Veterinary News Headlines

    Animalcare launches periodontal diagnostic strip

    Animalcare has launched OraStripdx, a periodontal diagnostic strip that estimates the levels of thiols dissolved in oral fluid, thereby indicating the level of periodontal disease in an awake patient. Each OraStripdx comprises a dry porous pad, pre...

    New research indicates Alabama Rot is seasonal

    Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists has revealed the results of some research indicating that Alabama Rot, acka* Cutaneous Renal and Glomerular Vasculopathy, is a seasonal condition. The UK has now seen a total of 169 confirmed cases of Alabama...
  • Animalcare launches UK's first veterinary-licenced antifungal for dogs

    Animalcare has announced the launch of Fungiconazol (ketoconazole), the UK's only veterinary licenced antifungal tablet for dogs, indicated for the treatment of ringworm. Each Fungiconazol tablet contains 200 or 400mg of ketoconazole, to be administered...

    Vet reprimanded for poor communication over dog's euthanasia

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has reprimanded County Tyrone based Brian Phelim Mallon MRCVS, after it found a number of charges proved in relation to failing to obtain agreed consent for the euthanasia of a dog, for keeping no clinical records for...
  • Medical neutering now available for ferrets

    Virbac Animal Health has announced that its medical castration implant Suprelorin 9.4mg has received a marketing authorisation for use in ferrets. The neutering of male ferrets (hobs) is recommended to suppress fertility, decrease odour and reduce...

    Rehydion gel® - the shining light for scouring calves

    CEVA Animal Health is giving away a key ring torch with every three bottles of Rehydion gel®, its product for scouring calves. CEVA says the deal is to highlight the fact that Rehydion gel® is currently the only oral rehydration treatment that can.....
  • Vets invited to online meeting: "IR35 and its Impact on Locums"

    VetSurgeon.org and VetNurse.co.uk are hosting an online Zoom meeting open to all members of the profession, where Simon Biles, an accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser from Moore Scarrott, will explain and discuss the effect of recent IR35 changes on...
  • Study reveals most common cause of heatstroke in dogs

    A study published in Animals 1 has found that the most common cause of potentially-fatal heatstroke in dogs is being exercised by their owners. Researchers from Nottingham Trent University and the Royal Veterinary College found that exertion or exercise...
  • 10,000 striking vets march on Paris

    French veterinary surgeons went on strike yesterday, and 10,000 marched on the streets of Paris in protest at Government plans to restrict their ability to supply certain farm animal antibiotics. According to the National Union of Practicing Veterinarians...

    New feline diet to help people who are allergic to cats

    Purina has announced the launch of Pro Plan Liveclear, a new diet for cats which reduces the amount of the main allergen they shed by nearly half, which should improve life for the one in five adults who are allergic to cats 1 . Purina carried out...
  • Veterinary practices worried about infection control

    New research from a laundry equipment manufacturer has found that the majority of UK veterinary practices think they need to do more to stop the spread of infection. The company behind the research shall remain nameless because whilst it has a great...

    Protesters march to save killer veterinary treatment

    The British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons has announced it is to hold a second march in protest against the recent RCVS position statement on complementary and alternative medicines. The RCVS statement, which can be read in full here...

    Elanco launches new canine osteoarthritis campaign

    Elanco, the maker of Onsior, has launched a campaign to help practices educate owners about canine osteoarthritis. Elanco says OA is a condition which is estimated to affect one in four dogs, but it is often labelled by owners as "just old age". This...
  • Disciplinary Committee reprimands vet for very bad excuse for drink driving

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has reprimanded Dr Vanja Fures MRCVS for giving a false (and startlingly bad) excuse for his conviction for drink driving. Dr Fures was convicted of driving with excess alcohol in the Dublin Criminal Courts of Justice...
  • New bordatella vaccine is the first in Europe administered orally

    Zoetis has announced the launch of Versican Plus Bb Oral, a vaccine against Bordetella bronchiseptica, a primary component of the canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC). Zoetis says the new vaccine, which is also the first in Europe...
  • World-first veterinary anti-cancer drug launched

    AB Science, a young Paris-based biotech company, has announced the pan-European commercial launch of its veterinary anticancer drug, Masivet Masivet was approved in November 2008 by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for the treatment of dogs...

    Gudrun Ravetz appointed Vets4Pets Head of Workplace Engagement

    Vets4Pets has appointed ex BVA and SPVS President Gudrun Ravetz as Head of Workplace Engagement. In addition to working as a clinician in private practice and for charity, Gudrun has worked in several veterinary-related roles in industry, both in management...
  • This man may be many things, but he is NOT a vet

    The RCVS has released the photograph of a man apprehended by Wiltshire police whilst working as a bogus veterinary surgeon at a practice in Swindon. Peter Keniry, who had been practising under the name of a properly qualified and legitimately registered...

    Oxfordshire vet struck off for clinical and managerial failings

    Susan Mulvey has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for clinical and managerial failings, including failing to provide adequate veterinary care, failing to provide test results and clinical records, and failing to comply with the RCVS...

    Boehringer launches injectable Vetmedin

    Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has launched Vetmedin 0.75 mg/ml Solution for Injection for dogs. According to the company, the new injectable form of Vetmedin provides rapid acting treatment for canine congestive heart failure originating from...

    New ECC specialist at Midlands referral centre

    Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in Solihull has announced that it has recruited Ludivine Boiron, a specialist in emergency and critical care (ECC), to boost its service provision in that area. Ludivine, who graduated in 2008, has come...

    Cannabidiol treatments for animals to be regulated

    The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has announced that treatments for animals which contain cannabidiol are classed as veterinary medicines and will be regulated as such. Veterinary medicines are defined in the Veterinary Medicines Regulations...

    New skin care diets from Royal Canin

    Royal Canin has launched two new skincare diets. 'Hypoallergenic Wet' is a wet adaptation of its 'Hypoallergenic' range of diets, providing variety for the nutritional management of dogs with adverse food reactions. 'Anallergenic' dry food is for...

    Zoetis Equip Artervac vaccine back in stock

    Zoetis has announced that announced its Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) vaccine Equip Artervac is now back in stock. Supplies of the vaccine, which is indicated for the active immunisation for horses against equine arteritis, ran low at the end of last...

    For Sale: used veterinary group, a steal at £1.5 billion

    Sky News reports that IVC, the Bath-headquartered corporate veterinary group , is putting itself up for sale for a cool £1.5 billion. IVC was formed in 2011, the result of a merger of several independent veterinary hospitals. Under the leadership...