February 2017

Delegates gathered for Fitzpatrickā€™s Orthopedics And Rehabilitation For Working, Agility and Recreational Dogs Symposium on 5 February.

4 mins

Some poultry owners will be allowed to keep their birds outside again when restrictions to limit the spread of the disease are lifted on 28 February.

3 mins

Steph Worsley from the University of Liverpool is set to discuss how selecting the correct diet for the hospitalised patient is crucial.

2 mins

The boss of the UKā€™s largest provider of out-of-hours veterinary care has described Brexit as a disaster.

4 mins

The BVA and BVNA have launched a new campaign encouraging the veterinary family, UK governments and the general public to show their support for ā€œteam vetā€.

5 mins

A pet owner who fed cannabis and a soft drink spiked with LSD to his hamster has been jailed for four months and banned from keeping animals for eight years.

3 mins

The college says the donation of 50 elephant feet from zoos and safari parks across the EU have provided an ā€œinvaluable insightā€ of foot disease in the species.

4 mins

The shortlists have been revealed for the seventh annual Ceva Animal Welfare Awards, to be held in Birmingham in April.

6 mins

Vet professionals can learn how to approach suspected cruelty cases with confidence and play their part in helping prevent animal, domestic and child abuse at a specialised training day in June.

3 mins

A seal has had its sight restored by a veterinary ophthalmologist using specialist instruments usually used in human cases.

5 mins

The RCVS is to launch a consultation asking for views from the vet and VN professions on the use of telemedicine in veterinary clinical practice.

5 mins

A stray shih-tzu with a coat so matted and overgrown it was ā€œalmost unrecognisableā€ as a dog has sparked an investigation by the RSPCA.

Empathy and communication could be key tools in the fight against career burnout within the veterinary profession.

8 mins

Nearly 3,500 delegates from 48 countries registered for The Webinar Vetā€™s recent International Virtual Congress event.

3 mins

Veterinary staff have returned from a charity mission to a remote Caribbean island where one of their ā€œincredibleā€ experiences was using a gravestone as an operating table.

5 mins

A study has demonstrated oral BCG vaccination confers protection to badgers and could be used to reduce incident rates in TB-infected populations of the animal.

3 mins

Guests attending the Veterinary Marketing Association awards on 17 March could bag themselves an overnight stay by entering a prize draw.

3 mins

Two veterinary students are preparing to head to foreign climes after winning exotic trips as part of the RVC Student Animal Welfare Society Global Nomadic essay competition.

5 mins

Zelda the ferret has become one of the first of her species to be fitted with a pacemaker.

5 mins

Entertaining an otter may be a challenge for some ā€“ but staff at a Scottish animal charity took the task in their stride.

4 mins