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Feliway®’s ‘That Purple Cat’ has become a bit of a feline celebrity recently, with regular appearances in his own TV and London Under...

This March ‘The Webinar Vet’ (www.thewebinarvet.com) celebrates its first year of delivering high quality CPD, with an incredible 6000 d...

The Dumfries & Galloway Canine Rescue has won a valuable donation of £500 from the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, Petplan, for th...

Andrew Francis has been appointed brand manager at Boehringer Ingelheim with responsibility for the marketing of the company’s portfolio o...

London, February 22nd, 2011 - Hill’s Pet Nutrition declined the opportunity to rent a stand in the commercial exhibition at the British S...

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

PREVICOX, the most COX-2 specific canine NSAID on the market, is launching a brand new campaign to raise awareness of the prevalence of cani...

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 Mar...

Mitzi Davis, the first dog in the world to have an ankle amputation prosthesis was today introduced to the media at Fitzpatrick Referrals in...

In this podcast, Dr. Jacqueline Neilson talks about ways to eliminate feline house soiling. While cats are the most popular pet in the Un...

The EQVALAN® SMART worming campaign is continuing to gain pace, with many horses being registered online with the SMART worming planner at...

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...

Two recent publications continue to demonstrate the efficacy and safety profile of Merial’s canine NSAID PREVICOX®. Launched in 2005, PRE...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the tightening up of sales of veterinary medicines on the internet but is disappointed...

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

High calibre speakers, CPD in the comfort of your own armchair and all for free! Hill’sTM Pet Nutrition is offering a flying start to ...

Enjoy your holidays and keep your family and pets safe. The holiday season is upon us, and while we humans revel in the food, decorations...

A call to vet nurses across the country to submit their cases involving successful treatment of canine osteoarthritis resulted in a sea ...

Veterinarians across Western Australia say they have been treating up to five times the normal number cases of a deadly dog and puppy diseas...

The ABCD and Merial Young Scientist Award 2010 was presented to William McEwan BSc MRes PhD, now working at the MRC-Laboratory of Molecu...

Ceva Animal Health’s firework waiting room display competition went with a bang this year with a record breaking number of entries being s...

Brussels, 24 November 2010: the EU Member States representatives have decided today that companion animals should formally come under the pr...

Clare Rushton, Staff Clinican at Hill’s, with her cat Onion Clare Rushton has been appointed to the position of Staff Clinician at ...

Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet and leading equine insurer, has launched a new helpful booklet for pet owners called ‘Healthy Pets, Happ...

Worm Egg Counts (WECs) should play a vital part in every horse owners’ worming routine. In recognition of this, EQVALAN® and EQVALAN..

Merial is pleased to announce the winners of its Apple iPad competition, which took place at the BEVA Congress from 8th - 11th September 201...

Online veterinary medications are putting Australian pets at risk according to Australia’s peak veterinary organisation. “Cheap human...

Not just for retriever owners...the Golden Rules of Pet Ownership apply to all pet owners. AVMA policy Golden Rules of Pet Ownership (...

Since the beginning of August 2010, several dogs which have been walked on the Sandringham Estate, in Thetford Forest, in Clumber Park or Sh...

Professor Sandy Trees, Senior Vice-President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at ...

A leading manufacturer of unlicensed medicines (commonly know as “specials”) will be using the London Vet Show as a platform to showcase...

A study comparing a University of Pennsylvania method for evaluating a dog's susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American met...

American Humane Association, the nation’s voice for the protection of children and animals, has recognized recording artist and performer ...

Leading small animal veterinary group, Companion Care, is to significantly expand its surgery footprint in Scotland. This follows the succes...

Speakers have now been confirmed for VPMA congress. The event has a packed agenda on offer, with renowned speakers providing top quality CPD...

Following the Mail on Sunday investigation into the widespread use of meat and meat products from animals not stunned before slaughter, the ...

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 wit...

HORIBA Medical is now the new official exclusive UK distributor of the fully automated Vet abc Plus+ veterinary haematology analyser fro...

WHAT A GOOD CPD IDEA. VRCC’s imaginative Autumn CPD event is “All you need to know about....but were afraid to ask!” Rather than...

Why not come along and learn more about tortoises, terrapins and turtles. Meet people with similar interests in a friendly and relaxed envi...

The British Veterinary Association, some of the UK’s largest animal charities, law enforcement agencies and unions have today (Tuesday) jo...

If there's one thing veterinarians and other stakeholders could agree on at the second meeting of the North American Veterinary Medical Educ...

Drontal, Britain’s number one pet wormer, is launching a hard-hitting two month TV advertising campaign featuring its iconic Drontal Schna...

Australia - This Seniors Week, the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) wants to ensure seniors can continue to enjoy the health benefits...

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 l...

Seventeen overseas-qualified veterinary surgeons who succeeded in passing the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Statutory Examination for...

Vets Now has this month launched a groundbreaking, exciting new fast track programme targeting young, dynamic vets. The appropriately na...

A ground-breaking international symposium is taking place in Apt in the Provence region of France from 18 to 20 November 2010 to update vete...

