September 2017

Vettimes.co.uk and sister publications urge vets and vet nurses to complete survey to help establish the extent of bullying within the profession.

6 mins

The UKā€™s leading veterinary communications company ā€“Ā and owner of vettimes.co.uk ā€“ has made the finals of the Professional Publishers Association Digital Awards.

4 mins

Colleagues can nominate vets whose scientific and teaching work furthers the profession, with the awards due to be presented during BSAVA Congress next April.

2 mins

ViVet, inspired by Vet Futures, will provide various resources and support to help the profession stay at the forefront of innovation in the animal health sector.

4 mins

Campaign from VetPlus, to run exclusively on ITV in October and November, is applauded for promoting the ā€œexcellent service" provided by the independent sector.

6 mins

Ten speakers are scheduled to deliver lectures at the Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practising in Northern Ireland's autumn conference this October.

4 mins

Success of BEVA's MumsVet initiative spreads across world, with international individuals and organisations interested in setting up their own groups.

6 mins

Returning for their 19th year, the awards recognise members of the veterinary profession who have shown exemplary dedication in caring for the well-being of the nationā€™s pets.

4 mins

A study has contributed to the knowledge of how dogs have changed during their development from wolf to household pet, and why some are more willing to seek help from owners.

4 mins

White Cross Vets branches in Merseyside are aiming to raise at least Ā£5,000 for Alder Hey Children's Charity by donating Ā£1 for every pet they vaccinate.

6 mins

Delegates attending the British Veterinary Zoological Society's first annual conference will benefit from three days of CPD and a packed social programme.

2 mins

Cygnus and Arcturus ā€“ who live in the same home in Michigan ā€“ are among the wildlife and domestic pets to feature in the 2018 edition of Guinness World Records.

3 mins

With an increasing amount of owners treating pet death in a similar way to losing a family member, requests for personalised pet cremations are on the rise, said the APPCC.

7 mins

Practice co-owner took on the Windermere One Way challenge to swim the entire length of one of the Lake Districtā€™s most famous waters in aid of a mental health charity.

4 mins

AHT equine research project to develop evidence-based guidelines finds adverse influence of less than ideally fitting tack was accentuated markedly by heavier riders.

5 mins

Owner Ian Finlay: ā€œHe was not our cat ā€“ we were his humans and he never let us forget that. I think that was the secret to his long lifeā€.

5 mins

An intricate procedure to remove rodentā€™s left eye involved operating vet Sarah Sheppard wearing magnifying goggles and using needles as fine as hair.

5 mins

Cardiologists in the US are researching the use of transvenous electrical cardioversion, a procedure that utilises an electric shock through carefully placed electrodes in the heart.

5 mins

Henry Lā€™Eplattenier, ECVS chairman and clinical director of Southfields Veterinary Specialists, warns specilaist vet loss due to Brexit would mean a shortage of practitioners across the board.

7 mins

Rupert the dachshund arrived at Willows in Solihull weighing little more than a bag of sugar, winning the heart of VN Rebecca Jordan and finding himself a new home.

4 mins