Veterinary News Headlines

    325% rise in veterinary certifications needed for trade post-Brexit

    The BVA has forecast that new post-Brexit trade agreements for meat and agricultural products like milk, gelatine and hay could trigger a 325% increase in the number of veterinary certifications needed, requiring many more veterinary surgeons to perform...

    White Cross names its Vets Of The Year

    White Cross Vets , the family-run group with practices across the Midlands and the North of England, has named Emily Moss MRCVS and Katherine Claxton MRCVS as it's Vets of the Year at the company's annual congress. The congress, which is now in its...

    Essex referral centre opens new orthopaedic department

    Southfields Veterinary Specialists has opened a new orthopaedic department at its centre in Essex. Headed by Esteban Gonzalez-Gasch, a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, the new department enables the practice to undertake a wide range of...

    Alfaxan now licensed for anaesthesia in rabbits

    Jurox (UK) Limited has announced that its anaesthetic for cats and dogs, Alfaxan (alfaxalone), has now been licensed for the induction of anaesthesia in pet rabbits. Rabbits are the third most commonly anaesthetised pet in the UK, however they have...

    Medivet celebrates 30th year with 200th practice

    Medivet is celebrating two milestones this month: 30 years in the profession and its 200th veterinary practice. The company, which has added over 50 practices to the business this year alone, puts its success down to the group's family feel, and the...

    Warwickshire-based vet suspended for falsifying clinical records

    Warwickshire-based Elizabeth Gatehouse MRCVS has been suspended for two months by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for falsely confirming the vaccination of a horse to a fellow veterinary surgeon, and for fabricating an entry in the horse’s clinical records...

    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...

    South African man banged up for three years for impersonating a veterinary surgeon

    South African Peter Keniry has been given a three year prison sentence at Taunton Crown Court for using the identity of a legitimately registered veterinary surgeon fraudulently to practise as a vet. The RCVS played a proactive role in Mr Keniry’s...

    Vetmedin now licensed for asymptomatic MVD in dogs

    Boehringer Ingelheim has announced that Vetmedin has been granted a new licensed indication: for the treatment of asymptomatic mitral valve disease (MVD), and cardiomegaly. The research on which the new indication is based is described by Boehringer...

    RCVS Council approves new College-funded mediation service

    RCVS Council members have unanimously agreed the establishment of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) service to help resolve lower-level complaints about veterinary services through mediation. Since 2014 the RCVS has trialled two different ADR...
  • TVM launches new, improved apomorphine injection

    TVM (previously Forum Animal Health) has announced that over the coming weeks, Apometic will be replaced by Emedog, a new, improved apomorphine injection with a new concentration and new dose. TVM says Emedog provides less wastage, provides easier...

    Dewsbury veterinary hospital bags three 'outstanding' PSS awards

    Calder Vets ' Dewsbury animal hospital is celebrating being judged 'outstanding' in three Practice Standards Scheme awards, no less. The practice, which is part of the Linnaeus Group, achieved 'outstanding' status in diagnostic service, in-patient...

    Meloxaid 5mg/ml Solution for Injection product recall

    The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has announced that Norbrook Laboratories Ltd has issued a recall for Meloxaid 5mg/ml Solution for Injection for Dogs and Cats (Vm 02000/4397). Norbrook has verified that the pH of certain batches has increased...

    BSAVA's call to the veterinary profession on World Mental Health Day

    The British Small Animal Veterinary Association President John Chitty is calling on everyone in the profession to take a moment during today's World Mental Health Day to think more deeply about the mental health of their practice teams and the wider...

    Vets must ‘dare to speak out’ about brachycephalic dogs

    An expert panel of veterinary surgeons at the FECAVA/WSAVA/DSAVA Congress in Copenhagen have issued a series of recommendations about the role of the veterinary profession in addressing the problems associated with brachycephalic breeds. The expert...

    Babesiosis confirmed in non-travelling dog by Herts vet

    MSD Animal Health is highlighting a new case of Babesiosis in a non-travelling dog confirmed by Atilla Csaka MRCVS from Walton Lodge Veterinary Group in Ware, Hertfordshire. Atilla was presented with the concerned owners of an eight year old Staffie...

    85% of veterinary staff harassed by pet owners over money

    The British Veterinary Association has released figures from its Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey which reveal that around half of all veterinary surgeons have felt threatened by clients, and as many as 85% report that either they or another...

    Ceva launches biggest TV advertising campaign to date for Feliway and Adaptil

    Ceva Animal Health has launched its biggest TV advertising campaign to date for its veterinary behaviour products, Feliway and Adaptil. Running throughout October, it is Ceva's third TV campaign this year to raise awareness of the benefits of Feliway...

    Submit your evidence gaps to Veterinary Evidence

    Veterinary Evidence , RCVS Knowledge’s flagship journal, has launched an initiative that will allow practitioners to submit questions on the evidence gaps they encounter. Dubbed the PICO Project, the scheme will initially run via a series of specialism...

    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...

    New end-of-life service for pets seeks vets

    Cloud 9 Vets , a new mobile veterinary service offering quality of life assessments, euthanasia and palliative care for pets at home has been launched in the UK and is now recruiting veterinary surgeons and practices to join the team delivering the service...

    Veterinary profession's answer to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    The University of Surrey has announced the launch of ArroGen Veterinary Forensics , the first forensic service dedicated to combating crimes against animals. The new service, a partnership between the university's School of Veterinary Medicine and...

    Blue Cross and BEVA publish results of Equine Health Survey 2017

    The Blue Cross and British Equine Veterinary Association have published the results of the 2017 National Equine Health Survey, which have remained broadly consistent with previous years. Participation in this year’s survey was similar to previous...

    Veterinary surgeons urged to take part in anaesthetic monitoring survey

    Elisabeth Richardson MRCVS (pictured right), Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Veterinary Anaesthesia at Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital, University of Cambridge, is conducting a new survey designed to give a deeper insight into the conduct of anaesthetic...

    Cheshire referral hospital triples neurology team

    Cheshire-based Northwest Veterinary Specialists has announced that it has tripled its neurology team with the appointment of two new specialists, Massimo Mariscoli and Luca Motta. Massimo (pictured left) qualified from Bologna Vet School in 1990 and...