Veterinary News Headlines

    Zoetis acquires veterinary engagement company, Virtual Recall

    Zoetis has acquired Virtual Recall, a software business that helps veterinary practices improve their service offering and communication with pet owners. Virtual Recall's products include vaccination, neutering, appointment and healthcheck reminders...
  • Vet struck off after kidnapping child she claimed was a satanic abuse victim

    Anke Hill has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after being convicted of conspiracy to abduct an eight year old child which she and her five co-conspirators claimed was a victim of satanic abuse. Ms Hill and Wilfred Wong snatched the...
  • Suffolk vet reprimanded for inadequate care of dog with heatstroke

    Lowestoft vet Frank Eric Ainsworth MRCVS has received a severe reprimand and warning as to future conduct from the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct. The charge against Mr Ainsworth was that in...

    Vet struck off for possessing paedophilic and bestial images

    Carlos Egido Cortes, a Glamorgan-based practitioner, has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee following his conviction for possession of four indecent images of children and an extreme pornographic image involving an animal and a female...
  • Media coverage snowballs as Daily Mail interviews Medivet mole

    The Daily Mail has today published an interview with the 'nurse' who worked undercover at Medivet for tonight's Panorama documentary: It shouldn't happen at a vets (tonight, BBC1 9pm). Looks like the communications departments at the RCVS...

    Cambs vet launches wellbeing website for MsRCVS

    Cambridgeshire-based Liz Barton MRCVS has launched vetsnet.net , a website which points veterinary surgeons in the direction of good-quality resources designed to foster wellbeing and resilience. Liz, a mother of two who qualified at Cambridge in...
  • The RCVS poster you’ll want to display in your practice

    The RCVS has published a new waiting room poster which details what pet owners and veterinary professionals should expect from each other. It’s very significant because it’s the first time the College has produced material for practices that highlights...

    Boehringher launches Nexgard Combo spot on for cats

    Boehringer Ingelheim has launched NexGard Combo spot-on, billed as the first and only broad-spectrum parasiticide to treat cats for fleas, ticks, ear mites, roundworms and tapeworms. NexGard Combo is a systemic isoxazoline-based endectocide designed...
  • RCVS Disciplinary Committee adjourns charges against Hampshire vet

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has agreed to adjourn multiple charges against a Hampshire-based veterinary surgeon who first registered in 1950, following his undertakings firstly to request removal from the RCVS Register and secondly never apply...

    50% of pet owners worried about vet bills as cost of living crisis bites

    A new poll carried out by YouGov on behalf of Dogs Trust has revealed that in 2022 vet bills were the biggest financial worry for pet owners when it came to looking after their dog. The second biggest financial worry was the cost of dog food (18%)...

    Meet the chewing robot dog from Mars

    Mars Petcare has created a 'chewing robot' with which to research and test canine dental products. The robot is used to show how well potential new products or prototypes are performing when it comes to plaque removal. Built using a scan of a real...

    New antiemetic for cats and dogs

    Virbac has launched Vetemex (maropitant), an antiemetic for the treatment and prevention of vomiting and nausea in cats and dogs. Vetemex has a 56-day broached shelf life and uses benzyl alcohol as the excipient, rather than metacresol. Virbac...

    Veterinary paraprofessionals may become regulated by the RCVS

    The RCVS Council has approved a pathway for veterinary and animal health paraprofessionals to become associates of, or accredited by the College and thereby fall within its regulatory remit. At the June 2017 meeting of RCVS Council, members decided...
  • MSD gets UK approval for first flea and tick treatment for dogs which lasts a whole year

    MSD has been given approval by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate for an injectable version of Bravecto, its parasiticide for dogs, which lasts a whole year. This new injectable fluralaner formulation is approved for the immediate and persistent...

    First cutting balloon angioplasty in a cat

    Veterinary cardiologists at Surrey-based North Downs Specialist Referrals (NDSR) have performed what is believed to be the first cutting balloon angioplasty on a cat with double chambered right ventricle. Sylvie, a four-month-old Maine Coon, was referred...

    Greatest threats to dog welfare are dental disease, osteoarthritis and obesity

    The Royal Veterinary College has published new evidence which shows that of the eight major disorders seen by veterinary surgeons in practice, dental disease, osteoarthritis and obesity have the highest overall welfare impact on affected dogs 1 . ...

    Kruuse becomes exclusive distributor for VideoMed endoscopes

    Kruuse has announced that it has become the exclusive distributor for VideoMed GmbH and its range of veterinary endoscopes and documentation systems. VideoMed produces a range of equine and small animal endoscopes, gastroscopes and laryngoscopes that...

    Suffolk vet struck off for dishonesty, clinical failings and poor record keeping.

    Suffolk-based Dr Horia Elefterescu has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for dishonesty, clinical failings and poor record keeping. The Committee heard seven charges against Dr Elefterescu. The charges were: In September...

    Bayer launches vet-applied, one-dose treatment for canine otitis externa

    Bayer Animal Health has launched Neptra, its new single-dose, vet-applied treatment for canine otitis externa (OE). Neptra contains florfenicol, an antibiotic which Bayer says is ideal for dealing with the Staphylococcus pseudintermedius found in the...
  • Brighton vet severely reprimanded by RCVS DC

    The RCVS Disclipinary Committee has severely reprimanded and warned as to her future conduct a Brighton-based veterinary surgeon who failed to maintain a proper boundary between her professional and personal relationships with a client. The eight...
  • Veterinary experts step up to support GP veterinary surgeons

    VetSurgeon.org has launched Expert Help Forums, where general practitioners can put general and case questions to a bank of highly qualified, helpful and friendly experts in a variety of disciplines. The VetSurgeon Expert Forums were originally designed...
  • RVN struck off for falsifying records

    The RVN Disciplinary Committee of the RCVS has removed an Armagh-based nurse from the Register after finding that she'd entered the details of four injections into clinical records when she had no reasonable basis for doing so. During the four...

    New study reveals risk factors for canine lipomas

    The RVC has published a new study which has revealed several risk factors for canine lipomas, fatty masses which because of their large size and rapid growth often cause extreme and long-term anxiety to the owners of affected dogs. The College says...

    Cardiff vet struck off for 'deplorable' dishonesty towards insurance company

    Cardiff-based Nicola Burrows has been struck off the Register for creating an inaccurate clinical history for her horse and then dishonestly attempting to make insurance claim for its treatment. Ms Burrows faced 11 charges against her. The first...

    Bovigen Scour now approved for single-shot use

    Virbac's calf scour vaccine, Bovigen Scour, has been granted VMD approval for a single-shot vaccination protocol in pregnant cows and heifers, and had its shelf life extended to 3 years. Virbac says that this means that irrespective of previous vaccination...