April 2021

Europe’s largest equine vet event back in September at ICC Birmingham, with virtual option also available to help mark association’s 60th year.

6 mins

Colt conceived using AI in spring 2020 and born on 9 March 2021 helps boost the numbers of rare Suffolk punch breed.

8 mins

The UK’s largest pet charity will be working with the pet nutrition firm to raise awareness of rising rates of obesity – made worse by lockdown – and help owners manage their pets’ weight.

8 mins

RCVS is replacing Professional Development Phase with Veterinary Graduate Development Programme, which has trained advisors in each participating practice.

4 mins

Throughout April, pet owners and vet professionals are urged to share pictures of their pets across Instagram and Facebook using #MissionForeverFriend, and, for every post, Hill’s will donate a bowl of food to a local shelter.

8 mins

Results from US trials of an intrarenal injection of a recombinant human chemokine, CXCL-12, could have big implications for animal and human health.

5 mins

Association launches second-phase pilot project to help increase engagement between vets and owners about the topic.

7 mins

Kendal Shepherd’s latest release – Demystifying Dog Behaviour for the Veterinarian – aims to help vets and vet nurses better understand canine behaviour issues.

3 mins

The coronavirus pandemic sparked a puppy-buying boom, but life in lockdown has left many of those puppies suffering behavioural issues due to a lack of opportunities for them to be socialised appropriately.

12 mins

Lecture stream for European veterinary professionals will be chaired by Torill Mosent, vice-chairman of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and president of the Norwegian Veterinary Association.

4 mins

Double celebration as Minnesota Urolith Center analyses 1.5 millionth stone and marks 40 years of service.

3 mins

Emergency and critical care provider to host virtual CPD throughout summer and autumn – and is hosting online congress again in 2021.

6 mins

QI Boxset aims to provide practices and practitioners with guidance in establishing a quality improvement structure.

5 mins

José Ruiz, maxillofacial surgeon at Davies Veterinary Specialists in Hertfordshire, resolves cat Dexy’s bilateral temporomandibular joint dysplasia.

4 mins

Two-thirds of mobile phones and tablets contaminated with staphylococci, including strains resistant to vancomycin and oxacillin.

4 mins

Recruitment agency for profession Noble Futures offering vouchers to training with Improve International extends deadline for busy vets.

4 mins

Vet Professionals and International Cat Care are running online survey of cat owners, including vet professionals, to look at owner experiences of medicating cats.

4 mins

Miniature dachshund Margot swallowed tube of ointment to suffer potentially fatal toxicity, but recovered after intervention by Davies Veterinary Specialists.

5 mins

APHA teaming up with University of Nottingham to conduct research project on presence and location of TB infection in badgers in the Southern Edge area.

4 mins

March 2021

Team led by Nicolas Granger at the RVC and Liang-Fong Wong at the University of Bristol develops combined cellular and molecular treatment.

8 mins