Vetstreet, Inc. Combines With ThinkPets, Inc.

Vetstreet Vetstreet, Inc., a leading provider of a turnkey marketing, communications, and educational platform to the veterinary industry, today announced it has merged with ThinkPets, Inc., a leading provi...

A New Ruminant Disease Spreading Through Europe

FVE FVE calls for vigilance for Schmallenberg virus FVE calls all veterinarians for increased vigilance of a previously unknown disease in ruminants, caused by the so-called Schmallenberg virus. The...

Conscious Living With The Help Of Horses

Intuitive Horse Wellbeing spoke to Emma Colyer of Intuitive Horse, Ringmer, a little while ago, about her work with horses & healing. My work at Intuitive Horse uses horses to help people recognise their b...

The Animal Welfare Science, Ethics And Law Veterinary Association (AWSELVA) Has Developed A Brand New Website And Logo

AWSELVA The Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law Veterinary Association (AWSELVA) has developed a brand new website and logo to provide a wealth of user-friendly information on the Association’s activities ...

Single, National Benchmarking Database Launched

Pfizer Animal Health Ned Flaxman & Lottie Pfizer Animal Health and Central Veterinary Services are collaborating in a unique venture to create a unified National Benchmarking Database that is open to all veteri...

MSD/Merck Animal Health Headquarter In New Jersey, US

Merck MSD Animal Health, known as Merck Animal Health in the United States and Canada, today announced that it intends to centralize certain functions at the existing Merck Campus in Summit, New Jersey, USA...

National CPD Education Seminar Tour For Veterinary Professionals On Canine Behaviour Problems Begins In March.

Dr Jez Rose The seminars take place nationwide from Leeds to Southsea on managing and preventing canine behaviour problems in practice. With 10 years experience presenting to organisations and individuals worl...

Dogs Spared As Laboratory Factory Farm Is Blocked

Animal Defenders International The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) is delighted that the Government has rejected plans for new breeding units for beagle dogs to be used in laboratory experiments in Yorkshire. Laboratory...

Jimmy Choos For Moos!

Kruuse New XL size hoof bandage now offered to help in the battle against digital dermatitis in cattle After listening to cattle vets’ suggestions, following the launch earlier this year of the Bovive...

FishBowl Worldwide Media Launches YouTube Channel Petsami

FishBowl Worldwide Media Petsami Targets Pet Lovers with a Unique Slate of Programming Including Shows from Carrie Ann Inaba FishBowl Worldwide Media, a next generation studio founded by entertainment industry veterans...

Merger Brings A Complete Approach To Veterinary Performance Management

Workhorse Recruitment Veterinary employment agency Workhorse Recruitment has been acquired by Totem Consulting Ltd, a specialist HR and performance management company. The new business will offer a complete performance ...

The Vet Charity Challenge - Are You Up For It?

The Vet Charity Challenge The chance to get fit in an Olympic year and get involved in helping three animal related charities is happening with the formation of new charity, Vet Charity Challenge, and it’s all kicking off ...

A New Excuse From Government Regarding The Wild Animal Circus Ban

Animal Defenders International Defra’s preposterous circus of excuses continues Animal Defenders International (ADI) has accused the government of desperation and contradiction over its continued attempts to block a ban on wild ...

IMULAN’s Atopic Dermatitis And Stomatitis Technology Awarded Composition Of Matter Patent

Imulan Imulan BioTherapeutics, LLC (IMULAN) has strengthened their intellectual property position from a recently awarded composition of matter patent. The patent was issued on IMULAN’s licensed T-cell rece...

Vets Being Urged To Raise Awareness Of Sweet Itch

Elanco Veterinary practices are being urged to raise awareness of summer skin conditions, such as sweet itch, following recent research1 carried out by Elanco Companion Animal Health, distributor of Cava...

Announcing The Full Party Night Line-up For BSAVA’s World Congress

BSAVA BSAVA Comedy Night 2000 The Congress Comedy Club at BSAVA’s Party Night is the stuff of legend – and the bill has never looked better than it does for 2012. Fred MacAulay is back by popular...

YourVets To Open New Clinic In Dagenham And Expand At Wythall

YourVets YourVets, the pioneering network of privately owned small animal veterinary practices is opening a new state-of-the-art clinic in Dagenham, Essex and re-opening an expanded and improved practice i...

More Delegates Than Ever Already Registered For World Congress

BSAVA Lots to do and see in the exhibtion With more than 3000 delegates already registered for Congress - and three months still to go, BSAVA’s World Congress in April is set to beat all records, wit...

Research And Markets: Pet Foods - Global Strategic Business Report

Research And Markets Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Pet Foods - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Pet Foods in...

NI Vet Nurse Of The Year 2012

Hills The 2011 winners. From left to right Left to right, Mairead Mulvenna (NI Trainee Vet Nurse of the Year), Sue Badger (BVNA President 2010-2011), Claire McConaghy, (NI Vet Nurse of the Year) Susie T...

New Cardio Academy Module - Cardiac Drugs Mechanism Of Action - Now Online

CEVA A new module has been added to Ceva Animal Health UK’s Cardio Academy website entitled “Cardiac Drugs – Mechanism of Action” which discusses the mode of action for the main drugs used to treat cardiac...

Long Serving Thames Valley Police Horse Retires To The Horse Trust

The Horse Trust Clyde and John Thurston Thames Valley Police horse Clyde on Tuesday arrived at The Horse Trust's sanctuary for rescued and retired working horses in Speen, Buckinghamshire. Clyde, a 16.3hh T...

New Wild Animal Circus Ban EDM Tabled

Animal Defenders International Animal Defenders International (ADI) says the Coalition Government is out of time and out of legal excuses as it supports an Early Day Motion (EDM 2563) on wild animals in circuses tabled in Parliamen...

Podcast: Claw And Order

AVMA Tips on how to keep your kitty's claws from ripping up the furniture. Destructive behavior, such as scratching furniture, is one of the leading reasons people give up on pet cats. Declawing is one ...

New Large Animal Territory Manager For Ceva In Scotland

CEVA Ceva Animal Health has appointed a new Large Animal Territory Manager for Scotland. Fiona Lindsay brings to the company extensive pharmaceutical and animal nutrition sales expertise. Fiona previous...

Stephanie Godfrey Joins Veterinary Thermal Imaging For Oxfordshire

Veterinary Thermal Imaging Ltd Veterinary Thermal Imaging is one of the region’s biggest success stories of last year, and having grown from a start-up to a national team of six over this time, their Oxfordshire-based founder has m...

Be Vigilant For Signs Of Schmallenberg In Ruminants

BVA The British Veterinary Association is recommending farm vets and farmers make sure they are aware of the clinical signs of Schmallenberg virus – a new and emerging disease in Europe – particularly if ...

Pet Travel Rules Changed On 1 January 2012

Defra Pet travel rules changed on 1 January 2012 when the UK brought its procedures into line with the European Union. From this date all pets can enter or re-enter the UK from any country in the world with...

New Tonic Could Provide Vital Boost To Poultry Profits

Elanco Elanco has launched a new poultry product that could prove just the tonic for the poultry industry in the face of rising fuel and feed costs. Following on from the acquisition of Janssen Animal Health...

Hip Dysplasia Podcast

AVMA Dr. Amy Kapatkin discusses the signs, symptoms and treatments for hip dysplasia in pets. Hip dysplasia is a familiar term for the pet-owning public, even if they haven’t experienced it directly wit...

Research And Markets: Pet Products In India: Number Of Pet Shops Is Increasing Rapidly

Research And Markets Research and Markets has announced the addition of Euromonitor International's "Pet Products In India" report to their offering. The number of pet shops is increasing rapidly and driving ...

The Horse Trust Says Goodbye To "much Loved" RDA Pony

The Horse Trust Sean at Waverley RDA The Horse Trust has sadly said goodbye to one of its longest standing residents, who retired to the sanctuary a decade ago from Waverley Driving Group Riding for the Disabl...

Vets Help Pets Shed The Kilos

Hills Although it started just a couple of months ago, results are starting to come in on the Hill’s Pet Nutrition ‘60 Tonnes in 6 Months’ campaign. Although there is only preliminary data available from 33...

Protecting Pets From Wildlife Podcast

AVMA In this podcast we share tips on how to keep your pets safe from wild animals. As pet owners, we do all we can to safeguard our pets from dangers in and around the house. We can do a lot to keep so...

No Legal Obstacles To UK Ban On Wild Animals In Circuses

Animal Defenders International Government objections to ban swept aside as court upholds Austria’s ban on wild animal acts TODAY, the Austrian Constitutional Court in Vienna announced that it had thrown out the application by Ci...

‘What Pet Owners Want From Their Vets’ Webinar

Elanco Elanco Companion Animal Health, manufacturer of Comfortis® chewable tablets for dogs, is hosting an informative online evening webinar on Tuesday 10 January to highlight what pet owners want from ...

The Second Human And Veterinary Crosstalk Symposium On Aldosterone

CEVA Over 100 world experts in human and veterinary cardiology from 15 different countries recently attended a symposium in Bordeaux. Organised by Ceva Animal Health, the meeting enabled delegates to explo...

UK Vet Wins Digital Video Camera In France

CEVA John Dawson, from Willows Veterinary Group in Cheshire, has won a Kodak Playsport HD digital video camera by proving his prowess in a quiz held in France on cattle reproduction. The quiz was run by Ce...

National Equine Forum Celebrates 20 Years

The National Equine Forum The National Equine Forum celebrates 20 years in March next year with a new venue. In 2012 the event, which offers the finest opportunity for you to hear and debate the latest equestrian news, views a...

Badger Cull Pilots A Major Step On Long Road To Tackling TB

BVA Veterinary Associations have given their full support to Defra’s announcement that two pilot badger culls will go ahead in 2012 in the next step in the battle against bovine Tuberculosis (TB). Secr...

Austrian Vet Wins BEVA Trust/FVE Equine Transport Enforcement Award

BEVA Dr Alexander Rabitsch, a practising vet in Austria, has become the first recipient of the BEVA Trust / FVE Equine Transport Enforcement Award. The annual Award was introduced by the BEVA Trust at the ...

Horse Trust-funded Research Finds That Antibiotic Offers Effective Treatment For Ocular Tumours In Horses

The Horse Trust A research project funded by The Horse Trust has found that various types of ocular tumours can be successfully treated with mitomycin C, a cytotoxic antibiotic isolated from a bacterium. Mitomycin C ...

BSAVA PG Certificate Site Launch

BSAVA The BSAVA Postgraduate Certificate website has now gone live. The online materials and activities which support the BSAVA postgraduate certificates are all to be found here, and students enrolled on t...

BCF Sing Christmas Message To Customers!

BCF Technology You may remember BCF’s Christmas Zumba message from last year, well this year they have decided to go one better and sing! The BCF team have got together to record a humorous Christmas Message...

Vetruus Are Very Pleased To Announce The Winner Of The ‘Vetruus Bicycle Competition’

Vetruus Vetruus are very pleased to announce the winner of the ‘Vetruus Bicycle Competition’ which launched the company in September. Mr Ben Eagan is seen receiving his custom built Vetruus Bicycle from P...

SPCA International Launches New Social Fundraising Platform For Individuals

SPCA International SPCA International celebrates the holiday season by launching a new online social fundraising platform that gives supporters the opportunity to create their own fundraising page to help raise the much...

Companion Care Vets Opens First New Standalone Surgery

Companion Care Vets Ayr surgery declared open Companion Care Vets, one of the UK’s leading veterinary groups, has opened its first new standalone joint venture surgery in Ayr, Scotland. At 3,071 sq ft the £...

Court Case For Anne The Elephant Set For June 2012

Animal Defenders International Duty of care and responsibility of owners to be tested in landmark case Today at a preliminary hearing at Corby Magistrates Court, Bobby and Moira Roberts pleaded not guilty to offences under the A...

First Court Appearance For Circus Bosses Charged With Cruelty To Annie The Elephant

Animal Defenders International In a landmark case, the trial of Bobby and Moira Roberts will begin tomorrow the 1st December at Corby Magistrates Court for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in relation to the mistreatment ...

Rabbit Owners Seek Help On Facebook

Supreme Petfoods Supreme Petfoods has provided a forum for the owners of rabbits and other small furries to post questions about the health of their pets on its facebook site, http://www.facebook.com/Supremepetfoods. ...

BSAVA To Work With University Of Liverpool To Create A Vital National Surveillance Programme

BSAVA BSAVA has established an exciting and valuable partnership with the University of Liverpool to develop a national UK disease surveillance network for companion animals. The Small Animal Veterinary ...

Ceva Launches Inaugural Awards For Animal Welfare

CEVA Do you know someone who really goes the extra mile to improve companion animal welfare? Do you think they deserve recognition for their hard work? If the answer is yes then Ceva Animal Health UK...

Olly Olly Olly - Party Night Pop Has The X Factor

BSAVA He’s a platinum selling artist and a primetime television presenter. He packs out arena tours and tops the charts - Olly Murs is coming to party with you at the WSAVA/FECAVA/BSAVA World Congress in Ap...

Merial Helps The Horse Trust With New Vaccination Policy

Merial Animal Health Merial Animal Health has teamed up with The Horse Trust to implement an equine flu vaccination programme using PROTEQFLU® for all residents at the charity in Speen, Buckinghamshire. The Ho...

Antifreeze Toxicity In Pets Podcast

AVMA In this podcast, we discuss how small amounts of antifreeze can cause big problems for our pets. Antifreeze is a key component in keeping our cars running smoothly, particularly in these colder win...

New Breed Of Scientist To Tackle ‘wicked’ Problems

Massey University Clever science has given us industrial, chemical, and technological developments to make life comfortable and convenient, but its excesses are putting the planet in peril, says Massey University Vice-...

The Horse Trust Launches New Range Of Christmas Gifts

The Horse Trust Equine welfare charity The Horse Trust launched a new range of Christmas gifts, including cards, notecards and pens. The charity, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, cares for...

Global Animal Management Launches EyeD Equine Identification System

Merck Global Animal Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the USA and Canada), introduced this week in the USA the eyeD™ Equine Identific...

Captive Wildlife Specialist Veterinarian Tells Members Of Congress “wild Animals In Circuses Suffer, It’s Time It Stopped”

Animal Defenders International Measures that could see an end to elephants, lions, tigers, monkeys and bears touring with circuses in the U.S. were unveiled yesterday at a press conference attended by TV personality Bob Barker,...

40% Of Horses Injured Each Year, According To Survey Funded By The Horse Trust

The Horse Trust A research project funded by equine charity The Horse Trust has found that 40% of horses had suffered a traumatic injury within the past year. Only 13% of injuries occurred during ridden exercise, whi...

New £2.2 Million Equine Clinic Opens In South West

B&W Equine Group B&W Equine Group, the South West-based leading equine veterinary partnership, has opened a brand new, state-of-the-art equine clinic at Breadstone in Gloucestershire. The new facility, which o...

Journey Begins To Find Brightest Stars In UK Practice Management

The Veterinary Business Journal The first steps have begun to find The Veterinary Business Journal and Petplan’s Practice Manager of the Year for 2012. Nominations are now being sought for the most accomplished UK practice manage...

Animal Defenders International Calls For Anne The Elephant’s Plight To Become Symbolic Of UK Wild Animals In Circuses Ban

Animal Defenders International Sir Paul McCartney pledges support for ADI’s campaign Following the announcement by the Crown Prosecution Service that it has agreed to take on the prosecution of Bobby and Moira Roberts in relatio...

BVA Urges DARD To Make More Use Of Private Veterinary Practices For Disease Control

BVA Speaking at the British Veterinary Association (BVA) North of Ireland Dinner tonight (Thursday) President Carl Padgett said that there is an economic case for Northern Ireland’s Department of Agricult...

Vets Get Personnel In HR Masterclass

VPMA Award winning speakers are set to deliver a masterclass in recruitment, training and performance management at VPMA Congress 2012 in January next year. Sheila Roe Grosdidier, RVT, PHR and Mark Opperma...

Frontline® Kit Pet Care App - Best Free Pet Care App Now Available In App Store

Frontline It's free, and can save your pet's life. The Frontline® Kit Pet Care App is a premier free app to track your pets vaccinations, birthdays, and applications, and advice on pet care. The Fron...

Vet Surveillance Report Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the publication of the Kinnaird Review of Scottish Government Veterinary Surveillance but expressed concern that it still leaves many questions un...

Vet Lends A Helping Hand In Kenya

Eurovet Ruth Vernon and children Ruth Vernon, technical services manager for Eurovet Animal Health, has just returned from Kenya where she took part in a volunteer project to help children and has been...

AVMA Tips For Adopting A Dog

AVMA Adopting a dog can be one of the great joys in life for pet owners, but it's also a big decision that should be taken very seriously. In this video, Dr. Julie Dinnage, co-founder and executive directo...

Celebrities Bob Barker, Jorja Fox And Animal Protection Organisations Launch ‘Travelling Exotic Animal Protection Act’

Animal Defenders International ‘Historic U.S. Bill to end cruelty to wild animals in circuses – UK Government urged to now do the same’ Wednesday, Nov 2nd on Capitol Hill, renowned celebrity animal protectionists Bob Barker ...

A Brighter Future And £100k Giveaway On Offer At London Vet Show!

CPD Solutions At London Vet Show this month, specialist training company CPD Solutions is set to offer vets more options than ever to develop their careers through targeted training that meets specific needs. To ma...

Companion Care Vets Launch Graduate Development Programme

Companion Care Vets CCV Graduate Team Companion Care Vets has launched a Graduate Development Programme with the express aim of developing veterinary graduates to become future partners in the rapidly expanding bu...

Dog Owners Get A Flea In Their Ear!

Elanco Dog owners could be putting their pets at risk of flea infestation this autumn with recent research1 conducted by Elanco Animal Health, manufacturer of Comfortis® chewable tablets for dogs, reveal...

Crash, Bang, Woof - Fireworks Tips And Advice From Petplan

Petplan As Guy Fawkes Night approaches, pet owners are being warned to take extra care of their pets. According to Petplan, the UK’s largest insurance provider, 60% of all pets become stressed as firework...

'A Branded Drug Is Higher Quality - But At A Price' Say UK Vets

Masius UK vets strongly prefer recommending branded treatments, according to a recent survey by specialist advertising agency Masius. While branded treatments are clearly preferred over generics, vets rec...

New ‘Skin Care’ Diet Launches Royal Canin’s ‘DermAlliance’

Royal Canin Royal Canin Skin Care product range An estimated 25% of veterinary consultations are about skin disease1 - and skin conditions unrelated to adverse food reactions, such as canine atopic dermati...

Merck Animal Health Launches EXPERTIS® Udder Health, A Farm Management Tool For Veterinarians To Improve Udder Health In Dairy Cattle

Merck Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the USA and Canada) has launched EXPERTIS® Udder Health, an innovative farm management tool for veterinarians to better enable them to m...

East Barnett Vet Practice Is Top Notch

Hills The team at East Barnet Veterinary Practice is feeling on top of their game after netting £1000. It’s all thanks to the efforts of veterinary nurses Nicky Flynn and Kerry Tucker who entered ...

Gaddesden RDA's "best Pony" Retires To The Horse Trust

The Horse Trust Clunie at work A much-loved pony that helped countless disabled children learn to ride at Gaddesden Place RDA Centre in Hemel Hempstead has retired to The Horse Trust's sanctuary in Speen, Buck...

Supreme Efforts At London Vet Show

Supreme Petfoods This year at London Vet Show (LVS), Platinum sponsor Supreme Petfoods has ensured that there is plenty on offer for those interested in small furries and exotics. The company has developed a series of...

Bark Busters Helps Troops Bring Pets Home From War Zone Through Record-breaking Donation To SPCA International

Bark Busters (From left) Iram, the dog, Sergeant Major David Dantzler, Bark Busters CEO Liam Crowe, and Operation Baghdad Pups Program Manager Terri Crisp, who accepts the donation on behalf of SPCA Internatio...

Elanco Personnel Take Part In Global Day Of Service

Elanco All gathered at start of the day – Participants being briefed on activity at the Oasis Nature Garden Members of staff from Elanco Animal Health took part in a Global Day of Service on Thursday ...

Get Under The Skin Of ‘Small Animal Dermatology’

Royal Canin Free CPD webinars aim to boost practice confidence Royal Canin is set to host two complimentary webinars dedicated to small animal dermatology, as part of its ongoing commitment to improve skin car...

Record Number Of Entrants For Royal Canin Pet Health Counsellor Initiative

Royal Canin Pictured is the group of 2011 finalists in the “2011 Royal Canin Pet Health Counsellor of the Year Award” with front row left to right runner-up Sian Ferris, Sarah Heath, Anna Prest (Royal Canin),...

'A Kingdom For A Horse' - A Call For Submissions For A Charity Calendar!

Donnington Grove Veterinary Surgery A calendar for 2012 to represent our lives with horses – all proceeds go to a cancer hospice charity Bryan O’Meara and Alix Jackson of Donnington Grove Vets (O'Gorman's) are producing a calendar fo...

Hill’s Backs Vets In Mighty Challenge

Hills An estimated one in three pets in the UK are overweight1 and Hill’s is working with vets and nurses to do something about this big issue. Hill’s ‘Lose 60 tonnes in 6 months’ campaign aims to supp...

Merial Announces PROTEQFLU® Apple IPad 2 Winners

Merial Animal Health Practice Manager Fiona Boyne receives the prize on behalf of winner Claire O'Meara Two lucky vets who successfully answered a series of questions on Merial’s innovative equine influenza vaccine...

New App From BSAVA - Guide To Procedures In Small Animal Practice

BSAVA The latest in BSAVA’s series of exclusive Apps for members is now available for both iPhone and Android users. The BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice is a truly useful reference...

Worms Can Kill, Warns Equine Vet Practice

Bakewell Equine Clinic Kirsty MacGregor An equine vet practice in Derbyshire is emphasising the importance of responsible worming following the sudden death of a seemingly healthy horse from severe worm damage. Ki...

SPILLERS® Sponsors Redwings Orphaned Foal

Spillers Rachel Austin and Ben SPILLERS®, one of the UK’s the leading horse feed manufacturers, has pledged its support for an orphaned foal in the care of Redwings Horse Sanctuary in Norfolk. Be...

Southern European Veterinary Conference 2011, More International Than Ever

SEVC BARCELONA, October 6, 2011 - This fifth edition of the Southern European Veterinary Conference (SEVC)--the cooperative venture between the Spanish veterinary association, AVEPA, and the North Amer...

Just Me And My Tortoise - Invitation To The October Tortoise & Turtle Meeting

Just Me And My Tortoise Sunday 16th October From 2pm – 5.30pm £3 per meeting (children £1) Venue: Meeting at Keston Village Hall, Heathfield Rd, Keston BR2 6BG Vet Speaker: Mark Rowland BVSc CertZooMed MRCV...

Group Of Citrix Employees Volunteer At The Horse Trust

The Horse Trust Six employees from the Gerrards Cross office of virtual computing provider Citrix Systems UK spent a day volunteering at The Horse Trust's sanctuary in Speen on 4 October. Citrix employees Ali ...

Free Veterinary Behaviour Resources From Dr Jez Rose

Dr Jez Rose The latest in a series of free resources on managing and preventing canine behaviour problems from canine behaviour specialist Dr. Jez Rose was released on Tuesday, timed to coincide with the fire...

