January 2018

Vets and veterinary nurses can take advantage of online learning delivered by profession members on hand to answer questions, courtesy of VetCPD.

4 mins

Sport fan Rod Heffer treated to surprise tea party by colleagues after 34 years working for RSPCA Putney Animal Hospital.

4 mins

Updated code of practice for meat chickens highlights vital role veterinary profession plays in poultry welfare and stresses the importance of veterinary advice throughout.

3 mins

RSPCA welfare officers called in to assist when uninvited guest found at Greater Manchester beer warehouse after night on the rep-tiles.

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Number taken off on 1 January is up on last year, but less than half of what it was in 2016 due to RCVS sending text and email reminders.

5 mins

The VetPartners Australia and New Zealand Vets Abroad relocation scheme offers vets the opportunity to work in the countries and develop their skill set.

6 mins

Anna Meredith, professor and associate dean international at The University of Edinburgh Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, will start her new University of Melbourne position in July.

4 mins

Novel device to help identify lameness in sheep “is the first of its kind”. The technology, in development, could save the farming industry millions of pounds.

5 mins

Specialist status, enhanced technology and raft of increased learning opportunities secures bright outlook for 2018, says charity.

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Veterinary professionals have until the beginning of February to make their case to be considered for the Veterinary Marketing Association accolade, sponsored by Veterinary Times and VN Times.

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CPD event ahead of BSAVA Congress will tailor talks for both veterinarians and VNs in 45-minute “easily digestible” sessions at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham hotel.

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Further investment will be made to recruit more high-calibre specialists in neurology, ophthalmology and diagnostic imaging, while also increasing the number of nurses and support staff.

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Event aims to inform and lead development of UK small ruminant dairying, as well as be a forum for exchange of information and ideas.

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The charity is seeking the opinions of UK vets, veterinary nurses and students on the health-related issues affecting the nation’s pets for its Animal Wellbeing Report, plus be entered into a prize draw.

3 mins

A practice in Hampshire is celebrating after its veterinary team saved the lives of a young cat and her unexpected brood of premature kittens.

6 mins

Vet Fiona Macdonald is researching whether Aeromonas hydrophila is a link to identifying cause of deadly canine disease.

6 mins

New initiative aims to mount collective veterinary effort to help combat “normalisation and rise in popularity of brachycephalic features in dogs”.

5 mins

Has a member of your practice team gone “above and beyond” in 2017? There’s still time to let the whole veterinary profession know about it.

4 mins

Vet Emma Goodman Milne hopes website will give veterinary professionals a voice in battle against breeding brachycephalic animals.

6 mins

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home braces itself for new year flood of abandoned animals bought from unregulated websites over the festive period.

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