Snap survey of vets by Dechra for Strangles Awareness Week in May revealed only half were recommending vaccination to their equine clients.

Priory Lodge Vets, with a 20-strong team and 4,500 pets on its books, joins Pennard Vets.

Brian, a three-year-old rescue from Brittany, was adopted and brought to UK, and referred to Northwest Veterinary Specialists after a year for abscess on his leg caused by multiple pellets.

Veterinary surgeons from across the country were involved in implanting the device into Prince Buttons at Rainbow Equine Hospital, in one of only a handful of procedures in donkeys in the world.

Vet and chair of trustees Kit Sturgess attends annual gala to hear of charity work made possible by lottery raising more than £1.1 billion for good causes to date.

Full data from 22 practices on hundreds of cases shows what was prescribed and for which conditions, and will help inform group’s clinical audits and guidelines for antimicrobial use.

Vet school partnering with Equine Register on research using data from its Digital Stable app.

Christine Middlemiss says profession must shift culture on food safety roles as she joins delegation asking RCVS council to extend a scheme helping to plug potential OV workforce shortages.

Research project will explore effects of pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction in adult horses and ponies, and hopes to shape future monitoring and decision-making.

In celebration of today’s (14 June) World Blood Donor Day, it has announced the winners of its best donor awards for cats and dogs.

MiNightVet – created in a small section of Campsie Veterinary Centre – will serve OOH care to County Tyrone and the west of Northern Ireland.

In what company describes as a first of its kind, Vetscan Imagyst platform will have “expert-level AI” able to analyse for yeast, inflammatory cells and bacteria, delivering fast results.

Ten-year-old Siberian husky Dexter was initially treated for heart base tumour, but later developed rare Budd-Chiari syndrome as it compressed a blood vessel, and had to undergo trans-atrial stenting.

Rob Kelly plans to develop a flexible curriculum with a core focus on enabling veterinary professionals to tailor their development for a lifelong career in general first opinion practice.

Cornerstone Veterinary Clinic, which has a 15-strong team, has transferred into a employee ownership trust, meaning staff are owners and shareholders in the business.

British Veterinary Dental Association is heading to iM3’s ACE facility in the Irish capital for two days focusing on composite use on 28 and 29 July.

“We are committed to continuing to make IVC Evidensia a better place to work, which means listening and working with our teams to support positive change” – Duncan Phillips, UK chief executive.

Failing to have a cat chipped could result in a hefty fine from 10 June 2024, but study for the charity finds 47% of adults in England are not aware of new law.

British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association’s 60th anniversary autumn conference will probe how understanding of orthopaedics has progressed since the group’s inception.

VetPartners has created the academy for a limited number of final-year vet students to join in Cornwall in July, with applications closing on 16 June.

New clinic for small pets of north-west aims to trace animals with structural heart abnormalities.

Developers of smaXtec advanced health system say early new standard – known as Level Zero – will enhance welfare and help reduce economic losses.

UK Dairy Cattle Welfare Strategy aims to help the industry show progress in animal welfare over the next six years and has six strategic goals.

Organisers at the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) say largest global vet CPD and expo will present a “world’s fair – veterinary style” when it is held in the Sunshine State in January.

Francesca Venier and Harry Warwick, of Northwest Veterinary Specialists, are now European specialists in internal medicine, and colleague Lavra Zajc is a European specialist in small animal oncology.

Team at Eastfield Vets in Cleethorpes comes to aid of Staffordshire bull terrior-whippet cross Tilly, with vet Jo Patrick dashing to the scene and receptionist Karen Clark joining her to contact owner for consent for treatment.

RCVS Knowledge announces its 2023 Quality Improvement Champions and winners in its new category – Antimicrobial Stewardship Champions.