November 2024

Major veterinary group, which funded the analysis, has now outlined plans for a new project that it hopes will ultimately make practices safer.

9 mins

All sides in House of Commons today (29 November) back vet and MP Danny Chambers’ private members bill at second reading – with Government listing potential restrictions.

8 mins

Sally Everitt concedes many owners unlikely to discuss diets with vets unless there is an existing health problem, but she urges colleagues to be “trusted advisors to clients”.

9 mins

“Crucial” welfare proposals, tabled by a veterinary MP, due to be debated in Parliament later this week.

5 mins

More than 50 separate recommendations were made in a report of an assessment visit and the school has been given until next autumn to address them.

8 mins

Registration open for 2025 event, which will see delegates gather in Stratford-upon-Avon in the spring.

4 mins

RUMA Agriculture chairperson Cat McLaughlin called for the maintenance of supplies to be treated on a par with food and fuel security after fourth annual report.

10 mins

A clinician has been reprimanded and urged to “take advantage of the exceptional course” adopted in his case.

5 mins

The head of inquiry into companion animal services, Martin Coleman, warns some vets are frustrated by “lack of flexibility” within the current prescribing system.

10 mins

The Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practising in Northern Ireland says “targeted and scientifically justified wildlife intervention” should be part of plan to tackle rising disease levels.

7 mins

Independent Cambridgeshire referral practice, open since April, has exceeded 1,000 cases already and has a growing team of 30.

2 mins

Organised by the Dairy Sheep and Goat Consultancy Team at Friars Moor Livestock Health Veterinary Practice, event will feature vets and health professionals from all over the world.

3 mins

David Martin warns of “massive correlation” between abuse of animals and children and argues it’s “about time” professions began to speak out about the issue.

10 mins

Based at vet hospitals in Storrington and Chichester, the independent aims to provide wide range of referral-only services to patients across West Sussex.

3 mins

Practices are being urged to take part now to help provide the broadest range of data for the annual project, which closes next week.

3 mins

US researchers say use of famciclovir can speed up recovery from infectious upper respiratory disease, as well as reducing incidence of corneal disease.

9 mins

Scheme allowing the employment of temporary registered novice official veterinarians is set to continue until mid-2026 following an RCVS council vote.

9 mins

An update issued ahead of its annual meeting expressed confidence in the company’s outlook, despite the expected impact of tax increases to be imposed next spring.

6 mins

A woman whose dog was thought to be only hours from death when vets euthanised him has been given a suspended jail term for causing unnecessary suffering.

5 mins

Analysis by Cats Protection reveals rises in both number of owners wanting pets to have kittens and number being given away to relatives, friends or rescue groups.

9 mins