Veterinary News Headlines
  • And the towns with most vets are ...

    Some interesting research from the Daily Express today, which shows which UK towns and cities have the most veterinary practices per capita. You could otherwise call them "Britain's Best Places to Get Ill (if you are a dog)", or alternatively "Britain...

    Crafty vet nurses offer new way to de-stress

    Sarah Taylor and Zoe Daley, the veterinary nurses behind vnpetproducts.co.uk , have launched a new initiative which they hope will offer veterinary surgeons and other nurses a welcome, calming distraction from the stresses of practice life, and raise...

    Fearne Cotton to headline VET Festival

    The organisers of VET Festival 2019 have announced that the 2019 VETFest Conversation will take place with broadcaster and author Fearne Cotton. Fearne, who has been presenting live TV since she was 15 years old, has published eight books including...

    VMD offers reassurance over local anaesthetic supplies

    Following concerns about the supply of raw materials used to make the local anaesthetic, procaine hydrochloride, the Veterinary Medicine Directorate has confirmed that Pronestesic is currently available from suppliers, with normal UK availability of...

    Vets urged to protect rabbits against RVHD2

    Burgess Pet Care has announced that the theme for this year's Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW, 1st-9th June) is Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease type 2 (RVHD2), and vets are being urged to highlight the importance of vaccination to owners. Burgess reminds...
  • An apology: vet retention fees are NOT going to rise.

    This morning, VetSurgeon.org published an April Fools fake news story, to the effect that the RCVS planned to increase retention fees by 150% . I had hoped that the increasing absurdity of the reasons given for the rise might have tipped everyone...
  • Vet retention fees to rise by shocking 150%

    The RCVS has today announced that retention fees paid by veterinary surgeons are set to rise by 150%, from £340 to £850 per annum. According to the College, the increase in fees is needed primarily to develop its regulatory capacity for paraprofessionals...

    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...

    Weight gain more than doubles the risk of laminitis in horses and ponies

    Horses and ponies that gain weight are more than twice as likely to develop laminitis than if they lose or maintain their weight, according to new research published last month in BMC Veterinary Research 1 . Carried out by the Royal Veterinary College...
  • Voting opens in 2019 RCVS Council election

    Voting has now opened in the 2019 RCVS Council election. Eligible veterinary surgeons can now vote online or by posting their paper ballot. There are nine candidates standing in this year’s elections, including five existing Council members eligible...

    New type of electrosurgical "knife" set to revolutionise veterinary surgery

    Excel Lasers has launched Onemytis 2 , a new type of electrosurgical "knife" which it claims will revolutionise veterinary surgery, in the UK. Developed by Italian tech company, Otech Industry srl , the Onemytis 2 uniquely uses gas ionisation to vaporise...

    New website promotes Veterinary Specialists

    The British College of Veterinary Specialists (BCVSp) has launched a new website, www.yourvetspecialist.org to promote the services of RCVS and European Veterinary Specialists to the pet-owning public. The new website explains what Veterinary Specialists...

    New treatment for post parturient disorders in cattle

    Forte Healthcare (UK) has announced the launch of Utertab 2000mg (Tetracycline hydrochloride, POM-V) for the treatment and prevention of post parturient disorders in cattle. Forte highlights that Utertab's intrauterine administration allows it to...

    RCVS calls for papers for Mind Matters Research Symposium in September

    The RCVS second Mind Matters Initiative Research Symposium, 'Understanding and supporting veterinary mental health', is now open for applications for presentations on veterinary mental health and wellbeing research. The symposium, which will be held...

    New veterinary student innovation competition

    The RCVS has announced a new student innovation competition called "What's Your Big Idea?", being held by ViVet ahead of the second Innovation Symposium in October. The competition is open to all UK-based undergraduate veterinary students and offers...

    Northants practice shows the lengths people will go for their guinea pigs

    The Cat and Rabbit Care Clinic in Abington , Northampton seems to be defying the commonly-held belief that owners of some the more common exotics are not prepared to go to any great lengths if their animal gets ill. According to head veterinary surgeon...

    Veterinary anaesthesia app now on Android too

    Vetnapp , an anaesthesia app originally developed for Apple devices by European specialist in anaesthesia and analgesia Alastair Mair to save time and increase clinical accuracy, is now available for Android. Vetnapp offers a secure alternative to...

    Surrey population of European Specialists in Veterinary Ophthalmology increases by one

    The number of European Specialists in Veterinary Ophthalmology in Surrey has increased by one, following Richard Everson's recent qualification. Richard, who works at North Downs Specialist Referrals (NDSR), graduated from the Royal Veterinary College...

    Fish saves dog

    Skeldale Veterinary Centre reports that it has performed the world's first fish skin graft on a dog that was 'days from death' from a seriously infected wound. The surgery was carried out in August 2018 and is, they say, the first time it has been...

    Unpredictable and unexpected at BSAVA Congress

    The BSAVA has announced that the theme for this year's Big Issues stream (Friday 5th April) will be: 'How to Navigate the Unpredictable and the Unexpected'. Adrienne Conroy, Head of BSAVA Policy and Chair of the Big Issues stream said: "As a profession...

    New HR and legal support service for veterinary practices

    MS Rubric , a Bristol-based law and HR firm which specialises in the veterinary sector, has announced the launch of Vantage, a Human Resource Management (HRM) and Employment Law advisory service. The company says its service has been designed to help...

    Coming soon: new edition of the BSAVA Manual of Reptiles

    The BSAVA will be launching the third edition of its Manual of Reptiles , edited by Simon Girling and Paul Raiti, at Congress this year. Extensively updated, the new edition reflects the increasing sophistication of reptile medicine and surgery and...

    Study shows that for horses, a little exercise goes a long way

    A new study published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine has shown that just 25 minutes of light exercise may have health benefits for horses, even if it doesn’t result in additional weight loss 1 . The study "Influence of dietary restriction...

    New evidence that Pro-Kolin Advanced helps canine diarrhoea

    Protexin Veterinary is highlighting a new study, published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine , which it says provides evidence that Pro-Kolin Advanced, an anti‐diarrheal probiotic paste (ADPP), can improve the clinical outcome of uncomplicated...

    Vets: Can you help with new evidence-based veterinary medicine booklet?

    Sense about Science and RCVS Knowledge need at least two veterinary surgeons to give feedback about a new booklet at a workshop in London on Wednesday 27th March. The new publication is a guide to evidence-based medicine (EBM) in veterinary practice...