Veterinary News Headlines

    Royal Canin offer to highlight importance of feeding hospitalised patients

    Royal Canin has announced a special offer designed to highlight the importance of feeding hospitalised patients. The company is offering up to £50* worth of vouchers to use at J.A.K Marketing Ltd when purchasing GI diets (including canine and feline...

    RCVS reminder: renewal fees due

    The RCVS is reminding veterinary surgeons that annual renewals must be completed by 1 April 2017. Those who pay their fees after 30 April 2017 will be charged an extra £35 to renew their registration while those who have not paid by 31 May 2017 will...

    Merial launches 'Webinar Wednesday' for LA vets

    Merial Animal Health has launched a programme of monthly CPD webinars, hosted on its Nexus online portal, to support large animal veterinary surgeons. The webinar programme includes both clinical and non-clinical topics. Clinical topics include...

    Veterinary Evidence celebrates 1st anniversary

    RCVS Knowledge is celebrating the first anniversary of the launch of Veterinary Evidence , its peer-reviewed, open access journal. RCVS Knowledge says it first identified the need for an open access and easily accessible means of distributing veterinary...

    Cornish practice wins Best UK Vets 2017

    Penmellyn Vets in St Columb Major, Cornwall, has been announced as the winner of VetHelpDirect.com and Any-UK-Vet.co.uk 's Best UK Vets 2017 Award. The Best UK Vets Awards are given to the practices that accumulate the largest number of positive reviews...

    Ceva launches practical guide on the use of antimicrobials

    Ceva has announced the launch of GRAM, a practical guide on the rational use of antimicrobials in dogs and cats. GRAM (Guidance for the Rational use of AntiMicrobials) is a 500-page guide written by a panel of 10 independent European experts from...

    CVS acquires Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic in Kent

    CVS has announced the acquisition of Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic in Mereworth, Kent. Bell Equine is one of the leading equine hospitals and was the first practice worldwide to install a standing MRI unit for horses. CVS says the acquisition reflects...
  • Virbac launches enrofloxacin for exotics

    Virbac has announced the launch of Enrobactin, an oral antibiotic for exotic species, including pet rabbits, rodents, ornamental birds and reptiles. Enrobactin contains enrofloxacin but is uniquely available in 10ml bottles for convenient dispensing...

    Surrey nurse suspended for ordering drugs for personal use

    The RCVS Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee has directed the Registrar to suspend Surrey-based Lois Hodgkinson RVN for ten months, for ordering prescription drugs for her own use through the practice's veterinary wholesaler ordering system. Specifically...

    Nottingham calls for help with vaccination survey

    The Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine at The University of Nottingham is calling for veterinary surgeons to take part in a survey about booster vaccination consultations in cats and dogs. The survey is part of a research project (funded...

    RCVS announces runners for the 2017 elections

    The RCVS has announced the candidates standing in the 2017 RCVS Council election and is inviting veterinary surgeons to put their questions to them directly in this year's 'Quiz the candidates'. There are 15 candidates contesting six places in the...

    New BEVA guidelines on managing equine risks

    The BEVA has published new guidelines to help veterinary surgeons assess and manage the health risks of working with horses. The nine-page booklet is being distributed electronically to all BEVA members, together with a guide on spotting some of the...

    Veterinary surgeons vital to post-Brexit success says BVA

    BVA President Gudrun Ravetz has argued that r ecognising and retaining the vital roles that vets play across animal health, animal welfare and public health is pivotal to securing successful outcomes from Brexit, in her speech at the BVA's annual London...

    College to consult with profession on guidance for telemedicine services

    The RCVS has announced the launch of an online consultation asking for the views of the veterinary and veterinary nurse professions on the use of telemedicine in veterinary clinical practice. Telemedicine can be defined as any clinical healthcare service...

    Veterinary and paediatric cardiologists forge new bond after their newborns diagnosed with congenital defects

    Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists , a small animal referral hospital in Alton, Hampshire and part of the CVS Group, has announced a partnership with the Evelina London Children’s Hospital to promote the concept of ‘One Health’. The partnership...

    RCVS joins forces with Doctors’ Support Network in new campaign to tackle mental health stigma

    The RCVS has announced that it has joined forces with the Doctors’ Support Network (DSN) to launch the ‘&me’ campaign which aims to tackle mental health stigma in the health professions by encouraging prominent members to speak out about their own experiences...

    New law to crack down on puppy farms

    The Government has announced plans to introduce introduce tougher dog breeding licensing rules in what is being described as the biggest reform of the pet trade in 20 years. The new rules will make it illegal to sell puppies younger than eight weeks...
  • Virbac launches phenobarbital-based canine epilepsy treatment

    Virbac has announced the launch of Epirepress (phenobarbital) for the treatment of epilepsy in dogs, designed to make dosing and dispensing easy and accurate for practice staff and owners. Virbac says phenobarbital is the only medication licensed...

    Virbac gives Vet Aquadent a fresh look

    Virbac has announced that Vet Aquadent, a drinking water additive designed to help to fight dental plaque and tartar formation in dogs and cats, is being given a new look for 2017. The solution, which Virbac says can also help eliminate bad breath...

    Ceva launches new Douxo practice marketing pack

    Ceva Animal Health has launched a new marketing pack to support its range of Douxo shampoos, waterless mousses and localised dermatology solutions. Featuring imagery of the Great Barrier Reef to demonstrate that the skin barrier is a fragile ecosystem...

    Glasgow vet caught up in Trump flight ban

    Postgraduate Glasgow student Hamaseh Tayari MRCVS, who holds an Iranian passport, was caught up in Donald Trump's ban on nationals of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Libya entering the US last Saturday, as she tried to return home from holiday in...

    VMA calls for PR award entries from practices

    The Veterinary Marketing Association is calling for entries from veterinary practices, industry marketers and PR agencies for its 2016 PR Award. VMA chair, Claire Edmunds said: "The aim of the PR award is to recognise the value that media and public...

    Creative colouring books for Boehringer Academy registrants

    Boehringer Ingelheim is offering free creative colouring books and the chance to win an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to veterinary surgeons and nurses who sign up at The Boehringer Academy, the company’s free online CPD resource. The Boehringer Academy...

    BCVA recommends clampdown on critically important antibiotics

    The British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA) has issued recommendations to clamp down on the use of critically important antibiotics (CIAs) when treating cattle, and avoid preventative use where possible. The move comes as the whole agriculture...

    Children value pets more than siblings

    A study published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology has concluded that children get more satisfaction from their relationship with their pets than with their brothers or sisters. This study was conducted in collaboration with the...