April 2021

More practices across England are taking the opportunity to add paraprofessional staff to their teams to become approved tuberculin testers since APHA approval. 

10 mins

Four-year-old Dougie had only a slim chance of survival as he battled rare complication after undergoing lung surgery.

5 mins

Online CPD will continue to innovate post-pandemic, with veterinary professionals now ideally placed to handle a mixture of online and face-to-face learning.

11 mins

New mums to get full pay while new dads to receive four weeks of paternity leave under new policy announced by emergency and critical care provider.

4 mins

Vets capture the joy of animals and realities of working during lockdown for annual photography award.

9 mins

Practice group launches Farm Vets brand to signal intent for growing part of its business and allow it to speak with “a collective voice”.

3 mins

A vet who helped develop a new anaesthetic drug, a VN who has gone “above and beyond” throughout the pandemic, and a vet student who volunteered on COVID wards are among those honoured.

13 mins

Association launches campaign on World Animal Vaccination Day (20 April) to explain benefits of vaccinations in protecting UK animals.

5 mins

RCVS’ ViVet innovation project is holding an interactive event to introduce veterinary professionals to creative techniques.

4 mins

Monoclonal antibody therapies – seen in the first new class of medications for OA pain in two decades – could soon have other veterinary applications. 

8 mins

RCVS council member Dr Richards elected junior vice-president for remainder of college year following David Argyle’s decision to resign.

5 mins

The 11-year-old West Highland white terrier was referred to North Downs Specialist Referrals unable to walk and facing leg amputation on top of her cancer treatment.

7 mins

Day of online learning, where participants are encouraged to make donation to NHS Charities Together, is returning next week after first event raised ÂŁ22,500.

5 mins

Alex McGhee, who is business intelligence manager at Linnaeus, is helping the Sea Turtle Rescue Alliance as a data lead to apply data science to help vets caring for the reptiles.

7 mins

Thirsk-based retailer established in 2005 is licensed supplier of pet medications in UK and mainland Europe, dispatching up to 3,000 orders a day.

5 mins

RCVS is replacing Professional Development Phase with Veterinary Graduate Development Programme, which has trained advisors in each participating practice.

4 mins

The coronavirus pandemic sparked a puppy-buying boom, but life in lockdown has left many of those puppies suffering behavioural issues due to a lack of opportunities for them to be socialised appropriately.

12 mins

Three-month-old Daisy was left with skull fractures and bruised lungs after the incident, but is now on the road to recovery thanks to the team at Anderson Moores in Hampshire.

7 mins

QI Boxset aims to provide practices and practitioners with guidance in establishing a quality improvement structure.

5 mins

JosĂ© Ruiz, maxillofacial surgeon at Davies Veterinary Specialists in Hertfordshire, resolves cat Dexy’s bilateral temporomandibular joint dysplasia.

4 mins