We are concerned about allegations raised by last night’s Panorama programme, and would like to reassure the public that we will investiga...

The veterinary professional associations have expressed concern and disappointment at the incidents revealed in the undercover footage in th...

The animal-owning public should rest assured that there is a “rigorous and robust regulatory process in place” for the veterinary profes...

Petplan Equine, the UK’s leading equine insurance provider, has launched its search for the 2010 Petplan Equine Vet of the Year, and is ca...

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 Medi...

A new breed of mother is sweeping the nation as the average child bearing age rises and marriage declines. Women are turning to pets to hone...

FirmCloud Corp, a provider of web-based software solutions, today announced the general release of VetBlue, its latest system for veterinary...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomes the Government's intention to reassess its TB strategy promising to look at both vaccine a...

Did you know that cats outnumber dogs as pets in the U.S. by almost 10 million? Sure, they're popular pets – but it's not all good news. T...

Hill’s Pet Nutrition has promoted two vets to key roles within the organisation. Tim Dobbins will become Associate Veterinary Affairs M...

Imulan BioTherapeutics, LLC (IMULAN) announced encouraging early results from clinical trials on their T-Cell Receptor (TCR) therapeutic vac...

Welcome to a new concept in small animal primary care. We have ambitious plans which could interest you both professionally and financially....

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 Gu...

Summer is fast approaching, and while the season provides great opportunities to get out of the house and spend time outdoors, it can also p...

VRCC the Essex based Referral Centre and the only Private Centre able to offer Radiotherapy on-site has recently expanded and now occupies o...

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...

A new technology company is looking for expert vets to collaborate in creating a database of clinical questions. In return, authors are bein...

National Ferret Day on 5 May provides a timely reminder about the availability of the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation’s (BVA AWF) practical ...

Moving house is considered to be one of the most stressful life events we can experience, however a new survey¹ has found that 65% of us co...

Vets are celebrating a victory for the principle of ‘deed not breed’ in the control of dangerous or out of control dogs, after the Contr...

Following the Health Protection Agency’s advice to the public on the possible health effects of the Icelandic volcanic ash reaching ground...

Following a nationwide search to find the UK’s top veterinary professionals for 2010, Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider...

‘Proportions’ launches custom-balanced nutritional program for dogs A new canine nutrition brand, backed by a four-time Inc., 500/500...

This Seniors Week, the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) wants to ensure seniors can continue to enjoy the health benefits of pets. T...

Educational consortium hosts first national meeting The plan being developed by the North American Veterinary Medical Education Consortiu...

The Haworth Cat Rescue, in Keighley West Yorkshire, has won a valuable donation of £500 from the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, Pet...

[The present and future of PETS; letter March 20 2010: doi 10.136/vr.c1504] Moves by the European Commission to loosen controls on pet pa...

Aspiring vets studying at The University of Nottingham will be helped to fulfil their ambitions thanks to a £30,000 donation from Hill’s ...

The European Parliament has voted 618 votes to 17 for an extension to the transitional arrangements contained within the regulation on the n...

The veterinary profession was well represented at a meeting of key stakeholders brought together to discuss the next steps on dog breeding. ...

In his speech to the British Veterinary Association's London dinner, BVA President Professor Bill Reilly renewed calls on the Government to ...

When selecting a pet for your family, reptiles are often overlooked, but they are fascinating creatures and include some of the most ancient...

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...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) have welcomed the Scottish Parliament’s v...

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....

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...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Pet Grooming & Boarding in the US" report to their offering. This industry compri...

Since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, WSPA’s Disaster Team has been working hard to monitor the situation and assess what WSPA can d...

Whether it's the dog park, doggie day care, boarding, competitions or training classes, mingling dogs with varied or unknown health historie...

The holiday season is upon us, and while we humans revel in the food, decorations, and celebrations of the season, they can be very frighten...

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 Mo...

While cats are the most popular pet in the United States, their biggest behavioral problem, house soiling, is very unpopular with their owne...

Imulan BioTherapeutics, LLC has extended the term of their exclusive license agreement with ImmunoPhotonics Inc.; for the veterinary cancer...

VETS are being invited to enjoy CPD combined with diving in Egypt¹s Red Sea at the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) third a...

Pet BioTech officially announced the launch of their new pet products line; designed for skin, pancreas, oral, gastro-intestinal, and system...

Petplan, the UK’s leading pet insurance provider has been selected as a Which? Best Buy. The independent consumer guide selected Petplan..

Vets have welcomed the publication of the progress report for the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Group for England (TBEG). The British Vete...

EXCELLENT CPD combined with fantastic skiing opportunities is on the agenda at the ever-popular Snowscene, which takes place from 13th – 2...

Have you got a talent that will demonstrate the loving and caring relationship that you have with your dog and the skills that you have nurt...

For achievements that first make people LAUGH then make them THINK Catherine Douglas and Peter Rowlinson of Newcastle University, Newcast...

A select group of eight young veterinary researchers from across the globe have been awarded €400 each by Dechra Veterinary Products (Dech...

Abigail Collinson and Catherine Wilson were today (Saturday) announced as the joint winners of the Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Scholarship ...