Vet Times

November 2022

A veterinary nurse given a suspended jail term for making indecent images of children has been removed from the profession’s register, but was allowed to remain anonymous at a disciplinary hearing.

7 mins

Company hopes digital resources will help practices as they prepare for busy period for pet poisonings.

3 mins

October 2022

MWI Pet has been designed to help practices digitally engage with clients and reduce administrative burdens on their staff. 

5 mins

Patricia Colville, who is currently chief operating officer, has been promoted to the role at the small animal emergency care provider.

3 mins

Vets, VNs and SQPs are able to attend the free CPD webinar being run by Zoetis on 26 October.

3 mins

Dechra has announced its infectious bronchitis vaccine Avishield IB G1-13 is available for laying hens and breeding chicks throughout the production period.

3 mins

Anonymised benchmarking results of the survey will be free to all participants, including non-members.

2 mins

Association is teaming up with accountants Hazlewoods for the session on 1 November, which aims to arm members and non-members with actionable takeaway strategies for economic uncertainty.

2 mins

College formally welcomes eight new overseas graduate vet surgeons and six new overseas-trained VNs on to their respective registers in an online event.

7 mins

September 2022

Doncaster–based vet Stephen Prichard removed from the register following two-day disciplinary hearing.

11 mins

The Welsh Agriculture Bill includes a commitment for a ban on the use of rodent glue traps and snares.

8 mins

The RCVS DC has requested a Doncaster-based VN be removed from the register after she admitted falsifying a number of clinical records and holding herself out as an RVN, while not being registered.

9 mins

ManyPets says pre-existing conditions remain a barrier to cover for more than a quarter of owners.

3 mins

Sustained release implant contains gonadotrophin-releasing hormone superagonist deslorelin and is approved for use in cats from three months.

6 mins

Pockit Central in-house PCR Encephalitozoon cuniculi assay will, says Horiba UK Veterinary, allow for fast and accurate testing of domestic rabbits.

3 mins

Importance of identifying correct cows to cull will be focus of series of Johne’s masterclasses for vets during autumn and will be included in Johne’s screening service, HerdWise, from 1 October.

5 mins

Boehringer Ingelheim launches Frontline Wormer, which will tackle intestinal worms alongside its range of flea and tick treatments.

3 mins

Event will be held from 26 to 28 January with the central theme “Thriving in Practice”.

3 mins

First UK-licensed BRD vaccine for use in calves from the day of birth onwards for active immunisation against BRD caused by bovine respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza virus type-three.

4 mins

British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association will host event from 24 to 26 November in Leeds, with the theme “Be better: how to improve performance and outcomes in small animal orthopaedics”.

3 mins

Caitrina Oakes has been the managing director for UK and Ireland at veterinary pharmaceutical business Vetoquinol for nearly 10 years – a role in which she oversees 70 people and is expected to lead from the front. Caitrina stepped into the Examination Room to tell us about her work, and how Vetoquinol is trying to make a difference by driving sustainability and championing mental health.

21 mins

Bimoxyl LA 150mg/ml is licensed for use in cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs for treatment of infections caused by amoxicillin-susceptible bacteria, and now available in a shatterproof bottle.

3 mins

Thirty-one new fellows have been appointed as officials and insist efforts to improve diversity are continuing.

4 mins

First set up in January 2021, the Campfire Chats provide the chance for vet professionals to come together to chat about important topics impacting on mental health and well-being.

7 mins

A disciplinary panel said an equine vet who admitted falsifying a letter from a fictional official while insisting she had no memory of planning to do it had failed to show adequate insight into her misconduct.

11 mins

The session – led by the British Veterinary Dental Association president Tom Williams and vet James Greenwood – will cover the initial diagnostic pathway of tooth fractures and describe the treatment options available.

3 mins

Bosses hope partnership with the World Land Trust will help to protect more of the world’s most vulnerable habitats and species.

5 mins

An RCVS disciplinary committee has barred a Suffolk-based nurse from practising for three months, but concluded it was “highly unlikely” she would re-offend.

7 mins

Students from the University of Nottingham helped out with the British Hen Welfare Trust’s work in Ashbourne, Derbyshire and Newark, Nottinghamshire, and have more volunteering planned.

3 mins

August 2022

Zoetis has confirmed that stocks of the chewable form of its Janus kinase inhibitor – for the treatment of allergic itch and inflammation – have been provided to UK wholesalers. 

4 mins