December 2016

The BVA and its divisions extend new year’s greetings to colleagues across profession in languages of the EU's 27 member states.

2 mins

A crippled dog that underwent “life-changing” surgery to straighten its bowed legs has learned to walk again.

11 mins

Homeless pet owners are being given help to care for their four-legged friends thanks to a north-east vet team.

3 mins

Authorities confirm dead birds in Leicestershire, Somerset, and Dumfries and Galloway.

1 mins

The Veterinary Education Tomorrow (VET) Festival has announced veterinary wholesaler Centaur Services will be the event's sole sponsor in 2017.

4 mins

Six puppies with parvovirus in need of “urgent” veterinary treatment have been dumped in a bucket and abandoned days before Christmas.

3 mins

The BVA is urging owners to be aware of potential poison hazards to their pets this Christmas after 80% of vets saw at least one case of toxic ingestion in animals over last years’ festive period.

4 mins

The Veterinary Deer Society and BVA compile brainteaser quiz to encourage vets to think of reindeer, all year.

4 mins

Campaign launches to promote discussions between vets and senior dog owners to identify common health problems before they become an issue.

3 mins

Vet achieves career first by treating the first red-footed booby bird recorded in the UK – and accompanies it on a 5,000 mile journey home to the Cayman Islands.

5 mins

Vets are urged to remain vigilant for signs of avian influenza after the H5N8 strain was confirmed in turkeys on a Lincolnshire farm.

4 mins

The Veterinary Marketing Association is asking anyone involved in marketing in the animal health industry to complete a short survey for the chance to win a ÂŁ200 Amazon voucher.

2 mins

Free online access to the winter 2016 issue of the European Journal of Companion Animal Practitioners (EJCAP) is now available to all UK veterinary professionals.

2 mins

The Government has said its strategy to tackle bTB continues to deliver results – and east and north England could achieve status two years ahead of time.

6 mins

Veterinary professionals can access a free new webinar on 20 December called “Nutritional support for critically ill patients”.

3 mins

Pharmacists could be an “invaluable” asset to vets and GPs by alleviating workload and acting as a bridge between the professions to signpost clients and share public health messages.

5 mins

The RCVS disciplinary committee has postponed judgement for two years on a Hertfordshire-based vet charged with the inadequate care of a dog.

4 mins

The editor of VN Times has announced the magazine’s sponsorship of the College of Animal Welfare (CAW) 2017 Training Practice (TP) Congress.

4 mins

Vet nurses from Japan got an insight into UK standards of veterinary care and learned ways the profession differs between the two countries during a visit to Fitzpatrick Referrals.

3 mins

Dog theft is on the rise for the fourth year in a row, according to new figures obtained by Blue Cross.

4 mins