September 2020

A-level regrading may have prompted a late surge for places, but schools were already busy preparing for a safe return to studies.

12 mins

Group of high-profile veterinarians has written to the prime minister urging him to halt the expansion of the Government’s controversial badger cull.

5 mins

CloserStill Media has confirmed it will be postponing the event due to ongoing concerns with the coronavirus pandemic.

5 mins

Free online event will feature speakers on a number of small animal internal medicine topics.

2 mins

A 12-week-old kitten with a rare pectus excavatum defect has been given a new lease of life following surgery at Wear Referrals.

8 mins

Free webinar for global veterinarians will provide update on COVID-19 as it relates to companion animals and takes place on Tuesday 15 September.

4 mins

Tickets go on sale for the Saddle Research Trust’s fourth international conference – taking place in December 2021 – with delegates able to attend in person or via live stream.

4 mins

A few days remain to submit nominations for the award scheme, aimed at vets at the start of their career who are already making a big difference.

3 mins

Funded by the EU, the international project will look at improving farm performance and animal welfare in nine different countries.

5 mins

“Clear-cut” results from University of California, Davis study recommends – in dogs that will be more than 20kg bodyweight as adults – neutering should be delayed until they are at least one year old.

6 mins

The University of Liverpool’s Royal Canin Weight Management Clinic is celebrating its 15th birthday by showcasing the story of a pug that has managed to lose 36% of its bodyweight.

6 mins

August 2020

Team at The University of Edinburgh uses intensity modulated radiation therapy to treat aggressive nasal tumour in Gordon setter.

6 mins

Community of independent practices helps Keeley Orrin – University of Liverpool senior rep for the International Veterinary Students’ Association – roll out student-specific CPD throughout August.

8 mins

Five vet students and an RVN receive £1,000 each for research projects, with one of them poised to receive an additional £1,000 for best presentation and runner-up £500.

5 mins

Vet at Valentine’s Vets near Rochdale had to sedate cavapoo puppy after lolly stick became lodged in its throat.

4 mins

The London Cat Clinic is launching the UK’s first dedicated feline ophthalmology clinic, with new facility to be headed by Ursula Dietrich.

4 mins

Kit Sturgess, RCVS-recognised specialist in small animal medicine, appointed editor-in-chief of organisation’s free, open access, peer-reviewed journal Veterinary Evidence.

3 mins

Sarah Reeves, clinical director at Shearbridge Veterinary Centre in West Yorkshire, had started Master of Business Administration course the same day her son went to school for the first time.

7 mins

St Bernard suffering pericardial effusion was in critical condition, but has pulled through thanks to the team at Cave Veterinary Specialists in Somerset.

6 mins

Gerry Polton, clinical director at North Downs Specialist Referrals, said “huge mass” accounted for a third of lurcher Sky’s bodyweight.

7 mins