Veterinary News Headlines

    New mental health training programme for rural vets

    The RCVS and Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England are running a free, online mental health training programme for vets in isolated and rural areas across the UK, and ambulatory vets. As part of the programme, the College aims to form a network of...

    New resource for vet practices affected by suicide

    Vetlife has launched new guidance for veterinary workplaces affected by suicide, to accompany its postvention support service. Suicide postvention is the response and provision of support after a suicide. It aims to support recovery, and to prevent...

    Free CT training for vets

    VetCT, the Teleradiology and teleconsulting company, is offering free Computed Tomography (CT) training for practices. The company says more and more CT scanners are being used in general practice, but many teams have been telling them they're not...
  • Webinar to show practices how to handle difficult people

    Premier Vet Alliance is hosting 'Managing Challenging People & Handling Difficult Conversations’ a free webinar which will give vet practice staff guidance and practical tips. The webinar, which takes place on Thursday 30th June at 7.30pm, is being...

    Ceva to host ‘Sustainability, sexed semen and fertility management’ webinars

    Ceva Animal Health is hosting two free webinars on ‘Sustainability, sexed semen and fertility management’ to update farm vets on how to support the implementation of new fertility solutions. On Thursday 16th June at 4:00pm, Dr Jude Capper, PhD DSc...

    New £1.2M MRI at Somerset referral centre

    Cave Veterinary Specialists in Somerset has installed a new £1.2M Phillips Ingenia 1.5T Evolution MRI scanner for shorter anaesthetics for its patients, and more detailed and accurate diagnosis of complex neurological conditions. The new scanner takes...
  • Everyone invited to The Great Vet Together

    Everyone (in the veterinary profession) is invited to The Great Vet Together, a social camping festival being held in Cornwall next week from 2nd-5th June. The event, which is being organised by Colin Whiting MRCVS and his wife Lizzy (also MRCVS),...

    Alison Speakman becomes 65th BSAVA President

    Alison Speakman has been appointed the 65th President of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), taking over from the outgoing President, Sheldon Middleton. Alison has been an active member of the BSAVA since graduating from the University...

    BEVA introduces practice passes for Congress

    The British Equine Veterinary Association has launched a new practice pass for vets and nurses to make it easier and cheaper for all members of the team to visit Congress (8th – 10th September 2022, ACC, Liverpool). The new pass offers both physical...

    New webinar series on feline renal care for vets

    Purina is hosting two free one-hour webinars on feline renal care for veterinary surgeons on the 7th and 28th June at 7pm (British Summer Time) The webinars will provide practical information to help manage renal cases, focusing on the importance of...

    Ceva launches Feliway Help! for temporarily stressed cats

    Ceva Animal Health has launched Feliway Help!, a new product formulated to help cats during temporary stressful situations, such as a visit to the vet, having guests to stay or holding a party. Feliway Help! comes as a starter pack with a pheromone...

    First licensed treatment to improve healing of tendon injuries and suspensory ligaments in horses

    Boehringer Ingelheim has received UK marketing authorisation for RenuTend - the first licensed treatment to improve healing of tendon injuries and suspensory ligaments in horses. Renutend contains primed mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) which Boehringer...

    Vets asked to help with 'biggest ever' feline hypertension survey

    Dr. Sarah Caney, RCVS recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine, is asking all vets to take part in what she hopes will be the biggest online feline hypertension survey conducted so far, with the aim of getting an accurate insight into how vet teams currently...

    Boehringer launches 'revolutionary' mixing tool for its pig vaccines

    Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the launch of TwistPak, billed as a revolutionary mixing platform which allows swine producers to combine and administer two vaccines, Ingelvac CircoFLEX and Ingelvac MycoFLEX, in a convenient, fast and flexible way...

    Two free webinars to help vets take ownership of self-care and wellbeing

    Practice management software company, ezyVet, is hosting two free webinars which highlight the challenges of clinical life and explore how to take ownership of self-care and wellbeing with healthy habits. The first event, being held tomorrow (19th...

    New BSAVA laparoscopic spaying fact sheet to give clients

    The BSAVA has published a new factsheet about laparoscopic spaying for pet owners. BSAVA’s client information leaflets are designed to be used as part of the veterinary consultation and provide information to help owners understand what is involved...

    Should you treat preclinical canine MMVD with ACEIs?

    According to a review published in the May edition of the Journal of Small Animal Practice , administration of ACEIs to dogs with preclinical MMVD and cardiomegaly results in little or no difference in the risk of developing congestive heart failure...

    New treatment for corneal ulcers in cats and dogs

    TVM has launched Stromease a ready-to-use, anti-collagenase eye drop, indicated for the supportive treatment of corneal ulcers in dogs and cats. Corneal ulceration is a condition that affects up to 0.8% of cats and dogs in the UK 1 . It can have...
  • New film champions the work of vets

    www.youtube.com/watch Vets4Pets has produced a new film to champion the work of all vets, nurses and support teams. The company says it thinks the film is an industry first because it depicts veterinary professionals in a way that they have never...

    New tool for farm vets to target, track and improve antimicrobial use

    RCVS Knowledge has launched a free new tool which allows veterinary teams who treat farm animals to set goals to help target, track and improve their antimicrobial prescribing. The new 'SMART goals tool' is an addition to the charity's Farm Vet Champions...

    Vetlife publishes new support for lonely vets

    Vetlife has published a new information leaflet to help veterinary professionals suffering from loneliness. The charity highlights that loneliness affects the mental wellbeing of many in the profession, from locums being away from friends and family...

    RVC research rated 'world-leading'

    The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has had 88% of its research rated as world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The impact of the College's research on society was similarly highly-ranked...

    Pontefract vet's clinical failure was not 'serious professional misconduct'

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has ruled that whilst the care given to a diabetic dog by Paul Roger MRCVS fell short, it did not amount to serious professional misconduct. Mr Roger faced three charges: that he had failed to provide adequate care,...

    Two new positioning aids for CT scanning and surgery

    The Big Dog Bed Company is launching two new positioning aids for CT scanning and surgery. The new aids will make their debut at this month's Vet Festival (20-21 May 2022, Loseley Park, Surrey). The Flexi-Wedge (pictured) positioning aid aims to...

    VetCT trials smart glasses for giving remote expert clinical support to practitioners

    Veterinary teleradiology and teleconsulting company VetCT is trialling the use of smart glasses to give remote clinical support to veterinary surgeons. For the trial, the company has partnered with Pennard Vets in Kent, where they're using Google Glass...