January 2022

“Hopefully the industry will see that changes like these at individual practices will all combine to make a big difference.” – Beth Kirwan, head nurse at Pennard Vets.

6 mins

December 2021

More than 1,000 horse owners have signed up to the Spillers Slimmers’ Club, which works alongside them to encourage better dietary habits.

4 mins

Community of independently owned practices is organising a two-day conference, open to veterinary students, in Birmingham at the end of January.

5 mins

Scheme for group’s 15,000 vets and VNs to apply to was launched in 2021 with seven initial grants, with further 15 now approved for funding.

6 mins

Livingston-based referral practice has been accredited as a Gold Cat Friendly Clinic under the International Society of Feline Medicine scheme.

5 mins

Staff at Essex referral centre collected a mixture of gifts to donate to vulnerable London families. 

4 mins

The 12-year-old collie was caught under the wheels of a car, so run over twice, in a road traffic collision that left him with fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, and a damaged abdominal wall and pelvis.

4 mins

UK CVO Christine Middlemiss warns all poultry and bird keepers to heed the latest advice as more than 60 cases reported in UK’s worst outbreak.

4 mins

The not-for-profit organisation has received a ÂŁ2,500 donation from Improve International and the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies.

4 mins

“We are proud to be offering this support to anyone who will have parental responsibility of a child.” – Saskia Connell, people and organisation director at Linnaeus.

3 mins

Tackling zoonotic virus transmission, antimicrobial resistance, sustainable food supply and pet welfare all in the scope of the new partnership.

6 mins

Researchers behind new RVC VetCompass study call for French bulldog to no longer be classified as a typical dog due to the breed’s susceptibility to a raft of serious health conditions. 

7 mins

The results of a new survey published by the BVA reveal that more than half of all vets will be working over the festive period, but only 11% reported being happy to do so.

7 mins

JSAP study shows early initiation of hydrotherapy following surgical treatment for thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion may be associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications. 

8 mins

Scheme will launch in March 2022 and offer 60 students ÂŁ334 per week for the two-week duration of their supported clinical placements.

7 mins

Association launches resource to empower vet teams to champion equality, diversity and inclusion in their workplaces.

5 mins

Successful operation that evacuated 13 vets and their families – a total of 92 people – to Pakistan following Taliban’s takeover was spearheaded by British vet.  

17 mins

As two new case are announced, UK CVO Christine Middlemiss said country would need to be on heightened level of biosecurity until end of migratory season in March.

5 mins

Staff at Linnaeus-owned My Vet in Lucan, County Dublin, found issue stemmed from an aggressive infection of nasal passages, sinuses and lymph nodes.

4 mins

RVC research reinforces the conclusion of the Metropolitan Police that there was no human involvement in the mutilation of the affected cats.

10 mins