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  • New veterinary manual on backyard poultry

    The BSAVA has published its Manual of Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery , written to help veterinary surgeons provide a level of care for backyard birds that clients expect. The BSAVA says there has been a real resurgence in the number of people...

    Specialists in anaesthesia and neurology join Yorkshire referral centre

    Paragon Veterinary Referrals has announced that two more specialists have joined its fledgling team. Liz Leece, an RCVS and EBVS specialist in veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia (pictured right) and Massimo Mariscoli, an EBVS and RCVS specialist...

    Contamination of BOVA's omeprazole injection for horses found to be well inside internationally accepted standards

    Following the identification of testosterone in a vial of Bova’s long acting omeprazole injection for horses in mid-June 2019 by the New South Wales (NSW) racing authority, Bova says subsequent tests have now confirmed that the level of contamination...

    Dechra launches new ophthalmic antibiotic for cats, dogs and horses

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched Ophtocycline (chlortetracycline hydrochloride), a broad spectrum ophthalmic antibiotic ointment for the treatment of a number of eye infections in dogs, cats and horses. Ophtocycline is licensed for the treatment...

    Vets needed to help test RCVS's new CPD recording system

    The RCVS is calling for veterinary surgeons to help test its new continuing professional development (CPD) recording platform which is currently in development. Earlier this year, the RCVS Council approved the roll-out of a more outcomes-based model...

    Midlands vet reprimanded for alcohol-related incidents

    Midlands-based Dr Lynn Jo Ann Davies MRCVS has been reprimanded and warned by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for serious professional misconduct involving drink driving convictions and being under the influence of alcohol whilst on duty as a veterinary...

    Zoetis award recognises practices and students for good EMS

    Zoetis has announced the winners of its awards to recognise the contribution of veterinary practices and the commitment shown by students to the extramural studies programme (EMS) at the University of Bristol. The awards, comprising academic book...

    Vet's mission to raise awareness of a silent killer

    Hannah Capon MRCVS and her team at Canine Arthritis Management (CAM) have launched the Big September Walks to raise awareness of arthritis in dogs. People are invited to organise or join a walk to raise money for Canine Arthritis Management and its...

    CVS to launch network of peripatetic Advanced Practitioners

    CVS has announced that it is to develop a network of peripatetic Advanced Practitioners, both to improve the breadth and depth of its clinical service around the country and to offer vets an attractive career pathway. CVS says there has been a steady...

    FirstVet joins forces with pet insurer to offer free online veterinary consultations

    FirstVet, one of the online veterinary consultation providers that launched earlier this year , has joined forces with Bought By Many , a pet insurer. As a result of the new partnership, customers of Bought By Many will have access to free video consultations...

    New practice poster invites owners to give points for poop

    Protexin Veterinary has launched Poop Points, a free practice poster designed to educate owners about digestive health in cats and dogs, and encourage them to monitor their pet's faeces. The poster grades faeces from one (kickable) to six (most certainly...

    Encysted small redworm diagnostic service coming in September

    Austin Davis Biologics (ADB) will be launching a new blood test service for diagnosing small redworm (cyathostomin) infections in horses, in September. The company says the new test overcomes a major shortcoming in faecal egg counts: that they can...

    New canine cancer research could help Flatcoated Retrievers

    The Animal Health Trust, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge is going to conduct new research to enable the creation of a blood test to identify Flatcoated Retrievers with early stage histiocytic sarcoma. The charity says that although...

    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...

    Appeal by vet convicted of petty felony infraction partly upheld

    The Privy Council has partially upheld and partially dismissed an appeal submitted to it by Dr Gerhard Schulze Allen against a decision by the Disciplinary Committee in January 2018 to have him removed from the Register. The Disciplinary Committee...

    Boehringer announces first stem cell medicine for equine lameness

    Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has announced the launch of Arti-Cell Forte, the first stem cell-based veterinary medicine to get marketing authorisation for treating equine lameness, calling it a 'breakthrough medicine for degenerative joint disease...

    Bravecto Plus gets new licence to treat ear mites in cats

    MSD Animal Health has announced that Bravecto Plus has been given a new licence to treat Otodectes Cynotis (ear mites) in cats. The company points to a study which showed that cats treated Bravecto Plus showed no visible signs of mites at 14 days...

    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...

    2020 RCVS Knowledge Awards now open

    The 2020 RCVS Knowledge Awards , designed to recognise examples of continuous quality improvement (QI) in practice, are now open for applications and nominations. Open to anyone working in a veterinary setting at any stage of their career, the competition...

    Vets go back on the Shortage Occupation List

    The Government has announced that it has accepted the recommendation of the Migration Advisory Committee that veterinary surgeons should be added to the Shortage Occupation List. The announcement came in the form of a written statement by the then...

    London-based vet not guilty of serious professional misconduct over care of pregnant Chihuahua

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has decided to take no further action against London-based Eleonora Corsi MRCVS after a hearing regarding the care of a pregnant Chihuahua named Kika. Dr Corsi consulted with Kika's owners about the management of her...

    Veterinary supplier launches 'ThinkGreen' initiative

    J.A.K Marketing, has developed a new 'ThinkGreen' section of its website which recommends environmentally friendly products that practices can use to reduce their impact on the environment. A few examples of the products in J.A.K Marketing's 'ThinkGreen...

    Dechra adds Clavubactin to its range of antibiotics for cats and dogs

    Dechra has added Clavubactin (amoxicillin and clavulanic acid) to its range, for the treatment of urinary tract, respiratory, gastrointestinal, oral and skin infections in cats and dogs. The company says the product is highly effective against common...
  • 52% of vets 'very annoyed' by adverts which describe the salary as 'competitive'

    A survey carried out by VetSurgeon.org Jobs and VetNurse.co.uk Jobs has concluded that both veterinary surgeons and nurses want potential employers to be up front about the salary they're offering, and many will simply ignore advertisements that don...

    New study shows owners of short-muzzled dogs are blind to their suffering

    The RVC has published the results of a new study which shows that the owners of short-muzzled or brachycephalic dogs are either unaware of the suffering of these breeds, or deluding themselves 1 . The study, which was conducted in in collaboration...