Ceva Animal Health is carrying out survey of vets’ opinions on packaging and environment, including perceptions on farmers disposing of empty glass and plastic pharmaceutical vials.

Free online event will feature speakers on a number of small animal internal medicine topics.

Free webinar for global veterinarians will provide update on COVID-19 as it relates to companion animals and takes place on Tuesday 15 September.

Pet Education and Training is donating 50% of fees from a new canine separation anxiety course to Medical Detection Dogs.

A few days remain to submit nominations for the award scheme, aimed at vets at the start of their career who are already making a big difference.

YouGov poll for The Donkey Sanctuary showed donkeys were UK’s second “favourite farm animal” after horses, but majority still wrongly believe they are stubborn.

College has already sent out three questionnaires and reported on the findings, which in the last one showed practices were moving in right direction in post-lockdown recovery.

Team at The University of Edinburgh uses intensity modulated radiation therapy to treat aggressive nasal tumour in Gordon setter.

Community of independent practices helps Keeley Orrin – University of Liverpool senior rep for the International Veterinary Students’ Association – roll out student-specific CPD throughout August.

Five vet students and an RVN receive £1,000 each for research projects, with one of them poised to receive an additional £1,000 for best presentation and runner-up £500.

College creates VN training centre at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, with applications open to study VetSkill Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing at new facility.

ReCoVa-19 created with programme and app that allows practices to “bring veterinary professionals back to the workplace with confidence”.

In this podcast, sponsored by Purina Petcare, we’re joined by Andy Sparkes to talk about the important welfare issues around feline relinquishment, particularly as a result of the owner’s allergy to their cat.

Veterinary Marketing Association will offer range of bite-sized and easy-to-follow video tutorials, marketing templates and guides on wide range of marketing topics.

The London Cat Clinic is launching the UK’s first dedicated feline ophthalmology clinic, with new facility to be headed by Ursula Dietrich.

Paddons Veterinary Surgeons in Wisbech achieves silver award in International Society of Feline Medicine’s Cat Friendly Clinic programme.

Sarah Reeves, clinical director at Shearbridge Veterinary Centre in West Yorkshire, had started Master of Business Administration course the same day her son went to school for the first time.

Gerry Polton, clinical director at North Downs Specialist Referrals, said “huge mass” accounted for a third of lurcher Sky’s bodyweight.

Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service to offer experienced VNs chance to undertake three-year residency programme in industry-leading programme launching next month.

The Jack Russell terrier-Chihuahua cross had suffered multiple fractures and soft tissue injuries in a collision with a car, but was helped back to health by team at Davies Veterinary Specialists.

Gail Humphreys retires from head VN role at Firgrove Veterinary Centre, Hampshire, after varied career.

Seven-year study sheds new light on how NSAID carprofen, commonly used in cats and dogs, could be repurposed in fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis.

RCVS Mind Matters Initiative awards money to two separate projects looking at racial discrimination and moral injury in the veterinary professions.

Four colleagues have successfully completed their Master of Business Administration degree, with another 12 from practices across the UK also studying for qualification.

Roslin Technologies, the UK’s agri-tech venture builder, is developing a unique vehicle to deliver vaccines to sheep and goats that uses a single-cell parasite found on a remote North Atlantic island.

Quarter of new owners admit buying a puppy during COVID-19 lockdown having conducted little research, with same proportion saying they inadvertently bought from a puppy farm, according to The Kennel Club.