Practice staff hope to raise £3,000 in memory of their friend Meghan Ambrozevich-Blair, who died the day after completing her veterinary nursing degree at Edinburgh university.
Statement clarifies widely-held understanding that recent defeat of amendment to Clause 30 of EU Withdrawal Bill somehow signalled weakening in protection of animals is incorrect.
A comprehensive list of orthopaedic procedures will be offered at the new clinic, including angular limb deformity correction, fracture repair and joint replacement surgery.
Drop in UK pet ownership prompts the Federation of Independent Veterinary Practices to encourage the profession to be more imaginative in recognising income opportunities.
More than 40 hours of online CPD is available at The Webinar Vet’s event in January, with those booking tickets before the end of November qualifying for a discounted rate.
Three men have been given community service orders after being convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to a rat they put in an air compressor and fired over a building.
Practitioners’ views deemed “vital” to help shape future campaigns that will ensure veterinary professionals and horse owners are fully supported in the event of the condition occurring.
Results from a straw poll held at London Vet Show revealed overwhelming support for evidence-based regulations to restrict the type of animals kept in UK homes.
Veterinary student experiment uncovers microbes that inhibited the growth of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and others that tackled multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli.
The University of Liverpool’s first BSAVA Student Conference will feature 30 speakers across two days, with sessions designed to enhance day one clinical skills.
“In almost 30 years as a vet, I have never come across a case like this one,” said vet Rod Beardshall, as foreign body found to be needle-sharp wooden implement swallowed at barbecue eight weeks earlier.
Last year, Pet Blood Bank collected more than 1,000 units of blood and dispatched more than 3,000 life-saving blood products to vets throughout the UK.
Actiphage, which is based on advanced bacteriophage research, can detect live mycobacteria in blood or milk in six hours, allowing affected cattle to be identified quickly.
The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe’s Brexit negotiation plea includes a list of key points of action, with a request for continued mutual recognition of veterinary degrees across Europe, high on the list.
“Actions speak louder than words, and this action undermines the Government’s previous promises the UK will continue to be known for our high standards of animal health and welfare post-Brexit” – Gudrun Ravetz.
Britain’s leading veterinary charity has reached its century milestone of caring for animals, during which time it has provided more than 100 million free or reduced-cost treatments.
The Considerations for Anaesthetising Rabbits booklet is based on a round table meeting of an expert UK panel of leading rabbit veterinarians discussing best practice anaesthesia.
