Veterinary News Headlines

    Vetericyn named Product of the Year

    Vetericyn VF, the vet-only wound and skin care spray from Innovacyn has been named product of the year by Animal Health International , one of the world's largest food and companion animal health distributors. Commenting on the award, Innovacyn said...
  • Vets asked to help tackle mystery canine illness

    The Forestry Commission, together with other agencies and landowners, is stepping up efforts to find out why some dogs have fallen ill while on countryside walks. Over 50 cases of so called Seasonal Canine Illness (SCI) occurred during the autumn...

    Kruuse announces new equine telemetric ECG system

    Kruuse UK has announced that it will be launching its new Android telemetric ECG system at BEVA 2011. The original Televet 100 supports transmission of ECG data to a range of approx 100m (330ft), allowing recording and displaying of real time data...

    New advance in equine inflammatory disease

    A research project funded by The Horse Trust has made important discoveries about how two peptides regulate the inflammatory response in horses. This knowledge could help with the development of improved anti-inflammatory drugs, which are used to treat...

    New bovine reproduction clinical booklet

    BCF Technology has launched a new bovine reproduction clinical booklet which can now be ordered free from the company. BCF says the booklet has been specifically designed as a reference guide for the reproductive tract of the cow, providing key...

    The owl and the smelly sock went to see ...

    VetSurgeon member Neil Forbes FRCVS , Specialist in Avian Medicine at Vets Now Referrals , has been dealing with a rather interesting case: an owl that swallowed a sock. John Dowling, the owner of a falconry business and keeper of the 13 week old...

    Virbac offers vets longer lasting medical castration

    Virbac has launched a new 12 month version of Suprelorin, the reversible medical castration implant for dogs, widening the options for clients seeking an alternative to surgical castration. Product manager Chris Geddes MRCVS said: "The launch of Suprelorin...

    New thoracic X-rays session added to Cardio Academy CPD website

    A new session has been added to Ceva Animal Health UK's Cardio Academy CPD website entitled "Thoracic X-rays: Abnormal Features". In the 30 minute multimedia presentation, the cardiology specialist Nicole Van Israël discusses X-ray abnormalities within...

    Bayer to run second Profender TV ad campaign

    Bayer Animal Health has announced that following the success of its educational TV advertising campaign, which ran earlier this year and promoted the need to worm cats, a second advertising campaign will now run in September. Bayer (makers of Profender...

    BVA offers free three-month trial membership

    The BVA is now reaching out to non-members with a three-month, no strings attached, free trial. The offer ends on 31 August. Over the past few years the BVA membership package has changed significantly in response to the needs of veterinary surgeons...

    Veterinary profession petitions for CCTV in abattoirs

    VetSurgeon member Anthony Todd has started a petition amongst veterinary surgeons and nurses, calling for the installation and routine monitoring of CCTV in all pre-slaughter areas of licensed abattoirs in the UK. The petition was triggered by a news...

    RCVS warns of dodgy VN training courses

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is warning practices and would be veterinary nurse students to check that VN training courses are approved by the College, or they will not lead to qualification as a veterinary nurse. The RCVS has reported...

    Dechra adds carprofen to Veterinary Essentials range

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched Rycarfa carprofen tablets for dogs and injection for cats and dogs into its Veterinary Essentials range. Dechra's Veterinary Essentials range comprises a series of post patent products designed to offer practices...

    Money off vouchers and other fleabies from Virbac

    Virbac is launching a nationwide consumer campaign directing pet owners into practice with a special £1 off Indorex voucher promotion. Indorex product manager Victoria Hudson said: "Participating practices also have the chance to win £250 worth of...

    New precision dose pimobendan

    Eurovet Animal Health has launched Cardisure, a new look pimobendan which the company claims will help deliver more precise dosing in the treatment of cardiac disease. Dogs have the widest range in bodyweight of any species, and it's long been a problem...

    Nominate someone for an RCVS honour

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is calling for members to nominate veterinary surgeons and non-veterinary surgeons who merit the award of Honorary Associateship or Honorary Fellowship. Honorary Associateships are awarded annually to people...

    New blog offers expert opinion on pain management

    In what is believed to be a first for the profession, a group of experts have joined forces to publish 'Chronic Pain in the Dog' , a blog about managing pain. The blog, which is sponsored by Vetoquinol and available exclusively to VetSurgeon.org members...

    Veterinary nurse launches CPD company

    Veterinary nurse Beverley Burnett has launched North East CPD, a new CPD provider in the North East of England. Beverley said: "It's not always time- or cost-effective to have to travel far and wide for courses, sometimes overnight, leaving surgeries...

    Protexin Veterinary launches cystophan

    Protexin Veterinary has launched Cystophan, a new product to aid in the management of Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC). Protexin says nearly 50% of cats with FIC will have a recurrent signs within one year, so it is important to offer a high quality...
  • RCVS needs to demonstrate relevance to its members

    A quick survey of VetSurgeon members 1 has found that of those that didn't vote in the 2011 council elections, 37.9% 'did not believe that voting in the RCVS elections will have any impact on my working life' However, as Wynne Richards pointed out...

    Free Logic sachets and pinboard display now available

    Ceva Animal Health UK is now providing Logic Oral Hygiene Gel sample sachets to veterinary practices free of charge, to enable clients to try before they buy on their cat or dog In addition, to help veterinary practices promote the importance of dental...

    MSD launches new Bravoxin 10 Farm Pack

    MSD has announced that the broad-spectrum clostridial disease vaccine for sheep and cattle, Bravoxin 10, is now available in a new 6 x 100ml farm vaccination pack. The pack contains enough vaccine for 600 sheep or 300 cattle boosters. Buyers of the...
  • BVA challenges FSA to act against animal abuse

    The BVA has challenged the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to take further investigative action to enable Defra to consider prosecutions against the Essex abattoir where appalling animal welfare abuses were highlighted in footage obtained by Animal Aid ...

    Dog owners pained by risk of medication

    Vetoquinol has released the second set of results from a survey of over 1000 dog owners which the company says has revealed some surprising findings on owner attitudes to pain and pain relieving medications. 1 In particular, Vetoquinol says it thinks...
  • Kruuse launches new manuka honey dressing

    Kruuse is to launch a new Manuka honey dressing at BEVA 2011 in September. Kruuse says that honey has been used as a topical anti-microbial agent and dressing for over 2000 years, and that honey derived from the nectar of the Manuka tree (Leptospermum...