Veterinary News Headlines

    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...

    Fort Dodge launches free Lyme disease diagnostic service

    Fort Dodge Animal Health has launched the UK’s first free diagnostics service to assist vets in diagnosing Lyme disease in dogs. The introduction of the new Lyme Disease Surveillance Service (LDSS) reflects concerns that the increasing incidence...

    2100 practices participating in National Vaccination Month

    Over half way through Intervet's National Vaccination Month, and according to the company, over 2100 practices are taking part. Various statistics the company has released, which you might find interesting: Nearly two thirds of all vet practices...

    Reason to visit BVA at BSAVA Congress

    BVA has announced that it is launching a pilot of VETS.TV , and invites you to come and preview the service at its stand at BSAVA. Anyone willing to surrender their name and email address will also be entered into a prize draw to win an HP 530...

    New email marketing services for veterinary practices

    Two companies have simultaneously announced new services to help veterinary practices put systems in place to keep in regular contact with their clients via email. The first is the veterinary PR and copywriting consultancy MC Communications...

    Effects of climate change on animal and human health

    A one-day seminar entitled ‘One World, One Disease,’ will take place at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), Wimpole Street, London, on 24 June 2008. The event, which has been jointly organised by the RSM and the Royal College of Veterinary...

    New GPS tracking system for dogs (and husbands, wives, teenagers...)

    Here’s a gadget I’d love to get my hands on: the Zoombak advanced GPS pet locator , launched in the UK today. The locator attaches to any dog collar, or indeed your car, husband, wife or teenager, and allows you to get a real time fix of their...

    Colivet® solution renamed Coliscour®

    Colivet® solution, one of CEVA Animal Health’s range of 3 soluble antimicrobials for pigs has been renamed Coliscour®. Phil McGuire, CEVA’s business unit manager, explains the reasoning behind the name change: “We simply felt that the easiest...

    Blood-giving first for Doncaster practice

    Beechwood Veterinary Hospital has become the first (and only) place in the country where dogs and people can give blood. The Doncaster vets has teamed up with the National Blood Service (NBS) and Pet Blood Bank UK (PBBuk) to offer the community...

    Genitrix launches Dentagen

    Genitrix has launched Dentagen, billed as the UK’s first dental plaque protection system for dogs and cats. The active principle in Dentagen is a plant extract called RF2 and the product operates as an ‘anti-biofilm’ treatment by modifying the...

    Bluetongue vaccine licensed for UK

    Intervet has announced that its bluetongue vaccine, Bovilis® BTV8 has been granted a licence by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). The licence, which is the first for a bluetongue vaccine in the UK, sets out dose rates and treatment regimes...

    Genitrix reformulates RIP Fleas

    RIP Fleas, the environmental flea treatment from Genitrix, has been given a new formulation to ensure it acts more quickly in the killing of adult fleas and that it continues to kill fleas as they emerge from pupae for up to 12 months. Now known...

    Rig Vets launches free new recruitment guide

    Rig Vet Recruitment has added a new title to its range of personnel recruitment guides with the introduction of “Rig’s Practice VN Guide”. The guide covers all the issues you might face when employing a locum nurse, and gives a handy checklist...

    Protexin launches probiotic first for GI in dogs

    Protexin has launched what is billed as the first therapeutic veterinary GI diet to contain an added probiotic: Pro-Balance, with Enterococcus faecium. According to the company, dogs presenting the common clinical signs of upset, such as vomiting...

    NOAH competition: It shouldn’t happen to a pet!

    The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) is looking for ‘it shouldn’t happen to a pet’ anecdotes, from the mildly humorous to the downright ridiculous, to highlight the lack of awareness of pet health issues amongst owners. With a prize of...

    Winners of '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 winners of the prestigious Petplan Veterinary Awards, which were presented at a black...

    Equistro introduces new product for equine liver support

    Equistro has introduced Legaphyton to its range of supplements. Legaphyton has been developed to support liver function. It incorporates a new and patented complex called Siliphos®. Siliphos® is a complex of concentrated Milk Thistle fruit extract...

    First World Veterinary Equestrian Show Jumping Cup

    If you’re a show-jumping vet, you might like to take part in the first-ever international veterinary-only riders competition – held in the beautiful region of Lure at the foot of the Vosges in France. The French association of veterinary riders...

    Can you help the famous five?

    Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is appealing for rural homes for a number of dogs currently housed at Dogs Trust Shoreham. Staff at the Rehoming Centre have affectionately nicknamed them ‘The Famous Five’. This motley crew...