November 2024

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

Gourley Veterinary Surgeons is merging four branch sites into a large purpose-built practice in Denton.

3 mins

The association’s new Young Vet of the Year said he was “stunned” even to be nominated after collecting the prize during the London ceremony.

7 mins

Progressive Veterinary Association says council voted “contrary to the will of the profession” – and signals its campaign for much more radical change would continue.

9 mins

Plea to look beyond patient delivered by dual qualified veterinary and medical nurse Helen Ballantyne during a passionate keynote address on the “one health” theme at Vets Now congress in Leeds.

4 mins

Researchers say they will now look for ways to address the problem without reducing the effectiveness of infection treatments.

4 mins

Chairperson Martin Coleman tells packed London Vet Show session this afternoon (15 November): “We're not just going to present a set of remedy proposals, take it or leave it.”

5 mins

Police have responded to reports of death threats and an expected protest over the treatment of a dog.

4 mins

Neil Hudson has been appointed to the Conservatives’ shadow Defra team by the party’s new leader, Kemi Badenoch.

3 mins

End users of company’s veterinary surface disinfectant to be given scientific and clinical insights.

4 mins

First-of-its kind cartridge-based diagnostic tool, OptiCell, is now available for pre-sale in the UK with installations expected to start in January 2025.

5 mins