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    Portsmouth vet restored to the Register

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has restored Portsmouth-based Simon Wood MRCVS to the Register. Mr Wood was removed from the Register in 2018 after being convicted of posessing indecent images of children and made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention...

    Zoetis launches Simparica Trio ecto- and endoparasiticide for dogs

    Zoetis has announced the European launch of Simparica Trio (sarolaner/moxidectin/pyrantel), a once-monthly ecto- and endoparasticide for dogs. The chewable, prescription-only tablet contains sarolaner, which kills fleas and ticks; moxidectin, for the...

    Merial to launch Frontect spot-on for dogs

    Merial is to launch Frontect (fipronil and permethrin), a spot-on solution for dogs with dual action: treatment and prevention of fleas and ticks, and repellency against ticks, sandflies, biting flies and mosquitoes. According to the company, Frontect...
  • Election result: landslide for Tory vet

    Neil Hudson MRCVS, one of three veterinary surgeons to stand in the general election, has been elected to represent Penrith and the Border for the Conservatives with a majority of 18,519. Danny Chambers MRCVS had a disappointing night after seeing...

    New antispasmodic for equine colic and calf scour

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has launched Buscopan 20mg/ml injection, an antispasmodic treatment for use in cases of equine colic, and an aid to the symptomatic treatment of calf scour. A sister product to Buscopan Compositum which contains both...

    Cat owners prefer to treat hyperthyroidism with a liquid

    Norbrook, maker of Thyronorm, has announced the results of a survey of 200 veterinary surgeons in which 92% said that cat owners were finding it easier to treat their pet's hyperthyroidism with a liquid than a tablet. 95% of the vets surveyed by the...
  • Vet Record in war of words with CVS chief over vet nurses

    The Veterinary Record has gone to the extraordinary lengths of publishing a recording of CVS chief Simon Innes to substantiate its claim that Mr Innes had said veterinary nurses should take on 'mundane work'. Having listened to the recording, it strikes...

    New once-daily diuretic for dogs with congestive heart failure

    Ceva Animal Health has launched Isemid (Torasemide), a once-a-day diuretic for the treatment of congestive heart failure in dogs which the company says is as effective as furosemide. The new drug represents the fruit of 8 years of product development...
  • Surrey vet struck off for £200K pet insurance fraud

    Surrey vet Matthew Morgan has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after being convicted and imprisoned for four counts of pet insurance fraud. Mr Morgan was convicted, upon his own confession, of dishonestly making false representations...

    Idexx launches in-house kidney test for cats and dogs

    Idexx has announced the UK and Ireland launch of the Catalyst SDMA Test , a kidney function test for cats and dogs which can be added to the routine chemistry panel of the company's Catalyst One and Catalyst Dx chemistry analyzers and performed by practices...

    Royal Canin launches Weight Management Academy

    Royal Canin has launched the Weight Management Academy to help support the management of cat and dog obesity across the UK and Ireland. The online academy offers a range of materials to help veterinary surgeons, nurses and receptionists further their...
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    VetSurgeon.org has introduced Reactions, a simple yet powerful new feature which should make online sharing of veterinary knowledge, ideas, advice, photographs and videos, a far more rewarding and enjoyable experience. VetSurgeon Reactions now gives...

    Anaesthetic shortage: Zoetis update on IsoFlo

    Zoetis has issued an update about IsoFlo, following the restocking of the UK market which began in the first week of February. According to the company, stock is now at normal levels in all the major wholesalers. Laura Jenkins, Companion Animal Marketing...

    New study may help dog owners predict seizures

    A new study carried out at the Royal Veterinary College and published open access in the Veterinary Record 1 , has revealed various changes in the behaviour of dogs before a seizure, which may give owners advance warning and help them avoid triggers...

    New v-gel advanced supraglottic airway devices for cats and rabbits

    Docsinnovent Ltd has launched v-gel advanced supraglottic airway devices for cats and rabbits. The new devices are an evolution of the original v-gel device launched in 2012, which is widely used in veterinary anaesthesia and resuscitation. Dr Muhammed...

    Great Yarmouth vet struck off for practising under the influence

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has directed the Registrar to remove Great Yarmouth-based veterinary surgeon Ms Judith Lesley Kay from the Register for a number of alcohol-related issues and clinical failings. The hearing proceeded in Ms Kay’s absence...
  • Genitrix launches new canine epilepsy treatment

    Genitrix has launched Libromide, the first licensed formulation of potassium bromide for the treatment of canine epilepsy, following what the company believes to be the largest ever trial of dogs suffering from epilepsy. Genitrix says the availability...

    Leicester vet suspended for kicking the dog that bit him

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has suspended Leicester-based Jatinder Dhami MRCVS for four months after he was found guilty of kicking and stamping on a dog that had bitten him. The Disciplinary Committee heard three charges against Dr Dhami, relating...
  • New oral parasiticide for dogs from Merial

    Merial has announced the launch of NexGard Spectra, a broad spectrum oral parasiticide for dogs. NexGard Spectra contains afoxolaner, which kills fleas and ticks on dogs, and milbemycin oxime, which is effective against roundworms, hookworms and whipworms...

    Forum Animal Health launches new Aggers Cattle Pump

    Forum Animal Health has launched the new Agger's Cattle Pump Lite for oral fluid therapy in cows. The pump allows one man to deliver 20 litres of fluid into the rumen in just 2 minutes. According to the company, it offers even more benefits: it...
  • RCVS responds to OOH home visit petition

    RCVS President Neil Smith has issued a statement in response to the petition by Devon vet Jo Dyer which called for the removal of mandatory house visits from the Code of Professional Conduct and received just shy of 1300 signatures over the past 48 hours...
  • Profession accused of fleecing pet owners

    The Daily Mail yesterday published a 'shocking exposé' which portrays the veterinary profession as one that 'puts pets through painful and unnecessary treatments to fleece their trusting owners'. The story is based on an interview...

    Disciplinary Committee takes no further action against Bristol vet

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has decided 'no further action' in a case against Bristol-based Nikolay Kirilov Radev MRCVS. The committee considered 5 separate charges against Dr Radev, relating to his treatment of a Yorkshire Terrier and Shih Tzu...
  • Merial launches new cancer treatment for cats

    Merial has announced the launch of Oncept IL-2, the first veterinary immunotherapeutic product in Europe for the management of cancer in pets. Described by the company as a true breakthrough in the field of veterinary oncology, Oncept IL-2 is an adjunct...

    Owners of flat-faced dogs care less about breed health

    The Royal Veterinary College has published the results of a new study which found that owners of flat-faced brachycephalic dogs are more concerned about their appearance and less concerned about their health and welfare than the owners of longer-faced...