Outlawing of the breed this year brought additional pressures to sector, led to disagreements in teams and saw some at the centre of abuse from angry owners – so having policies in place is key.
Christianne Glossop, former chief vet in Wales, urges Animal Welfare Foundation discussion forum delegates to more actively promote successes instead of reacting to more negative stories.
Andrew Foster joins London Vet Specialists, which has just moved from Belsize Park to its new hospital in Hammersmith, as new head of anaesthesia and analgesia.
The department at the University of Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital is set to introduce vCreate, which can be used for research, remote diagnosis and management of epilepsy.
Comprehensive 28-module programme for vets and VNs is planned for November, while company also celebrates winning Best Online Animal Health Resource 2024 in LUXlife Magazine awards.
Company believes introduction of new packing machine at its Animed online retail fulfilment centre will save 160,000 single-use plastic bags a year and save four tonnes of cardboard packaging.
Veterinary teams are reporting that XL bullys appear to have “more friable tissue” that “bleeds more readily”, with several of the dogs needing to go back to surgery to find the source of bleeding.