BCF Enjoy Another Successful Charity Challenge

BCF Technology Group photo of the BCF team who took part This years challenge: A rogaine style, 5 hour long event, which took place in the Pentlands, Scotland. 26 dedicated BCF staff members got involved, an...

Pet Owners Asked To Sign On-Line Fireworks Packaging Petition

Secret To Happy Pets Dog and cat owners are being urged to sign to an on-line petition calling for fireworks manufacturers to carry information about pet safety both on-line and on their packaging. Animal healthcare c...

Vet Nurse Online CPD Is Now Approved By The BVNA

Vet Nurse Online Vet Nurse Online is proud to announce that we are now BVNA approved and an accredited CPD provider for the BVNA as part of their CPD Partners Scheme. “At Vet Nurse Online we are committed to profe...

Pfizer Vet Support+ Commits To Boosting Skills Of Vet Teams Across The UK

Pfizer Animal Health A commitment to enhancing the business and management skills of veterinary practice teams in the UK is key to Pfizer’s Vet Support+ Business Services’ decision to sponsor the Society of Practising Vet...

Petplan Announces Finalists For PIA Award

Petplan Petplan, the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, has announced the finalists for the Petplan Insurance Advisor Award. This award recognises the hard work and dedication that Petplan Insurance Advisor...

Veterinary Practices Are Unprepared For Agency Worker Regulations, Affecting Both The Practice And The Agency

Workhorse Recruitment On October 1st, the new Agency Worker Regulations were set in place, ensuring agency workers get a fairer deal in the workplace. But many veterinary practices are unaware of the legislation and at ri...

Vets And Nurses Rate High Fibre As The Most Important Factor In Making A Recommendation For Rabbit Or Guinea Pig Food

Supreme Petfoods A survey of vets and nurses attending a lunch and learn webinar sponsored by Supreme Petfoods has revealed that they rate high fibre as the most important factor in making a recommendation for rabbit ...

FREE Weigh Tape For All Your Equest Customers

Pfizer Animal Health “Now is the time of year to treat your horse for encysted small redworms” advise the experts at Pfizer Animal Health. To help you encourage your customers to dose their horses accurately this seas...

Dr Luisa Smith, Practising Equine Vet From Essex Wins BEVA Research Award

BEVA Dr Luisa Smith, a practising equine vet from Essex, has received the important BEVA Richard Hartley Clinical Award in recognition of her research on post-operative colic. The research was conducted in...

Webinar - 10 Things You Have To Do Before You Go Out Of Business!

Workhorse Recruitment Presented by: Alison Lambert BVsc MMRS MRCVS Date: Wednesday 5th October 2011 Time: 8:30 PM (BST) Venue: Your place - it's a webinar. Price: Free In what promises to be a fast-paced presentatio...

Vet Lab Changes Raise Questions About Future Surveillance

BVA Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) has announced that its laboratory services work is to be delivered from fewer locations. Laboratory services involving testing, research and...

Healing With Horses

Intuitive Horse Do you have specific issues you want to address? You may be looking for change in your life but don't know what, you may love being with animals, you may have a fear of horses. Maybe you are looki...

Report Back - Equine Business Management Strategies Symposium – For A Healthy Equine Practice

Merck Participants at 2nd EBMS The Equine Business Management Strategies (EBMS) symposium, which is a targeted business education program developed for equine veterinarians and practice professionals...

Amazing New Pet Litter Can Be Seen (but Not Smelt!) At BVNA Congress 2011

Smartbedz Pet litter just got more exciting! No longer is it something that you need to be embarrassed about because it either smells or is very environmentally incorrect SmartBedz Universal Bedding & Li...

St George’s University Earns US Accreditation For Doctor Of Veterinary Medicine Programme

St. George's University The American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE) has announced that it has accredited the St. George’s University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine programme for the next seven ...

Mr Peter Harlech Jones Elected President-Elect Of The British Veterinary Association (BVA) For 2011/2012

BVA Mr Peter Harlech Jones was elected President-Elect of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for 2011/2012. The ceremony took place during the Annual General Meeting of the BVA at the close of its...

How To Keep Your Dog Safe, Comfortable While Traveling In The Car

The Hartford Joint study by The Hartford and the American Kennel Club finds many owners unsure about canine safety, comfort when traveling When traveling with the family dog, few pet owners are sure what’s best...

BCF Winners At BEVA

BCF Technology Bicycle Challenge at BEVA Still a chance to win Horse of the Year Show Tickets BCF had a very busy BEVA in Liverpool this year, with lots of winners, and there is still a chance to win… J...

Latest Information On Parasites For SQPs And Vets At Novartis Animal Health Meetings Around UK

Novartis Animal Health Novartis Animal Health is inviting vets and SQPs to take part in a series of CPD (Continued Professional Development) meetings that will provide an update on the major parasites of importance in cattl...

The Midsummer Veterinary Group In Milton Keynes Wins Business Consultation Package From Petplan

Petplan Stuart Geeves, Petplan Partnerships Marketing Manager, with Midsummer Vet Group Staff and Carl Stephens, Petplan Communications Manager The Midsummer Veterinary Group in Milton Keynes has won a...

Merck Animal Health Debuts New Look, Focuses On Science At International Poultry Congresses

Merck Merck Animal Health (MSD Animal Health outside the USA and Canada), formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, used eye-catching exhibits and well-attended seminars at the recent XVII W...

Horse Trust-funded Research Finds Protein That May Help Maintain Equine Pregnancy

The Horse Trust Dr Lucy Woolford A research project funded by The Horse Trust has discovered for the first time expression of a protein in horses known to be important in maintaining pregnancy. The research...

Low Cost CPD For Whole Practice Team - Special Offer From BSAVA

BSAVA Special introductory price of just £100 for new BSAVA CPD courses designed with practice staff in mind BSAVA have two courses coming up this autumn that are perfect for all members ...

Veterinary Congress Open For Business

VPMA The VPMA (Veterinary Practice Management Association) is now taking registrations for its 2012 congress and the event already promises to raise the extremely high benchmark set in 2011. All the inform...

SAMSoc And BSAVA Produce Useful Antibiotics Guidelines

BSAVA In recent years, alongside wider recognition of resistant bacteria such as MRSA in our patients, the veterinary profession’s use of antibiotics has been under the spotlight as a possible factor co...

New Session Added To Cardio Academy CPD Website - Echocardiography: Common Views

CEVA A new session has been added to the Cardio Academy CPD website entitled “Echocardiography: Common Views”. In this 30 minute multimedia presentation, the cardiology specialist Anne French discusses th...

‘Cardiology That Clicks’ With Boehringer - New Webinars

Boehringer Ingelheim Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, manufacturer of Vetmedin®, is running a series of live, interactive webinars to bring leading veterinary cardiologists to the desktop of veterinary professionals. ...

Two Veterinary Practices For Sale In Cape Town, South Africa

JC Botha Melkbosstrand Beach If you’ve had enough of the stress of your busy lifestyle and need to enjoy life a little bit more – then you might be interested in buying a thriving, successful veterinary...

Test Your Imaging Knowledge With Weekly BCF Facebook Clinical Quizzes

BCF Technology BCF introduces an ideal way to test your knowledge of the clinical applications of radiography and ultrasonography. BCF in-house vet Kimberly Palgrave has now introduced a weekly imaging quiz on t...

Candidate Vaccine Against Deadly Pneumonia In Foals

Merck Rhodococcus equi bacteria can cause “rattles”, a potentially lethal disease in foals which is characterized by pneumonia and gastro-intestinal infection. Despite the severity of this disease, a va...

New Online CPD Provider Launched This Month With A New Style Of CPD For Vet Nurses

Vet Nurse Online We are proud to be launching Vet Nurse Online in the Golden Jubilee Year of Vet Nursing – 50 years on and VN CPD is now available online in a way that makes learning easily accessible and easily a...

Veterinary Thermal Imaging Adds More Colour To Thermography!

Veterinary Thermal Imaging Ltd Veterinary Thermal Imaging (VTI) uses state of the art equipment and software when scanning animals and producing reports, in fact, the FLIR B335 cameras that the team use not only produce fantast...

Join Davies Veterinary Specialists On Facebook

Davies Veterinary Specialists DVS has joined the Facebook revolution. The private, small animal referral practice has set up its own Facebook page to keep pet lovers informed about the day-to-day work at the practice and some the ...

CPD Solutions Launches World's First Topic-specific Veterinary Webinar Clubs

CPD Solutions CPD Solutions has launched what is believed to be a world first, with four topic-specific veterinary webinar clubs, which are available to view at www.veterinarywebinars.com. The initiative offers...

Student Fees Decision Leaves Northern Ireland's Veterinary Students Out In The Cold

BVA Veterinary Associations have raised concerns over the freezing of tuition fees in Northern Ireland not extending to all students from Northern Ireland. The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and it...

Make Your CPD Count!

Merial Animal Health Last year's Moredun masterclass in action Following this year’s highly successful Worm Egg Count MasterClass at the Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, Merial Animal Health is pleased to ann...

Aqueos Launch New Equine Dental Disinfectants

Acqueos Aqueos, has launched a specialist anti-microbial mouthwash and instrument cleaner for the equine dental market in partnership with Equine Blades Direct Ltd. The Aqueos solution is a water based disin...

BEVA Publishes New Book To Celebrate 50 Years

BEVA BEVA is launching a new book at BEVA Congress, 7th-10th September 2011, to celebrate the Association’s 50th Anniversary. The beautifully designed, full colour, volume has a forward by HRH The Prin...

2012 Petsavers Digital Photography Competition – 'Best Buddies'

Petsavers Win up to £200 in photography vouchers with the 2012 Petsavers photography competition. Closing date is Thursday 26th January 2012 Photo by finalist in the adult category for 2011, 1...

VN Awarded Ceva’s BVNA Behaviour Bursary

CEVA Vicki Gates, head veterinary nurse at Vets4Pets in Luton, has been awarded Ceva Animal Health UK’s Behaviour Bursary to fund the cost of attending the BVNA’s Companion Animal Behaviour Course. Cons...

Microchipping Makes Sense

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has renewed its call for compulsory microchipping of all dogs in response to two major reports on dogs today. Dogs Trust revealed the number of stray dogs ...

Get In Quick! Interest High In Enrolment For First BSAVA Certificates

BSAVA BSAVA opens enrolment for its Postgraduate Certificates in Medicine and Surgery in October, and early indications are that both courses will be heavily subscribed. Certainly, pre-registration interest...

New Dental Claim For PREVICOX®

Merial Animal Health Merial are pleased to announce a unique new indication for the highly selective canine NSAID PREVICOX®. The product is now licensed for the relief of pain and inflammation associated with dental s...

Petplan Supports ‘Don’t Cook Your Dog’ Campaign

Petplan With the weather for the rest of September predicted to be warm and sunny, an ‘Indian Summer’ may be on its way and Petplan, the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, is helping to raise awareness and ...

Ceva Appoints New Large Animal Veterinary Adviser

CEVA Ceva Animal Health has appointed a new Large Animal Veterinary Adviser for the UK. Clare Turnbull BVSc (MRCVS) enhances the company’s considerable veterinary expertise within the livestock and equine ...

Finalists Revealed For Petplan Equine Vet Of The Year Awards 2011

Petplan The UK’s specialist equine insurance provider, Petplan Equine, is delighted to announce the finalists for this year’s Petplan Equine Vet of the Year Award. Now into its fourth year, the 2011 awards re...

Canine To Five - The Effects Of The Long Work Day On The Family Pet.

AVMA In this podcast we discuss the benefits of having pets in the workplace Eight hours a day, five days a week, 52 weeks a year. The 9-5 business day is nothing new to American families, but what do o...

Just Me And My Tortoise - Invitation To The Sept Tortoise & Turtle Meeting

Just Me And My Tortoise Sunday 18th September From 2pm – 5.30pm £3 per meeting (children £1) Vet Speaker: Lynne Stokes. B.Vet.Med M.R.C.V.S. Vet from the Exotic Animal Centre in Essex. Venue: Meeting at Kesto...

The Horse Trust Welcomes In Three Metropolitan Police Horses

The Horse Trust Three long-serving police horses from the Metropolitan Police force have arrived at The Horse Trust. Vernon and Alderman Metropolitan Police horse Vernon, is retiring to the sanctuary, while...

The Horse Trust Launches New Range Of Christmas Cards And 2012 Calendar

The Horse Trust Buckinghamshire charity The Horse Trust today launched its new range of Christmas cards and 2012 calendar. The Horse Trust 2012 Calendar The charity, which is celebrating its 125th anniversa...

Merck Appoints Richard R. DeLuca Jr. As President, Merck Animal Health

Merck Former Becton Dickinson and Wyeth Executive Joins Merck Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the appointment of Richard R. DeLuca Jr. as executive v...

BCF Challenge You To A Tug Of War At BEVA

BCF Technology The BCF team in training BCF are challenging you to a Tug of War competition at BEVA Congress in Liverpool this year. We will be running tug of war heats during the afternoon tea breaks on T...

Stem Cell Therapy Helps British Team Horse

VetCell Disaster struck in August 2009 when PB Arab endurance horse Alpha pulled up lame during training just as he and owner Annie Ings were about to join EGB’s World Class Start Squad and potentially repres...

Talk About Cushing’s!

Boehringer Ingelheim Equine Cushing’s Disease, also known as Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID), is the most common endocrine disorder in older horses and ponies1. Some estimates suggest over 15% of horses and ...

BSAVA Updates Their Practice Guidelines On Reducing The Risk Of MRSA And MRSP

BSAVA BSAVA have this week updated their practice guidelines on reducing the risk of MRSA and MRSP The in-depth advice covers information on routine measures to prevent the spread of MRSA and MRSP, manag...

The Vetstream Canis, Felis, Lapis And Equis Services Now Compatible With Multiple Devices, Browsers And Operating Systems

Vetstream Vetstream today announced vast improvements to its website platform meaning that its subscribers can now access Vetstream’s flagship clinical information services: Vetstream Canis, Felis, Lapis and E...

Rhino-pet-sy Anyone? Petplan Insurance Sees Rise In ‘Plastic Surgery’ For Pets

Petplan If you think that cosmetic surgery is reserved for the likes of Katie Price and Donatella Versace, then think again because now it seems that even our pets are getting in on the act. According to Petp...

SPCA International Announces Emergency Funding Campaign To Combat Depressed Donation Rates

SPCA International Scores of Animals Affected by Sagging Economy - High Abandon Rates Are Forcing Thousands of Animals to be Euthanized As more and more stories of families having to give up their homes due to mortga...

Bucks County Show 2011: Get Advice From Equine Experts At The Horse Trust's Stand

The Horse Trust Buckinghamshire charity The Horse Trust has various events planned at its Bucks County Show stand next month Bucks County Show 2010 The charity will be holding various veterinary talks, wher...

August CPD For Veterinary Surgeons Trauma In Cats: A Cat Is Not A Small Dog – Dr Noel Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick Referrals Fitzpatrick Referrals’ ‘Advancing Your Knowledge of Trauma and Joint Disease’ lecture series for veterinary surgeons continues on 24 August with Dr Noel Fitzpatrick’s ‘Trauma in Cats: A Cat Is Not A S...

New Thoracic X-rays Session Added To Cardio Academy CPD Website

CEVA A new session has been added to Ceva Animal Health UK’s Cardio Academy CPD website entitled “Thoracic X-rays: Abnormal Features”. In this 30 minute multimedia presentation, the cardiology specialist ...

Take Note Of EHV Outbreak In USA Says Pfizer

Pfizer Animal Health An outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus across various states in the USA this spring has wreaked havoc on the equestrian industry, with many competitions being cancelled or postponed indefinitely. The situ...

Birmingham Animal Sanctuary Wins £500 From Petplan

Petplan Melvyn Wilkins, Petplan Business Developer, with Wythall Animal Sanctuary staff Wythall Animal Sanctuary in Kings Norton, Birmingham, has won a valuable £500 donation from the UK’s larges...

PREVICOX® Campaign Found ‘Missing Dogs’

Merial Animal Health This year Merial Animal Health has been running the ‘Missing Dog Campaign’ across the UK and now the results are flooding in. Over 130 practices took part in the campaign, which aimed to raise awa...

Merck Animal Health Supports Recovery Of The Japanese Animal Sector

Merck Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the USA and Canada), formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced today that it has donated about US $30,000 (¥2,...

A New Section Entitled 'Business', Debuts On VetClick This Evening

VetClick A new section called 'Business', debuts on VetClick this evening, with a column called 'Outside In', written by Christian Bamber, which offers business advice and insight to busy veterinary practices....

Merial’s New Promotion Offers Free Weigh Tapes

Merial Animal Health Horse and pony weighing band Following the success of the free worm egg count promotions of recent years, Merial Animal Health is offering a brand new promotion for this autumn worming season. ...

Vets Challenge FSA To Act Against Animal Abuse

BVA 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 we...

Scope To Discuss ‘Risk’ More Freely

Vétoquinol The second set of results from a survey of over 1000 dog owners has revealed some surprising findings on owner attitudes to pain and pain relieving medications.1 The depth of feeling expressed about t...

Canine Atopic Dermatitis Treatment Receives Funding

Imulan Imulan BioTherapeutics, LLC (IMULAN) announced they have received a grant from the American Kennel Club entitled, “Placebo-controlled trial of T-cell receptor (TCR) peptide treatment in dogs with non-...

RCVS Reports An Increase In Graduate Registrations Compared To 2010

RCVS We have registered around 760* UK graduates this summer, meaning that they can now practise veterinary surgery in the UK. This is an increase on last year’s figure of 708 UK graduate registrations....

Supreme Petfoods Says, Let's Do Lunch!

Supreme Petfoods Specialist small furry nutrition company, Supreme Petfoods, has become the first organisation to offer free ‘lunch and learns’ to vets and nurses by webinar, via thewebinarvet (http://www.thewebinarve...

Coming Soon: Free Webinars For Vet Nurses From Hill's Pet Nutrition

Hills Hill’s Pet Nutrition has announced that an exciting webinar series is being developed for veterinary nurses. The three webinars will all be free of charge. Although the topic of the webinars remains a...

Ceva's New Firework Campaign Starts With A Bang

CEVA Ceva Animal Health UK is launching its most extensive marketing and TV advertising campaign to date to raise awareness of firework fears and phobias and to highlight how the UK’s leading veterinary be...

BCF Launch Dental CR X-ray System

BCF Technology BCF have launched a new dental CR X-ray system as part of their ever increasing range of digital radiography equipment. BCF CR7 CR X-ray system The BCF CR7 is a portable, desk-top sized, sma...

Zolvix® Released In 0.5L Pack For Quarantine Dosing

Novartis Animal Health Novartis Animal Health has launched a 0.5L pack for the new generation anthelmintic Zolvix® to make the product more readily available for quarantine dosing, and for the smaller sheep farmer. ...

The Horse Trust Appeals For Donations To Provide Vet Treatment To Retired Met Police And Army Horse

The Horse Trust Buckinghamshire charity The Horse Trust is appealing for donations to help pay for thousands of pounds of veterinary treatment required by two working horses it took in earlier this year. Gwain...

Petplan Launches PIA Award Nominations

Petplan Petplan - PIA Award - Former BVNA President, Donna Lewis, Petplan Business Developer, Spencer Jones, Petplan Insurance Advisor Award winner, Kelli Vogt and Jill Robinson MBE. Petplan, the UK’s ...

4 Days Left To Register At £129 For The London Vet Show

London Vet Show The London Vet Show takes place at Olympia, London on 24th and 25th November. You have just four days left to book your place at a rate of just £129 (+VAT) saving you £265 on the ...

Keeping Pet Spiders Podcast

AVMA When it comes to pets, most of us opt for the four-legged variety. But for some, eight-legged pets are twice as nice. Yes, we’re talking about spiders and the people who love them. So why do some peop...

Unleash Your Creativity With Pfizer’s New Online Print Room Service

Pfizer Animal Health To support the Equip range of equine vaccines, Pfizer Animal Health has introduced an innovative online PrintRoom service to help equine practices deliver high quality communications to their clients,...

NKR Veterinary Specialists' James Cooke Will Be Jumping Out Of An Aeroplane To Raise Money For Charity

NKR Veterinary Specialists NKR Veterinary Specialists' James Cooke will be jumping out of an aeroplane on Saturday August 6th to raise money for Pet Blood Bank UK, a registered charity. Pet Blood Bank UK provides a nat...

National Poop Scoop Week 2011 - 25th July To 31st July

Dogs Trust Dogs Trust is running another fantastic National Poop Scoop Week 2011, encouraging responsible dog ownership and reminding all dog owners to ‘Bag it & Bin it’. National Poop Scoop Week 2011 is ...

GEC RT2800 Diagnostic Ultrasound Machine For Sale

Peter R Howard GEC RT2800 diagnostic ultrasound machine. 5 MHz linear and curvilinear heads with 4 spare heads. Old but works well. Needs 54 x 54cm floorspace. Now replaced by a fancy Doppler model. Suit star...

Higher Education: BVA Agrees With Longer Course Recommendation In Hughes Report

BVA Responding to Simon Hughes’ report on access to education the British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomes the recognition that longer courses such as the veterinary science degree require additional...

Merck Animal Health Breaks Ground For $18 Million Vaccine Plant Expansion

Merck Merck Animal Health, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced today that it has embarked on the expansion of a vaccine manufacturing unit at its Biosciences Center Boxmeer c...

BioVeteria Licenses Regenerative Technology For Cartilage And Bone

BioVeteria Life Sciences, LLC BioVeteria's exclusive license covers an orally active cartilage and bone regeneration technology licensed for the multi-billion dollar animal health industry BioVeteria Life Sciences, LLC (BioVete...

BVA Response To Unite Union Recruitment Campaign

BVA Responding to reports that Unite the Union has launched a recruitment campaign for those working in veterinary practice and set up a provisional Professional Advisory Committee within its health secto...

CPD Event Raises Money For HEROS

Merial Animal Health HEROS Helped By GUAM Event Delegates at the CPD event Following a highly successful CPD event as part of Gastric Ulcer Awareness Month in May, attending Veterinary Surgeons and Merial Animal...

Feline Urine Spraying Treatment Meta-analysis

CEVA A new meta-analysis1 has revealed that there is a significant (P< 0.001) association between the use of pharmacotherapy (fluoxetine and clomipramine) or pheromonatherapy (Feliway®) and reductio...

300 Doctors And Veterinarians In Madrid Warn About The Dangers Of Leishmaniasis

Merck 300 Doctors and Veterinarians in Madrid Warn About the Dangers of Leishmaniasis Dr Fernando Farinas, Co-Director of the Pathology and Infectious Disease Institute in Malaga Renowned speciali...

Success For Veterinary Lobbying To Keep UK Free From Dog Tapeworm

BVA The European Commission has agreed with the UK veterinary profession that controls must be maintained to keep the UK free from the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis (EM). The British Veterinary ...

Helen Redferne At The Tutbury Branch Of Glenthorne Vets Wins The BCF Imaging Competition

BCF Technology Helen receiving her prize with Kat Evans, Radiographer at BCF Congratulations to Helen Redferne at the Tutbury branch of Glenthorne Vets, who was delighted to win a Sony digital camera in the r...

WE Is The Watchword For A Healthy Gut

WINERGY Equilibrium® WE know that fibre is the key to a healthy equine digestive system but do you know why? WE is WINERGY Equilibrium® and with 20 years of ground-breaking research into the digestive health of hundre...

