June 2021

New support group for veterinary staff who work with chronic illness is calling on the RCVS to look again at proposals that would allow limited registration for individuals with disabilities, among other options.

11 mins

“We’ve now delivered 540,593 vaccinations against rabies in dogs and educated nearly one million people in dog bite prevention across Goa” – Luke Gamble of Mission Rabies.

5 mins

Now in its 15th year, the initiative will take place as a digital festival from 28 June to 4 July, with the theme this time round being “Hopping through the Years”.

5 mins

“This extra financial support will be especially welcome in helping us to meet the costs of provision of services for all those in the UK veterinary family…” – Vetlife president, Graham Dick.

6 mins

Latest figures from the RVC show that a total of 278 cats have contracted the disease, with a reported mortality rate of more than 70%.

5 mins

Three dogs and five cats were awarded to help mark World Blood Donor Day on 14 June.

8 mins

Study shows brachycephalic dogs and spaniels are among the breeds more prone to keratoconjunctivitis sicca, which can lead to blindness if left untreated.

5 mins

Study shows one in five dogs stolen during the past five years have been Staffordshire bull terriers.

4 mins

RVC’s professor of experimental parasitology is director of a one health project working on safer and sustainable meat and egg production, and has attracted grants of more than £40 million for various research.

7 mins

Biggest UK veterinary groups defend cost decisions as calls for an investigation into rising bills and pricing policies snowball.

11 mins

The BSAVA has launched a new lab method performance verification help tool to support the new updates to the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme.

5 mins

Lion in Scotland becomes first in the world to undergo dental procedure using new system aimed at reducing the number of people needed for anaesthetic procedures.

5 mins

In the first study of its kind, research will examine gut microbiomes from dairy calves across a four-year period – and assess use of probiotics from birth to post-weaning.

6 mins

Human Animal Bond Research Institute and WSAVA team up to advance the health and welfare of pets and people globally.

6 mins

The Government will today (7 June) debate banning the import of dogs with cropped ears as part of a wider debate of animal welfare.

5 mins

VetCompass app available for iOS and Android has been designed to replicate typical caseloads and clinical first opinion veterinary practice scenarios.

6 mins

Company will provide appropriate veterinary diets for dogs and cats to clients of the UK charity, which now operates in 16 different locations across the UK.

5 mins

Scorpions, spitting cobras and leopards are among the creatures being kept privately in the UK, according to research carried out by Money.co.uk.

4 mins

May 2021

Soft tissue team at Langford Vets successfully perform intricate procedure and save the life of four-year-old domestic shorthair after becoming impaled on a stick following windowsill fall.

5 mins

“This is a groundbreaking model to expand access to educational opportunities and broaden the range of potential students who would not ordinarily be able to attend a vet school” – Wayne Powell, SRUC.

7 mins