Vet Times

September 2021

Nominations are now open for each of the five categories in the 23rd Petplan Veterinary Awards.

5 mins

ActivBiome+ is described by Hill’s Pet Nutrition as the scientific breakthrough result of four years of scientific research and 10 years of microbiome health studies.

5 mins

Delegates will get the chance to attend Manchester Central for BSAVA Congress 2022 (24 to 26 March) or get involved online via an interactive virtual platform.

5 mins

Manufacturing problems for the flukicide mean Boehringer Ingelheim is no longer able to produce Trodax, which has been out of stock since 2020.

4 mins

The company is encouraging people to take part in a challenge up to 360 times to help educate and create interest about rabies among vets and pet owners.

6 mins

Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association hosting webinar for vets and VNs featuring practical tools and guidance to pass on to owners.

3 mins

New formulation replaces flagship product Ekyflex Arthro due to a “new generation of more specific, highly concentrated, and respectful ingredients”.

3 mins

Industry-first agreement will give all practice group’s employees full access to BSAVA Library.

4 mins

TVM UK’s awareness week is dedicated to helping owners identify common symptoms of eye disease in their pets.

2 mins

Three winners were recognised at the ceremony, which was held as BEVA marked the successful return of live events with its congress in Birmingham from 5 to 7 September.

7 mins

Fiona Knight joined Woodcroft Veterinary Group, Cheshire, as a 16-year-old in 1986, spent 15 years in veterinary nursing and is still with the practice as its HR manager.

4 mins

Huw Griffiths, clinical director and ambulatory vet at Liphook Equine Hospital, takes over from Lucy Grieve at end of current congress.

4 mins

Association is staging profession’s first major return to face-to-face learning since start of pandemic, with its hybrid event continuing today in Birmingham.

6 mins

Huw Griffiths, clinical director at Liphook Equine Hospital in Hampshire, will take over as president from Lucy Grieve on Monday (6 September) in a ceremony at BEVA Conference in Birmingham.

8 mins

August 2021

Burgess Pet Care awards, held in conjunction with the Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund, celebrate the work of veterinary professionals who work to improve the lives of the UK’s pet rabbits.  

7 mins

Samples for parathyroid hormone and parathyroid hormone related peptide are assayed once a week, with results on a Thursday – but same-day analysis is on its way to NationWide Specialist Laboratories.

4 mins

This month’s VN Happy Hour, sponsored by Bought By Many, is a behaviour special.

2 mins

Animal Courses Direct is the first learning provider to launch a degree-level qualification that allows trainee animal therapists to offer physiotherapy and hydrotherapy treatments for animals.

3 mins

Virbac Web Store allows owners to buy Veterinary HPM dog and cat food online for home delivery, but continues to support practice revenues as part of the brand’s commitment to a pro-veterinary strategy.

4 mins

Three bursaries available – two in ruminant and one in companion animal research – worth up to £4,000.

3 mins

NexGard COMBO is the first and only broad-spectrum parasiticide on the market to treat cats for fleas, ticks, ear mites, roundworms and tapeworms.

6 mins

“This year we saw that a majority of the successful applicants were women and I hope that this trend towards a more diverse range of applicants will continue” – fellowship board chairman John Innes.

5 mins

Programme will be hosted virtually by the BSAVA Regions for the first time in the form of seven half-day programmes from September 2021 until March 2022.

5 mins

This year’s OV Conference will take place online from 28 to 30 September and will focus on the challenges OVs face following Brexit.

6 mins

All Medivet’s CCAs will be able to study for accredited veterinary receptionist award.

5 mins

July 2021

Week-long residential event starts next week (2 August) and is aimed at helping new graduates develop the core skills they need before entering the workplace.

5 mins

Virbac and BattLab/Laboklin announce free canine mast cell tumour webinar series to launch in October.

3 mins

Organisation wants a strategic digital and communications trustee, and a lay trustee to aid in finance as part its future plans.

4 mins

RCVS ViVet innovation initiative to host free-to-attend 90-minute sessions in September.

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