New research indicates bitches of certain breeds including Irish setters, Dalmatians, Hungarian vizslas, Dobermanns and Weimaraners are more prone to early-onset urinary incontinence than other breeds.

Set up in response to a growing interest in sustainability issues among members of the profession, Vet Sustain covers a wide range of areas of interest.

Hamilton Specialist Referrals opens its purpose-built, state-of-the art hospital for learning on a wide spectrum of topics for both vets and nurses.

App enables users to access a wealth of essential resources, including BSAVA library, podcasts, guide to procedures in practice, medicines guide and poisons database.

Kit detects urinary infection in five minutes and then looks at antibiotic susceptibility, showing the best choice of antibiotic in 30 minutes.

The AHT is appealing for practices to provide DNA samples from basset hounds, miniature wire-haired dachshunds and beagles with a confirmed diagnosis of Lafora disease, to help it develop an accurate test.

The PgCert in Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging will take just 12 months, starting in March 2020.

Courses around the country aim to keep vets and RVNs up-to-date in small animal toxicology.

Awards open to outstanding vets, vet nurses and animal welfare professionals who can be nominated by peers, friends and family or members of the general public.

VMD update: suspension of veterinary medicines containing the excipient diethanolamine.

“The quality of this year’s images was fantastic, and it was great fun – but a tough task – selecting the winning entries,” says former association president Simon Doherty.

The first such election held by the RCVS Fellowship took place in August, with all fellows of the college having been contacted by email or post and asked to cast a vote.

Starving bull breed-cross had glass, metal and bits of batteries in its faeces after eating whatever it had been able to get in its mouth.

A VetCompass study found hair coat disorder, dental disease and overgrown nails were the top three disorders in this breed.

Nerfasin vet, which contains the short-acting alpha-2 agonist xylazine, is licensed for both sedation and premedication prior to general anaesthesia.

Chance to win £500 of vouchers by completing survey while helping to understand the role of antimicrobial treatment in the overall epidemiology of AMR in horses.

Green light given for one of the largest and best-equipped veterinary centres in the UK, which will create significant new job opportunities.

Association advises against stockpiling of medicines, but wants to encourage animal owners to discuss timing of vaccinations with their vet.

Injectable corticosteroid Dexafast, from Forte Healthcare, has potent, medium-acting, anti-inflammatory activity that is quickly absorbed after injection.

New test, developed and produced by Biotecon Diagnostics in cooperation with Ceva, uses DNA to detect between vaccine strains and field strains of Salmonella.

Finadyne from MSD Animal Health has been reformulated and re-released following withdrawal by the VMD in 2018 of all medicinal products containing the excipient diethanolamine.

XLVets aims to use a series of national meetings to showcase the benefits of being part of its community of independent practices.

The British Veterinary Dental Association has announced two regional discussion events to complement its spring scientific meeting.

The CPD from Improve International will cover both flexible and rigid endoscopy and offer delegates the opportunity to practice techniques.