May 2024

Team at the University of Liverpool finds vets and owners disagree on how many times an older dog should visit a practice and whether senior dogs still need vaccinations.

9 mins

The UK’s CVO has called for vigilance following a new assessment of the threat posed by the virus.

5 mins

The University of Bristol’s Feline Centre is internationally renowned for its excellence and education in cat care, and is marking its half century with a full-day of CPD on 15 May.

6 mins

New volunteers urgently needed in three regions because of increasing applications for financial support.

5 mins

According to University of Glasgow research, given the choice, the birds prefer live interaction with others of their kind.

5 mins

Academics in the UK, Europe and Asia have joined forces to urge greater efforts to prevent transmission in live bird markets.

5 mins

Officials hope the film, which has been unveiled today (1 May) at the start of the annual Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month campaign, will show pet owners the range of the nursing role in practice.

4 mins

April 2024

Latest paper from researchers based in California is thought to be the longest study of its kind into the effects of vegan diets on dogs.

9 mins

VetCompass study shows breeds including cavapoos, cockapoos, goldendoodles and cavachons have higher risk of becoming infested by ticks.

7 mins

Evidence presented to a House of Lords committee suggested the number of drugs at risk of being lost may be lower than previously thought, but ministers are still being urged to seek an early resolve.

8 mins

A Yorkshire-based vet who attacked his former partner before sending the RCVS false references in her name and threatening her showed a “deep-seated attitudinal problem”, a disciplinary report said.

7 mins

Analysis – believed to be the first of its kind – of more than 10,000 SAVSNET records by academics at the University of Liverpool identified around 800 individual incidents.

9 mins

With compulsory microchipping of cats in England coming in from 10 June, Identi has created resources including literature and videos to inform clients.

3 mins

A judge has given the green light for campaigners to challenge the Government’s decision to outlaw the controversial dog type.

6 mins

Candidates for council seats across England are being invited to back the charity’s new manifesto ahead of contests next week.

4 mins

RCVS leaders will begin discussions on how artificial intelligence might be regulated in the veterinary sector at an event in London next month.

5 mins

RCVS voices concerns after report by Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee called for ministers to prioritise vet sector legislation with regulation of “unscrupulous” clinics.

9 mins

The new course has opened for enrolment on the annual Earth Day.

3 mins

Team at University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine gains patent pending status for device that could revolutionise treatment for animals with end-stage temporomandibular joint disorders.

6 mins

Together Through Homelessness project leaders estimate the initiative has now provided more than 30,000 veterinary treatments since its launch.

5 mins