March 2017

Bayer 's third instalment of its electronic Education Now, Safeguarding Antimicrobials responsible use guides sees the RVC's Ross Bond focus on the effective management of pyoderma in dogs.

3 mins

A fast and cost-efficient technique for harvesting stem cells may have the potential to revolutionise the way vets treat orthopaedic conditions in horses.

4 mins

The fight against ticks vectoring Lyme disease and babesiosis in people and animals appears to have taken a step forward following the publication of novel research by US scientists.

4 mins

A vet from Crete swapped the sunshine of Greece for London streets to spend two weeks observing the work of the Mayhew Animal Home.

4 mins

British vets may soon have a new weapon in the treatment of dogs suffering atopic dermatitis, as the first monoclonal antibody in veterinary medicine has been recommended for marketing authorisation.

4 mins

A radioiodine unit for the treatment of hyperthyroid cats has opened in north-west Oxfordshire, bringing the number of such centres in the UK to 13.

3 mins

February 2017

Small animal pain management will be under the spotlight at the Veterinary Christian Fellowship's latest CPD session in May.

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A one-day session by feline specialist Sarah Caney exploring health issues in older cats is to take place at the end of March.

Scientists have used the techniques to produce pigs potentially resilient from porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome.

4 mins

A UK equine hospital is understood to have become the first in the world to offer a same-day qPCR test broad enough to identify all species of ringworm in horses.

4 mins

A lack of opportunities could be to blame for the falling number of young vets prepared to work in mixed animal or farm practice.

5 mins

A charity that provides free vet care to pets of homeless and vulnerably housed people is racing against time to find funds to remain operational.

3 mins

Merial Animal Health has launched a programme of monthly webinars to support large animal veterinary surgeons with ongoing CPD.

2 mins

Members of the RVC Zoological Society have swooped to the rescue of oft-malign vultures by supporting a charity dedicated to their conservation and protection.

3 mins

Animal lovers took just three hours to raise the Ā£2,500 required to fit a pacemaker and save a rescue dog with a third-degree heart block.

4 mins

The RVC has strengthened its ongoing educational twinning project with the Jordan University of Science and Technology by welcoming a delegation to its London headquarters.

3 mins

A novel study by US scientists may help British vets distinguish animal abuse from accidental trauma and ā€œgive a voice to the voicelessā€.

4 mins

The University of Liverpool has defended a job advert for a senior clinical research fellowship post that offered different salaries for medical and veterinary applicants.

4 mins

The RCVS is reminding vets to complete their annual renewal by 1 April 2017.

2 mins

Partnership between vet referral centre and childrenā€™s hospital ā€˜to cement bondā€™ between human-animal medicine, says doctor.

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