Still Time To Participate In Vet Support+ Employee Engagement Survey

Pfizer Animal Health Vet practice employees make their voices heard More than 3,000 vet practice staff have given their views to Pfizer’s Vet Support+ independent, industry-wide employee engagement survey, but there i...

Pain Is A Live Issue

Vétoquinol Nearly 500 veterinary surgeons took part in a live webinar on pain management on Wednesday 15th June, courtesy of Vetoquinol. For the first time, the webinar vet platform was able to include video foo...

Osteoarthritis In The Dog And Cat: What You Should Know - Prof Stuart Carmichael

Fitzpatrick Referrals Fitzpatrick Referrals July lecture for Veterinary Surgeons Fitzpatrick Referrals is delighted to welcome Prof Stuart Carmichael as guest lecturer for Series 2 of the Fitzpatrick Referrals 2011 Lect...

Invitation To The July Tortoise & Turtle Meeting

Just Me And My Tortoise Invitation to the July tortoise & turtle meeting Sunday 17th July, From 2pm – 5.30pm &pound;3 per meeting (children &pound;1) Vet Speaker: Joanna Hedley BVM&S CertZooMed MRCV...

Borders Veterinary Cardiology Invest In First Vivid-q From BCF Technology

BCF Technology Craig Devine from Borders Veterinary Cardiology is delighted with his new Vivid-q from BCF Technology. This is the first used in the UK for veterinary applications. Craig Devine with his Vivid...

Eurovet Brings New Solution To Vitamin K1 Supply Problems

Eurovet Eurovet Animal Health has announced that it will be bringing a veterinary licensed vitamin K1 (phytomenadione) injectable preparation to the UK. The new preparation, available from the wholesalers, wi...

Vets Urge EU Commissioner To Keep Slaughter High On The Agenda

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomed the European Parliament’s decision to extend mandatory country of origin labelling to fresh meat from pigs, sheep, goats and poultry but reaffirmed it...

Thoracic X-rays Session Added To Cardio Academy CPD Website

CEVA A new session has been added to Ceva Animal Health UK’s Cardio Academy CPD website entitled ‘Thoracic X-rays: Normal Features’. In this 30 minute multimedia presentation, the cardiology special...

Improved Metacam® Chewable Tablets Launched

Boehringer Ingelheim Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has launched new and improved Metacam® Chewable Tablets in an appetising, meaty flavour. The easy-to-administer tablets are proven to be taken by 90% of dogs ...

Get Paid To Travel And Study Veterinary Science Overseas With The BSAVA's Frank Beattie Travel Scholarship

BSAVA The British Small Animal Veterinary Association wants to pay for you to travel abroad to study any aspect of companion animal science you like. 2004 winner, Liz Mullineaux The Frank Beattie ...

Vetmedin® Celebrates A Decade Of Redefining Canine Cardiovascular Medicine

Boehringer Ingelheim Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica is celebrating the decade where cardiovascular medicine in dogs has been redefined with an offer on Vetmedin®. The fantastic offer, which will help veterinary sur...

VRCC Clinical Director And Head Of Oncology Dr Susan North Appointed Special Lecturer In Oncology At The Nottingham University School Of Veterinary Medicine

VRCC VRCC's Clinical Director and Head of Oncology Dr Susan North has just been appointed ‘Special Lecturer in Oncology’ at The Nottingham University School of Veterinary Medicine. Susan is looking forward...

New Pet Travel Rules To Come Into Force In 2012

BVA Defra has announced that new rules on pet travel will be introduced from 1st January 2012. The changes will mean that the rules on rabies vaccination for entry into the UK will be in line with the res...

The Horse Trust Finds New Home For Spindles Farm Rescue Pony At Youth Charity

The Horse Trust 28 June 2011: Spindles Farm rescue pony Star, a 13hh five-year-old black gelding, last week travelled from The Horse Trust in Speen, Buckinghamshire to his new home at Oakwood Youth Challenge in Wokin...

Feline Osteoarthritis Highly Prevalent, Says Lascelles

Hills The Hill’s Feline webinar series ended this month with a presentation from Duncan Lascelles, Professor in Small Animal Surgery, delivered from his office at North Carolina State. Studies have identifi...

BCF Work With Cheetah Conservation Fund

BCF Technology BCF recently worked with Mark Cater, a UK based IT expert to provide a new ultrasound scanner for the Cheetah Conservation Fund for their work in Namibia. Scanner being used on a Cheetah Fol...

“Pub CPD” – The Perfect Mix Of Social Bonding And Education For Vets With An Equine Interest In The South Of England

Donnington Grove Veterinary Surgery The 4th April 2011 was the opening evening for “Pub CPD” at the Castle Pub, Donnington, Newbury. The evening of pleasurable pints and educational points was organised by Donnington Grove Veterinary S...

The Horse Trust Celebrates Being The 2011 Official Show Charity At Olympia, The London International Horse Show

The Horse Trust 27 June 2011: Equine welfare charity The Horse Trust is delighted to have been chosen to be the official show charity at the 2011 London International Horse Show at Olympia, which runs from 13 to 19 D...

Freshfields Animal Rescue Wins £500 From Petplan

Petplan Freshfields Animal Rescue based in Ince Blundell, Liverpool, has won a valuable £500 donation from the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, Petplan. Petplan Business Developer, Paulin...

The Vervet Monkey Foundation

The Vervet Monkey Foundation The VMF [Vervet Monkey Foundation] has over many years developed and pioneered a new approach to the rehabilitation of orphaned vervet monkeys. In 1998 we announced our unique rehabilitation progra...

Further Delays To TB Programme In Wales Extremely Disappointing

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has expressed its extreme disappointment after the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) announced a review of the scientific evidence base regarding the eradication...

BSAVA Certificates To Be Validated By Nottingham Trent University

BSAVA After a successful meeting of management and Officers at BSAVA’s Gloucester HQ today, the Association can confirm that Nottingham Trent University will be the accrediting body for the new Postgraduate...

Remember To Keep Your Grazing Clean This Summer

Pfizer Animal Health With your horses turned out contentedly grazing their summer pasture it’s easy to forget about the threat of worms for a while. In fact the summer is an important time of year to make sure these irkso...

Wildlife Vets Call For Lead Shot Ban

Massey University Massey University wildlife veterinarians want a total ban on the use of lead shot in hunting, saying it is having a detrimental effect on many native species. Dr Kerri Morgan says the Wildlife Heal...

Police Horse Clyde Receives Commendation At Royal Ascot Before Retiring To The Horse Trust

The Horse Trust After a long, distinguished career policing the streets of Thames Valley and surrounding forces, police horse Clyde received a Chief Constable’s commendation at Royal Ascot on Saturday (18/6), which w...

BCF Take On Marie Curie Whole Hog Challenge

BCF Technology 12 brave staff from BCF Technology recently raised an amazing £2,400 for Marie Curie Cancer Care by taking part in the Whole Hog Challenge in Balfron, Scotland. Photograph of the BCF comp...

RCVS Day – Friday, 1 July 2011 At One Great George Street, London

RCVS RCVS Day – our Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards – will be held on Friday, 1 July 2011 at One Great George Street, London. All members and listed/registered veterinary nurses are in...

New Research Confirms Effectiveness Of Grazing Muzzles

Spillers New research1, presented at the Equine Science Society Symposium in Nashshville, USA last month, shows that using a grazing muzzle can reduce the pasture intake of ponies by over 80%. Horses, and e...

PETCO.com Leverages Social Media To Create Premiere Online Destination For Pet Owners

Mzinga Mzinga®, the leader in social intelligence solutions, services and analytics for business, today announced that PETCO, a leading pet specialty retailer with more than 1,000 locations nationwide, h...

The RSPCA My Pet App For Your Unique Pet

RSPCA The RSPCA 'My Pet' app brings you some great features which will help you and your pet get the most out of life. With the Pet Diary you will never forget when your pet was last vaccinated or when thei...

BacuCheck ELISA Test Checks PORCILIS PCV Vaccination Compliance

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health BOXMEER (the Netherlands), June 14, 2011 – Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has introduced BacuCheck™, a simple ELISA test for confirmation of vaccination status with PORCILIS® PCV of piglet...

Mucky Pup IPhone App

Advanced Web Whether you are a first-time or more experienced dog owner or even a breeder, Mucky Pup is an invaluable application to help you to organise and manage your dogs important information, health and well...

Innovative New Vetmedin® Marketing Material

Boehringer Ingelheim As part of the comprehensive support that Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica provides to veterinary professionals, there is now a wider range of marketing material relevant to heart disease, and the use o...

Ignoring Compassion Fatigue Can Be Bad For Business

AVMA Failure to address compassion fatigue in an employee sets the stage for organizational compassion fatigue - a toxic work environment that hinders efficiency and limits a veterinary practice's growth p...

Alsager Animals In Need Centre Wins £500 From Petplan

Petplan Alsager Animals In Need centre, in Alsager (Stoke-on-Trent), has won a valuable £500 donation from the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, Petplan. Pauline Wellbelove, Petplan Busine...

Border Patrol®: The World’s First Comprehensive Pet Security System

Worldwide Pet Products Revolutionary product provides peace of mind through new pet safety & containment system The sad news is that few of the estimated 10 million dogs lost each year ever make it home safe and ...

Boehringer Ingelheim Launches Vetmedin® ‘Better Dogs’ Competition

Boehringer Ingelheim Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica is looking for star responders from dogs that are leading better lives thanks to Vetmedin® for its 2012 Better Dogs Calendar. Whether a veterinary practice’s favo...

European Mastitis Panel Calls For Application Of Knowledge And Tools For Practice

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health A significant amount of mastitis research has been done and is still going on in Europe. However, better coordination and data sharing is needed, whereas available knowledge and tools have to be adapt...

Workhorse Webinar: Corneal Ulcers: What To Do When They Don't Heal

Workhorse Recruitment A free live CPD webinar - Presented by Dr David Gould BSc (Hons), BVM&S, PhD, DVOphthal, DipECVO, MRCVS - Davies Veterinary Specialists, Hertfordshire. Tuesday 7th June, 2011 Uncomplicated c...

The Horse Trust Launches 125 Year Anniversary Celebrations And Its Plans For The Future

The Horse Trust 6 June 2011: Equine charity The Horse Trust has launched a year of celebrations to commemorate its 125th anniversary. The charity also announced its future plans that will build up the links between i...

New Session Added To Cardio Academy CPD Website

CEVA A new session has been added to the Cardio Academy CPD website entitled “Thoracic X-rays: how to proceed?”. During the 30-minute multimedia presentation, the cardiology specialist Nicole Van Is...

Shortage In Number Of Veterinarians Is A Major Constraint To World Food Security And Safety

OIE Veterinarians play a pivotal role in all stages of the food chain namely safe production, processing, transport, and distribution of products of animal origin, but their low numbers in both the privat...

The Benefits Of Cat Ownership Podcast

AVMA Each year around this time, thousands of newborn kittens join the millions of cats already in shelters across the country. To help address this booming population of cats in need of a home, the Americ...

BVNA NI Vet Nurse Of The Year 2011 Winners

Hills The BVNA NI Vet Nurse of the Year award, supported by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, is now in its fourth year and the quality of the winners continues to be extremely high. The NI Vet Nurse of the Year 2011 i...

Easier Preparation For EDT Exam With The New BEVA/ BVDA Advanced Dental Course

BEVA The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has teamed up with the British Veterinary Dental Association (BVDA) to host a two day Advanced Theoretical Equine Dentistry Course on the 19th and 20th...

Dogs Left Home Alone - A National Pet Census Carried Out By Ceva Animal Health

CEVA A national pet census1 carried out by Ceva Animal Health, manufacturer of the leading veterinary behaviour products ADAPTIL™ for dogs (previously known as DAP) and Feliway® for cats, has revealed ...

Book For The BMF Lecture Saturday 8th October On Infection Control (Speaker - Lorena Hall) 9.30am

The Bella Moss Foundation Visit our website for speaker profiles and a thank you to Janssen Animal health for the sponsorship of our stand at BVNA. BMF needs volunteers for our stand at BVNA. Contact info@thebellamossfounda...

Ceva Launches New PRID® Delta

CEVA Ceva Animal Health has introduced new PRID® Delta, an improved intra-vaginal progesterone device for the synchronisation of oestrus in cycling and non-cycling cattle. Ceva has utilised ove...

Professor Adrian Boswood Joins An Impressive Roll-call On The BSAVA Science Stream At BVA Congress

BVA Technology can sometimes seem to be a barrier instead of a gateway to providing better clinical services for clients of veterinary practices. In disciplines like cardiology, there is a wide range o...

Bella Moss Foundation Invites Veterinary Contributions To CPD Section Of Their New Website

The Bella Moss Foundation The Bella Moss Foundation advise on infection control, but do not give veterinary advice or comment on clinical treatment of animals. People get in touch with BMF because they want to know how their v...

Vets Celebrate A World Without Rinderpest

BVA Today (Wednesday) marks the declaration of the eradication of rinderpest, one of the world’s most dreaded animal diseases. This unique event in the history of animal health compares to the eradication...

Longer Working Hours Bad News For Pets

Gocompare.com More than 2.6 million dogs are left home alone every day of the working week, it was revealed today (Wednesday). A quarter of the domestic UK dog population only get to snatch a few hours in the co...

Pets At Home Launches Pet Insurance For Dogs, Cats And Rabbits

Pets At Home As Brit's thoughts start to steer toward fast-approaching welcome breaks away in the summer sun, many pet owners will be considering how their smaller family members will be looked after in their abse...

BEVA Provides Free Benchmarking Service

BEVA BEVA is giving its members the opportunity to participate in a free practice benchmarking survey, to help them ensure their business is being run as efficiently and profitably as possible. The results...

Nominations Open For The 2011 Petplan Equine Vet Of The Year Award

Petplan Following a nationwide search to find the UK’s top veterinary professionals for the prestigious Petplan Veterinary Awards in March, Petplan is now calling for nominations from colleagues and horse own...

WSPA Releases Online Education Resource In Three Languages

WSPA The all-encompassing website champions animal welfare education worldwide and offers teachers an invaluable one-stop welfare resource for educating children. The website, www.animal-education.o...

SPILLERS® Renews Sponsorship Of BGA

Spillers SPILLERS® has renewed its sponsorship of the British Grooms Association for a further 12 months. The feed manufacturer has provided loyal support for the organisation since its inception in May 20...

Wild Vet Africa Course

Africademy Africademy is proud to introduce to you our WildVet Africa Course. This unique course offers an experience many veterinarians have only ever dreamed of and until now was available only a few priviledg...

Improvet Launches At Bicester Veterinary Centre

Pfizer Touchscreen technology delivers rapid client feedback straight to practice Bicester Vets based in North Oxfordshire is delighted to claim a UK first as it takes delivery of Improvet - a touch-s...

Bayer/Brakke Study Finds Six Causes For Yearly Decline In Companion Animal Veterinary Visits

Brakke Consulting Lack of understanding among pet owners of the importance of annual visits and angry cats are contributors to the decline Bayer Animal Health, Brakke Consulting and the National Commission on Veteri...

EU Vet Conference Brings Europe’s Vets Together To Debate Working In Crises

WSPA As part of the 250th anniversary of the creation of the veterinary profession, practitioners from all over Europe will gather in Brussels for a conference between 19th and 20th May as part of ‘EU Vet...

Webinar Promises Some Answers To Stomatitis Syndrome

Hills The penultimate webinar in Hill’s Feline webinar series takes place on 18th May and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Dentistry, Norman Johnson, promises some answers to a very problematic clinical condit...

EU Parliament Votes On Mandatory Labelling Of Textiles Containing Fur - Four Paws Demands More Comprehensive Regulation

FOUR PAWS Brussels, 12.05.2011: The European Parliament voted on a new directive on the labelling of textiles. According to the directive, textiles sold in the EU must, in the future, contain labels identifying...

Free Live CPD Tonight - Communicating In Practice - Back To Basics With Caroline Johnson

Workhorse Recruitment Veterinary training and talent agency Workhorse Recruitment, host another online CPD event this Wednesday, 11th May. The topic is 'Communicating In Practice - Back To Basics' presented by Caroline ...

BVA Teams Up With BSAVA For London Congress

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is delighted to announce that this year’s annual Congress, under the theme ‘Vets in a changing world’, will be delivered in association with the British Small ...

World Conference On Veterinary Education Marks ‘Vet Year’ And 250th Anniversary Of The Profession

WSPA The most eminent figures from the veterinary world will soon assemble in Lyon, France, the birthplace of veterinary science, to hold the largest conference on veterinary education. The World Confer...

Fitzpatrick Referrals Opens Final Phase Of World’s First Luxury Animal Wards

Fitzpatrick Referrals Michael Ball – star of stage, television and well loved radio broadcaster – will officially open the final phase of the world’s first luxury animal wards at state-of-the-art veterinary practice, Fitzp...

Royal Veterinary College: Distance Learning Scholarships

Royal Veterinary College The Distance Learning Commonwealth Scholarships are funded by the UK Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and available for scholars from Kenya to study the MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public He...

The Veterinary Council Of New Zealand Adopts A New System For CPD

Veterinary Council Of New Zealand The Veterinary Council has adopted a new system for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Janet Eden, Registrar of the Veterinary Council, said: “From 2014, veterinarians will be required to ...

Baby Gorilla (critically Endangered Species) Born At Twycross Zoo

Twycross Zoo A western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species, has been born at Twycross Zoo in Atherstone, Warwickshire. The photo shows the baby, who is just a few days old, with Mum Ozala who w...

The London Pet Show This Weekend 7th And 8th May

The London Pet Show The London Pet Show is a new event coming to London this weekend (7th and 8th May) for everyone who loves animals. We are now able to offer a 2 for the price of 1 ticket offer and are happy for...

Gaynor Hillier Appointed General Manager UK And Ireland At Novartis Animal Health Ltd

Novartis Animal Health Gaynor Hillier has been appointed General Manager UK and Ireland at Novartis Animal Health Ltd. She joins the UK arm of the business having spent the last 2.5 years working for the company in Ameri...

Free Live Webinar Series For Veterinary Practice Staff

Workhorse Recruitment Workhorse Recruitment, Britain’s newest HR agency, is now delivering a series of free, live CPD webinars. The agency delivers two events per month, one covering clinical skills and one covering manage...

Ceva Animal Health Hosts Free Rabbit Webinar

CEVA Ceva Animal Health is hosting a free interactive webinar covering digestive tract diseases of the rabbit. Taking place on Tuesday 14 June, the live online seminar is being presented by Simon Girlin...

BSAVA 2011 Proves A Success For Vygon Vet, Veterinary Supplies

Vygon Vygon Vet, Veterinary Supplies was again present at this year’s record breaking BSAVA congress. The first congress Vygon Vet attended was back in 2008 and since then the company profile has grown from...

Fitzpatrick Referrals Lecture Series Continues With Hip Dysplasia On 18th May

Fitzpatrick Referrals The Fitzpatrick Referrals 2011 Lecture Series for Veterinary Surgeons continues with ‘Hip Dysplasia: Does this dog really need surgery?’, presented by Fitzpatrick Referrals Specialist, Mike Farrell on...

Vetmedin® It Better!

Boehringer Ingelheim The larger than life Vetmedin dog, ‘Pepper’, which formed the centre-piece of the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica stand at this year’s BSAVA Congress, received an amazing 2,000 ‘kisses’ from veterinary...

Check Before Holiday Emergencies Where To Take Pets To A Vet

RCVS With five bank holidays in the next six weeks, pet owners should check they can get to a vet should they need one, advises the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the regulatory body for vete...

Facebook Discount For Puppy Seminar

CEVA Limited places are still available for the DAP® Puppy Seminar taking place on Friday 13 May at Southwell Racecourse, near Newark. Potential delegates who ‘like’ ‘DAP the dog’ on the social netw...

Vetergesic Now Available For Use On Horses

Alstoe Animal Health The benefit of a well sedated patient that is easier to handle, revives smoothly better and is more comfortable in recovery, is now available to equine practitioners. Vetergesic (buprenorphine), the U...

Take Part In Educational Horse Body Painting At The Horse Trust This Summer!

The Horse Trust The Horse Trust is running a variety of activities during the summer holidays at the charity's sanctuary in Speen, Buckinghamshire, including educational "horse body painting", demonstration...

Ceva Runs Magic Loungeabout Competition

CEVA Ceva Animal Health, manufacturer of Feliway® for cats, is running an online competition on its ‘That Purple Cat’ Facebook page offering cat lovers the opportunity to win two weekend VIP Backstage ...

Veterinary Record Appoints Veterinary Editor In Chief

BVA Veterinary Record has appointed leading vet, Professor Sandy Trees, to the newly created post of veterinary editor in chief, it was announced today. Professor Trees, who retires as professor of vet...

BVA And FVE Fight To Save Vets' Right To Dispense Medicines

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) have successfully seen off an attempt by MEPs to restrict the ability of vets to sell veterinary medicines dire...

Elbow Disease In Young Dogs: The Hidden Menace - 20 April

Fitzpatrick Referrals Fitzpatrick Referrals lecture series continues The Fitzpatrick Referrals 2011 Lecture Series for Veterinary Surgeons continues with Noel Fitzpatrick’s ‘Elbow Disease in Young Dogs: The Hidden Menac...

Adrian Pratt Promoted To Head Of Veterinary Channel For UK And Ireland At Hill's

Hills Adrian Pratt, formerly Veterinary Affairs Manager, has been promoted to Head of Veterinary Channel for UK and Ireland. Adrian will take responsibility for growing veterinary business, ensuring practic...

Unique Malignant Melanoma Trial At VRCC

VRCC VRCC the Essex based Veterinary Referral Centre is now part of an elite membership of ACVR Diplomates, the VRTOG (Veterinary Radiation Therapy Oncology Group) specially created to promote veterinary r...

No ‘joys Of Spring’ For Allergic Dogs

Lintbells The first signs of spring may be welcomed by pet owners but for dogs, spring can cause misery as it triggers the start of the hay fever season with early tree pollen responsible for many canine allerg...

Petlog Launch Pioneering National Microchipping Month Campaign At BSAVA

Petlog Using the congress to communicate with veterinary surgeons around the country, Petlog disclosed the exciting developments behind this year's NMM campaign and the new 'Petlog's Featured Practice' compe...

157 SQPs Spend A Day At The Zoo

Merial Animal Health As part of Merial’s ongoing commitment to SQP training and CPD, the company held two events in March at ‘wild’ locations. On 15th March the venue was Twycross Zoo and the following day the team raced ...

Winners Announced For The 2011 Vet Of The Year Awards

Petpan Following a nationwide search to find the UK’s top veterinary professionals for 2011, Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, has announced the winners of the prestigious Veterinary Awards...

Antibiotic Brand Offers Peace Of Mind

Janssen Animal Health Janssen Animal Health has identified that vets are sometimes concerned about the affordability of medications limiting their ability to give ALL their patients the treatment of choice1. The problem is...

Vets Help Government To Combat Serious TB Fraud

BVA Veterinary associations are taking urgent action to address the serious problem of TB fraud that has come to light. Defra Minister of State Jim Paice today announced that he has received evidence ...

Pfizer Management Workshops Claim Industry First

Pfizer Animal Health London, 30 March 2011 – Pfizer Animal Health is running a series of ground-breaking continuous professional development workshops across the country in April and May. Run by Medicology, one of the le...

New Golden Jubilee Award To Celebrate Outstanding Veterinary Nurses

RCVS The Veterinary Nurses Council has launched a new award to celebrate outstanding achievement, to mark the 50th anniversary of veterinary nursing. The Golden Jubilee Award will recognise an exceptio...

