Many vets are failing to recognise post-neutering pain in cats, it has been claimed, with a survey showing only 33% of felines receive postoperative analgesia (at home), compared with 75% of dogs.
Veterinary professionals can brush up on best practice anaesthesia at a series of Jurox-hosted CPD meetings across England during September and October.
The RCVS has appointed Shona McIntyre and Mary de Las Casas as postgraduate deans to help guide recently graduated vets through their first few years in practice.
Animal welfare charities have expressed concern about the rapidly rising number of primates being kept in "backyard Britain" and joined with the BVA to push for a ban on keeping them as pets.
The RSPCA has advised cat owners to read the labels of flea and tick treatments carefully before use after a cat had to be euthanised when its owner applied a tick-treatment intended for dogs.
Defra has confirmed seven additional licences for badger control measures covering parts of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, with operations underway.
An online petition launched as part of a campaign to secure access to ketamine as an essential veterinary medicine has secured more than 11,300 signatures - with 15,000 the next milestone.
Leading veterinary bodies have been urged to issue an ultimatum forcing The Kennel Club to impose tighter breed testing rules, with a particular focus on the cavalier King Charles spaniel.
Vets are being warned nearly four million dogs and cats are at risk of flea infestations this summer, after research revealed an increase in the number of animals left exposed.
