The RSPCA is appealing for information after a cat suffered about 30 shotgun pellet wounds – including two narrowly missing its spinal cord.

Veterinary surgeon Rob Thomas, the second vet in the UK to be awarded a certificate in veterinary small animal cardiology, has retired after 40 years.

More than 80 newly qualified vets attended a dermatology and cardiology conference organised by CVS at the at University of Surrey School of Veterinary Medicine.

A multi-agency operation to round up, assess and rescue horses on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall has seen more than 20 animals rehomed due to growing concerns for their welfare.

Merial Animal Health is launching a national campaign to educate cat owners about the importance of vaccination and drive footfall to veterinary practices.

The XLVets group of small animal practices is to offer skin check clinics as part of a new dermatology initiative.

International Cat Care is looking for sleepy cats and napping kittens for its annual photography competition.

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St Kitts has signed an articulation agreement with Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

West Midlands-based Severn Edge Veterinary Group has won the Vet Dynamics practice health assessment.

BEVA Trust veterinary volunteers have performed their 100th equine castration and health care check for horses deemed to be "at risk".

Registration has opened for Avacta Animal Health’s pet allergy week (PAW) 2016.

The BSAVA is to hold a series of training sessions on mental health awareness as its contribution to the Mind Matters initiative.

The WSAVA remains concerned access to ketamine is under threat, despite a UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) decision to reject international scheduling of the medicine.

Some of the 50+ vets on the IVC New Graduate Academy programme showed off their New Graduate Academy branded jacketsduring last week’s BSAVA Congress.

A vet has returned from an overseas mission to help sick and injured dogs.

Two experts from the University of Edinburgh Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies have won awards for their contributions to the profession.

The BVA has launched its first photography competition – offering the chance to win £250 of photography vouchers.