July 2017

The Vet Refresh and Nurse Refresh programmes aim to offer flexible and supportive CPD packages to support professionals returning to practice after a career break.

2 mins

June 2017

The RSPCA has launched an investigation into an abandoned dog found unable to walk and with claws so long they had curled three times before embedding in its pads.

6 mins

Staffordshire bull terrier undergoes emergency surgery to prevent fatal blockage after swallowing baby bottle teat.

3 mins

The canine health experts offered myotherapy treatments, and conducted workshops and practical training sessions during their nine-day trip to Bangalore.

5 mins

The Ā£1.6 million facility at The Donkey Sanctuary in Devon can also offer practices within its catchment area a second opinion if required for donkey and mule patients.

4 mins

The first article from the VBJ-powered Big 6 forum project has been published, and sees a panel of 18 practice owners, vets, business leaders and academics discuss the role of work-life balance in practice.

3 mins

A veterinary nurse in East Lothian whose dog lost its sight after contracting dry eye has spoken out to raise awareness of the condition.

4 mins

The Petsā€™nā€™Vets Family network has criticised the Scottish Parliamentā€™s decision to lift the blanket ban on tail docking, saying it "cannot fit with the dog-loving ethos of our practice".

2 mins

The Bull Breeding Soundness Examination course from the BCVA includes demonstrations of examination and semen collection techniques using electro-ejaculation on bulls in farm settings.

3 mins

Labrador retriever Max was "lucky not to be seriously injured" after a trampoline accident left him with a spring hooked around his Achilles tendon.

3 mins

Vet and VN students from across the country have been able to attend a BVLGBT+ group march thanks to a series of Pride travel grants.

4 mins

Six-year-old Sebastian was referred to Calder Vets in Yorkshire after he suddenly started coughing and retching while out for a walk in the park.

4 mins

A cat that suffered first degree burns after climbing under a car bonnet and remaining for a 150-mile journey is on the road to recovery.

5 mins

A man who kept 13 venomous snakes and 2 scorpions in insecure enclosures in his one-bedroom flat without a licence has been jailed for 18 months.

3 mins

Cytopoint (lokivetmab) from Zoetis is a new treatment for the clinical signs of atopic dermatitis in dogs, including itch and inflammation.

3 mins

The leg of a two-year-old MĆ¼nsterlƤnder dog has been saved from amputation using medical technology funded by Sir Bobby Charltonā€™s landmine charity, Find A Better Way.

6 mins

New developments see specialist-led oncology and ophthalmology services as well as additional specialists within the small animal cardiology and soft tissue surgery teams.

3 mins

Veterinary courses can now be considered as ā€œlong courseā€ degrees in England, therefore increasing the loan available to students.

6 mins

The importance of the human-companion animal bond was explored at the sixth Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI)-RVC Symposium on Animal Welfare and Behaviour.

4 mins

The BVA says it is ā€œappalledā€ at the vote by legislators to reintroduce the tail docking of certain classes of working dogs in Scotland.

4 mins