Veterinary News Headlines

    Ceva launches new flea and tick spot on for cats and dogs

    Ceva Animal Health has launched Duoflect, a new spot on for the treatment and prevention of flea and tick infestations in cats and dogs and their environment. Duoflect contains a new formulation of fipronil and (s)-methoprene which, according to the...

    Dechra launches 'breakthrough' mastitis treatment

    Dechra Animal Health has launched Revozyn RTU, billed as a revolutionary breakthrough for subclinical and clinical local mastitis in cows. Revozyn RTU, which contains 400 mg/ml Penethamate hydriodide, is the first ready-to-use injectable narrow spectrum...

    Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery now freely available to all

    The Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS) has gone open source, so it is now accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world. The journal publishes original peer-reviewed papers of international or global significance that improve the veterinary...

    Zoetis steps up production of its Marek’s disease vaccine

    Zoetis has ramped up production of its Marek’s disease vaccine. Poulvac CVI + HVT Marek’s vaccine provides the combination of the Rispens CVI strain and the HVT strain. Zoetis says this combination of serotypes has long been recognised for providing...
  • Vets4Pets latest TV ad campaign targets elderly pets

    Vets4Pets has unveiled its latest national TV advertising campaign, which airs for the first time during Coronation Street on ITV tonight. The 30-second commercial was shot at five different locations around the UK and features John Davies-Riand MRCVS...

    MSD launches Pet Diabetes Tracker

    MSD Animal Health has launched the Pet Diabetes Tracker, a free new app designed to help veterinary professionals and their clients track and manage diabetes. The new app, which is being being made available in the run up to Pet Diabetes Month in...

    First licensed steroid tablet for horses

    Virbac has launched Equipred (prednisolone), the first licensed steroid tablet for horses. Licensed for the treatment of severe equine asthma, each Equipred tablet contains 50mg of prednisolone, a larger concentration tablet designed to make dosing...
  • Paragon vets remove 5kg monster of a tumour from Dalmatian

    David Barker MRCVS, a soft tissue surgeon at Paragon Veterinary Referrals in Wakefield, has removed a whopping 5kg tumour from a four-year-old Dalmatian called Penny. David, who was assisted by Dan Kenny and Kat Grzywa MsRCVS, said: “Penny presented...

    MSD launches bovine coronavirus vaccine in the UK

    MSD has launched Bovilis Nasalgen-C, an intranasal live bovine coronavirus (BCoV) vaccine, in the UK. Bovilis Nasalgen-C can be used for the active immunisation of calves from the day of birth onwards to reduce clinical signs of upper respiratory tract...
  • Niall Taylor is new face of VetSurgeon.org

    Veterinary surgeon Niall Taylor has signed a deal worth a reported £100 to become the new face of VetSurgeon.org . As part of the deal, Niall will appear in magazine adverts for the community website in Veterinary Practice magazine. VetSurgeon...

    New treatment for canine mast cell tumours

    Virbac has launched Stelfonta, a novel injectable solution to treat mastocytoma in dogs. Stelfonta is licensed for the treatment of non-resectable, non-metastatic (WHO staging 1 ) subcutaneous mast cell tumours (MCTs) located at or distal to the elbow...

    Norbrook launches Loxicom Injection for cattle, pigs and horses.

    Norbrook is expanding its NSAID range with the launch of Loxicom Injection for cattle, pigs and horses. Norbrook says the new product, which will be available to veterinary surgeons from mid-October, offers treatment for a range of symptoms including...
  • 'Vet-approved' cat food now at Tesco

    Nutricat, a supermarket cat food launched this year, has released the results of a survey which, it says, shows that modern day lifestyles are resulting in British cat owners anthropomorphising their cats. The survey found that 54% of cat owners believe...

    A novel approach to recycling veterinary plastics

    White Cross Vets in Gateacre has found a novel way of dealing with the large amounts of waste plastic that veterinary pharmaceutical and other sterile products are packed in, using it to make ' ecobricks '. The practice makes ecobricks by packing...
  • Jurox offers extra support with Alfaxan following propofol product recall

    Jurox has issued a statement confirming its commitment to those practices who want to use Alfaxan (alfaxalone) following what it describes as the second major shortage of the most widely used veterinary licensed propofol (Inductofol and Vetofol, Norbrook...
  • Vet students' winning cake says rhinos should be horny

    Veterinary students Harry Pink and Meg Coram have won the third Sutton Bonington Science Cake competition for their entry: Rhinos Should Be Horny (pictured right, click to enlarge). The competition was held on the 12th March in aid of Comic Relief...

    Medivet to slow its rate of practice acquisition

    Medivet has announced that it is reducing the pace of its new practice acquisitions to allow its Regional Directors Team time to integrate. Medivet owns 245 veterinary practices in the UK and its rate of practice acquisition had tripled in the last...

    New BVA initiative to make vet practices a better place to work

    The BVA is urging veterinary practices to sign up to a new, voluntary code it has created to make for a better working environment; one which is supportive and welcoming to everyone. The Good Veterinary Workplaces Voluntary Code sets out various...
  • Kennel Club launches campaign against puppy farming

    The Kennel Club has launched Puppy Awareness Week to bring the horrors of puppy farming to the public consciousness and highlight the important steps that are needed when buying a puppy, such as choosing the right breed and finding a responsible breeder...

    A first, as vet becomes President of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Pain Section

    Louise Clark, RCVS and EBVS European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia and Head of Anaesthesia at Davies Veterinary Specialists , has been appointed President of the Royal Society of Medicine ’s Pain Section for 2018/19. It is believed...
  • New skin and ear cytology online training course for vets

    Ceva Animal Health, manufacturer of Douxo S3, has launched ‘Boost your confidence in skin cytology’, a skin and ear cytology online training course. Worth two hours of free CPD, the course has eight bitesize modules of between five and 15 minutes....

    Staffordshire Bull Terrier 'most stolen' as dog theft rises again in 2017

    Direct Line Pet Insurance has revealed that there were 1,909 reports of stolen dogs in 2017, with the Staffordshire Bull Terrier holding onto the dubious accolade of being 'Britain's most stolen'. Direct Line made Freedom of Information requests to...
  • Competition produces stunning images of 'Vets in your daily life'

    The five talented winners of the "Vets in your daily life" competition were announced today by DG SANCO, the European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Consumers and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). DG SANCO launched the...
  • RCVS warns: 'Delegate Schedule 3 tasks during student VNs' training only'

    The RCVS has advised that veterinary surgeons should delegate Schedule 3 work to veterinary nurse students only during students' training, following a series of queries from employers about such students locuming. Veterinary surgeons have dispensations...

    BVD survey finds major shortcomings in disease protection

    Boehringer Ingelheim - maker of Bovela - has announced the results of the 3rd annual BVD Survey, which has found amongst other things that 85% of respondents hadn't restarted a vaccination course when most of them should have. 1,219 farmers took part...