Nominations are now open for the 2017 Petplan Veterinary Awards, which recognise members of the vet profession who have gone “above and beyond” in their daily roles.
Peter Kertesz, one of the world’s few specialist zoo dentists, has added a seal pup to his list of unusual patients after a procedure at Paignton Zoo's Living Coasts park in Torquay.
The owner of a cat that died after spending its last days in a “hot and noisy utility room” at a veterinary practice says he has persuaded the RCVS to rewrite part of its Practice Standards Scheme criteria.
The Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture alliance has described a 10% reduction in sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals in the UK as "very encouraging".
Cardiologists at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service performed a life-saving heart operation on their smallest canine patient – a puppy weighing around the same as a bag of sugar.
The BVA has raised concerns over John Lewis' Christmas advert depicting "Buster the Boxer" on a trampoline – and has urged owners not to recreate the scene at home.
A new nationwide pet health advice line that promises to “make unnecessary trips to the vet a thing of the past” has been launched for a monthly subscription fee of £4.50.
New research suggests cattle vets are “risk-averse” when it comes to giving dairy farmers vaccination advice, but farmers really want, and would be willing to pay for, the considered opinion of a trusted vet.
Owners and vets risk damaging the human-animal bond by failing to understand rabbits find being lifted off the ground frightening, a review has suggested.
New figures show the use of farm antibiotics in animals across Europe has fallen by 2.4%, but average use is three times higher than recommended in the O‘Neill Review.
The first known importation into the UK of a tick capable of vectoring the potentially fatal zoonotic Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus has been reported on a recently travelled pet dog.
A vet swapped his stethoscope for a saucepan when he was accepted to appear on the popular TV show that sees five strangers compete to host the best dinner party.
Veterinary surgeons are being urged to complete a survey on the effects of passive smoking in pets and what they feel their role should be when it comes to tackling the issue.
