Veterinary News Headlines

    New research finds cattle and badgers rarely meet in person

    New research published in Epidemiology and Infection (Cambridge University Press) reveals that direct contact between badgers and cattle is rare, suggesting that it may be rare for bovine tuberculosis (TB) to be passed on through the two species...

    Royal College appoints Customer Experience Manager

    The RCVS has appointed Nicola South to the new role of Customer Experience Manager, a new role intended to help improve the experience for vets, veterinary nurses and the public in their dealings with the College. Nicola said: "I'm extremely...
  • New four-day pain control for dogs

    Elanco Companion Animal Health has launched Recuvyra 50mg/ml transdermal solution for dogs, the first transdermal fentanyl solution to be licensed for the control of postoperative pain associated with major orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery. ...
  • Elanco launches new treatment for ketosis in dairy cows

    Elanco Animal Health has announced the launch of Kexxtone this month, a new treatment which it claims can reduce the incidence of ketosis in dairy cows by 74%* following a single treatment. 1 Kexxtone is a targeted solution for any dairy cow or...

    RCVS releases photographs of last council meeting

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has released a series of photographs taken at its last council meeting on 7th March 2013. Anyone for a photo-caption competition? The full album can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rcvs/sets...
  • DC severely reprimands London vet for failings in care

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has severely reprimanded and warned as to his future conduct a veterinary surgeon who failed to make sufficient enquiries about the location or condition of a cat; unreasonably refused to provide it with first aid and...

    Vets reminded about March retention fee deadline

    The RCVS is reminding veterinary surgeons that the retention fee payment deadline is 31 March. Fee payments received after 1 April are subject to an extra £35, and veterinary surgeons whose fees remain unpaid after 31 May are removed from the Register...

    Comfortis flea control launched for cats

    Elanco Companion Animal Health has announced that Comfortis (spinosad) flavoured chewable flea control tablets have been licensed for cats. In addition, the company has extended its range with the addition of two new sizes for toy dogs and smaller...

    New exotic advisory service for veterinary surgeons

    Greendale Veterinary Diagnostics has announced a partnership with a referral practice in order to provide general practitioners with additional support and advice with their exotic cases. Through this partnership, Birch Heath Veterinary Clinic will...
  • Lungworm spreading

    Bayer Animal Health, maker of Advocate and organiser of the Be Lungworm Aware campaign, is warning that last year's damp summer and the mild winter conditions may lead to a continued spread of Angiostongylus vasorum in the UK. Biodiversity & Conservation...

    Ceva launches Cardalis competition

    Ceva Animal Health has launched a competition - open to veterinary surgeons and nurses - to support Cardalis (benazepril and spironolactone), its dual-acting treatment for heart failure in dogs. To enter the competition, which will run till the end...

    RCVS and VN Councils elections underway

    The RCVS Council and Veterinary Nurses Council elections are now underway for 2013, and ballot papers and candidates details have been posted to all veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses eligible to vote. Gordon Hockey, RCVS Registrar, said...

    Pfizer Animal Health is now Zoetis

    Pfizer has divested itself of its animal health business unit, which has become a stand-alone company called Zoetis . The new company unveiled its vision for Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EuAfME) region at a press conference in Paris last week...

    Kruuse launches equine drapes and gowns

    Kruuse has launched a range of seven specialized sterile surgical disposable drapes and gowns developed for the surgery team working in equine clinics or hospitals. The company says its new surgical sets have been designed so they include a comprehensive...

    OFT drops requirement for vets to display top 10 medicines

    The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has dropped the requirement that veterinary practices display a poster in waiting rooms which tells clients what the top ten medicines they supply are, and their costs. The requirement was apparently dropped, initially...

    Petplan announces 2013 Veterinary Awards finalists

    Petplan has announced the finalists for the 2013 Petplan Veterinary Awards. Now in its 14 th year, the Petplan Veterinary Awards received its biggest response yet, with 11,000 nominations submitted for exceptional veterinary staff across the UK...
  • Vets warned to look out for fat cows

    Dairy nutrition consultant Hefin Richards of Profeed Nutrition Consultancy is warning vets to be on the lookout for an upsurge in over-conditioned cows as winter progresses through spring. He says his prediction is based on a number of factors...

    Kruuse expands range of wound dressings

    Kruuse has announced the launch of two new two new wound dressing products: Kruuse HydroGel and Kruuse Foam Dressing. Kruuse HydroGel is a clear amorphous hydrogel with Polyhexanide (0.04%). According to the company, HydroGel will help maintain a...

    New research demonstrates efficacy of spinosad

    A study published by Mike Dryden - one of the world's leading parasitologists - in Veterinary Parasitology has demonstrated that spinosad (Comfortis, Elanco) provides a high level of flea control one month after a single treatment and maintains a high...

    Talk About Laminitis campaign is back

    Boehringer Ingelheim has announced that its 'Talk About Laminitis' campaign will run from Mid March until the end of June. Last year, the initiative saw over 9000 horses and ponies tested for PPID through its free ACTH test scheme. This year, to...

    Interventional radiology expert joins the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

    Dr. Tracy Hill, a specialist in internal medicine, has joined the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, bringing with her expertise in interventional radiology. Tracy completed a fellowship in interventional radiology and endoscopy at the...

    Applications open for new Veterinary Surgeon Graduate Programme

    The PDSA has announced the launch of a new graduate programme to help train the veterinary surgeons of the future. Applications for PDSA's Veterinary Surgeon Graduate Programme open today, and the programme is open to all veterinary surgeon graduates...

    Elanco launches Dexdomitor 0.1 mg/ml

    Elanco Companion Animal Health has launched of Dexdomitor 0.1 mg/ml, adding to its range of alpha-2 agonists and antagonists. Produced and manufactured in partnership with Orion Corporation, Elanco says Dexdomitor 0.1 mg/ml contains all the properties...

    RCVS invites vets to submit questions for election hustings

    The RCVS is to hold an online hustings on Tuesday, 19 March at 7pm to help voters decide who they wish to vote for in the upcoming RCVS Council elections, and is inviting members of the veterinary profession to suggest questions for the candidates...

    Vet reprimanded for non compliance with tuberculin test SOP

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has reprimanded a veterinary surgeon for submitting a certificate of Clinical Inspection for Veterinary Inspectors ("TB52") for tuberculin tests he had undertaken on cattle, despite knowing that he had not fully complied...