October 2020

Ceva adds to pheromone range with Feliway Optimum

Available as an easy-to-use plug-in diffuser, new product helps cats “with more signs of stress, in more situations, and calms cats better than ever”.

4 mins
Higher compliance for 12-week flea regimens – data

Data analysis carried out on behalf of MSD Animal Health shows greater compliance for 12-weekly regimens than monthly ones.

5 mins
Animalcare launches strongest oral solution of thiamazole

Thiamacare is double the concentration of the current liquid option and has been developed to improve compliance when managing feline hyperthyroidism.

5 mins
Fresh award win for Pet Remedy

Calming product that has decade-long track record of industry awards has picked up another at the PATS Telford Forum New Product Awards.

6 mins
Virbac launches first equine-licensed steroid tablet

Equipred is licensed for the treatment of severe equine asthma, with each tablet containing 50mg of prednisolone.

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September 2020

Bolus technology back on shelves

Denis Brinicombe Group in global joint venture with bolus manufacturer Rumbol Products to reintroduce “cutting-edge cattle bolus technology” not available since factory fire.

4 mins
Interactive map charts ewe abortion risk

Ceva rolls out resource detailing prevalence of Chlamydia abortus, the bacteria causing enzootic abortion of ewes, as tool for vets to persuade farmers on vaccination.

3 mins
Equine digestion product launches in UK

Relyne GI “capitalises on the dual benefit of the patented hyaluronan MHB3 and the immune-supporting effect of a beta-glucan”.

2 mins
Product defect recall for feline spot-on solution

Johnson’s Veterinary Products issues recall of a single batch of 4fleas 80mg Spot-on Solution for Cats due to labelling error.

3 mins

August 2020

Kit allows for easier vaccine administration

MSD's new intra-nasal vaccination kit aims to make it easier for its Bovilis Intranasal RSP pneumonia vaccine to be given to multiple animals.

2 mins
VMD update on intrammary antibiotics

Marketing authorisation holders have informed the directorate of supply problems with a number of lactating cow intramammary antibiotics.

5 mins
Royal Canin to withdraw some senior diets

Pet food firm will be withdrawing its Senior Consult Stage 2 diets following the introduction of its Veterinary Health Nutrition range.

3 mins
Vetoquinol gets Profender and Drontal

“With many owners spending more hours than ever with their pets during lockdown, companion animal parasiticides have never been more important” – Vetoquinol.

3 mins
Dechra extends range with addition of Osurnia

Company takes on otitis product after acquiring the worldwide rights to the marketing and manufacture from Elanco Animal Health.

4 mins
Hairball treatment joins Dechra portfolio

Lax-a-Past, a complementary feed to help eliminate hairballs in cats, added to company’s range of products.

3 mins

July 2020

Virbac launches licensed tramadol tablets for dogs

Tramvetol, available for treatment of acute and chronic pain in dogs, is available in convenient pack sizes as 30 and 100 tablets.

3 mins
Licence extended for cattle fertility product

New licence extension aims to help vets with prescribing and allows more flexibility for devising protocols with farmers.

4 mins
Ground-breaking treatment for canine mast cell tumours launches

Stelfonta from Virbac features a unique compound and is licensed for use in UK and Europe for treatment of mastocytoma in dogs.

7 mins
Ceva extends behavioural range with acquisition

Adaptil manufacturer adds to its portfolio by acquiring ThunderWorks, best known for its ThunderShirt range of calming coats to reduce anxiety in pets.

3 mins
Surgical precision tool enters second generation

Onemytis 2 is described by distributor Excel Lasers as faster and more compact than the original, while using the same gas ionisation technology to allow for a wide range of procedures.

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