Ceva Launches New IPhone Apps For Veterinary Professionals And Cat Owners

CEVA Ceva Animal Health has launched two handy new iPhone Apps for veterinary professionals and cat owners. The ‘Metoclopramide’ iPhone App calculates both the daily fluid requirements and the volum...

WSPA Announces Action Plan To Assist Japans Animals

WSPA WSPA has committed $150,000 to help Japanese animals during the critical recovery period in the aftermath of the recent earthquake and tsunami. In the acute phase of the recovery period, expected to l...

Mojo Consultancy Awarded 2 Year Contract After VPMA Congress Success

VPMA Following a very successful VPMA Congress in January this year, specialist event organiser Mojo Consultancy has been awarded the contract for VPMA Congress for the next two years, for the 2012 and 201...

When It Comes To Stones, Diamonds Are Forever

Hills But Hill’s Prescription Diet Feline c/d Multicare makes some stones disappear Diamonds are forever, but a recent study shows that by using Hill’s Prescription Diet Feline c/d Multicare, sterile st...

World Community Ready To Aid Japan's Animal Relief Efforts

AVMA At press time in late March, the international community awaited word on how they could support animal rescue and relief efforts in Japan following one of the worst natural disasters in the country's ...

The Bella Moss Foundation Is Launching A New Website Called Bands4bella.com

The Bella Moss Foundation BMF is a UK not for profit charity that relies solely on donations to help save lives of people and pets with bacterial infections. Most infections can be prevented with knowledge about transfer a...

Merck And Sanofi-aventis To Maintain Separate Businesses In Animal Health

Merck Whitehouse Station, NJ and Paris, France - March 22, 2011 - Merck (NYSE: MRK) and sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today the mutual termination of their agreement to form a new a...

Ceva Launches Cardio Academy

CEVA Ceva Animal Health has launched `CARDIO ACADEMY`, the first international cardiology e-learning programme, featuring CPD from leading international specialists. Veterinary professionals can acc...

Free Live Online CPD For Vets And Managers

Workhorse Recruitment Veterinary training and talent agency Workhorse Recruitment, today announced details of their free live webinar series for vets and practice managers. The series, which begins immediately after BS...

BVNA NI Vet Nurse Of The Year, Supported By Hill’s

Hills The BVNA and Hill’s have once again joined forces to support the NI Vet Nurse of the Year award. The event is now in its fourth year and celebrates exceptional individuals who make significant contri...

Upcoming Vote On A Romanian Law Enables Mass Killings Of Dogs

FOUR PAWS Brussels, Friday 18th March, 2011: On Thursday, MEP and Vice President of the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals of the European Parliament Elisabeth Jeggle, sent an Appeal by MEPs ...

Spring Into Action With Worm Patrol

Novartis Animal Health Novartis Animal Health is launching a nationwide campaign to promote the importance of pet worming at least four times a year. In the UK, pet owners only treat their animals an average of 2.6 times...

While The Owners Away The Cat Will...?

CEVA Feliway’s ‘That Purple Cat’ would like to hear what you think cats might get up to when the owner is out of the house. Whether you think they snooze all day or perhaps get up to something a little mo...

WSPA Prepares To Head Into Japan

WSPA Early tomorrow morning (local time) a WSPA Disaster Assessment and Response Team (DART) from the WSPA Asia office will depart for Japan, following days of monitoring the situation from afar and keepin...

SPILLERS® Win Equestrian Social Media Award

Spillers SPILLERS® have won an Equestrian Social Media Award (ESMA) for the best use of Facebook. The award, which was announced today, is in recognition of their campaign in which they donated feed to Red...

International Dog Bite Prevention Challenge

Doggone Safe The International Dog Bite Prevention Challenge is being held May 15-21 2011 worldwide. This event is an international effort to educate children on the importance of dog safety, and has been submitte...

New Look, New Website For RCVS

RCVS Today we're delighted to launch our brand new website, which also marks the first public outing for our new livery. The development process for the site has been lengthy and included several st...

Finalists Announced For The 2011 Petplan Veterinary Awards

Petplan Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet insurer, is pleased to announce the finalists for the prestigious 2011 Petplan Veterinary Awards, also known as the ‘Vet Oscars’. Now in its 12th year, the Petplan Vet...

DVS Announce Two New Directors And Two New ECVS Diploma Holders

Davies Veterinary Specialists Davies Veterinary Specialists (DVS), the UK’s leading multi-specialist small animal referral centre based on the Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire border, have appointed two new directors to the board and al...

Ceva’s New Bovine Anti-infective Provides Two Products In One Bottle

CEVA Ceva Animal health has introduced Marbox®, a broad-spectrum anti-infective, based on marbofloxacin, for the rapid treatment of bovine mastitis and respiratory disorders. Marbox® effectively pr...

Budget Cuts Continue To Plague Veterinary Schools In The USA

AVMA State funding levels for veterinary schools and colleges have decreased substantially in the past few years, and state legislatures have already indicated that trend will continue as they hash out the...

Seen A Dog You Like At Crufts? Do Your Research Before You Buy One

Getpuppysmart.com Research* shows that 60% of dogs bought in the last two years were pedigrees and 46% of dogs (both crossbreeds and pure breeds) bought in the last two years have suffered health problems. Pedigrees ar...

Workhorse Recruitment - Quality Service At A Fixed Fee

Workhorse Recruitment The standard charging structure for the veterinary recruitment sector is a percentage of salary. Which is, for many veterinary practices, completely unaffordable and a huge risk given the often-variab...

A Disappointing Blow For Rabbit Welfare

BVA The British Veterinary Association is very disappointed to learn that the Government has no plans to publish a code of practice on the welfare of rabbits. The news came to light in a response to a ...

More Than 1,000 Lost Pets Recovered With Revolutionary Missing Pet System

PetAmberAlert.com Mark Jakubczak, founder of PetAmberAlert.com, announced today that between 2009 and 2010, his company has helped recover more than 1,000 lost pets and returned them to their homes. “Animals thrive ...

Puppy Behaviour Seminar Friday 13 May At Southwell Racecourse

CEVA DAP® is hosting a puppy behaviour seminar, supported by Sounds Scary and the Blue Cross, to educate veterinary professionals on the importance of puppy socialisation, highlighting the benefits of ...

Feline Liver And Kidneys In The Limelight

Hills More than 1,500 veterinarians and nurses have already subscribed for the Hill’sTM Pet Nutrition’s series of feline webinars, hosted by Professor Danielle Gunn Moore. The series has been so popula...

New Low Cost CPD Company Based In The West Midlands

VCPD Veterinary Surgeons Cat Henstridge and Dave Hough have set up a low cost CPD company based in the West Midlands Recently CPD has become extremely expensive with some of the larger providers. Singl...

Samantha Duce Joins Merial Animal Health

Merial Animal Health Merial Animal Health has appointed Samantha Duce as Southern Equine Territory Manager, replacing Susie Blackburn, who is on maternity leave. Sam’s background in human pharmaceuticals combined ...

Dumfries Canine Rescue Centre Wins £500 Donation From Petplan

Petplan The Dumfries & Galloway Canine Rescue has won a valuable donation of £500 from the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, Petplan, for the second time after being the first ever charity to w...

Some US Cities Banning Retail Sale Of Dogs, Cats

AVMA A small but growing number of cities are banning the sale of dogs and cats at retail pet stores. Albuquerque banned the retail sale of dogs and cats several years ago. Several towns in California h...

Disappointment At Backwards Step On Religious Slaughter Labelling

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has expressed its significant disappointment with the EU Council decision to scrap plans for compulsory labelling of meat from animals slaughtered without stun...

BVA Announces Council Election Results

BVA The British Veterinary Association is delighted to announce the results of the first ever all-member elections to BVA Council. The one-member-one-vote election took place in 9 of the 12 UK regions...

Andrew Francis Appointed Brand Manager At Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim Andrew Francis has been appointed brand manager at Boehringer Ingelheim with responsibility for the marketing of the company’s portfolio of natural care products which include Canikur® Pro, Cardig...

Historic Animal Welfare Bill Passed In Northern Ireland

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the passing of the Welfare of Animals Bill in the Northern Ireland Assembly yesterday (Tuesday 22 February). The Welfare of Animals Act is exp...

Battery Cage Ban Welcomed By BVA

BVA An attempt by some EU Member States to delay a ban on ‘battery cages’ for laying hens was thwarted by Defra Secretary of State Caroline Spelman’s attack on the proposals during yesterday’s (Monday) me...

Octacillin Now Suitable For Pigs

Eurovet New from Eurovet is Octacillin® Pig, a water-soluble amoxicillin powder, suitable for treating pneumonia caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis. ...

WSPA Celebrates Withdrawal Of Plans Of UK’s First Mega Dairy

WSPA Following a recent governmental objection and sustained campaigning by WSPA UK, Nocton Dairies has withdrawn its planning application to farm 8,100 cows intensively. WSPA UK launched it’s “Not in m...

One Health Science

Royal (Dick) School Of Veterinary Studies The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is developing a new MSc in One Health, to be launched in 2011 This programme is ideal for individuals who wish to gain a world-class award in the subje...

Eight New Clinical CPD Courses From The BVA

BVA Aimed at vets returning from a career break, part-time workers or those changing practice type the British Veterinary Association (BVA), in association with the Royal Veterinary College, is running a ...

World Veterinary Year Stamp

WVA The World Veterinary Association has produced a stamp to commemorate and publicize World Veterinary year. Supplies of this stamp have been posted to all WVA members. The stamp is primarily d...

PREVICOX Launches New Missing Dog Campaign

Merial Animal Health PREVICOX, the most COX-2 specific canine NSAID on the market, is launching a brand new campaign to raise awareness of the prevalence of canine osteoarthritis amongst dog owners in the UK. PREV...

Putting A Cost On Coccidiosis

Janssen Animal Health Coccidiosis can cause diarrhoea, which may contain blood and pieces of gut tissue. These signs can be dramatic but it is often in the animals where no adverse effects are observed that the greatest ec...

Vets Tackle Defra Secretary On Budget Cuts And Dangerous Dogs At Annual Dinner

BVA The President of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) used his annual London dinner speech tonight (Tuesday 8th February) to call on the Government to take action on veterinary student fees and th...

Honouring Over 50 Years Of Registration And Service To The Veterinary Profession In Ireland

VCI The Veterinary Council of Ireland will host a special ceremony on 14th February 2011 at 2.00pm in the RDS Concert Hall to mark 2011, World Veterinary Year. The President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, w...

SPILLERS® Introduce New Senior Fibre

Spillers SPILLERS® know that older horses and ponies deserve extra special care and attention so they have added a brand new blend to their range of complementary fibres, especially for them. SPILLERS®...

SPILLERS® Appoint Competition Nutritionist For The North Of England

Spillers SPILLERS® have appointed Alexandra Ashley as their new competition nutritionist for the north of England, dedicated to providing specialist nutrition advice and support for competition yards of ev...

Veterinary Thermal Imaging Is Coming To A Town Near You In 2011

Veterinary Thermal Imaging Ltd This year will see a country-wide roll-out of the UK’s first all species Veterinary Thermal Imaging service, one that quickly pinpoints where an animal is in pain, limiting distress and offering lower...

Janssen Animal Health Hosts Pre-medication CPD Roadshows

Janssen Animal Health Janssen Animal Health, distributor of the highly selective alpha-2 agonist Dexdomitor®, is hosting a series of CPD meetings to update small animal vets and nurses on pre-medication of dogs and cat...

Equine Health Survey Results To Be Announced At The National Equine Forum

BEF The results of the UK’s first ever National Equine Health Survey will be announced at the National Equine Forum (NEF), to be held on 8 March 2011 at The Royal Society, London, in the presence of NEF P...

Feliway® Back On TV And Going Underground

CEVA Ceva Animal Health will be bolstering its spring TV advertising campaign for the UK’s number one veterinary behaviour product, Feliway®, with the addition of a ground-breaking campaign across the ...

Petplan Appoints Simon Masding As Head Of Sales And Partnerships

Petplan Petplan, the UK’s largest pet insurer, has appointed Simon Masding as Head of Sales and Partnerships. The newly created position within Petplan’s senior management team recognises the importance o...

Immunity Is Key To Control Coccidiosis

Janssen Animal Health Vets at Janssen Animal Health say that the weight of evidence from studies that have taken place over the years shows that the treatment of coccidiosis with diclazuril (Vecoxan® 2.5 mg/ml Oral Sus...

World Veterinary Year 2011 To Mark The 250th World Anniversary Of The Veterinary Profession

FAO This year has been declared World Veterinary Year, marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of the veterinary profession and of veterinary science. It was in 1761 that King Louis XV of France, troub...

Ceva Animal Health Launches Emeprid® For Dogs And Cats

CEVA Ceva Animal Health has launched Emeprid® for dogs and cats, which contains the tried and trusted anti-emetic and pro-kinetic metoclopramide. Emeprid is specifically licensed in dogs and cats for ...

Win Tickets To The Petplan Vet Awards

Petplan Petplan, the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, is giving away a VIP trip for two people to this year’s ‘Petplan Veterinary Awards’, in association with Veterinary Times, in Birmingham on 31st March...

Ceva Animal Health Launches Meloxidyl® Oral Suspension For Cats

CEVA Ceva Animal Health has added to its comprehensive joint care range with the launch of Meloxidyl® Oral Suspension for Cats, which is licensed for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and alle...

Local Woman Wins Weekend Spa Break

Petplan Jayne Burgess, of Brierley Hill in West Midlands, has won a spa break to Champneys, for four people, thanks to Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet insurer. As part of Petplan’s ‘Healthy Pets, Happy You...

Expanded FLUTD Portfolio Offers More Options

Hills Hill’s Pet Nutrition has announced innovations that will provide vets and nurses with an expanded portfolio of products proven to manage FLUTD (feline lower urinary tract disease). A major benefit, gi...

The World Organisation For Animal Health And European Commission Launch Campaign That Celebrates 250th Anniversary Of Veterinary Medicine

World Organisation For Animal Health The European Commission (EC) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) launch the “Vets in your daily life” campaign that celebrates the 250th anniversary of the creation of the veterinary pr...

NEW Veterinary Licensed Metoclopramide From Eurovet That Can Be Used To Treat Vomiting

Eurovet Vomend® is a NEW veterinary licensed metoclopramide from Eurovet that can be used to treat vomiting and reduced gastro-intestinal motility in both dogs and cats. Over the years, vets have o...

Hills Invite Vet Students To Prove Who Is Top Dog!

Hills This year more than 50 vet schools across Europe will be battling for supremacy in one of the most hotly contested elections of the year in veterinary circles! The Hill’sTM Top Dog Challenge is an exc...

British Animal Charity SPANA Awarded Lavin Cup

SPANA The Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA) is celebrating after being awarded the Lavin Cup by the AAEP (American Association of Equine Practitioners), a hugely prestigious American vete...

New Studies Emphasise Safety And Efficacy Of PREVICOX

Merial Animal Health Two recent publications continue to demonstrate the efficacy and safety profile of Merial’s canine NSAID PREVICOX®. Launched in 2005, PREVICOX®, the first canine coxib NSAID to be introduced t...

Vets Collaborate To Improve Long-distance Horse Transport

BEVA ets attending the first veterinary-led European Equine Transport Forum, held in Brussels on 29th November 2010, have agreed that their profession needs to take a leading role to help enforce the curre...

MBE For VBF President Dr Lydia Brown

BVA The President of the Veterinary Benevolent Fund (VBF) Dr Lydia Brown has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Years Honours List for services to the veterinary profession. Dr Brown qualified as ...

Mixed Response To New Medicines Regulations From BVA

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the tightening up of sales of veterinary medicines on the internet but is disappointed that the advertising of antimicrobials to farmers will cont...

The 5th Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference - Accra, Ghana, 21-25 March 2011

BVA The Role of Veterinarians and Livestock Farmers in Food Security and Poverty Alleviation The 5th Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference, organised by the Commonwealth Veterinary Association and the...

A Dogs Dinner - Petplan Highlights Trend Of Overindulging Pets At Christmas

Petplan According to Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet insurer, new research shows that 60 per cent of Brits will prepare a Christmas meal for their family pet*. However, Petplan’s network of vets warn that...

Hill’s Opens The Door To Pet Nutrition Centre

Hills Hill’s Pet Nutrition is offering vets, vet students and nurses in the UK a unique opportunity to look round its world famous Pet Nutrition Centre in Topeka. To give open access to as many veterinary p...

Mans Best Friend? Just Ask Your Vet

Petplan Research from Petplan insurance shows that owners consider a vet their friend   Despite dogs traditionally being considered ‘man’s best friend’, it would appear that for pet lovers, their best ...

Antifreeze Toxicity In Pets Podcast

AVMA Antifreeze is a key component in keeping our cars running smoothly, particularly in these colder winter months, but just a little leaked or spilled antifreeze can cause big problems for our pets. Just...

Companion Care Vets Expand Network With Two Openings In December

Companion Care Companion Care Vets have ended the year with two state-of-the-art surgery openings in the Midlands. Surgeries in Stratford-upon-Avon and Worcester have been opened this month within the Pets at Home s...

ABCD & Merial Invite Applications For Their Young Scientist Award 2011

ABCD Application deadline 15 January 2011 The European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD) invites applications for the ABCD & Merial Young Scientist Award 2011. The ABCD and Merial Young Scie...

Vets Fight Puppy Disease Outbreak Across Western Australia

AVA Veterinarians across Western Australia say they have been treating up to five times the normal number cases of a deadly dog and puppy disease this year. “We are seeing very high numbers of canine p...

Pfizer Animal Genetics Now Running Contractural Arachnodactyly (Fawn Calf) Test

Pfizer Pfizer Animal Genetics is now able to provide genetic testing for Contractural Arachnodactyly (CA) testing. CA is a genetic condition formerly referred to as Fawn Calf Syndrome. In collaboration with ...

Pet Owners Should Remember A Few Things When Making Christmas Plans

RCVS If you are a pet owner, remember to check your vet’s opening hours in the run up to Christmas. In particular, you should ensure you know what the arrangements are for veterinary emergencies when the p...

British Researcher William McEwan Wins The ABCD & Merial Young Scientist Award 2010

ABCD The ABCD and Merial Young Scientist Award 2010 was presented to William McEwan BSc MRes PhD, now working at the MRC-Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge (UK), on 20 June in Amsterdam, on t...

New Policy Chairmen For BVA

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is delighted to announce the election of new chairmen for two of its standing committees. Fred Landeg is the new chairman of the Veterinary Policy Group (V...

Firework Display Competition Goes With A Bang

CEVA Ceva Animal Health’s firework waiting room display competition went with a bang this year with a record breaking number of entries being submitted. The popular competition has practices creating eye ...

Winter Weather Tips To Keep Your Pet Safe

Petplan With parts of the UK being hit with historic low temperatures, and with more snow and ice on the way, it’s worth sparing a thought for our furry friends. Helen Stone with pet poodle, George ...

Historic Decision In Brussells - Dogs And Cats And EU Protection

Vier Pfoten/Four Paws Brussels, 29 November 2010: FOUR PAWS strongly welcomes the result of the Belgian initiative to include dogs and cats into the Animal Welfare Programme of the EU. Today, the EU Council of Ministers ag...

Merial Encourages SQPs To Go Wild

Merial Animal Health Following the success of the 2010 CPD event at Whipsnade Zoo, Merial Animal Health has announced two events for the New Year, again based at popular zoo destinations. The events will take place on the...

Hill’s Appoints Clare Rushton As New Staff Clinician

Hill's Clare Rushton, Staff Clinican at Hill’s, with her cat Onion Clare Rushton has been appointed to the position of Staff Clinician at Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Graduating from Bristol in 2005, Clare w...

Podcast - Garlic: Hazardous Or Healthy For My Pet?

AVMA When it comes to giving human foods to pets, there seems to be a consensus on the risk of some foods or ingredients—like chocolate, grapes, and the artificial sweetener Xylitol—but some disagreement o...

Equine Experts Advise On Threat Of West Nile Outbreak In The UK

Pfizer Equine health experts at Pfizer Animal Health are advising vets and horse owners to discuss the potential threat of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the UK, following a spate of outbreaks of the disease in se...

Get Your FREE Copy Of Petplans Healthy Pets Guide Book

Petplan Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet and leading equine insurer, has launched a new helpful booklet for pet owners called ‘Healthy Pets, Happy You’. The booklet, provides pet owners with practical...

Kick The Smoking Habit, For You And Your Pets Podcast

AVMA It's a great day to stop smoking, for your health and your pet's health Since 1977, the American Cancer Society has marked the third Thursday of November as the Great American Smokeout. Smokers are...

Stark Message To Vets On Antibiotic Awareness Day

BVA To mark European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2010 today (18 November) the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is warning veterinary surgeons in the UK that failure to use antimicrobials responsibly coul...

VPMA Congress Promises To Lift Spirits In January

VPMA Party season may not be far off, but the VPMA (Veterinary Practice Management Association) is promising that January will be anything but a dull post festive season anti-climax when the annual confere...

RCVS Approves Compassionate Approach To Those With Health Problems

RCVS At its November meeting (4/11/10), the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) approved a new Health Protocol, which formalises a more compassionate approach to veterinary surgeons ...

Internet Pharmacies - Pros And Cons Podcast

AVMA Internet pharmacies have emerged recently as a source of drugs not only for humans, but our pets as well. But is it safe to purchase our pets’ drugs online? In this podcast, Dr. Chuck Lemme, a member ...

Merial BEVA Winners

Merial Animal Health Merial is pleased to announce the winners of its Apple iPad competition, which took place at the BEVA Congress from 8th - 11th September 2010. Mark Vale receives his iPad from Susie Blackburn ...

Companion Care Vets Opens State Of The Art Surgery In Leicester

Companion Care State of the art veterinary surgery opens in Leicester. Andrew Robathan MP declares surgery officially open. Joint veterinary partners are Shabbir Shariff, Sameer Bheda Companion Care Vets h...

Animal Welfare Included In New Standards For Social Responsibility

WSPA WSPA is celebrating the inclusion of animal welfare in the newly launched ISO Standard 26000 as a historic first. The International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) new guidelines, the ISO ...

Lintbells Reaches Finals Of Business Awards

Lintbells The company behind the natural skin and coat supplement for dogs, Yumega, has been short-listed for a prestigious business award. Meeting customers at major events is an important aspect of Lin...

Vygon Vet, Veterinary Supplies - Launch Procedural Custom Pack Service

Vygon Vygon Vet, a division of Vygon (UK) Ltd, has launched a procedural custom pack service due to the increasing concern around hospital acquired infections. The new service is available to all veterinary...

Petplan Calls For Veterinary Awards Nominations

Petplan Petplan, the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, is calling for nominations for this year’s ‘Petplan Veterinary Awards 2011’. Every year Petplan helps recognise the crucial role veterinary staff play...

Shonky Online Drugs Put Family Pets At Risk

AVA Online veterinary medications are putting Australian pets at risk according to Australia’s peak veterinary organisation. “Cheap human medications from disreputable online retailers are common but t...

Southern Africa Under Threat From Deadly Animal Virus

FAO 50 million sheep and goats at risk A deadly viral disease which broke out in Tanzania earlier this year risks spreading to Southern Africa, posing a mortal threat to more than 50 million sheep and ...

