December 2019

Welsh cob recovering well after emergency operation on a lacerated eyelid at Seadown Vets near Southampton.

4 mins

RCVS disciplinary committee hears how locum vet stole and self-injected methadone in practice toilets while on duty.

7 mins

The BCVA has announced four events to start the year ā€“ including a young vet meeting, and CPD on mobility scoring and reducing medicine residues in milk.

3 mins

A four-month-old rescue kitten has been given a new chance in life thanks to the skills of vets at Hamilton Referrals.

4 mins

A six-year-old dog has been given a life-saving ultrasound-guided chest drainage procedure after swallowing a block of rat poison.

4 mins

Forum provides a platform for Government officials, vets and equestrian industry leaders to share knowledge and inspire debate with representatives from all areas of the UKā€™s equine sector.

3 mins

Vets and VNs have raised concerns in a new survey about the way the nationā€™s rabbits and guinea pigs are being fed.

5 mins

Robin Hargreaves, director of the Stanley House veterinary group, argues the classification sends out the wrong message to clients, making it even more difficult for vet staff to tackle the problem.

6 mins

Myerscough unveils memorial plaque for veterinarian who was responsible for training thousands of veterinary nurses.

3 mins

Workshop that included meditation and yoga was offered to Beechwood Vetsā€™ practice teams from across Leeds.

3 mins

The RCVS has issued a final call for nominations for its 2020 RCVS Awards and Honours as the deadline is less than a month away.

7 mins

Cross-sector group aims to understand attitudes around health and safety to help develop tools, services and advice that will be useful in driving sustained improvements.

3 mins

Private vet praised by the association for quickly identifying a case of bird flu in an egg-producing flock in mid-Suffolk.

5 mins

ā€œ...this type of treatment is used by a large proportion of [US] practices to improve their patientsā€™ health and well-being, and I saw first hand how it can really helpā€ ā€“ RVN Lauren Keenan.

3 mins

Scheme will see primary care vets and veterinary nurses across the Linnaeus Group learn from referral centre anaesthetist colleagues.

4 mins

The pledge for 25 Global Actions by 2025 is part of a global Roadmap to Reducing the Need for Antibiotics initiated by HealthforAnimals.

3 mins

Practising vets and veterinary diagnostic laboratories have teamed up to improve UK antimicrobial prescribing.

4 mins

Beagle-border collie cross that was presented to Paragon Referrals is first crossbreed dog to suffer from a genetic mutation called Imerslund-GrƤsbeck syndrome.

5 mins

Xenotransfusion buys time to find perfect blood match for four-week old kitten from its own species.

4 mins

Leading small animal surgery specialist Jon Hall has joined one of the biggest referral practices in the north-east ā€“ Wear Referrals.

3 mins