January 2018

Specialist status, enhanced technology and raft of increased learning opportunities secures bright outlook for 2018, says charity.

5 mins

Veterinary professionals have until the beginning of February to make their case to be considered for the Veterinary Marketing Association accolade, sponsored by Veterinary Times and VN Times.

3 mins

CPD event ahead of BSAVA Congress will tailor talks for both veterinarians and VNs in 45-minute “easily digestible” sessions at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham hotel.

4 mins

Further investment will be made to recruit more high-calibre specialists in neurology, ophthalmology and diagnostic imaging, while also increasing the number of nurses and support staff.

4 mins

Event aims to inform and lead development of UK small ruminant dairying, as well as be a forum for exchange of information and ideas.

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The charity is seeking the opinions of UK vets, veterinary nurses and students on the health-related issues affecting the nation’s pets for its Animal Wellbeing Report, plus be entered into a prize draw.

3 mins

A practice in Hampshire is celebrating after its veterinary team saved the lives of a young cat and her unexpected brood of premature kittens.

6 mins

Vet Fiona Macdonald is researching whether Aeromonas hydrophila is a link to identifying cause of deadly canine disease.

6 mins

New initiative aims to mount collective veterinary effort to help combat “normalisation and rise in popularity of brachycephalic features in dogs”.

5 mins

Has a member of your practice team gone “above and beyond” in 2017? There’s still time to let the whole veterinary profession know about it.

4 mins

Vet Emma Goodman Milne hopes website will give veterinary professionals a voice in battle against breeding brachycephalic animals.

6 mins

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home braces itself for new year flood of abandoned animals bought from unregulated websites over the festive period.

5 mins

Suspended jail sentence imposed by magistrates’ court for harassing female receptionist – including sending offensive text messages – renders vet “unfit to practise”, says RCVS disciplinary committee.

7 mins

The year-long study aimed to validate previous studies on the subject of diet presentation and its effects on weight, feed intake and dental health.

5 mins

Tests on bulk milk samples suggest the virus circulated last autumn in the Southern Uplands, and vets have been warned of potential births of deformed animals in the 2018 calving/lambing period.

6 mins

Discovery could provide novel insight into fight against condition costing up to US$2 billion (£1.4 billion) worldwide and consuming up to 22 billion vaccine doses annually.

5 mins

Group acts to inform and educate both staff and owners to stamp out “disgusting” puppy farming practices, as almost one-in-three UK animals are said to be illegally imported.

5 mins

The University of Surrey veterinary research is part of a wider €90m pan-European one health project to investigate zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance.

5 mins

PDSA vets treated a Jack Russell terrier after its mouth became “glued” shut from munching letter box leaflets while its owner was out.

4 mins

December 2017

Dr Cowlam returns for second series of popular practice life children’s programme, to continue in quest to “educate the next generation”.

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