Follow The Golden Rules Of Pet Ownership

AVMA Not just for retriever owners...the Golden Rules of Pet Ownership apply to all pet owners. AVMA policy Golden Rules of Pet Ownership (Oversight: CHAB; EB 06/1988; Reviewed 10/99; Reaffirmed 03/0...

New Website Coming For The Bella Moss Foundation

The Bella Moss Foundation 1st November 2010 will see The Bella Moss Foundation launch a completely redesigned website www.thebellamossfoundation.com that will provide a unique online resource for veterinary professionals, pet...

FIDAVET™ Portfolio Strengthened By Introduction Of Pet Ear Cleaner

Janssen Animal Health A new ear cleaner for cats and dogs has joined the growing FIDAVET™ portfolio of carefully formulated, vet wholesaler exclusive, non-prescription products. FIDAVET SUROSOLVE™ is a non-irritatin...

Scottish RCO Wins £1000 In National Competition

Bayer Animal Health Scotland region RCO, Fiona Reid, has won the annual Bayer Animal Health sponsored RCO of the Year competition. Fiona’s prize includes £1,000 to help fund future meetings and an additional £...

Animal Health Trust Launches New DNA Test To Save Sight Of Golden Retrievers

Animal Health Trust Scientists working in the Kennel Club Genetics Centre at the Animal Health Trust (AHT), which is part funded by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust, have identified a mutation which causes progressive re...

Wales Leaves Rest Of The UK Behind On Dog Welfare

BVA Veterinary associations have strongly welcomed moves to tighten up the rules on dog breeding in Wales with the publication of the proposed Animal Welfare (Breeding of Dogs) (Wales) Regulations 2011. ...

Veterinary Nurse Wins Trip To AHT Awards With Petplan

Petplan Vet Nurse Penny Browning of the Cliffe Veterinary Group in Laughton, East Sussex, has won an exclusive prize to attend the Animal Health Trust (AHT) UK Equestrian Awards 2010, courtesy of Petplan, the...

Michaela Film Features Fluke Facts

Janssen Animal Health A new DVD called ‘Fluke: That’s a Fact’ is being released this month by Janssen Animal Health. The 18 minute film features TV presenter Michaela Strachan discussing the big issues surrounding fluke in...

Central CPD To Unveil 2011 Timetable At London Vet Show

Central CPD Central CPD is pleased to be unveiling their 2011 CPD timetable including courses for Veterinary Nurses at the London Vet Show this weekend. Why not visit them at stand I15 for a copy of their 2011 b...

Forum Animal Health’s New All-in-one TicknerVet Aims To Remove Ticks In A Unique Safe And Efficient Manner

Forum Animal Health Forum Animal Health’s new all-in-one TicknerVet aims to remove ticks in a unique safe and efficient manner – killing and extracting them in less than 20 seconds. Using a rapid freezing spray, the ...

Space Race To Torture Monkeys: ADI Tells Russian Federal Space Agency Primate Experiments - Not In Our Name

ADI Animal Defenders International (ADI), the leading animal welfare organization that works globally for the protection of animals, launched a campaign to secure public support to prevent the Russian Fed...

Versatile Diode Laser For Multiple Veterinary Applications

Horiba Medical HORIBA Medical - UK has recently introduced MLT-Diode Laser Systems, specifically designed for veterinary medicine, as part of its portfolio of animal healthcare products. Supported with a range of ac...

Sandy Trees To Deliver Prestigious McCall Lecture At Glasgow University

RCVS Professor Sandy Trees, Senior Vice-President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at the University of Liverpool, has been invited to give the pr...

Study Reveals Dog Ownership Is Associated With Reduced Eczema In Children With Dog Allergies

EurekAlert! Children with eczema, a chronic skin condition that often begins in childhood, have a greater risk of developing asthma and food allergies. The number of children with eczema is rising, but the reason...

Royalty Free Music Radio (rfmradio.co.uk) – A Quality Alternative Music Source With No PRS/PPL Fees

Rfmradio.co.uk Formed in 2009 RFM Radio provide a quality music service for businesses that require background music, but do not wish to pay the exorbitant PRS and PPL licence fees. Anyone playing copyright music...

Hip Dysplasia Susceptibility In Dogs May Be Underreported

Science Daily A study comparing a University of Pennsylvania method for evaluating a dog's susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American method has shown that 80 percent of dogs judged to be normal by...

Vet Manager From Exeter Wins Petplan Award

Petplan Local Veterinary Assistant Practice Manager Kelli Vogt, of Polsloe Veterinary Clinic in Exeter, Devon, has won the ‘Petplan Insurance Advisor Award 2010’. The award, announced at the weekend’s British...

Bella Moss Foundation Past Patron Tribute To Claire Rayner

The Bella Moss Foundation The Bella Moss Foundation is saddened to hear of the death of its first Honorary Patron, Claire Rayner Jill Moss, President of The Bella Moss Foundation, said “I owe a great debt to Claire. After t...

HORIBA Medical - UK Offers The Dr. Fritz Video-Compact-System For Small Animal Endoscopy

Horiba Medical HORIBA Medical - UK now offers the Dr. Fritz Video-Compact-System for veterinary endoscopic applications as part of its range of animal healthcare products. The innovative and flexible Dr. Fritz syste...

Companion Care Vets Open Surgery In Tunbridge Wells

Companion Care Companion Care Vets has opened a state-of-the-art veterinary surgery within the new Pets at Home store on Fountains Retail Park in Tunbridge Wells. Tunbridge Wells is the 66th surgery within th...

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Launches Prascend®

Boehringer Ingelheim Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica has launched Prascend®, the first licensed product for the treatment of Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) in horses, commonly known as Equine Cushings Dis...

VRCC Business Awards Runner Up

After attending the Essex Business Excellence Awards gala and dinner ceremony last Thursday which was held in the stunning grounds of Braxted Park in the heart of the Essex countryside, VRCC one of th...

Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre Wins £500

Petplan The Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre wins the Petplan Charity Prize Draw. The Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre, in Hurst, Berkshire has won a valuable £500 donation from the...

Boehringer Ingelheim Hosts Cat Pain CPD Meetings

Boehringer Ingelheim Boehringer Ingelheim, the manufacturer of Metacam®, is hosting a series of CPD meetings for vets on feline pain during October and November. The workshop style sessions will focus on the challe...

What Can An Adopted Dog Bring To Your Life?

American Human Association Find out During American Humane Association’s Adopt-A-Dog Month® This October Your Local Animal Shelter Has Dogs of Every Type, Size, Age and Personality Waiting for Loving Homes. American H...

Speakers Confirmed For VPMA Congress

VPMA Speakers have now been confirmed for VPMA congress. The event has a packed agenda on offer, with renowned speakers providing top quality CPD. Key Note Speaker Mark Evans is a vet, international ...

CEVA Animal Health Hosts Free Fireworks Seminar And Webinar At BVNA

CEVA CEVA Animal Health, manufacturer of the leading veterinary behaviour products D.A.P.® and Feliway®, is hosting a pets and fireworks seminar during the BVNA Congress, which will also be availab...

Response To A Survey Carried Out By Online Pharmacy Vet-Medic

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has responded to a survey carried out on behalf of the online pharmacy Vet-Medic which found that internet pharmacies charge on average half the price for medi...

Vets Ask Companies To Rethink Menus That Are All Halal

BVA Following the Mail on Sunday investigation into the widespread use of meat and meat products from animals not stunned before slaughter, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is writing to the compa...

WSPA Funds Island-wide Vaccination In Bali

WSPA Bali launches historic campaign to eradicate rabies In a lead up to World Rabies Day the Bali government has just signed an agreement authorising a mass vaccination campaign to inoculate nearl...

Novartis Animal Health UK Announce Commitment To Provide A Reliable Supply Of BVD Vaccine

Novartis Novartis Animal Health UK announce commitment to provide a reliable supply of BVD vaccineNovartis Animal Health UK Ltd today announce a commitment to provide a reliable supply of Bovidec® BVD Viru...

How Fast Can You Drive “a Reasonably Priced Car”?

Alstoe Animal Health Alstoe are challenging all vets and vet nurses to visit their stand G40 at the London Vet Show and see if they can score the fastest lap with an electronic “Vet in a reasonably priced car” competitio...

TB Consultation Receives Strong Support From Vets

BVA The veterinary profession has warmly welcomed the launch of the Defra consultation on tackling bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in England, which includes recommendations for badger control in areas where bT...

No Such Thing As A Dumb Dog?

AVA There’s no such thing as a dumb breed of dog and ending up with a lemon could simply indicate a bad fit, says a leading dog behaviour expert. “No breed is dumb. Dogs are bred for different purpose ...

BVA Welcomes EU Decision On Laboratory Animals

BVA Welcoming the announcement of a new EU Directive aimed at reducing the number of animals used in laboratory experiments, tightening controls over such procedures and harmonising improved standards of ...

Government To Consult On Badger Cull To Tackle TB

BVA Responding to media reports that the Government will consult on a cull of badgers in areas worst affected by bovine Tuberculosis (TB), Professor Bill Reilly, President of the British Veterinary Associ...

Human To Animal MRSA Advice Service - 22nd Oct 2010

The Bella Moss Foundation Only 20 places left! Bella Moss Foundation invites you to an evening reception to launch the new Human to Animal MRSA Advice Service. Venue: British Veterinary Association, 7 Mansfield Street,...

Veterinary Haematology Analyser Provides Results In 60 Seconds

Horiba Medical HORIBA Medical is now the new official exclusive UK distributor of the fully automated Vet abc Plus+ veterinary haematology analyser from scil animal care company GmbH, Germany. Easy and simple to...

All Welcome At The Veterinary Practice Management Association Congress 2011

VPMA 27th-29th January 2011 The Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth, Warwickshire Everyone is welcome at the VPMA Annual Congress. The congress is established as the event in the veterinary calendar for ...

Shell Rot, Shell Damage And Dog Attacks In Chelonia - 24th October

Just Me And My Tortoise Why not come along and learn more about tortoises, terrapins and turtles. Meet people with similar interests in a friendly and relaxed environment. Listen to talks, exchange ideas and get friendly ad...

New BEVA Congress IPhone App

BEVA Join the British Equine Veterinary Association at its annual Congress in Birmingham in September 2010. If you’re attending this year, this app has everything you need to get the most out of your visit...

Cool Cats Podcast - Stress-Free Veterinary Visits For Cats

AVMA AVMA's latest podcast discusses ways to keep your cat's visit to the veterinarian stress-free. Cats are the most popular pet in the United States, outnumbering dogs 82 million to 72 million. Yet ca...

Get One Step Closer To Life In ECC On YouTube

Vets Now Young vets interested in a change in career direction can now get a first hand insight into life working in Emergency and Critical Care via Vets Now’s latest ‘Cutting Edge’ video on YouTube. The ‘...

Last Chance To Nominate For Petplan PIA Award

Petplan Time is running out to nominate your fellow staff members for this year’s ‘Petplan Pet Insurance Advisor Award’, in association with JCA Publications. This award recognises the hard work and dedicatio...

Find Out How To Take Care Of Coccidiosis

Janssen Animal Health Professor Mike Taylor recently reported on key findings from an expert workshop on bovine coccidiosis held at the First European Buiatrics Conference and facilitated by Janssen Animal Health*. The wor...

Dr Monkey Dispenses Advice About Firework Phobia

Dorwest Herb Rockets and Catherine wheels may not be the only things creating a big noise this fireworks season. More cats and dogs need help to treat their phobias says the outspoken Dr Monkey, who believes that ...

New Team At Pfizer Animal Genetics

Pfizer Genetics Company Predicts an Exciting Future Pfizer Animal Genetics is expanding its presence in the UK with the appointment of a dedicated team. The company will use state of the art genetic techn...

The Right Time For A Right Price Strategy

Hill's Hill’sTM Pet Nutrition says that the company’s right price strategy has come at exactly the right time for veterinary practices. The company announcement of a 5% average reduction across most Science ...

If Your Best Friend Has Dogs Breath Its Time For The Vet

AVA As part of the Australian Veterinary Association’s Pet Dental Health Month this August, veterinarians are encouraging pet owners to have their furry friends checked for tooth trouble. “Bad breath i...

Veterinary Gift Is Life Changing

Merial Animal Health Vets and members of the veterinary profession across the country have gifted £30,000 to Dogs for the Disabled, courtesy of the Practice+ initiative by Merial Animal Health. The funds will be use...

Hot Branding Ban A Very Important Decision For Welfare

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) are delighted at the announcement from the Scottish Government that the hot branding of horses and ponies will...

The Double Edged Sword Of Choice In Veterinary Practice

Dave Nicol Over on the Vetpol.co.uk community site a thread posting got The Hamster Wheel Department of Thought all fired up. The post went along the lines of this… “…everyone is more questioning of the profe...

CEVA Animal Health Hosts Cardiology Seminar

CEVA CEVA Animal Health is hosting a cardiology seminar in Milton Keynes on Wednesday 29 September featuring world-renowned RCVS specialist in veterinary cardiology, Mike Martin MVB DVC MRCVS. Entitled ...

MRSA And Pets Podcast

AVMA Most of us are aware of the dangers of the drug-resistant pathogen MRSA, particularly in health care settings such as hospitals. But as Kristy Bradley, Public Health Veterinarian and Epidemiologist fo...

Petplan Launches PIA Award Nominations

Petplan Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, is calling for nominations for this year’s ‘Petplan Pet Insurance Advisor Award’. This award recognises the hard work and dedication that Pet Insura...

Cutting Fat And Calories Can Lower Cancer Risk In Dogs And People

Science Daily As many as 1 out of 3 cancer deaths in both humans and dogs could be prevented by reducing Omega-6 fatty acids and cutting calories, according to research presented at the 2010 Institute of Food Techn...

USA - Finned Animals Increasingly Seen As Patients

AVMA In late April, one of Dr. Helen Roberts' clients drove seven hours from a home near the Catskill Mountains to the veterinarian's clinic in western New York. Another endured a 7½-hour drive from...

Defra Call For Voluntary Food Labelling Not Enough, Says BVA

BVA Responding to Defra Minister Jim Paice MP’s call for voluntary country of origin labelling, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has renewed its call for clearer animal welfare labelling across th...

Vetstream Launches Allvet - The Definitive Online Veterinary Directory

Vetstream Vetstream today announced the launch of Allvet, a comprehensive online directory targeted at anyone with an interest in the worldwide veterinary market, its communities, practices and decision –makers...

Natural Parasite Control Called Into Question

Janssen Animal Health A recent study has demonstrated that a leading herbal wormer had no demonstrable efficacy against common poultry worms. After treatment with the herbal wormer, birds had worm egg counts that were no d...

Statutory Membership Exam Success Celebrated

RCVS Seventeen overseas-qualified veterinary surgeons who succeeded in passing the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Statutory Examination for Membership, were on Monday (26 July) admitted to the RCVS R...

New Agency Sets Up Specialist Recruitment Service

RIG Animal Health Recruit Ltd James Roadnight The Recruitment Investment Group (RIG) has established a new recruitment agency that specialises in the supply of skilled professionals to the veterinary animal health market. C...

Canine Cataracts Podcast

AVMA Cataracts are an eye problem that most people are familiar with but don’t really understand. We all know about the cloudiness that creeps into the eyes of our aging dogs, but feel helpless to prevent ...

RVC Offers Internship That Pays

RVC With 70 graduates currently chasing every graduate-level job, competition in the job market is fierce. Companies, including those in the UK’s diverse bioscience sector, can afford to be choosy. In a...

New Appointments At CEVA

CEVA EVA Animal Health has bolstered its small animal business unit with the creation of new roles and the addition of new personnel. Lucy Brett, previously product manager for pheromones, has been appo...

Medivet Addresses Each Of The Issues Raised In Panorama's 'It Shouldn't Happen At A Vets'

Medivet Dear Client As you know, Panorama aired its programme on the veterinary profession on BBC1. Medivet featured in this programme, as a result of secret filming a year ago by Panorama's undercover rep...

Veterinary Associations Response To BBC Panorama It Shouldnt Happen At A Vets

BVA The veterinary professional associations have expressed concern and disappointment at the incidents revealed in the undercover footage in the BBC’s Panorama programme ‘It shouldn’t happen at a vet’s’ ...

RCVS: Concerned About Panorama Allegations And Will Investigate

RCVS We are concerned about allegations raised by last night’s Panorama programme, and would like to reassure the public that we will investigate the claims made, says veterinary regulatory body, the Royal...

Flexible X-ray System Suitable For All Veterinary Field Locations

OR Technology The trend towards digital radiology is conquering veterinary medicine. Especially those vets who work on a mobile basis appreciate the greater efficiency of the new digital technology. As the expo...

BVA Statement On The Daily Mail Article 'Undercover At The Vets'

BVA Today (22 July 2010) the Daily Mail has published an article by an undercover reporter, Alex Lee, who spent time filming in a number of Medivet veterinary practices in the South East of England over n...

Petplan Supports Free Top Flight CPD By Top Vets

Petplan Petplan Equine, the UK’s leading equine insurance provider, is proud to be supporting the HorsePower CPD UK Tour this year, in aid of the BEVA Trust and SPANA’s Disabled Riding Centre programme in Bam...

Defusing Your Practice Debt Bomb – Part 2

Dave Nicol Last week we looked at tactics you should use to prevent debt, but many of you will have existing debt to deal with right now. So what tactics should you employ to chew through your debt before it eat...

1st International One Health Congress - 14th - 16th February 2010

International One Health Congress Human Health, Animal Health, the Environment and Global Survival Melbourne Convention Centre Victoria, Australia 14 - 16 February 2010 For the last few years, the One Health concept has brough...

Vets Warn Dog Owners About Dangers Of Artificial Sweetners

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is warning dog owners of the danger that the artificial sweetener, Xylitol, can pose to their pets. Xylitol is not considered harmful to humans, but if ingest...

Royal College Of Veterinary Surgeons’ AGM And Awards Day - Changes And Celebrations

RCVS RCVS Day - the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ AGM and Awards Day - saw the investiture of the new President, Peter Jinman, on 2 July 2010, at One Great George Street, London. Peter Jinman gr...

Just Me And My Tortoise Meeting Sunday 25th July At 2pm

Just Me And My Tortoise Meeting at Keston Village Hall, Heathfield Rd, Keston BR2 6BG Why not come along and learn more about tortoises, terrapins and turtles. Meet people with similar interests in a friendly and rela...

Defusing Your Practice Debt Bomb – Part 1

Dave Nicol In the past year the UK has seen unemployment rise and wages fall. What this means for your practice is that clients may not be in as strong a position to pay or they may not be in as much of a hurry ...

Petplan Donates GBP500 To Local RSPCA Branch

Petplan The Halifax & Huddersfield District Branch wins the Petplan Charity Prize Draw The RSPCA, Halifax & Huddersfield District Branch has won a valuable £500 donation from the UK’s favouri...

Dr Barry Smyth Appointed As President Of The Australian Veterinary Association

AVA Melbourne-based horse specialist Dr Barry Smyth has been appointed to the role as President of the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA), representing veterinarians throughout Australia. “It is a...

Petplan Out To Promote Healthy Pets This Summer

Petplan Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider and leading equine insurer, is attending a number of events this summer to encourage pet owners to keep their pets’ healthy. Promoting the theme ‘...

Disappointment At Lack Of Veterinary Involvement In Scottish Expert Forum

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has expressed its disappointment at the decision not to include veterinary input into the group convened to look at responsibility and cost sharing in Scotland...

Evening CPD On Pyoderma From Animalcare

Animalcare Numerous surveys indicate that around 25% of a vet’s caseload is likely to be skin related. Canine pyoderma, partly due to its highly variable clinical signs, can be difficult to diagnose and manage i...

New WVA Veterinary Schools And Faculties Database

World Veterinary Association The WVA veterinary schools and faculties database is now available at: http://www.worldvet.org/node/5248 This comprehensive global database is designed to be the definitive resource to identify and...

Badger Vaccine Trial Cuts

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomes the Government's intention to reassess its TB strategy promising to look at both vaccine and culling options as part of a science led policy of badger...

Female Students Continue To Dominate Veterinary Schools

RCVS Less than a quarter of veterinary students starting their degrees in 2009 were male (24%), according to figures released in RCVS Facts, from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. This is up sli...

Hill’s Vets On The Rise

Hill's Hill’s Pet Nutrition has promoted two vets to key roles within the organisation. Tim Dobbins will become Associate Veterinary Affairs Manager, reporting to Adrian Pratt, Veterinary Affairs Manager ...

Emergency Budget 2010: Slaying The UK Debt Monster

Dave Nicol At the start of the year, I wrote an article predicting that 2010 would see the end of the era of credit. So here it comes, our big bang moment of the year. Today, the new UK coalition government will...

Sponsors Back ‘Bigger And Better’ VPMA Congress

VPMA The Veterinary Practice Management Association (VPMA www.vpma.co.uk) President Rebekka Fiorani has been thanking sponsors who have signed up to support VPMA Congress 2011, “Without the help of our spo...

Generous Donation From Petplan Helps Homeless Pets In Northiam

Petplan The Blue Cross animal charity is celebrating receiving a £500 donation towards the care of homeless pets in Northiam. The Blue Cross animal adoption centre at St Francis Fields has been chosen a...

More Than Three UK Guide Dogs Attacked By Other Dogs Every Month

Veterinary Record On average, more than three guide dogs are attacked by other dogs every month in the UK, suggests a review of 100 such incidents published in this week’s Veterinary Record. Bull breeds account for ...

Wildlife Rescue Under Way As Oil Gushes Into Gulf

AVMA As efforts to contain the largest oil spill in U.S. history continued with no immediate end in sight, the grim toll on wildlife along the Gulf Coast was slowly being tallied. The government's wildl...

Stem Cells Help Injured Racehorse To Return To Form And Win The Welsh National

VetCell The treatment that returned Dream Alliance to the racecourse Stem cell treatment from VetCell helped chaser Dream Alliance to return to racing after severe tendon damage two years ago. He went on ...

The Bella Moss Foundation USA Speaking Tour

The Bella Moss Foundation Mark Dosher BMF company secretary and Jill Moss President and founder flew to the USA on the 3rd April 2010 to raise awareness of MRSA In animals as a first of many series of talks. MRSA seems to h...

Petplan Junior Stakes Finalists Selected In Newbury

Petplan Qualifiers for the Petplan Junior Stakes Final 2010 were selected at last week’s Southern Counties show in Newbury, West Berkshire. The revamped Petplan Junior Stakes Qualifiers saw over 290 dogs e...

West Twyford Primary School Don 'That Purple Cat' Masks To Promote Pet Healthcare

Feliway Class two at West Twyford Primary School in Ealing recently donned Feliway’s ‘That Purple Cat’ face masks during a class to educate pupils on pet healthcare. The session focused on a range of p...

New Bluetongue Status For Britain

BVA Veterinary associations have welcomed the European Commission announcement that Britain’s bluetongue status will be reclassified as a Lower Risk Zone (LRZ) for bluetongue virus (BTV8) and are asking m...

Half A Million Pet Owners Forgo Summer Holidays In Order To Keep Pets Routines

CEVA A new survey¹ has found that nearly half a million² UK cat or dog owners never go on holiday for fear of upsetting their pets’ routine. The research, carried out on behalf of leading pet...

Right Sizing A ‘Tremendous Opportunity’

Hill's From May 2010, Hill’s™ Science Plan™ Canine is moving from a 15 Kg bag to a 12 Kg bag, maintaining the lower price per kilo pricing already announced. The previous price reduction announced in April h...

