Veterinary News - VetSurgeon News - VetSurgeon.org (2024)

Congratulations to Kent-based Pennard Vets, an employee-owned, seven-practice group which has become the first veterinary practice in Europe to become B Corp certified.Certified B Corps are companies that meet exceptionally high standards of social...

ezyVet, a maker of veterinary practice management solutions, says it will donate £1 to Vetlife for every person that visits its stand (D70) at the London Vet Show, on the 17th and 18th November 2022.Whilst you're there, the company will doubtless...

BEVA is marking Antimicrobial Awareness Week with an antimicrobial webinar for all equine vets on 24th November at 8:00pm.Bruce Bladon will describe current antibiotic use in equine practice, Victoria South will consider the use of Highest Priority...

The RCVS has published a Workforce Action Plan which sets out ways to mitigate the ongoing workforce crisis in the veterinary profession.The Action Plan presents what the College is doing to tackle the issue and explains how collaboration, culture...

The BVA has launched 'Vet Team in a Box', a teaching resource for secondary school-aged pupils, designed to encourage young people to consider a career in the veterinary professions.The new resource, which is sponsored by ManyPets pet insurance, is...

RCVS Knowledge has launched 'Managing Veterinary Medicines: Staying legal and promoting safety', a free online course for veterinary teams to improve their medication safety in practice.'Managing Veterinary Medicines' teaches safe and responsible...

NVS has launched Select, its new brand of sustainable veterinary consumables, healthcare products and instruments.The company says its new brand has also been designed to communicate choice more clearly, thereby making vets' busy lives a little easier...

The BSAVA has launched a new collection on One Health, including chapters from relevant BSAVA Manuals and resources such as Companion articles and Congress podcasts.One Health – the symbiotic relationship between human, animal and environmental health...

Ceva Animal Health, maker of Coxevac, has launched a survey of veterinary surgeons and another of farmers to gauge their thoughts about Q fever and current treatment protocols.The survey for vets is about two minutes long: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s...

CVS and the Veterinary Osteoarthritis Alliance (VOA) have launched a new project to develop and enhance osteoarthritis management which should have benefits for the wider profession.The project, which has been supported by Zoetis, came about after...

MSD Animal Health has launched HomeAgain Thermochip, a new identification microchip which incorporates a temperature biosensor which measures the cat or dog's subcutaneous temperature.MSD says the new chip is compliant with ISO standards, has proven...

Boehringer Ingelheim has launched Parassess, an unbranded online dog parasite risk checker which leaves vets to make their own prescribing decision.The online risk checker, which is available at www.parassess.co.uk , asks pet owners a series of questions...

The Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) has published a special virtual collection of reviews where evidence synthesis has been used.The term ‘evidence synthesis’ describes a range of methodological approaches used to systematically review, appraise,...

The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) have published two new sets of guidelines for vets and practices to promote positive, respectful interactions with feline patients and reduce...

Provet has published the results of new research which shows vets could make their lives easier with better adoption of digital technology and is inviting everyone to come and discuss the report at a free Zoom meeting hosted by VetSurgeon.org on Thursday...

North Star Vets, which launched last year with a business model that gives head vets at each practice a stake in the business, has opened two new sites in Sandymoor and Warrington.Sandymoor Vets and Westbrook Vets are headed by Clinic directors, Dr...

The BSAVA has published the Manual of Practical Veterinary Welfare , billed as offering pragmatic advice and information about assessing and maintaining the highest standards of welfare in veterinary environments.Edited by Matthew Rendle and Jo Hinde...

Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists has reported the autumn's first confirmed case of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), aka Alabama Rot in a seven-year-old Labradoodle in Surrey.This brings the total reported the UK so far this...

The British Veterinary Association has announced that Alison Brough, Kirsty French and Hannah Hunt have been shortlisted for Young Vet of the Year 2022.Alison (pictured right) was nominated for making a significant difference to the lives of aquatic...

Vets Now has announced that Patricia Colville MRCVS, currently the company's Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to the role of CEO of the leading provider of small animal emergency care in the UK.Patricia will take up the position at the start...

MWI Animal Health has launched MWI Pet, a digital system to manage the contact between practices and their clients, including appointment bookings and reminders.The new system integrates with the Merlin practice management system and pet owners can...

Dechra Veterinary Products is hosting a series of one hour CPD sessions covering cat inappetence, the sedation of dogs, and strangles at the London Vet Show this year (17th/18th November).At 9.00am on Thursday and 1.45pm on Friday, Dr Sam Taylor,...

TVM has launched the Digital Toxin Toolkit, billed as offering everything you need to manage poisoning cases at your fingertips.The toolkit contains triage forms, a contact directory, emergency action guidelines and a drug glossary, together with...

The British Veterinary Association is calling on vets to report unregulated canine fertility clinics to the relevant authorities as it calls for urgent regulation.According to its latest Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey, 93% of vets are either...

Liz Barton and Belinda Steffan will be holding "Menopause interventions in veterinary practice: The importance of workplace interventions in supporting long and healthy careers", a session at the London Vet Show designed to show delegates how they can...