June 2019

"Sometimes people just have to experience how we do things to realise how different it can be when you are part of our community.ā€ - Jane Simpson, XL Vets.

5 mins

ā€œWe would be grateful if all qualified veterinary surgeons could help us with this study so that we can have an up to date overview of this challenging area..." - Links Group.

2 mins

A sickly hedgehog and a swan that tangled with power lines are both now back in the wild after infrared treatment at a wildlife centre.

3 mins

Dog import numbers have increased for the sixth year in a row since the controversial changes to the Pet Travel Scheme in 2012, says Dogs Trust.

5 mins

Researchers at Linkƶping University in Sweden studied cortisol levels in 25 border collies and 33 Shetland sheepdogs, alongside the animalsā€™ female owners.

4 mins

ā€œI have wanted to do something special to raise money for charity for a while and a skydive looks really exciting, if a little terrifying." ā€“ Alexandra Spelzini.

4 mins

Vet Andrew Draper, his vet wife Kate and their 16-year old son Jack ā€“ who has type-1 diabetes ā€“ will be part of a group cycling from London to Paris to raise money for diabetes research.

3 mins

VetCompass study shows British bulldog ownership has almost doubled between 2009 and 2013, with figures suggesting owners consider breathing problems "normal" for the breed.

5 mins

New national service acts as an information source on euthanasia decision making, and the options for removal and disposal of the animal.

4 mins

Best veterinary student research projects acknowledged by MSD Animal Health with award of its bursaries for 2018.

4 mins

Vet Sophie Evans has just landed the World Pilot Gig Championship in Cornwall after narrowly missing out on top spot last year.

6 mins

"ā€¦ don't give up what you have. What you have here is a high-welfare market with a high value to your products. I hope you don't let that slip.ā€ ā€“ Jim Reynolds, Western University of Health Sciences in California.

7 mins

BSAVAā€™s new CPD event will involve a series of high-profile keynote speakers and interactive workshops.

4 mins

Two major VetCompass studies focusing on the health of UK dogs have identified dental disease as a primary cause for concern.

6 mins

Online initiative urges people to post images of their ā€œcancer heroā€ animals to show that, even if a total cure cannot be found, treatments can improve quality of life ā€“ and extend it.

3 mins

Veterinary surgeon Lorraine Anne Allan has been described as an inspiration and a dedicated professional following her death after brief illness.

5 mins

The case involved a one-year-old castrated shih-tzu that presented with acute right rear limb lameness and hyphema in the anterior chamber of the right eye.

5 mins

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has asked the RVC and APHA to join its Collaborating Centre network to help with risk analysis and modelling.

4 mins

Record attendance at 2019 event (7 to 8 June) as speakers from across the planet inspire and engage with Noel Fitzpatrickā€™s ā€œCommunity of Compassionā€.

10 mins

New Ethnoveterinary Medicine Project aims to record the use across the UK of wild or cultivated plants as animal medicines.

5 mins