European portfolio

    Pfizer Animal Health has confirmed that the agreement to acquire multiple product franchises from the Schering-Plough Corporation has been completed - and approved by the European Commission. Pfizer has acquired these assets for approximately euro 116...

    RVC scientists develop alternative to antibiotics in production of biofuels and biopharmaceuticals

    Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have developed a system that eliminates the need for antibiotics and resistance genes in the engineering of industrial and medical products. The method involves safer, less costly alternatives and...

    Bovine Mastitis - could a vaccine be on the way?

    The University of Nottingham, with funding worth £2.2m, is to carry out a study of the most common cause of Bovine Mastitis in the UK - Streptococcus uberis ( S. uberis ). If researchers can identify which parts of the bacteria enable the infection....

    Retraining of Racehorses receives BEVA / Blue Cross Award

    The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) welfare award 2008, sponsored by The Blue Cross, has been presented to the Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) organisation for their contributions to equine welfare in support of the re-training and re-homing...

    Fort Dodge launches cattle Bluetongue vaccine in the UK

    Fort Dodge, which supplies Bluetongue vaccine in continental Europe, has licensed its cattle vaccine in the UK and is now launching the product onto the UK market. The company has already won and met tenders from several European governments, including...

    Experience life in emergency

    Vets Now , the UK's dedicated Out Of Hours emergency vets with 32 clinics across the UK is launching a new recruitment initiative whereby vets with two years post qualified small animal experience have the opportunity to experience life working at the...

    CEVA launches new pets and fireworks website

    CEVA Animal Health, manufacturer of pheromonatherapy products, D.A.P. ® and Feliway ® , has launched a new website - http://www.petfireworkfear.co.uk/ - and a new leaflet and waiting room poster to support its ‘Remember, remember your pets this November...

    New treatment for canine hypothyroidism

    Intervet / Schering Plough Animal Health has launched Leventa, an easily administered once daily, liquid treatment for canine hypothyroidism. Leventa is a low volume liquid formulation of levothyroxine sodium which provides the thyroxine needed by...

    Vets Now Ltd reaches Scottish final of £35 million entrepreneur challenge

    Vets Now Limited , the out-of-hours emergency care provider, has been announced as a finalist in the Scottish region of the Bank of Scotland Corporate £35 Million Entrepreneur Challenge. The company will now compete with four other businesses to secure...

    Bayer launches new feed additive for renal disease in cats

    Bayer Animal Health has launched Renalzin ® , a feed additive for the management of Chronic Renal Disease (CRD), the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in older cats 1 . One-third of all cats over 15 years of age have CRD 2 , but...

    BVNA calls for vets and practice managers to get behind National VN Week

    It's National Veterinary Nurse Week from 26 th October to 1 st November and vet nurses across the country will be raising awareness of the important job they do in caring for the nation's pets. Bonny Millar CVT(USA), RVN, REVN, Vice President of the...

    New guide to pituitary tumours in rodents

    A new guide - written by a vet and for vets - looking at the causes and treatment of pituitary tumours in rats has been produced in conjunction with the UK's first dedicated pet rat rescue charity, CavyRescue . Written by exotics certificate holde...

    BVA welcomes veterinary nurses and practice managers into the fold

    The British Veterinary Association has welcomed the British Veterinary Nursing Association and the Veterinary Practice Management Association as Affiliate members. Affiliate and Associate are newly activated BVA membership categories, and the election...

    CEVA offers FLUTD review for vets, plus Cystease® S in smaller pack size

    Cystease ® S, CEVA Animal Health's urinary tract support product for cats, is now available in a new 100 tablet pack size for greater convenience to the practice. CEVA`s small animal veterinary advisor Fraser Broadfoot said: "Previously Cyst...

    AMTRA launches SQPs CPD scheme

    The Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority (AMTRA) is launching its new Continuous Professional Development (CPD) scheme today, designed to ensure that the Authority's registered Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPs) keep up to date with the latest...

    Vets Now wins £5 million in Entrepreneur Challenge

    Dunfermline-based Vets Now Ltd has been announced as the winner of the Scotland regional final of the £35 Million Bank of Scotland Corporate Entrepreneur Challenge. The company, based on Pitreavie Drive, is the UK's leading provider of out of hours emergency...

    New rabies guidelines from ABCD

    The European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD) has issued new guidelines concerning rabies in cats. The organisation, which is made up of 17 independent veterinary experts, meets 3 times a year to discuss major infectious feline diseases. The...