June 2016

RVC teams up with university for Welsh farm vet programme

The Royal Veterinary College is joining forces with Aberystwyth University to deliver a veterinary medicine programme tailored to the needs of animal health and welfare in Wales.

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Warning to owners after pet dog is bitten by adder

Dog walkers are urged to be extra vigilant after a family pet was bitten on the face by an adder.

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Has your band got the VetFest factor?

BSAVA Congress organisers are looking for a veterinary band to perform at VetFest in 2017. So, do you have what it takes to join the line-up?

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Plucky bird survives after swallowing tweezers

A young jackdaw that swallowed a pair of tweezers stretching the full length of its body has "amazed" vets who operated to remove them.

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Conference to explore why vets consider leaving profession

Stress and long working hours have been pinpointed as major factors, forcing young vets to rethink their career options, which delegates will discuss at the inaugural BVU conference.

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PDSA reveals top 10 items swallowed by pets

Stones, teats from babies’ dummies, socks and kebab sticks were among hundreds of weird and wonderful items PDSA vets have surgically removed from patients in 2015.

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Winners chosen in snoozing cat photo competition

International Cat Care (ICC) has revealed the 12 winning images submitted to its 2016 "Cat Naps" photography competition.

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Vet puts out drug appeal to help patient

A vet has put out an SOS through Veterinary Times to find supplies of a drug to help an ailing patient.

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Blood test to simplify assessment of equine larval burdens

Scientists are developing a novel diagnostic blood test for the assessment of encysted small strongyle larval burdens in horses.

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Veterinary opinion wanted for PAW report

Veterinary professionals are being urged to have their say as one of the largest and most comprehensive insights into pet well-being gears up for its 2016 campaign.

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RCVS Day looks to the future

Vets and veterinary nurses are invited to attend this year’s RCVS Day, which will be the last official engagement for RCVS president Bradley Viner.

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RVC names first animal Blood Donor of the Year

Today (14 June) is World Blood Donor Day and to celebrate, the Royal Veterinary College has created a Blood Donor of the Year award.

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Retired vet sets off on two-year charity cycle

A retired vet is celebrating 50 years in the profession by pedalling more than 8,000km for charity, from Norfolk to Cape Town.

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London Vet Show’s clinical programme announced

Organisers of London Vet Show have announced a clinical conference programme covering six streams of CPD.

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Free mental health courses aim to reduce profession suffering

The BSAVA is to hold a series of training sessions in mental health awareness in an effort to help reduce the numbers of vets and vet nurses affected by clinical depression.

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Owners offered free pet first aid pointers

Clients are being offered the chance to take part in free pet first aid classes, in a practice initiative to be rolled out nationwide.

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Clients and canines walk en masse to mark surgery’s anniversary

Heath Veterinary Clinic in West Sussex hosted a mass dog walk to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Burgess Hill surgery.

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Spice gull takes tumble into curry

A seagull found itself sporting a bright new look after falling into a vat of chicken tikka masala.

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Vet clocks up 600 miles for canine charity

Vet Tom Hinchcliffe has gone a long way for charity – more than 600 miles across Eastern Europe, in fact.

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Vets to get a look-in on red eye at CPD event

Vets will learn how to diagnose and treat causes of red eye at a free ophthalmology CPD event in County Durham on 14 June.

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