November 2021

Veterinary team at Surrey practice perform six hours of emergency surgery to save eight-year-old cocker spaniel brought in with severe injuries following a road traffic collision.

5 mins

Culmination of two years’ work sees college council agree new set of standards and methodology for veterinary degrees, including increase in general practice learning to 70% of students’ studies.

10 mins

International Canine Health Awards celebrates researchers, scientists and vets – plus vet students and breed health coordinators – whose work has a positive impact on dogs’ health and well-being.

4 mins

Protection zones have been placed around the villages of Leeming Bar in North Yorkshire and Salwick in Lancashire following confirmation of the H5N1 strain in both areas. 

2 mins

Four-year-old Marley discovered to have swallowed hook and attached line, as well as weights, which continued down into the dog’s small intestine.

6 mins

Radiography, ultrasonography, CT and MRI are part of new series of leaflets designed for sharing with owners.

3 mins

The simulator, developed through engineering science from the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology in Finland, will be revealed at Saddle Research Trust’s 4th International Conference.

4 mins

Scientists at the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast are to feed seaweed to farm animals in bid to help slash methane by at least 30%.

6 mins

Annual gathering of veterinary professionals at ExCeL London did not take place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but is back with added safety measures to welcome delegates.

4 mins

CVO Christine Middlemiss has confirmed that a pet dog has been found to have the virus, following extensive tests at the APHA laboratory in Weybridge.

5 mins

Dogs with folded ears have a higher risk of developing aural haematoma compared to breeds with erect ear carriages, according to RVC research.

9 mins

Burgess reveals the names of 20 veterinary professionals and 10 practices shortlisted as finalists in its annual Excel Vet Awards, held to honour champions of rabbit and guinea pig welfare.

7 mins

A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone centre on the village of Cleeve Prior after a fresh case of highly pathogenic strain is discovered.

3 mins

Improve International launches CPD and educational resources for vets and vet nurses to existing subscribers, with first 50 new ones signing up at London Vet Show to receive clinical manual copy.

4 mins

Leading biotech company Roslin Technologies awarded major grant to develop its world-leading technology for cultivated meat – as COP26 reveals its global methane reduction drive.

6 mins

Data on wild migrating birds and confirmed cases in all three nations in Great Britain led to chief vets declaring an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone to mitigate winter risk to kept birds.

10 mins

Avian Influenza Prevention Zone declared from 5pm tonight (3 November), requiring all keepers of birds to take range of biosecurity precautions.

3 mins

The nutritionally tailored pet food service has been gathering information on the health, well-being and life expectancy of dogs since 2014.

7 mins

Feline dentistry course will deliver 12 hours of interactive case studies and cover consultation, further investigations, treatment, and postoperative and preventive care.

3 mins

Charity creates a series of mock advertisements demonstrating brachycephalic breeds’ health problems, and campaigns against use of the animals outside leading London stores.

5 mins