October 2024

Preliminary findings from a new BVNA survey show 52% of respondents said they knew of someone using the “veterinary nurse” title inappropriately.

8 mins

Event will take place virtually from 25 to 26 October and will focus on the connection between the microbiome-organ connection.

3 mins

Clinicians behind Vita Referrals in Wetherby, West Yorkshire say they aim to establish a fairer and more open system for surgical pet care.

5 mins

Minette Batters hailed the strength of the connection between the two as she gave the opening keynote address of the BCVA Congress.

4 mins

Four CPD sessions will cover Cushing’s disease, compliance, sedation and otitis externa.

3 mins

Defra minister says “if action is needed, it will be proportionate and sensible”, but adds that sport is making “considerable efforts” to address issues.

10 mins

Moores gets go-ahead from RCVS ethics review panel to offer Biomedtrix TATE operation as part of clinical evaluation trial.

5 mins

Cats Protection officials have warned that more than four million cats may not be receiving regular care – and nearly a million are not registered with a vet at all.

9 mins

Owner who admitted killing his pet and burying him in a garden has been sent to prison for eight months.

6 mins

Clinicians and students – both with and without experience of suicidal thinking – are being invited to participate in the study by University of Glasgow PhD student James Glass.

9 mins

Veterinary Schools Council action plan seeks to improve equity, diversity and inclusion within the sector.

10 mins

Association reveals full lecture and workshop programme, including return of Vet Times Big 6.

3 mins

The bold message came as MPs marked the charity’s 200th anniversary in a Westminster debate.

6 mins

Posting of online promotions for surgery to remove the nictitans gland provokes fury among ophthalmology group and professionals who believe it raises serious ethical and welfare questions.

6 mins

Molly Varga – an RCVS-recognised specialist in zoo and wildlife medicine, and veterinary advisor to Supreme Petfoods – will be presenting a talk on emergency and critical care of rabbits and rodents.

4 mins

Concerns about the effectiveness of long-sought legislative reforms were highlighted during a discussion of what organisers see as the current “crisis” in the veterinary sector.

10 mins

A company launched at the SRUC has outlined plans to manufacture a new device its founder thinks could transform cattle dental health.

6 mins

An RCVS disciplinary committee heard evidence that the practice involved in the case had been “close to collapse” at the time of the case

9 mins

Facilities are being expanded at an Ayrshire veterinary practice in what bosses say is its first major redevelopment since the 1980s.

4 mins

The RCVS has published new guidance on registering as a UK-practising clinician in a move it says is intended to address “ambiguity” in the rules.

4 mins