Vet Times

December 2020

Ruminant Health and Welfare group wants vets or advisors to work with sheep producers to focus on key areas of improvement.

5 mins

SPVS and VMG ended their events calendar on a high with live and interactive focus on leadership and management, drawing more than 400 attendees.

4 mins

Duchess of Cornwall visits Old Windsor centre in Berkshire to officially open kennels that includes dedicated maternity area and puppy paddock.

5 mins

“We are really proud to be the school of veterinary nursing to have put forward the first SVN through their apprenticeship end point assessment with Central Qualifications” – Lisa Bugh of Lynwood School of Veterinary Nursing.

4 mins

More than 1,200 delegates from 37 different countries attend online Vets Now ECC Virtual Congress.

5 mins

Tulaven 100mg/ml is licensed for treatment and metaphylaxis of bovine respiratory disease associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni and Mycoplasma bovis.

4 mins

Zoetis announces antibody therapy, already approved for treatment of clinical manifestations of atopic dermatitis in dogs, now has wider application.

7 mins

Macrosyn is 100mg/ml tulathromycin solution for injection indicated for use to treat specific conditions caused by susceptible bacteria.

4 mins

November 2020

Charity, which has equine centres in Oxfordshire and Staffordshire, wants horse owners’ help with a survey on impact of fireworks.

3 mins

Tributes have been paid to John Lewis, who has died following a short illness.

8 mins

Following the monster success of our first VN Happy Hour event, we decided to do it all over again... our second event took place on 26 November 2020.

3 mins

Almost half of new puppy buyers have not budgeted for care of their pets, according to key findings.

6 mins

“We are working to make the transition seamless and believe that our new customers will be delighted at the expanded range of functionality our portal offers them” - Andy Taylor of Premier Vet Alliance.

4 mins

Lunchtime event originally rescheduled to March 2021 will now be held on Friday 18 June 2021 at Royal Lancaster London hotel and feature new awards categories.

3 mins

Southfields Veterinary Specialists clinicians use multidisciplinary approach to save the life of a dog with an aggressive spinal tumour.

5 mins

David Ellerton retiring after 17 years at the company, with Virbac’s commercial director Charlotte Covell taking over as managing director in January.

3 mins

Researchers hope the new genome model will be a resource that helps extend the use of precision medicine in feline veterinary care.

4 mins

Rabbits are now widely accepted as the third most popular pet in the UK, so knowing about them is becoming really important, says Rachel Chambers.

7 mins

Research by holiday company Parkdean Resorts – using Google search data – has breed with 22% increase and total of 450,000 searches in past 12 months.

4 mins

Research by Ceva Animal Health suggests two-thirds of vets suspect some farming clients are disposing of waste in commercial or domestic bins.

3 mins

Reece Goldsmith is the first SQP candidate to qualify after studying and sitting exams totally online with Vetpol course.

5 mins

H5N8 strain found in three birds, prompting investigation to see if cases are linked to outbreak at Cheshire farm.

3 mins

“VN Happy Hour was something we wanted to do for all the vet nurse profession; we wanted to do something for them to show how incredible we think they are” – VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel.

10 mins

Firm has three live webinars this week to mark the launch of its new resource, with leading vets appearing on 10 and 13 November.

6 mins

“We are so lucky to work with such beautiful dogs and having two litters born here has helped even more to keep our team smiling...” – Birmingham Dogs Home.

3 mins

With COVID-19 restricting vet visits, Big Flea Project study highlights importance of pet owner education.

4 mins

“It was previously thought such differences were purely aesthetic and had no impact on the animal’s motion, but what we have found dispels such notions” – Constanza Gómez Álvarez, University of Surrey.

7 mins

October 2020

David Argyle will make a statement to RCVS council at its next scheduled meeting on 5 November 2020, to give council opportunity to consider the matter further.

5 mins

Ceva Animal Health adds to its Douxo offering with launch of Douxo Care Auricular Lotion.

4 mins

Data analysis carried out on behalf of MSD Animal Health shows greater compliance for 12-weekly regimens than monthly ones.

5 mins