May 2024

Survey launched to provide a better understanding of the challenges faced by veterinary professionals experiencing baby loss.

4 mins

Clevedale Veterinary Practice is aiming to open its fourth site in Guisborough this summer, amid what officials see as growing demand for animal care services in the area.

4 mins

London Vet Specialists performed the pioneering examination on a pair of the rare birds from London Zoo.

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The company has signed a five-year collaboration with the charity.

4 mins

Research by the RVC and the National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan identifies being above or below ideal bodyweight, entire and purebred as factors linked to shorter lifespans.

9 mins

Southern and eastern-facing coastal counties are at greatest potential risk, but Christine Middlemiss said everyone in the sector needs to be vigilant.

10 mins

Officials say the disease was found on a farm in Ayrshire during routine surveillance and does not pose a wider risk.

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Jade Heaney was forced to take a sabbatical from her course to manage her postural tachycardia syndrome, a condition that causes rapid increases in heart rate after getting up or lying down.

11 mins

Maidstone-based clinic first in world to install standing leg MRI scanner and claims to be UK’s number one to install Qalibra CT machine to produce medical-grade images.

4 mins

Team at the University of Liverpool finds vets and owners disagree on how many times an older dog should visit a practice and whether senior dogs still need vaccinations.

9 mins

The UK’s CVO has called for vigilance following a new assessment of the threat posed by the virus.

5 mins

The University of Bristol’s Feline Centre is internationally renowned for its excellence and education in cat care, and is marking its half century with a full-day of CPD on 15 May.

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New volunteers urgently needed in three regions because of increasing applications for financial support.

5 mins

According to University of Glasgow research, given the choice, the birds prefer live interaction with others of their kind.

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Academics in the UK, Europe and Asia have joined forces to urge greater efforts to prevent transmission in live bird markets.

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Officials hope the film, which has been unveiled today (1 May) at the start of the annual Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month campaign, will show pet owners the range of the nursing role in practice.

4 mins

April 2024

Latest paper from researchers based in California is thought to be the longest study of its kind into the effects of vegan diets on dogs.

9 mins

VetCompass study shows breeds including cavapoos, cockapoos, goldendoodles and cavachons have higher risk of becoming infested by ticks.

7 mins

Evidence presented to a House of Lords committee suggested the number of drugs at risk of being lost may be lower than previously thought, but ministers are still being urged to seek an early resolve.

8 mins

A Yorkshire-based vet who attacked his former partner before sending the RCVS false references in her name and threatening her showed a “deep-seated attitudinal problem”, a disciplinary report said.

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