Fiona Macdonald's investigation has revealed a possible a link between cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy, and the UK amphibian disease red-leg syndrome.
Vet Ruth Wadsworth is warning of the condition after her dog ingested a number of large burrs, its minute bristles embedding themselves in the mucosa of his upper lip, causing irritation and distress.
Research suggests a disease-predicting blood test may be possible. Equipping farmers with such a test would mean they could identify and report potentially unwell cows earlier.
A total of 35 new fellows were welcomed into the fold at the royal college's fellowship day, while Robert Hyde was named winner of the inaugural Fellows of the Future Award.
The official theme of the 2018 Official Veterinarian Conference was controlling disease threats, but a strong, underlying theme was the selection, training and recruitment of “paraprofessionals”.
Equine resource takes lead from triage models employed in human medicine, providing practice staff with a guide to assessing and prioritising telephone calls about potential colic.
Jade Statt and Sam Joseph are the latest recipients of the Prime Minister’s Points of Light award, which recognises outstanding volunteers who are making a change in their community.
Vets and farmers placed on alert after two animals imported from France were found to have the virus. Both animals have been culled and movement restrictions are in place.
As figures of imported dogs rise, the BVA warns the wider consequences of the UK dog population “must outweigh” the benefit to an individual animal being imported.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy affects one in seven of the UK cat population. The disease is little understood and no treatments have been proven to stop or reverse it.
Vets will now have six months to reclaim costs for treating emergency cases as charity attempts to ensure “resources are spent in the most effective way possible”.