Internet Fuels VRCC Client Expectations

VRCC VRCC the Essex based Referral Centre and the only Private Centre able to offer Radiotherapy on-site has recently expanded and now occupies over 15,000 sq ft. This expansion has allowed VRCC to install...

Petplan Survey Reveals Pet Owners Are More Attractive

Petplan Could Spring be the best time for Brits to find Romance? With the warm air, sun shining and flowers blooming, it’s safe to say that the most romantic season of the year is fully underway. So forget...

Exotic Pets And Welfare Labelling Are Top Priorities For New Government

BVA At the annual British Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) Discussion Forum (Monday 17th May) delegates voted for the most important animal welfare priorities, which the new Defr...

A Quarter Of Owners Give Their Pets Away When They Move!

CEVA While pets are said to be an integral part of the family, almost a quarter of people (24%) admit to getting rid of their pet when they move home. That’s according to new research commissioned by CE...

CEVA Animal Health Launches New DAP® Website

CEVA CEVA Animal Health has launched an informative new website – www.dapfordogs.com – to advise veterinary professionals and dog owners on the UK’s leading veterinary behaviour product, DAP®, which is...

Best Of Care For Pet Ferrets

BVA National Ferret Day on 5 May provides a timely reminder about the availability of the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation’s (BVA AWF) practical guide designed to enable owners to provide the very best of ca...

Vets Warn That Livestock Imports Are Key To Ongoing Threat

BVA National veterinary associations are warning livestock farmers that a major Bluetongue virus (BTV8) threat still exists due to the extremely high numbers of animals being imported to Britain from the ...

Janssen Launches New FIDAVET Website

Janssen Animal Health Janssen Animal Health has launched a new website - www.fidavet.com - to support its FIDAVET™ range of non-prescription vet-exclusive products which specialise in gastro-intestinal, joint, skin and wou...

CEVA Animal Health Launches Pheromone Reference Guide

CEVA CEVA Animal Health, manufacturer of the leading veterinary behaviour products Feliway® and D.A.P.®, has launched a comprehensive guide on the practical applications of pheromones. The 80 pa...

Vets Celebrate ‘One World, One Health’ For World Veterinary Day

BVA World Veterinary Day (WVD) takes place annually on the last Saturday of April and this year veterinary professionals from around the world join together on April 24 to celebrate their diverse contribu...

Animal Food Production In The US - 2010 Report - Animal Population Is Pet Topic For Demand

Research And Markets Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Animal Food Production in the US" report to their offering. This industry consists of establishments primarily engaged in manufactu...

Just Me And My Tortoise Meeting Sat 24th April, Keston

Just Me And My Tortoise Tortoise Group for Kent and South East London Why not come along and learn more about tortoises, terrapins and turtles. Meet people with similar interests in a friendly and relaxed environment. ...

The Morris Animal Foundation Announces Winners Of Its Veterinary Student Scholars Program

The Morris Animal Foundation The Morris Animal Foundation announced March 11 the project winners of its Veterinary Student Scholars Program The foundation launched the VSS Program five years ago as a way to give veterinary stu...

Edinburgh Animal Home Recieves Donation From Petplan

Petplan The Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home wins the Petplan Charity Prize Draw The Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home has won a valuable donation of £500 from the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, Petplan. ...

Next Week (26th April- 2nd May) Is Rabbit Awareness Week

The Rabbit Welfare Fund Rabbit Awareness Week (formally Burgess National Rabbit Week) is an annual event which aims to raise public awareness on rabbit health and welfare. Rabbits are now Britian's third most popular but ...

Volcanic Ash: Vets Issue Advice To Pet Owners

BVA Following the Health Protection Agency’s advice to the public on the possible health effects of the Icelandic volcanic ash reaching ground level, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has issued so...

New Probiotic/prebiotic Range From Janssen Animal Health

Janssen Animal Health Janssen Animal Health has launched a new probiotic/prebiotic range to help promote beneficial bacteria and improve the overall gastrointestinal health in dogs. Kaodyn™, Benedyn™ and Fiberdyn™ from ...

World Veterinary Day To Center On 'One World, One Health'

AVMA World Veterinary Day 2010, April 24, will raise awareness of the links between animal and public health through the theme "One World, One Health: more cooperation between veterinarians and physic...

The Royal (Dick) School Of Veterinary Studies Rabbit Week In Association With Rabbit Awareness Week

The Rabbit Welfare Fund 19th – 30th April 2010 at the Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RGFree Rabbit health checks. Book early to avoid disappointment as places are limited...

2010 Petplan Vet Award Winners Announced

Petplan Following a nationwide search to find the UK’s top veterinary professionals for 2010, Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, has announced the winners of the prestigious Veterinary Awards...

New “Whole Food” Canine Nutrition Program Is Launched To Provide Healthy Alternative

Proportions ‘Proportions’ launches custom-balanced nutritional program for dogs A new canine nutrition brand, backed by a four-time Inc., 500/5000 animal health corporation, has launched a new diet category fo...

New Products From Alstoe To Be Launched At BSAVA

Alstoe Animal Health A completely new product and an important addition to an already successful product are being launched by Alstoe Animal Health at this year’s BSAVA Congress, both of which focus on the means for more ...

Vygon Vet Launches New Website – Www.vygonvet.co.uk

Vygon Vygon Vet, a division of Vygon (UK) Ltd, has announced the launch of its website – www.vygonvet.co.uk. Vygon has been supplying the veterinary market for 15 years and the new website enables veterina...

Animal Health Trust Issues Plea For Help With Cancer Research

Animal Health Trust We are appealing to UK canine veterinary surgeries to help us improve the way dogs are treated for a number of cancers. We are mailing information posters to more than 3,000 surgeries asking for sa...

Kill Your Speed This Easter - Not Our Wildlife

AVA Wildlife veterinarians are calling on holidaymakers to kill their speed and keep a watchful eye out to stop the slaughter of Australian native animals on the roads this Easter. “It’s really importa...

Win A Trip To WSAVA With Petplan

Petplan At next weeks BSAVA, Petplan will be giving away a VIP trip for two to the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Congress in Geneva in June 2010. This fantastic package includes 2 admissio...

New Research On Veterinary Suicide Rate Will Help Profession

BVA Responding to a new paper in this week’s Veterinary Record by D J Bartram and D S Baldwin, which finds that veterinary surgeons are four times as likely as the general public, and around twice as like...

Seniors Can Benefit From Greater Access To Pets

AVA This Seniors Week, the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) wants to ensure seniors can continue to enjoy the health benefits of pets. The AVA is calling for improved access to aged-care facilitie...

The Bella Moss Foundation Announces U.S. Tour To Raise Awareness Of MRSA In Pets

The Bella Moss Foundation The Bella Moss Foundation will be presenting three sessions in April to increase awareness in the U.S. about the growing threat of MRSA in pets, as well as ways that the U.S. veterinary industry can i...

Make Mine Chocolate!

The Rabbit Welfare Fund Bad Deal for the Easter Bunny The connection between rabbits and Easter is well known, and well used in the media at this time of year. They’re cute, they’re cuddly and they’re easy on the eye. But...

Veterinary Pharmaceutical Company New To The UK

Eurovet Animal Health Ltd As the veterinary pharmaceutical industry becomes increasingly dominated by large merged multinational companies, new entrants have become increasingly rare. Not only is the latest arrival on the UK v...

Haworth Cart Rescue Wins The Petplan Charity Prize Draw

Petplan The Haworth Cat Rescue, in Keighley West Yorkshire, has won a valuable donation of £500 from the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, Petplan. The rescue and re-homing centre says the money wil...

Pappaioanou: Veterinary Crisis Has Implications For Human Health

Roll Call A perfect storm is approaching, and without Congressional action, the consequences for public health may be dire. With 50 percent of U.S. Public Health Service veterinary medical officers now eligi...

Pharmgate And ECO Animal Health Establish A Joint Venture For The Distribution Of Animal Health Products In North America

Pharmgate Animal Health Pharmgate LLC of Ramsey, New Jersey and ECO Animal Health Ltd of London, England are pleased to announce the formation of Pharmgate Animal Health LLC. This jointly-owned company will distribute its ow...

Practice Cover Launches New Website

Practice Cover Practice Cover has just launched its new website, www.practicecover.co.uk. The aim has been to provide a service to our customers that will make creating their locum insurance policies quick, easy an...

Early Neutering Campaign For Rabbits

CottonTails® Rabbit And Guinea Pig Rescue Be early - don't be sorry Although pet rabbits are now very popular, advances in rabbit veterinary medicine often do not reach all veterinary surgeons, leaving many owners totally confused and frus...

Nottingham Veterinary Students Get Financial Help From Hill’s

The School Of Veterinary Medicine And Science Aspiring vets studying at The University of Nottingham will be helped to fulfil their ambitions thanks to a £30,000 donation from Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Undergraduates at the School of Veterin...

Ten Years Of Safe Pet Travel

Defra After a decade of driving dogs, caravanning cats and ferrying ferrets, in which 660,000 pet journeys were made using pet passports, the UK’s Pet Travel Scheme is celebrating its 10th birthday. It ...

Vets Welcome Extension To UK Pet Travel Protection

BVA The European Parliament has voted 618 votes to 17 for an extension to the transitional arrangements contained within the regulation on the non-commercial movement of pet animals (Reg. 998/2003) which ...

Chronic Pain In Small Animal Medicine - Foundation For Advances In Animal Care And Welfare

Research And Markets Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Chronic Pain in Small Animal Medicine" report to their offering. Chronic pain is unlike acute pain, it lasts beyond the time necess...

Mother’s Junk Food Diet Linked To Liver Disease In Offspring

RVC Mothers who eat junk food when pregnant and then during breastfeeding may be putting their children at risk of liver disease. A study carried out at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London and fund...

CEVA Animal Health Sponsors APBC One Day Seminars

CEVA CEVA Animal Health, manufacturer of the leading veterinary behaviour products D.A.P.® and Feliway, is sponsoring the APBC’s series of one day behaviour seminars. Presented by top behaviourists ...

Vet Nurse Of The Year Finalists Announced

Petplan Petplan, the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, is delighted to announce the 2010 finalists for the Vet Nurse of the Year at the prestigious Petplan Veterinary Awards. Petplan have been inundat...

Moving Forward On Dog Breeding

BVA The veterinary profession was well represented at a meeting of key stakeholders brought together to discuss the next steps on dog breeding. The British Veterinary Association (BVA), British Small Anim...

Course In Veterinary Behavioural Medicine

The Faculty Of Veterinary Science Of The University Of Pretoria (Onderstepoort ) 5 March – end November 2010 Presented by the: Companion Animal Clinical Studies Department The Faculty of Veterinary Science Onderstepoort Campus, South Africa The aim of the course is to empower g...

Pet Owners Remember To Protect Your Pets Before The Summer Holidays

BVA It may seem like a never-ending winter in the UK, but vets are already looking forward to summer and reminding pet owners to find out about the requirements for taking their pets abroad in plenty of t...

Diary Date For Rabbit & Guinea Pig Owners

The Rabbit Welfare Fund The Manchester & Salford branch of RSPCA are holding Rabbit & Guinea Pig Welfare Roadshows during March If you live in the area, do go along and give your support. Saturday 13th March 1...

Cold Weather Tips To Keep Your Pet Safe

Petplan As Britain’s cold snap returns, many of us are pulling on our beanie hats, reaching for our thermal gloves and wrapping ourselves in the thickest scarves made from the softest wool. With the incre...

Rabbit Early-Neutering Campaign

CottonTails® Rabbit And Guinea Pig Rescue Dear Veterinary Surgeon, In recent years rabbits have become very popular pets, and there has been much to learn to keep up with the latest advances in rabbit medicine, behaviour and welfare knowle...

Vets Tackle Minister On Dangerous Dogs And Fees For OVs

BVA In his speech to the British Veterinary Association's London dinner, BVA President Professor Bill Reilly renewed calls on the Government to increase the fees for Official Veterinarians (OVs) – private...

Selecting A Pet Reptile Podcast

AVMA When selecting a pet for your family, reptiles are often overlooked, but they are fascinating creatures and include some of the most ancient species on Earth. Pet reptiles are also a great alternative...

Bayer Animal Health Sponsors GMTVs Pet Clinic

Bayer Animal Health Bayer Animal Health is currently sponsoring GMTV’s Pet Clinic feature to promote its wormer, Drontal. Running until Friday 19 February, the All About Pets short programmes feature TV vet Emma Milne...

Dwindling Vet Influence Threatens UK Food Safety

Veterinary Record The dwindling influence of vets in the public health arena threatens food safety in the UK, argues a rural social scientist in this week’s Veterinary Record. Philip Lowe, from the Centre for Rural ...

CEVA Animal Health Launches Online Behaviour CPD

CEVA CEVA Animal Health, manufacturer of the leading veterinary behaviour products D.A.P.® and Feliway®, is launching a series of free online behaviour CPD meetings presented by leading veterinary ...

CVs Part 2: Writing Tips For A Great Vet Or Vet Nurse CV

Dave Nicol In part one of our series we focused on some tips for vet managers/employers to spot dodgy CVs. In part two we turn the spotlight onto the person writing the CV – the job seeker. I can’t write your...

CVs Part 1: Reading CVs - Dodging Butterflies And Frogs

Dave Nicol For the next couple of blogs we’ll take a little light-hearted look at CVs. The first post is for those vet practice managers reading CVs. The second (published next week) is for the vets and nurses ...

BVA Congress 2010 - 'Vets And The Public Good'

BVA 23-25 September, Marriot Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland, UK This year’s BVA Congress provides an outstanding programme combining both political and CPD sessions. Organised by the BVA with contributions f...

It's Good To Be Friends With A BVA Member

BVA The BVA is rolling out an attractive membership drive, with benefits for both the existing and new member. BVA President Professor Bill Reilly said “Over the next few weeks BVA members will receiv...

New Website For Owners Of Older Dogs

SeniorDogs.com Pet Ventures, LLC has launched a new pet website, www.seniordogs.com, targeting owners of older dogs. “We designed our website to become THE destination for all dog lovers who need our specialized ...

Draft Animal Health Bill A Mixed Bag

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed aspects of the draft Animal Health Bill as ‘a real success for the veterinary profession’s lobby’, but is disappointed that the Government is stil...

Veterinarians Lead Way In Disaster Response For Animals

Science Daily Most people can picture the first responders who come to the rescue in the wake of a natural disaster. But who provides emergency help for the dogs, cats and horses that people love? And who takes car...

CEVA Launches Flexivet® Plus

CEVA CEVA Animal Health has added to its comprehensive joint care and nutraceutical ranges by launching Flexivet® Plus, a cost-effective pharmaceutical grade joint supplement to help preserve joint car...

Vets In Herne Hill, London Successfully Rehomes 160 Cats

Working closely with the RSPCA, Brockwell Veterinary Surgery & Pet Store, 224-228 Railton Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0JT, managed to successfully re-home 160 kittens and cats. This incredible ...

Petplan Vet Award Winners Reap The Benefits

Petplan Being awarded the Vet of the Year at the 2009 Petplan Vet Awards, not only increased Ben Jones exposure but it also gave his customers a lot confidence in his service. 2009 compare Jason Mansfi...

Patent Issued For Revolutionary Automated Litter Box, LitterLoo

LitterLoo The LitterLoo is the first practical unenclosed litter box design that is clog-free. “Raking litter boxes are very popular because they’re unenclosed, which cats prefer,” said inventor Jerry Horanoff....

BVA Sends Strong Message On Anthelmintic Use

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has today (Friday 22 January) launched a guidance poster containing powerful messages to vets to encourage the responsible use of anthelmintics in grazing anim...

WSPA Assessing Animal Welfare Need In Haiti

WSPA Since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, WSPA’s Disaster Team has been working hard to monitor the situation and assess what WSPA can do for the animals. The toll that this earthquake will take on ...

2010: United Nations International Year Of Biodiversity

United Nations German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon officially launch the International Year of Biodiversity Montreal, 12 January 2010 – Launching the International Year of Bio...

Risks Of Tobacco Smoke To Pets Podcast

AVMA Kick the Habit, for You and Your Pets Since 1977, the American Cancer Society has marked the third Thursday of November as the Great American Smokeout. Smokers are encouraged to go all day without ...

Dog Breeding Report Sees Key Role For Vets

BVA Vets have welcomed Professor Bateson’s report on dog breeding as an important step on a long journey to improving the health and welfare of all dogs. The report, which follows a 10-month inquiry in...

Siemens Technology Selected For Animal Diagnosis At University Of Glasgow

Siemens Healthcare Multiple imaging installations enhance care at small animal hospital A £15 million pound development at the University of Glasgow Small Animal Hospital has included the installation of diagn...

New Year Party Pooper – Are We Heading For A Painful Comedown In 2010

Dave Nicol In any business plan there should be discussion of the wider environmental changes that could affect your business. Today we discuss the Global Financial Crisis, how it might affect you in 2010 and wh...

Holiday Pet Safety Tips Podcast

AVMA The holiday season is upon us, and while we humans revel in the food, decorations, and celebrations of the season, they can be very frightening, if not downright dangerous, for our pets. In this po...

BVA News Release: Dogs Must Be Permanently Identified For Health Schemes

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is reminding all veterinary surgeons that from January 1st 2010 all dogs presented under the BVA/Kennel Club Canine Health Schemes must be permanently identifi...

Dog And Cat Welfare Codes Welcome But Must Be Reviewed Next Year

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed today’s publication of Codes of Practice for Dogs and Cats by Defra, but calls on the Government to review their effectiveness in a year. The ...

Got The Flu? You Might Pass It On To Your Pet

EBioNews Pet owners who contract H1N1 flu may pass the disease along to their pets, especially if the pet is a cat or ferret. "A small number of companion animal H1N1 flu cases have been confirmed in the ...

Vets Warn Of Festive Hazards For Pets

BVA Vets are urging pet owners to make sure their festive homes are safe for animals during the Christmas season by warning of a number of unknown hazards and poisons in and around the home. The Briti...

New 2010 Hydrowalker Model

Hydrowalker A preview of the 2010 model already available. Many more features. Global optimization. Options to customize Hydrowalker. Download a presentation that describes all the qualities and the lat...

Cat Nap For Charity With Cats Protection

Cats Protection To celebrate the launch of national Cat Welfare Week, Old Spitalfields Market in London played host to the UK’s first public Cat Nap on Monday 23 November. Busy office workers and local cat lovers cam...

Professor Dame Lesley Southgate Appointed To RVC Council

RVC Bringing medical and veterinary education closer together Professor Dame Lesley Southgate, DBE, DSc, FRCP, FRCGP, FMed Sci, FAcad Med Ed, Professor of Medical Education at St George’s, University o...

BVA Meets Proposed Veterinary Union To Share Information

BVA On Sunday 22 November BVA President Prof Bill Reilly, Past-President Nicky Paull and BVA Secretary General Henrietta Alderman met with Dr Mir and six of his colleagues in the proposed veterinary union...

Petplan Launches Employment And HR Advice Service For Vets

PetPlan Petplan, the UK’s leading pet insurance provider has teamed up with parent company Allianz Insurance to develop an HR and employment advice service for veterinary practices called Allianz Practice Pro...

Newly Formed One Health Commission Holds Groundbreaking Summit At National Academy Of Sciences On One Health: Improving Health In An Interconnected World

One Health Commission The newly formed One Health Commission, in partnership with the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, today held a groundbreaking summit at the National Academy of Sciences convening le...

New Staff At Quantum Vet Diagnostics

Quantum Vet Diagnostics Quantum Vet Diagnostics, the specialist Wet chemistry division of Woodley Equipment has seen further expansion of its customer base, reaching its 100th customer since its inception just 1 year ago. ...

Scubascene 2010: Diving And CPD On The Red Sea

SPVS VETS are being invited to enjoy CPD combined with diving in Egypt¹s Red Sea at the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) third annual Scubascene, which takes place between June 18 and ...

ABCD & Merial Young Scientist Award 2010

Merial Application deadline 1 February 2010 The European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD) invites applications for the ABCD & Merial Young Scientist Award 2010. Candidates should have made an ori...

Podcast - Managing Arthritis In Dogs And Cats

AVMA Osteoarthritis is a chronic, non-infectious, progressive disorder affecting the joints of both younger and older dogs and cats. But the clinical signs, including reluctance to perform tasks or activit...

CEVA Launches Fourth Edition Of Cardionews

CEVA Animal Health CEVA Animal Health has launched the fourth edition of Cardionews, a regular cardiology newsletter written by top experts in the field, featuring upcoming topics of interest in cardiology. In this e...

London Dog Week 9 - 15 November 2009

The Kennel Club UK Help us celebrate man's best friend all this week! London Dog Week is an awareness week organised by the Kennel Club promoting responsible dog ownership and the safe interaction with dogs in the capit...

Equine Nutrition Company SeaBuck Equine Announces New Super Fruit Supplement To Enhance Horses’ Performance, Health

SeaBuck Equine Equine nutrition company SeaBuck Equine has announced its new super fruit supplement, SeaBuck Complete. An all-natural equine health and performance supplement, SeaBuck Complete provides anti-inflamma...

Quantum Vet Diagnostics Celebrates 100th Customer And Welcomes New Staff

Quantum Vet Diagnostics Quantum Vet Diagnostics, the specialist Wet chemistry division of Woodley Equipment has seen further expansion of its customer base, reaching its 100th customer since its inception just 1 year ago. ...

Have A Party With Petplan!

PetPlan To help kick off the festive season Petplan have launched a competition to celebrate their work with vet practices. The UK’s leading pet insurance provider is giving your chance to win £1000 t...

Vets Welcome Pedigree Dog Report, But Say Reform Must Be For All Dogs

BVA Vets have welcomed the recognition by a group of politicians that more must be done to tackle the health and welfare problems of pedigree dogs, but believe that non-pedigree dogs must not be overlooke...

Pet BioTECH, LLC Introduces New Cost Effective Products For Pet Health

Pet BioTECH Pet BioTech officially announced the launch of their new pet products line; designed for skin, pancreas, oral, gastro-intestinal, and systemic health. Based on cutting edge, clinically proven science,...

Vets Oppose Proposed New Medicines Category POM EA

BVA The British Veterinary Association and its divisions have combined forces to oppose a new veterinary medicines category proposed by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate. The VMD published a ‘conce...

TR BioSurgical Launches TR-ClarifEYE™ For Dog Glaucoma

TR BioSurgical, LLC TR BioSurgical, LLC announced they will officially launch a new, patented veterinary glaucoma device called TR-ClarifEYE™ at this year’s American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology meeting. Glaucoma...

New Veterinary Dog Glaucoma Website

TR BioSurgical, LLC TR BioSurgical, LLC has created a new informative website, www.PetGlaucoma.com for veterinarians and pet owners interested in the new glaucoma implant, TR-ClarifEYE™. The new website is intended to b...

Mentoring Is The 'Miracle Grow' For Your Business

Dave Nicol In my first "proper” blog from the bottom of the earth (no that isn’t meant to be offensive to my Australian colleagues). In fact, from what I've seen in my short time here so far, there is much ...

Perth Nurse Wins Award

PetPlan Vet nurse wins Petplan Pet Insurance Advisor Award Fiona Andrew, a Vet Nurse at Tay Valley Vet Centre in Perth, has been awarded the title of ‘Petplan Pet Insurance Advisor Award 2009’ at the Briti...

