October 2023

Small animal hospital in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, gains International Society of Feline Medicineā€™s top award following efforts led by RVN Molly Parkinson.

5 mins

Two Linnaeus colleagues provide two days of training to upskill co-workers in becoming RECOVER rescuers.

5 mins

Entries can be submitted until mid-December, with self-nomination now permitted in five categories.

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Plans for a revised policy, which could allow the controversial practice to continue in certain areas, have been outlined at the annual OV Conference.

11 mins

Former BVA president Gudrun Ravetz has been given a new senior role, taking up the position in 2024.

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Synergy Farm Health will launch its new online scheme, which it hopes will help producers to prove they meet industry standards, at an event next week.

5 mins

A vet who obtained prescription medicines for her husbandā€™s use and asked a student colleague to make false records about it has been removed from the register.

8 mins

September 2023

Anna Judson took up the top role during the associationā€™s Membersā€™ Day event in Glasgow.

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Dog owners, whose pets have suffered paralysis, are being actively recruited to take part in a trial of new technology which researchers hope could make it easier to predict how dogs will recover.

5 mins

Campaigners have described the number as ā€œan important milestoneā€, but warn much more still needs to be done to eradicate the disease for good.

8 mins

The organisationā€™s inaugural Veterinary Business Excellence Awards are part of a packed agenda, which includes a Vet Times Big 6 Live discussion on artificial intelligence.

5 mins

Move to help farm and equine practices to achieve their sustainability goals follows launch of its Positive Pawprint strategy for companion practices two years ago.

4 mins

Measures contained within the Governmentā€™s Border Target Operating Model proposals are set to be introduced next year, amid concerns from MPs about lengthy delays to this point.

11 mins

Linnaeus-owned Alder Veterinary Practice, in Guildford, has appointed experienced veterinary surgeon Aiz Baig to lead its expert clinical team.Ā 

4 mins

College leaders say the decision to recognise the City University of Hong Kong programme is a ā€œsignificantā€ moment for the whole region.

6 mins

Researchers at the University of Winchester said the findings, based on both owner and veterinary assessments, have ā€œexcitingā€ implications for both feline health and wider sustainability considerations.

11 mins

More than 40 bands discovered in a lump removed from eight-year-old Tiger in an emergency operation.

5 mins

An academic who removed herself from the RCVS register in protest at the veterinary sectorā€™s treatment of dogs suspected of having B canis says a complete overhaul of its approach is now needed.

15 mins

Katie Mantell will take up her new role in December, the organisation has announced.

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Vet Times Jobs is launching a campaign to help practices beat the recruitment crisis ā€“ starting with a free webinar on 4 October focused on how to write the perfect job ad.Ā 

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