June 2023

New WSAVA president Ellen van Nierop also worried about critical disparity of access to medicines – with half of all vets working without the basic drugs they need to protect small animal welfare.

12 mins

BVNA officials describe process of judging practices’ submissions as “incredibly tough” as they reveal the winner and runners-up in one of the competitions it launched as part of the annual campaign.

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Those behind NAVC HiVE say focused events are “designed to be nimble and get ahead of issues impacting veterinary professionals”.

5 mins

In celebration of today’s (14 June) World Blood Donor Day, it has announced the winners of its best donor awards for cats and dogs.

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New EMS support framework has also been designed to help practices and students structure each placement, based on RCVS day one competencies.

5 mins

Ten-year-old Siberian husky Dexter was initially treated for heart base tumour, but later developed rare Budd-Chiari syndrome as it compressed a blood vessel, and had to undergo trans-atrial stenting.

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Linda Belton will officially take up the post at the RCVS annual meeting next month (7 July).

4 mins

Rabbit Awareness Week will take place from 26 to 30 June and the theme of this year’s event will be ‘Neutering: Protect and Prevent’.  

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Leaders of a data collection scheme on antibiotic usage say vets have a “vital” role in building on recent progress as they hope to double the number of datasets held this year alone.

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WSAVA Congress will be held in China for the first time with the Suzhou International Expo Center near Shanghai hosting the three–day event from 3 to 5 September.

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Veterinary professionals urged to focus on “cost-effective” care solutions as more than 200,000 cats and dogs are currently unregistered because of a lack of practice capacity for new clients.

13 mins

“We are committed to continuing to make IVC Evidensia a better place to work, which means listening and working with our teams to support positive change” – Duncan Phillips, UK chief executive.

5 mins

British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association’s 60th anniversary autumn conference will probe how understanding of orthopaedics has progressed since the group’s inception.

3 mins

VetPartners has created the academy for a limited number of final-year vet students to join in Cornwall in July, with applications closing on 16 June.

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New clinic for small pets of north-west aims to trace animals with structural heart abnormalities.

3 mins

UK Dairy Cattle Welfare Strategy aims to help the industry show progress in animal welfare over the next six years and has six strategic goals.

5 mins

The Somerset veterinary hospital perform the scan on Chaka to investigate a balance issue.

5 mins

Leading consultant in human aeromedical retrieval medicine confirmed as keynote speaker for the event, which will be held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds from 9 to 10 November.

5 mins

Francesca Venier and Harry Warwick, of Northwest Veterinary Specialists, are now European specialists in internal medicine, and colleague Lavra Zajc is a European specialist in small animal oncology.

4 mins

As RCVS Academy hosts new online course, figures reveal disciplinary committee hearings accounted for less than 0.5% of all concerns raised with the RCVS last year.

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