Purina Cat Chow Connected For The Cause Campaign Celebrates Breast Cancer Survivors And Their Feline Companions

Purina Purina Cat Chow Donates more than $200,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Invites Consumers to Show their Support with Online Photo Submissions Survey Highlights the Emotional Bond Between Wome...

BVNA Congress An Immense Success – Protexin Veterinary

Protexin Protexin Veterinary livened up the British Veterinary Nursing Association’s 2009 Congress this year with a host of spirited games based around their product range and an impressive display at their aw...

Richmond Swaps Two Legs For Four

Dechra Former key account manager in the human health sector, Brian Richmond joins Dechra as territory manager in Scotland. While this is his first foray into the animal health sector, Brian has worked in...

Early Results From Clinical Trial Indicate Denamarin May Act As Hepatoprotectant For Dogs Undergoing Chemotherapy With CCNU

Protexin Preliminary data from a clinical trial support the use of Denamarin® to protect against lomustine (CCNU)-induced hepatotoxicity in dogs. The study is being performed at the University of Califo...

Dechra Offers Free CPD Events On Hyperadrenocorticism

Dechra A series of free CPD events on hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s disease) for vets and vet nurses will be hosted by Dechra Veterinary Products (Dechra) during November. Presented by Grant Petrie MA ...

Dog Photographer Of The Year 2009 Winners

The Kennel Club UK A stunning shot of a veteran rescue dog at work at a lake in Suffolk has been announced as the winner of the Kennel Club’s glittering annual Dog Photographer of the Year award for 2009. Overall...

Petplan At BVNA

PetPlan Petplan is delighted to be attending this year’s BVNA Congress and looks forward to meeting veterinary nursing staff to talk about how working with Petplan can benefit you and your practice. Petplan w...

BVA Freezes Membership Prices In Cold Economic Climate

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has announced a freeze on individual membership prices for the new Association year (2009/10) to help members get through the current economic climate. Mem...

A Check Up Is The Best Gift For World Animal Day

AVA Sunday 4 October is a special day for an important member of your household. But don’t worry, you haven’t missed Mothers Day or Valentine’s Day. If you’re one of the 63 per cent of Australians who ...

Protexin Plans Fun And Games At The BVNA Congress 2009

Protexin Protexin, the experts in veterinary probiotics and supplements, will be promoting their range of products with a number of entertaining games and activities at the annual British Veterinary Nursing As...

Calling All Dog Owners!

RVC Animal Care Trust sponsored dog walk 10:30 am, Sunday October 11, 2009 Royal Veterinary College (RVC), Hawkshead Campus, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA Dogs and their owners ...

Insights Into How To Deal With Difficult People From SPVS

SPVS THE SOCIETY of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) is to hold a one-day workshop designed for anyone who has to deal with difficult people and conversations with skill and confidence in the practice...

BVA President Nicky Paull's Speech At BVA Congress This Weekend

BVA BVA President Nicky Paull outlines her achievements over the past 12 months in her final speech as BVA President. In the attached speech she talks about her theme for the year, communication, as w...

Dr Andy Catley Receives The Trevor Blackburn Award

BVA Dr Andy Catley was today (Saturday) announced as the winner of the Trevor Blackburn Award in recognition of the dedication and professionalism he has shown to the strengthening of veterinary services ...

Professor Agnes Winter Honoured

BVA Professor Agnes Winter BVSc PhD DSHP DipECSRHM MRCVS FRAgS was today (Saturday) announced as the recipient of the British Veterinary Association’s most prestigious scientific award. Professor Winte...

US Stars Take Action For World Animal Week (4-10 October)

WSPA Actors Kellan Lutz (Twilight), Brooke Shields, Kristin Davis, Christina Applegate, Tiffani Thiessen and supermodel Joanna Krupa (best known for Dancing with the Stars) are among the stars teaming up w...

Some Things Improve With Age!

Woodley Equipment To mark their 20th anniversary, Woodley Equipment Company invite you to enter their fantastic prize draw to win one of three bottles of Chateau Pitray 1989 Bordeaux red wine. Simply visit www.woodley2...

BVA Launches Pet Travel Poster Campaign

BVA To launch EU Veterinary Week the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is launching a new poster to educate pet owners about the need to protect their animals against exotic diseases when travelling ab...

‘Managing The Compromised Liver’ – Protexin Unveils UK Speaker Tour

Protexin Protexin Veterinary has announced a series of educational seminars that will tour the UK in October 2009. The seminars will deliver practical, case-led information on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and m...

Companion Animal Behaviorist Joins Vet Counsel Panel

The Vet Counsel is pleased to announce that Naomi Barlow is the latest expert to join The Vet Counsel panel. Naomi has an MSc in companion animal behaviour counseling and is a qualified veterinary nur...

2009 Worldwide Pet & Pet Supplies Stores Industry Report

Research And Markets Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2009 Worldwide Pet & Pet Supplies Stores Industry Report" report to their offering. The Worldwide Pet & Pet Supplies Stores...

Sanomedics Introduces World's First Non-Contact Pet Thermometer At SuperZoo 2009

Sanomedics International Inc Keith Houlihan, president and director of International Sales today announced the introduction of the world’s first non-contact pet thermometer for the SuperZoo 2009 trade show September 15 –17, 2009 ...

Dechra Launches Equine Pain Management Website

Dechra Dechra Veterinary Products, manufacturer and distributor of Equipalazone®, is launching a new website with up-to-date advice and guidance on the subject of equine pain management for horse owners:...

Introducing Onsior – Effective Pain Relief For Cats And Dogs

Novartis First and only coxib class NSAID for both cats and dogs A new fast-acting pain reliever which concentrates at the site of inflammation Available as both an injectable solution and flavoured tabl...

Supporting Puppy Farm Awareness Day

BVA With Puppy Farm Awareness Day approaching on 19 September the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) are encouraging vets to take this opportu...

New Web App From Best Western International Takes Looking Like Your Pet To A New Level

Best Western International The next photo of your favorite four-legged friend may look more familiar than usual. Best Western International, the World’s Largest Hotel Chain®, has introduced the “Best Western Friends Forever...

Lassie Named Top Dog As Classic TV Pets Stand The Test Of Time

PetPlan Nostalgic classics reign strong over modern rivals as TV’s four-legged legend Lassie is voted the UK’s favourite ever on-screen pet. Research commissioned by Petplan, the UK’s largest pet insurance...

Petplan Equine At BEVA

PetPlan Petplan Equine, a leading equine insurance provider is attending BEVA from 9th – 12th September. The Petplan team will be available to provide information about how promoting insurance can benefit y...

Hot Dogs And Cat-babs - British Pets Face Bank Holiday Blues

PetPlan We may be a nation of animal lovers but a new survey has revealed that pets should watch out for their owner's antics this bank holiday as they could be hurt by traditional summer sports and activitie...

The University Of Liverpool And Dechra Veterinary Products Announce 2009 Dermatology Prize Winner

Dechra Nicola Rigby, a final year veterinary science student at the University of Liverpool was recently announced as the winner of the inaugural Dechra Veterinary Products Dermatology Prize, awarded to the ...

2nd International Conference On Antimcrobial Resistance In Livestock And Companion Animal Practice

The Bella Moss Foundation This three-day scientific event is organised by the American Society of Microbiology and The Bella Moss Foundation and will draw speakers and delegates from the United States and Europe. It will be...

SPVS – “instrumental In Improving Practice Life” As First CertAVP(VetGP) Graduates Put Skills Into Practise

SPVS IMPROVED communication and delegation skills are just two of the benefits of the new RCVS postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP), as the first two candidates discover after...

Americas Next Top Dog – The Princess Reveals Big Twist In New Web Series With A Cast Made Up Entirely Of Dogs

Americas Next Princess Featuring a “Bachelor” Maltipoo Who Has Been Left a Substantial Inheritance from His Master and Will Choose among Ten “Bitchlorettes” on www.americasnextprincess.Com Former ABC Bachelor Prince Lore...

The 2ND VRCC East African Small Animal Conference Weekend

VRCC Leisure Lodge, Diani Beach, Mombasa, Kenya. 13th/15th November 2009 Following our success last year when we attracted over 30 Kenyan Veterinary Surgeons to our first event we decided to devote ...

Eye To Eye With The Largest Animals In The World

WSPA WSPA is working with Norwegian animal welfare groups and photographer Bryant Austin to premiere an exhibition of stunning life-sized whale images in Oslo. Opening tonight, the Eye to Eye exhibition...

Lessons From The Mayans

Dave Nicol OK because I´m part way through a round the world trip (The main reason for my lack of blog entries of late). this isn´t going to be the most business heavy blog entry you´ll read, b...

Bristol Zoo Chooses Konica Minolta CR

Konica Minolta Medical BRISTOL ZOO GARDENS has installed the latest KONICA MINOLTA CR System for animal radiography in its state-of-the-art veterinary centre. Shown here at the veterinary centre, Bristol Zoo Gardens,...

Certificate In Cardiology Course - 19th-24th October 2009

Royal (Dick) School Of Veterinary Studies Tutors: Anne French MVB, DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology), DVC, Cert SAM PhD MRCVS RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology and Geoff Culshaw BVMS, DVC MRCVS Who Should Attend? These courses a...

Statutory Membership Exam Success Celebrated

RCVS Fourteen people from across the globe who succeeded in passing the RCVS Statutory Examination for Membership were on Thursday (30 July) admitted to the RCVS Register and may now practise in the UK. ...

Dog Photographer Of The Year 2009

The Kennel Club UK The Dog Photographer of the Year 2009 competition is now open The Kennel Club is once again running its prestigious Dog Photographer of the Year Competition for 2009 and, has fabulous prizes for yo...

Employment Law On Agenda At SPVS Workshop

SPVS Practitioners and practice managers offered chance to discover more about employment law A one-day event offering practices the opportunity to take part in an interactive workshop focusing on disci...

IMULAN Prepares To Initiate Atopic Dermatitis Trials

Imulan IMULAN BioTherapeutics, LLC announced they are prepared to commence with regulated trials to complete work on the T-Cell Receptor peptide immunomodulator, for atopic dermatitis in dogs. Canine atopic ...

New RCVS Practice Standards Manual Open To Consultation

RCVS The Practice Standards Group, which comprises representatives from all of the key veterinary and veterinary nursing organisations, has updated the standards of the Practice Standards Scheme and a draf...

RCVS Council Consults On Veterinary Legislation

RCVS RCVS Council is inviting comments on new proposals for bringing the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 up to date In 2005, following earlier consultations, RCVS Council called for extensive changes in th...

BVA Guide To Partnerships In Veterinary Practice

BVA Continuing efforts to help its members form lasting and profitable partnerships and pre-empt disputes in veterinary practice, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has revised its ‘Guide to partner...

All Ten ABCD Guidelines And Fact Sheets Now Published

The European Advisory Board On Cat Diseases All guidelines by the Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD) on the ten major infectious diseases in cats have now been issued, and are available online (www.abcd-vets.org). A comprehensive and il...

Vets Say Badger Culling Is Necessary To Tackle TB

BVA Badger culling is necessary in certain circumstances to tackle the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), according to the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Cattle Veterinary Association ...

The One Show Presenter Mike Dilger Spends A Week At Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital

BBC - The One Show This week, the BBC’s The One Show had presenter Mike Dilger spend a week at Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital. There, he encountered baby badgers, a gannet in need of exercise and a spineless hedgehog. ...

SPVS Launches Animal Welfare Group To Represent Vets Views

SPVS THE Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) has today announced the launch of its new Animal Welfare Group in a bid to represent the ³unique views² of GP vets more effectively. ...

SPVS To Inspire First-time Managers

SPVS A one-day workshop is being held by the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) to help first-time managers excel in their new roles. Topics under the spotlight at the event, which takes p...

Dechra Supports UK Dog Charities

Dechra Dechra Veterinary Products is donating £2000 worth of Canaural® to two UK based animal welfare charities. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and Dogs Trust have each received £1000 wor...

Thousands Of Dogs Suffer Needless Cull

WSPA China - Over 36,000 dogs have been killed in central China. This kneejerk reaction to reported human rabies cases ignores all evidence that a humane dog vaccination and public education programme is t...

Dechra Announces Best Case Study Awards

Dechra One thousand pounds worth of high street vouchers have been awarded to five veterinary surgeons for insightful and interesting case studies which demonstrate best practice in the medical management of...

BVA And BSAVA Welcome European Commission Announcement To Extend The PETS Derogation

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) welcome the announcement that the European Commission will propose an extension to the derogation t...

Marketing And PR For Vet Practices

Marketing Ideas UK Newsletters are an important part of a Practice. They are essential for building a dialogue with your clients (and their pets). However, sometimes finding the right content or way of creating new mark...

Dairy Farmers Of Britain - Euro Lab Supplies Can Help!

Euro Lab Supplies Euro Lab Supplies provides a reliable source for laboratory and quality testing consumables Euro Lab Supplies are aware that dairies and food manufacturers who relied on Dairy Farmers of Britain f...

CPD In Central London

Central CPD All courses are held at King's College London Waterloo campus, a 5 minute walk from Waterloo train and tube station. Autumn courses include: Diabetes Mellitus a Challenging Endocrinopathy. Grant...

New Guidelines Offer Lifeline To Stray Dogs

WSPA New stray dog control guidelines adopted by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) ask all 174 member states to use only humane methods as a matter of urgency – good news for the estimated 400...

Woodley Equipment Launches A Dedicated Wet Chemistry Division

Woodley Equipment Woodley Equipment are delighted to announce their new Wet Chemistry Division based in brand new premises in West Sussex. ‘Quantum Vet Diagnostics’ Quantum Vet Diagnostics has been launched speci...

Podcast - Summer Pet Safety Tips

AVMA Summer is fast approaching, and while the season provides great opportunities to get out of the house and spend time outdoors, it can also present many dangers to our pets, particularly our dogs. Dr. ...

Do You Love Animals?

PAWS-PATAS Do you have time on your hands this summer? Are you thinking about taking a break from your studies or job? Would you like to donate some free time to help care for dogs at a charity animal adopti...

Quantum Vet Diagnostics Are Appointed Distributor Of Near-Infrared Reagents From Synermed® International

Quantum Vet Diagnostics Quantum Vet Diagnostics (a division of Woodley Equipment Co Ltd) have been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Synermed® International’s Near-Infrared reagents. (developed for use with the I...

Vet Practice Launches Campaign For Preventative Dental Care With Offer Of Cut-price Dental Care For Dogs

The Prince Bishop Veterinary Hospital The Prince Bishop Veterinary Hospital is offering pet owners half price scale and polish treatments for canines as studies show that by age three, 80% of dogs exhibit signs of gum disease. Prev...

Dechra Offers Free Feline Hyperthyroidism CPD

Dechra Dechra Veterinary Products will be running a number of free CPD events on feline hyperthyroidism for vets and vet nurses across the country in June. Presented by Dechra Veterinary Products veterin...

VRCC To Participate In Clinical Trial Evaluating The Efficacy Of A New Drug To Treat Dogs With Inoperable Grade 2 & 3 Mast Cell Tumours

VRCC VRCC is participating in a ‘Clinical Trial’ evaluating the efficacy of a New Drug to treat Dogs with inoperable Grade 2 & 3 Mast Cell Tumours VRCC offers all the most modern treatments for Dogs...

Doing It For Potsy, Doing It For Headway

Wright & Morten Wright & Morten and the Welsh 3000 In Summer last year Wright & Morten lost a valuable member of their team, Peter Potts worked tirelessly as the practice handyman, always ready to lend a h...

Leader In Virology, Pathology Given World Veterinary Award

AVMA Dr. Frederick A. Murphy wins second annual Penn Vet World Leadership Award Dr. Frederick A. Murphy has led research on deadly viruses, including Marburg and Ebola. As director of the National Ce...

SPVS Congress 2009 Welcomes New President

SPVS THE Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) was delighted to inaugurate its new President Iain Richards BVSc CertVA Cert SHP MRCVS at Congress 2009. Former President Richard Hillman w...

Bath Cats And Dogs Home - Its Not Just Cats And Dogs

Bath Cats And Dogs Home On 31st May 2009 11am- 4pm Bath Cats and Dogs Home is holding a 'Small Animals Day' to raise awareness about the small animals living at the home. Entry is by donation with free parking off Clavert...

Vale Wildlife Rescue Urgent Appeal

Vale Wildlife Rescue The current global recession is extremely worrying for us. We do not have reserves to fall back on as some larger charities do. We have no more than 3 months running costs in hand, and with donati...

Heavily Discounted CPD For BVA Members

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has teamed up with the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) to offer a 50% discount on continuing professional development (CPD) courses to BVA members. From 11 ...

Tortoises, Terrapins And Turtles: They Are What They Eat!

Just Me And My Tortoise Tortoise Group for Kent and South East London Next Meeting: Sunday 7th June @ 1.45pm Venue – Keston in Kent 2pm-3pm Lynne Stokes B.Vet.Med M.R.C.V.S. From the Exotic Animal Centre in Essex...

BVA Kicks Off Campaign On Written Contracts Of Employment

BVA In a survey of its young graduate members the British Veterinary Association’s Young Vet Network (YVN) has found that only 76% had a contract of employment, leaving many exposed and less able to defen...

A Puppy A Day: TheDailyPuppy.com Application Now Available On IPhone

TheDailyPuppy.com Application Brings the Cutest Puppies to Your Fingertips, 10% of Proceeds to Shelters TheDailyPuppy.com, a Demand Media property, is releasing an application for the iPhone that delivers users the...

Interpet Launch The Kitten Pack - A New Style Of Presentation Of Top Class Information For Kitten Owners

Interpet Presented as two paperback books in a sturdy hard backed slipcase, The Kitten Pack just launched by Interpet Publishing offers a new style of presentation of top class information for kitten owners. T...

Mayor's Presentation To Astonlee Veterinary Hospital

Astonlee Veterinary Hospital And Surgery The Mayor of Newport Pagnell, Roger Hornblow, and some of his colleagues on the Town Council visited Astonlee Veterinary Hospital on 7th April to present Dr Paul Manning and his team with the accredit...

Centaur Offers Late Night Ordering Service To Practices

Centaur Services Over the past three years, Centaur Services has been undergoing a modernisation programme, which has included a £2 million investment in technology to reflect the changing needs of practices to ...

No Shortage Of Jobs But You Need To Be Flexible Says RIG Vets

Rig Vet Recruitment There are still locum and permanent vacancies in the veterinary industry, despite the current UK recession, but candidates must be prepared to be more flexible, advises veterinary recruitment company,...

Scubascene 2009: Diving And CPD On The Red Sea

SPVS VETS are being invited to enjoy CPD combined with diving in Egypt’s Red Sea at the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) second annual Scubascene, which takes place between June 6 and 13. ...

Avoid Chocolate For Creatures Great And Small

AVA With Easter approaching remember that all things sweet and chocolatey are for humans and not our furry or feathered friends. The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is keen to remind pet owners...

Sign The Kennel Club Petition And Support Responsible Dog Breeding

The Kennel Club UK The Kennel Club wants to ensure that every dog’s life can be as happy and healthy as it can be. The best way to achieve this is by encouraging the responsible breeding of dogs and empowering potential...

Canine Health Schemes Review

BVA The BVA/Kennel Club Canine Health Schemes (CHS) have been branded and re-launched following a review that commenced in March 2006 and saw the formation of a joint management committee to oversee their...

Make Your Dog A TV Star!

Animal Health Trust There’s probably not a single person among you who hasn’t seen an advertisement on television recently for sofa firm dfs. Well, guess what? Your dog could be the star of the next one! The appeal co...

Round Table For Dog Breeding

BVA Representatives from the Blue Cross, Companion Animal Welfare Council, Defra, Dogs Trust, Kennel Club, PDSA, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (observers), RSPCA and the Universities Federation for...

Routine And Acute Pet Care Enhanced By MRI

Siemens Healthcare MAGNETOM Symphony from Siemens Healthcare provides creature comforts Domestic pets are now able to receive high quality imaging treatment at Fitzpatrick Referrals, a specialist practice for domestic p...

Banfield, The Pet Hospital® Offers Pet Nutrition Tips For March Pet Nutrition Month

Banfield, The Pet Hospital® In light of difficult economic times, many Pet owners are looking for ways to trim their budgets. While it may be tempting to switch to lower-cost Pet foods, Banfield, The Pet Hospital® reminds Pe...

North East Vet Becomes European Diplomate

Quay2 Media Jonathan Bell, is today celebrating becoming a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons, a specialist status awarded to only one other vet in the region. Jonathan has joined Malcolm...

Integrated Diagnostic Solutions At BSAVA Congress

Siemens Healthcare Siemens showcases continuum of diagnostics for veterinary practitioners High quality images show greater detail in the body, including the hidden eggs in this tortoise. Siemens will be show...

Pets Or Pests? Balancing Pet Travel And Disease Control

BVA The British Veterinary Association remains concerned about the future of the Pet Travel Scheme and believes that the current arrangements are an important tool in balancing the movement of animals wit...

Rabbit Foster Homes Needed By The RSPCA In The North East

RSPCA Durham I would like to appeal to ask if anyone could be a rabbit fosterer for The RSPCA in the County of Durham or more general North East area. The amount of rabits being dealt with by inspectors in th...

JAB Campaign Keeps Up Pace For 2009

BVA Take advantage and vaccinate your animals before turning them out to protect them from the threat of bluetongue. This is the message from the JAB campaign which aims to keep up the pressure on livesto...

Collaboration On Dog Breeding

BVA The BVA has today (Monday) welcomed Friday’s (27 February) announcement that the chairs of the Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare’s pedigree dog working group, Eric Martlew MP and the In...

SPVS Congress 2009: Helping Practices Survive The Recession

SPVS THE theme of the 2009 Congress of the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) will focus on the current economic crisis, and in particular, what practices can do to not only survive but thriv...

The Pet Industry Booms While Others Crash

Doggyspace While publicly traded companies like Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase & Co. head to Capitol Hill as the economic crisis continues, pet based businesses like Doggyspace.com are seeing staggering ...

VRCC Canine Melanoma Vaccine First

VRCC VRCC the Essex based Veterinary Referral Specialists and the most advanced Centre for the treatment of Cancer in Dogs and Cats is first in the UK to be able to offer a Canine Melanoma Vaccine. The Vac...

New Veterinary CPD Provider - Central CPD

Central CPD Central CPD is a new veterinary CPD provider holding courses in Central London. All courses are held at King's College Waterloo campus, a 5 minute walk from Waterloo train and tube station. 18th M...

VRCC, A Leading Vet Referral Centre, Selects Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Medical From successfully serving UK radiology departments of NHS hospitals and clinics, Konica Minolta’s ‘Regius’ Computed Radiography Systems are also being effectively used in the key veterinary sector for...

Woodley Equipment Appointed As The Exclusive Distributors Of The Synermed International Near-Infrared Biochemistry Reagents To All IR202 Series Wet Chemistry UK Customers

Woodley Equipment Woodley are delighted to be able to supply the Near-Infrared reagents that were specifically designed to work with IR202 series wet chemistry analysers. Woodley will supply regular maintenance vi...

Continuing Professional Development At The Royal Veterinary College

RVC Interactive online lectures from the RVC - £55.32 + VAT (£63.62) per lecture NB: Non EU residents do not have to pay VAT The RVC is offering a comprehensive range of interactive online ...

Everything You Need To Know About Rabbits, Including Treatment And Care

The Wildlife Information Network Responding to the results of a survey taken from the UK colleges and universities offering animal care courses, Wildlife Information Network (WIN) has researched and now published its much acclaimed C...

