February 2019

In a joint letter to environment secretary Michael Gove, the BVA and RSPCA said: “Scientific evidence clearly indicates slaughter without pre-stunning can cause unnecessary suffering.”

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New scheme based in Glasgow will be open to any independent practices.

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Buddy and Daisy were brought back from the brink of death thanks to the clinical skills of the team at Seadown Veterinary Services in Hampshire.

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Lynne Hill’s successor at the company, which was acquired by Mars Petcare last summer, will be announced “shortly”.

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“Seeing a puppy die from parvo is one of the most heartbreaking things that can happen when you know it could have been prevented” - Westway Vets, Darlington.

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Six-day shutdown ends as authorities give go-ahead for a “risk-managed return” to racing from 13 February.

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Papers summarise links between insulin dysregulation, equine metabolic syndrome, pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and laminitis.

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Recommendations aim to support and enable the veterinary practice team to implement a consistent, effective approach towards delivering improvements in preventive health care.

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Vets using intraoperative fluoroscopy locate 7cm long sewing needle “dangerously close” to dog’s brain and manoeuvre it out.

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Outdoor cat Fluffy is dug out of a snow drift and, at first, vets didn’t think she was alive...

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Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons is one of only two practices in the country to achieve all five RCVS “outstanding” Practice Standards Scheme awards.

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Two-day event will bring together voices from across the profession and allied industries, delivering clinical lectures and networking opportunities. 

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The discovery of EI among vaccinated horses in an active racing yard sparked the racing shutdown – with a decision to be made on Monday as to whether racing can resume.

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VetCompass has released data outlining health risks associated with brachycephalic dogs, while The Kennel Club announces “step forward” with its health screening scheme.

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For the second time this month, further cases of CRGV have been confirmed, meaning the mystery dog disease has been identified in 38 UK counties.

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Ten jobs created as leading emergency and specialist hospital triples in size and invests in more state-of-the-art equipment.

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Courses are designed by vets who understand, or who have personal experience of, moving back to practice after a career break.

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Bristol, Edinburgh, Nottingham and Preston are some of the cities where the two organisations will be hosting non-clinical CPD events during the next 12 months.

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Charity warns potential owners should not be “sucked in by cute photos” of animals, as the reality can be very different to the advert.

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Targeting the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor may be an option for developing new drugs to prevent and treat the disease, according to a veterinary research team in Australia.

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