January 2021

Additional seal for dental chew

VeggieDent FR3SH Dental Chews gain seal for plaque control from Veterinary Oral Health Council.

2 mins
Spillers launches molasses-free fibre

Spillers Fibre Lite Molasses Free is described as low-calorie soft chopped fibre feed with added grass nuts and garlic, but no added sugar.

4 mins
Bimeda expands its equine range

Bimeda offers vets the chance to win an Apple Watch to celebrate the launch of the UK’s only apple-flavoured flunixin oral paste for horses.

4 mins
New service offers ‘right kit at right price’

Mendip Supplies starts up and offers a range of endoscopic kits for farm animal vets to keep handily in their car.

3 mins
Bolus range expands by three

Denis Brinicombe Group expands its range to meet needs of a wide range of cattle.

3 mins
Purina launches Pro Plan HC Hydra Care

New Purina supplement proven to help cats consume more water every day than water alone and helps to increase urine dilution.

7 mins

December 2020

Practice’s memorial Christmas trees help needy pets

Shearbridge Veterinary Centre’s reception Christmas trees at surgeries in Queensbury, Bradford and Hipperholme, Halifax, allow owners to remember lost pets, with the practice making £1 charity donations for each one.

4 mins
Ceva adds to BRD treatment range

Tulaven 100mg/ml is licensed for treatment and metaphylaxis of bovine respiratory disease associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni and Mycoplasma bovis.

4 mins
Cytopoint licence extends to treat pruritus

Zoetis announces antibody therapy, already approved for treatment of clinical manifestations of atopic dermatitis in dogs, now has wider application.

7 mins
Bimeda launches injection for cattle, pigs and sheep

Macrosyn is 100mg/ml tulathromycin solution for injection indicated for use to treat specific conditions caused by susceptible bacteria.

4 mins

October 2020

Apple-flavoured equine pain relief launches

Dechra Veterinary Products unveils new presentation of Equipalazone, which is indicated for a variety of musculoskeletal disorders in horses and ponies.

4 mins
Ceva extends skincare range

Ceva Animal Health adds to its Douxo offering with launch of Douxo Care Auricular Lotion.

4 mins
Ceva adds to pheromone range with Feliway Optimum

Available as an easy-to-use plug-in diffuser, new product helps cats “with more signs of stress, in more situations, and calms cats better than ever”.

4 mins
Higher compliance for 12-week flea regimens – data

Data analysis carried out on behalf of MSD Animal Health shows greater compliance for 12-weekly regimens than monthly ones.

5 mins
Animalcare launches strongest oral solution of thiamazole

Thiamacare is double the concentration of the current liquid option and has been developed to improve compliance when managing feline hyperthyroidism.

5 mins
Fresh award win for Pet Remedy

Calming product that has decade-long track record of industry awards has picked up another at the PATS Telford Forum New Product Awards.

6 mins
Virbac launches first equine-licensed steroid tablet

Equipred is licensed for the treatment of severe equine asthma, with each tablet containing 50mg of prednisolone.

2 mins

September 2020

Bolus technology back on shelves

Denis Brinicombe Group in global joint venture with bolus manufacturer Rumbol Products to reintroduce “cutting-edge cattle bolus technology” not available since factory fire.

4 mins
Interactive map charts ewe abortion risk

Ceva rolls out resource detailing prevalence of Chlamydia abortus, the bacteria causing enzootic abortion of ewes, as tool for vets to persuade farmers on vaccination.

3 mins
Equine digestion product launches in UK

Relyne GI “capitalises on the dual benefit of the patented hyaluronan MHB3 and the immune-supporting effect of a beta-glucan”.

2 mins