40 Percent Of Brits Trust Their Vet Above The Doctor

PetPlan A surprising number of Brits are more likely to trust their vet’s advice above that of other health practitioners such as GPs, dentists and opticians, according to new research. The younger generation...

DOTUS For The First Dog? Experts Offer First Family Tips To Chew On When Naming First Dog

Strategic Name Development Choosing a name for the First Dog is an undertaking that could rival the appointment of a cabinet member – minus the congressional approval, according to Strategic Name Development, a national firm re...

Exclusivity Of CR Range For Xograph Veterinary

Xograph Healthcare UK distribution Partnership signed with Konica Minolta - Xograph Healthcare, a leading supplier of x-ray equipment to the Veterinary Market has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the Koni...

Exercising With Your Pet - Podcast

AVMA Recent reports indicate that 25 to 40 percent of dogs are overweight or obese, and obesity is now the most common nutritional disease in human beings and dogs. So what’s to be done? Well, for many the...

Croft Vets Enhances Facilities With CT Scanner

Siemens Healthcare New SOMATOM Spirit provides detailed scans of domestic pets - Croft Vets, the North East’s leading veterinary practice, recently opened its state-of-the-art flagship hospital in Cramlington, Northumbe...

Cancer In Pets - Podcast

AVMA Cancer is the leading cause of death in older pets, accounting for almost half of the deaths of pets over 10 years of age. Dr. Sandy Willis discusses cancer in pets, including its warning signs and tr...

SealSafe Self-Sealing Dosing Adapters

Andwin Scientific Andwin Scientific’s (Woodland Hills, CA; a division of the Andwin Corp), SealSafe Self-Sealing Dosing Adapters ensure safer and more accurate dosing of oral medications. The patented self-sealing de...

Crufts Website - New Design

The Kennel Club UK The Kennel Club has just launched the new design of its Crufts 2009 website at www.crufts.org.uk As per last year there are plenty of interactive elements for you to look at, comment on and take pa...

Podcasts And Parasites

ESCCAP A series of six podcasts are now available for veterinary practitioners following a recent conference where leading veterinary parasitologists warned that endo and ecto-parasites currently prevalent i...

Tips To Keep Outdoor Rabbits Warm During The Cold Snap

The Rabbit Welfare Fund Some tips for keeping outdoor buns warm that may be useful on First Alert. With temperatures still plummeting until at least the weekend, even the plumpest furriest buns can begin to feel the cold....

NEW Applaws DRY Cat Food Is 80% Chicken And No Cereals!

MPM Products Ltd The World’s first dry cat food that contains no cereals and a meat content produced from a minimum of 80% chicken has just been launched by MPM Products. Applaws Dry is based on the natural diet of th...

Win A Health Spa Weekend In The Vetivex Competition

Dechra Dechra Veterinary Products is running a competition for veterinary nurses and practice staff to win a luxury spa weekend with four guests to the value of £900. For three months all correct en...

North East’s Leading Veterinary Hospital Opens Its Doors

Quay2 Media Croft Vets, the North East’s leading veterinary practice, has opened the doors to its state of the art flagship veterinary hospital. Malcolm and Judith of Croft's The £3million investm...

Compassionate Communication Skills Is Theme Of SPVS Pet Bereavement Course

SPVS IMPROVING vets’ and practice staff’s communication skills in euthanasia consults is the focus of a one-day SPVS-led workshop on pet bereavement taking place on January 15. The event is suitable for...

Protecting The Travelling Pet

BVA With an increasing number of vets now regularly dealing with pets that have travelled abroad and returned infected with diseases such as Leishmaniosis and Babesiosis, the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation...

Bella Moss Foundation Was Once Again Supported By Veterinary Student Volunteers On Its Stand At Discover Dogs

The Bella Moss Foundation The Bella Moss Foundation was once again supported by veterinary student volunteers on its stand at Discover Dogs. Peter, Jill and Mark This year, hand hygiene was the theme presented by The...

Leading Pet Insurer First To Sign Up To Use Revolutionary Communications Hub

SPVS PETPLAN has become the first insurance company to sign up to use the new ‘smart’ communication hub VetEnvoy. The platform, which is run by LiveTime 24/7 Ltd, has been built specifically to handle t...

Launch Of BVA Organisational Membership Scheme

BVA The BVA has announced the launch of a new Organisational Membership scheme, following the recent activation of its Affiliate and Associate membership categories which saw the British Veterinary Nursin...

Vet Invents The First Microchip Cat Flap!

Pet Porte Ltd A vet from Guernsey, who was continuously being asked about cat flap design and functionality, launched a revolutionary one of his own back. The cat flap has a unique selling feature – it synchronises...

Superbug Charities Join Forces At Discover Dogs, London

The Bella Moss Foundation Photocall: Saturday 8 November, stand 26, 1pm The Bella Moss Foundation (BMF), which has been helping all species of animals with MRSA since 2004, has teamed up with charity Max4Health to increase ...

SPVS Seeks Practitioners’ Views On Clinical Effectiveness

SPVS SPVS is leading a ground-breaking new project which aims to find out how veterinary surgeons are treating a range of clinical conditions. Two hundred practitioners are being sought to provide deta...

TR BioSurgical Completes Comparative Orthopedic Study In Dogs With Ligament Injuries

TR BioSurgical Chandler, Ariz. – (October 22nd, 2008)   TR BioSurgical, LLC, announced the completion of a study in dogs undergoing surgery for cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) repair, a market estimated to...

SPVS IT Day To Showcase Latest Practice Management Systems

SPVS The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) is holding a one-day workshop next month with leading software providers to help practices find their ideal Practice Management Systems. The eve...

A Blast From The Past Helps North East Vets Group Focus On The Future

Quay2 Media Owners of a North East leading vets group have taken on their old boss to help them focus on the future. Croft Vets who are based in Blyth, Ashington, Gosforth, Monkseaton, Walkerville, Cramlingto...

IUCN Red List Reveals Worlds Mammals In Crisis

IUCN Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, accordi...

Curtain Rises On Largest Environmental Meeting Of 2008

IUCN The IUCN World Conservation Congress kicks off today in Barcelona, Spain, with its mission of boosting action to conserve nature. Leading questions are how to meet the growing needs of populations and...

Discover Dogs Takes Place On 8th And 9th November 2008 At Earls Court 2 London

The Kennel Club UK It's raining dogs … Hallelujah! If you love dogs, Discover Dogs at Earls Court is the event you’ve been waiting for. Check out over 200 beautiful breeds, talk to expert owners and enjoy dazzling d...

JAB Says Vaccination Still Crucial For Livestock Farmers

BVA With eight reported cases of infectious imported animals in the UK and over 15,000 cases of BTV8 having been reported in France so far this year, the potentially devastating threat to UK livestock and...

Scottish Vet Becomes New BVA President-Elect

BVA Professor Bill Reilly of Glasgow was elected President-Elect of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for 2008/2009. The ceremony took place during the Annual General Meeting of the BVA at the clos...

Trevor Blackburn Award 2008

BVA Dr Sarah Cleaveland was announced as the winner of the Trevor Blackburn Award in recognition of her work on zoonotic, livestock and wildlife diseases in East Africa and for her outstanding contributio...

BVA Congress - A Highly Topical Programme

BVA The BVA Congress, being held at the Royal College of Physicians in London, on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 September features a highly topical programme. This applies not just to the ‘contentious issues...

Birds Indicate Biodiversity Crisis - And The Way Forward

BirdLife International Common birds are in decline across the world, providing evidence of a rapid deterioration in the global environment that is affecting all life on earth – including human life. All the world’s governme...

New On Vets.TV - Bluetongue Vaccination And Midges

BVA The latest additions to VETS.TV - the new web TV service currently being piloted by BVA at www.vets.tv. - include BVA President Nick Blayney talking about the ongoing importance of Bluetongue vaccinat...

Dogs Trust Withdraws From Kennel Club Events Including Crufts

Dogs Trust Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity has announced it will be withdrawing from Crufts and Discover Dogs. Dogs Trust will also not be involved in this year’s Westminster Dog of the Year Sh...

Animal Health Trust Gala Open Day - Kentford

Animal Health Trust Sunday 21st September 10.00am - 4.30pm Lanwades Park, Kentford A date for your diary! Gala open day 2007 Featuring exciting displays from:Tricky Tykes Terrier Racing Team Southern Golden Retr...

Blue Chip CEO And Leading Business Speaker To Inspire Practitioners At BVA Congress 2008

SPVS DENPLAN’S managing director Stephen Gates is set to inspire vets as part of the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) lecture stream at BVA Congress 2008. Stephen will advise practices ...

New Veterinary Glaucoma Implant

Healionics Healionics Announces Multi-Million Dollar STAR™ Biomaterial Supply Agreement with TR BioSurgical for Veterinary Glaucoma Implant Redmond, WA, — Healionics Corporation, a provider of next generation...

VETS.TV – Six New Videos Added

BVA New videos filmed at BSAVA Congress in April are now available for viewing on VETS.TV at www.vets.tv. These include:BSAVA Congress - a flavour of this year’s BSAVA Congress X-ray Unit - Paul Mahoney ...

Learn How To Run Your Own Practice At SPVS Business Day!

SPVS SPVS is holding a special event for anyone interested in setting up their own practice. The event, which will be presented by Hazlewoods LLP and held on November 19th at the Aztec Hotel in Bristol,...

Meridian Animal Health Launches Quick Healing Liquid Suture And Bandage

Meridian Animal Health Surgi-Lock 2oc™ and Epi-Heal™ Designed to Work in Conjunction to Provide Surgical Wound Care for Dogs, Cats and Equine Meridian Animal Health, a new Omaha-based companion animal health company, in...

The Fight Against Bovine TB

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has today (Monday) expressed disappointment, but no surprise, at the Government's decision to reject the multi-faceted approach unanimously recommended by the ...

Vets In A Changing Environment - BVA Congress 2008

BVA 25 - 27 September, Royal College of Physicians, London With climate change having taken a central position on the world's agenda and the arrival of bluetongue having all too vividly demonstrated ho...

Good Practice Guide To Handling Veterinary Waste

BVA The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has today (Friday) launched its new 'Good Practice Guide to Handling Veterinary Waste' consisting of a poster and web advice. Produced in association wit...

Protect Native Wildlife From Imported Pets

AVA Australia - Australian veterinarians have come out strongly against the importation of more wild-domestic pet hybrids like the savannah cats currently in quarantine. "Our native wildlife is al...

Annual BVA Welsh Dinner 2008 - President's Speech

BVA Minister, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the annual BVA Welsh Dinner. A particularly warm welcome to the Minister, Elin Jones, for finding time in her busy schedule to join us this evening and our ...

VRCC Supports Kenyan CPD Initiative

VRCC Leading UK Veterinary Referral Centre VRCC are working alongside Kenyan Veterinary Surgeons Dr Zahoor Kashmiri and Nonee Magre to stage a long weekend of small animal lectures on the shores of the...

Animal Recovery Continues In Myanmar

WSPA The WSPA DART team remains in Myanmar, delivering aid and working with the FAO and local people to improve the health of animals that survived Cyclone Nargis. The team provided us with an update today...

Commonwealth Scholarships

RVC For the MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health and the MSc in Livestock Health and Production Academic year (commencing Feb 2009) The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK is awar...

Demand Leads To Introduction Of Graduate Diploma In Professional And Clinical Veterinary Nursing

RVC The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) will from June 2008 introduce a Graduate Diploma in Professional and Clinical Veterinary Nursing tailored to the needs of practicing nurses. Detailed market resea...

Do Pets Mourn The Loss Of Another Animal?

Marketing Ideas UK Pet owners express bereavement when their pet dies. But do animals mourn the loss of one another? Charles Darwin was one of the first people to note how animals share similar expressions to us ...

Bio-Medical Services Launches "Paws For The Cause" Of Pet Allergies Campaign

Bio-Medical Services Designed To Raise Awareness Of Pets With Allergies, As Well As Testing & Treatment Options Bio-Medical Services (BMS), a veterinary reference laboratory that specializes in allergy testing for ...

Arrival Of Bluetongue Vaccine

BVA The BVA has today (Wednesday) welcomed Defra Secretary of Sate Hilary Benn’s announcement on the arrival of the first batch of Bovilis® BTv8 vaccine in the UK. Congratulating Intervet on the ...

World Veterinary Day

BVA Global responsibilities for animal welfare: BVA President calls on the veterinary community to sign up to UDAW World Veterinary Day (WVD) is held annually on the last Saturday of April and this we...

Female Vets At Risk Of Miscarriage From Anesthetic Gases And Pesticides

EurekAlert! Maternal occupational exposures and risk of spontaneous abortion in veterinary practice Female vets run twice the risk of miscarriage as a result of exposure to anaesthetic gases and pesticides, su...

Calling All Assistance Dog Partners!

IAADP June 25th 2008 will be a momentous day for the International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP). For the first time in their fifteen year history, the annual conference is to be held outs...

Pets And Poisons - Keeping Your Animals Safe

BVA The BVA Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) in conjunction with the Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) has announced the launch of an update of its popular Pets and Poisons - Keeping Your A...

24 Hour Cover, Bluetongue And VETS.TV

BVA Representatives at last Wednesday’s (2 April) BVA Council meeting discussed a range of matters of interest, not only to BVA members but to the profession as a whole including progress with negotiation...

Paul O Grady Show Vet Marc Abraham Shakes Up Pet Industry

ThePet.net Photo: Steve Dyson Victoria Stilwell joins search for the ‘best your pet can get - Marc Abraham, the Paul O’Grady Show’s veterinary expert has set up a new website www.thepet.net aimed at invol...

New Kennel Club YouTube Channel

The Kennel Club UK Following the sucess of our Crufts YouTube channel we now have a new Kennel Club channel on YouTube . This channel will include video from our other big shows; Discover Dogs and the International Agil...

AVMA Asks Pet Owners Facing Foreclosure Not To Abandon Animals

AVMA USA - In the ongoing foreclosure crisis, some former homeowners have been abandoning their pets—but others may turn to humane organizations or veterinarians for assistance or advice. The AVMA is ur...

Take Care Of Your Rabbit This Easter

AVA The Australian Veterinary Association is urging rabbit owners to take care of their bunnies this Easter, offering 5 top tips for rabbit owners. Whilst a pet rabbit may seem like a great alternative...

New Award Promotes Celebration Of World Veterinary Day

AVMA Every year, the AVMA promotes World Veterinary Day to the press and public while encouraging U.S. veterinary groups to celebrate the occasion on the last Saturday of April. This year, one country's ce...

Recruitment Team Open To Fundraising Challenge!

Open Recruitment Solihull based specialist recruitment firm Open has announced that fundraising for their chosen charity Guide Dogs this year will be full of ups and downs! Last year the team from Open supported th...

Easter Fun? A Life Of Misery For Hutch Bound Rabbits

The Rabbit Welfare Fund The Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund (RWAF) raised concerns today over the unsatisfactory hutches being sold by many sold by many high street pet retailers, alongside smaller pet stores leading to...

Bluetongue Midges 12 Hour Flight To The UK

BVA An article in this week’s issue of The Veterinary Record (8 March 2008) explains how the midge that carried bluetongue virus to the UK probably surfed the air currents above the North Sea for between ...

Free Equine CPD For The Young Vet Network

BVA The Animal Health Trust (AHT Equine) has announced the launch of a bi-monthly programme of free equine CPD seminars, exclusively for members of the BVA Young Vet Network (YVN), to run from March to De...

Get A Detailed Picture Of The Pet Food And Pet Care Industry In The United Kingdom

Research And Markets Research and Markets has announced the addition of Pet Food and Pet Care Products in the United Kingdom to their offering. Our Pet Food and Pet Care in the United Kingdom report offers a comprehen...

First Charity For Helping Animals With MRSA

The Bella Moss Foundation The Bella Moss Foundation, the world’s only organisation supporting owners of pets infected by bacterial diseases such as Clostridium difficile (C-Diff) and MRSA, has been awarded full UK registered c...

Help For Free-Range Poultry

BVA The BVA: Animal Welfare Foundation has announced the availability of an updated version of its A3 poultry poster designed to assist veterinary surgeons identify diseases in free-range birds. Based o...

Quantum Helps Pearl Veterinary Group To Shine

Quantum Organisation Having a great business means little if no one knows about it, so effective marketing is an essential tool for any company. For new start-ups it is particularly vital, in order to raise the company pr...

Major Breakthrough In Bid To Beat Strangles

Animal Health Trust For the last four years, scientists at the Animal Health Trust, in Newmarket, have been analysing the genetic structure of Streptococcus equi, the bacterium which causes equine Strangles. Their aim wa...

DEEP OSCILLATION&reg; Reaches The Equine World

PhysioPod UK Limited Gillyan Carter of Equi-TherapyTM UK is now proud to announce the use of DEEP OSCILLATION&reg; as a treatment for horses. Gilliyan is the first in Europe to offer this unique treatment to the equi...

Domestic Cat Genome Sequenced

AVMA The DNA of a 4-year-old female Abyssinian cat named Cinnamon has been sequenced, according to a report by Joan U. Pontius, PhD, et al, in the November 2007 issue of Genome Research, which details the ...

British Veterinary Association (BVA) Congress 2008 - Vets In A Changing Environment

BVA 25 - 27 September Royal College of Physicians, London, UK BVA Congress 2008 will be an event for the whole profession, combining both political and CPD sessions under the theme 'vets in a changing...

British Breeds In Crisis

The Kennel Club UK The Kennel Club keeps a strong focus on those breeds that it feels are vulnerable to ensure that they are protected from the threat of extinction. Several traditional British breeds in particular are ...

Britain’s Pet Charity Sets Up Shop In Droitwich

The Blue Cross Britain's pet charity, The Blue Cross, has set up a new charity shop in Droitwich, providing local shoppers with a worthwhile excuse to continue their new year bargain hunting. The Blue Cross charity ...

Computer-based Testing For Veterinary Nurses

RCVS From summer 2008, veterinary nursing written examinations will be computer-based. At its recent meeting (8 November), RCVS Council agreed to the new arrangements proposed by the RCVS Awarding Body,...

VN Week Starts Here!

RCVS Today marks the start of National Veterinary Nurses Week (12-18 November), an initiative from the British Veterinary Nursing Association to help raise awareness amongst the public of the important rol...

Black Rhinos Find New Home On Community Land In South Africa

WWF KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – A group of black rhinos has been successfully released into a community-owned game reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal, a move seen by environmentalists as a boost to conse...

Birdwatchers Are Go!

BTO Thursday 1 November sees the start of the biggest ever bird survey to hit the UK. The British Trust for Ornithology is mobilising an army of 50,000 birdwatchers to undertake a stock-take of the UK’s b...

Stanford Researchers Sniff Out Gene That Gives Dogs Black Fur

Stanford University Medical Center A discovery about the genetics of coat color in dogs could help explain why humans come in different weights and vary in our abilities to cope with stress, a team led by researchers from the Stanford ...

Animal Health Trust Christmas Cards

Animal Health Trust A big thank you to all those who have already ordered their Christmas Cards from us. If you have not yet ordered your cards, do visit our website www.aht.org.uk and have a look at the selection in the...

Tricks, Treats And Pets Do Not Mix!

Petland, Inc. Petland says residents need to beware of Halloween dangers to pets - Halloween can be fun for all members of your family – both two- and four-legged. However, Petland says animal lovers need to be awa...

Discover Dogs Takes Place On 10th And 11th November 2007 At Earls Court 2, London

The Kennel Club UK Discover Dogs takes place on 10th and 11th November 2007 at Earls Court 2, London Discover Dogs is a fantastic experience and one that can't be missed by any dog lovers. The most popular attraction...

Speech By The Incoming President Nick Blayney At The AGM

BVA I’m not one for white knuckle rides. A bit feeble in that respect. But you know that feeling just after they’ve strapped you in and the carriage and you are waiting for the ride to begin. Well I guess...

The Ever Present Threat Of Animal Disease To Society

BVA Speaking today (Thursday) at the BVA Congress Welcome Reception at Stormont President David Catlow noted that “the past year had once again illustrated the ever present threat of animal disease to soc...

The Impact Of Veterinary Research: New RCVS Publication Launched

RCVS The RCVS today launched a brochure to promote the key role that veterinary research plays in the lives of many, not just those traditionally associated with veterinary science and food production. ...

World Wide Pet Industry Association Launches PetSource.org, Industrys Most Complete Resource For Pet-Related Info

PetSource.org The World Wide Pet Industry Association, Inc.® (WWPIA), the oldest non-profit organization within the industry promoting responsible growth and development of the companion pet and related product...

Vets On Tour - The Royal Veterinary College Tours The UK To Inspire The Next Generation Of Vets

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is hosting a series of careers events across the country, to encourage more young people to consider studying in a veterinary-related field. The recent outbreaks of ...

Leaky Drain Led To Foot And Mouth Outbreak

HSE The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today published its final report into potential breaches of biosecurity at the Pirbright site. The report concludes HSE’s investigation following the outbre...

World Rabies Day September 8th

AVMA On Sept. 8, numerous professional organizations—including veterinary and public health authorities—industry partners, and students worldwide will celebrate the inaugural World Rabies Day. The Allia...

AVA Supports Inquiry Into Equine Influenza

AVMA The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is fully supporting the federal inquiry into the equine influenza outbreak announced over the weekend. AVA President Dr Diane Sheehan said that while the...

Working Together To Make Rabies History

BVA Despite being entirely preventable, through vaccination and prompt medical treatment, rabies continues to kill over 55,000 people annually. Mostly children and mainly in Africa and Asia, it is easy f...

BVA Welcomes Publication Of Bluetongue Disease Control Policy

BVA BVA President David Catlow today (Thursday) welcomed Defra’s publication of a revised Bluetongue disease control policy for the UK. “Given this year’s re-emergence of Bluetongue in Northern Europe, ...

Spellex Releases Spellex Veterinary V.2007

Spellex Corporation TAMPA, FL -- Spellex Corporation announces the new release of the 2007 version of their popular veterinary spelling software for Microsoft and other programs. The new release includes more than 50,000...

GB Movement Ban - Limited Movements To Be Permitted Outside Of Surveillance And Protection Zones

DEFRA The ban on movements of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) susceptible animals remains in place throughout Great Britain. However, in accordance with the contingency plan, a veterinary assessment of the ris...

Response To Preliminary FMD Report

Merial The following statement by Merial Animal Health, Limited was issued... Wednesday 8 Aug 2007 at 0600 (UK). It is in response to preliminary report by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to the...

Aussie Vets Ready To Fight UK Foot And Mouth Disease

AVA The President of the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA), Dr Diane Sheehan says the AVA is offering to assist British authorities to manage the latest Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak. “T...

Merial Statement On Foot And Mouth Disease (FMD) Outbreak In The UK

Merial Duluth, GA - Merial welcomes the arrival of the independent investigation team to our foot and mouth disease production centre at Pirbright, UK. This centre operates to the very highest international...

Foot And Mouth Disease Confirmed In Cattle, In Surrey

DEFRA The culling of the cattle on the infected enterprise in Surrey was completed yesterday. This included the 38 cattle known to be infected, and the cattle on the 2 additional sites, which together make ...

No Risk To Human Health From Foot And Mouth Disease - HPA

HPA HPA Press Statement on Foot and Mouth Disease There is no risk to human health from foot and mouth disease. The Food Standards Agency advises that foot and mouth disease has no implications for...