Vet Andrew Draper, his vet wife Kate and their 16-year old son Jack – who has type-1 diabetes – will be part of a group cycling from London to Paris to raise money for diabetes research.
VetCompass study shows British bulldog ownership has almost doubled between 2009 and 2013, with figures suggesting owners consider breathing problems "normal" for the breed.
"… don't give up what you have. What you have here is a high-welfare market with a high value to your products. I hope you don't let that slip.” – Jim Reynolds, Western University of Health Sciences in California.
Online initiative urges people to post images of their “cancer hero” animals to show that, even if a total cure cannot be found, treatments can improve quality of life – and extend it.
The case involved a one-year-old castrated shih-tzu that presented with acute right rear limb lameness and hyphema in the anterior chamber of the right eye.
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has asked the RVC and APHA to join its Collaborating Centre network to help with risk analysis and modelling.
BVA’s new vision for effective teamwork between vets and allied professionals reiterates the value of RVNs, and supports an expansion of their role within the vet-led team.
The review looks at the practice, rationale and motivation for raw feeding before evaluating existing evidence on both benefits and risks of such diets.
Challenges to the well-being of more than 4,000 vets around the world will be unveiled to find out what they have in common, and where their experiences differ.
“We are inspired to award these five talented professionals for their hard work and dedication into improving canine health and welfare" – Steve Dean, The Kennel Club Charitable Trust.
Organisers of Rabbit Awareness Week (1 to 9 June) are urging practices to ensure they stock the necessary vaccines to protect against rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease 2.
