November 2020

Vet Chiara Giannasi said she had “never removed anything so huge from a dog’s nose before” after 18-month-old springer spaniel presents at County Durham practice.

5 mins

RCVS announces two online workshops to outline its new 1CPD platform, designed as a one-stop shop for vets and RVNs to plan, record and reflect on CPD.

6 mins

Free CPD webinar is lined up with Sarah Caney, Andy Sparkes and nutritional researcher Brian Zanghi from Purina Institute.

5 mins

Southfields Veterinary Specialists clinicians use multidisciplinary approach to save the life of a dog with an aggressive spinal tumour.

5 mins

Researchers at the University of Sussex find two neurotoxic pesticides, both commonly found in flea products, exceeded accepted safe limits in some samples from 20 English rivers.

6 mins

RCVS and Veterinary Schools Council launch joint survey to see how pandemic has affected their employment prospects.

5 mins

Ceva Animal Health launches campaign to encourage farmers to use oral rehydration therapy during scouring to provide electrolytes and correct acidosis.

4 mins

The collaboration will cover use of medicines in dogs, cats, rabbits, small mammals, exotic animals kept as pets, and equids.

6 mins

Association has organised quizzes and a live debate, as well as upgraded some of its resources, to back week from 18 to 24 November.

6 mins

“Thank you to everyone who’s supported me and been part of this journey. It means a huge amount” – BVA Young Vet of the Year 2020, Fabian Rivers.

8 mins

UK’s chief vet warns puppy lovers to be cautious of being “petfished” in lead-up to festive season.

7 mins

The new, upgraded paperback edition is illustrated with colour photos and diagrams, and includes a list of definitions of the common dental disorders affecting donkeys.

4 mins

Team from the Institute of Animal Welfare Science in Vienna examined the effects on the heart rate and behaviour of a group of heifers when interacting with a researcher who spoke to them in a soft voice while stroking their necks.

10 mins

Association announces dairy certification programme will be part of its broad education offering to farm vets and their clients.

6 mins

Research by Ceva Animal Health suggests two-thirds of vets suspect some farming clients are disposing of waste in commercial or domestic bins.

3 mins

Sarah Ramsey, clinical director at Alder Veterinary Practice in Surrey, has vowed to undertake challenges each month for a year in memory of Ariana Jahangir and charity Cardiac Risk in the Young.

7 mins

Veterinary group is trialling zero-waste boxes for personal protective equipment at 130 of its largest sites in the UK.

6 mins

Jenny Campbell, previously lined up for cancelled live event in 2020, is first of three keynotes confirmed for online-only offering in 2021.

6 mins

“This handbook should be viewed as a ‘second pair of eyes’ throughout a procedure, especially if an anaesthetised patient deteriorates...” Ian Self, University of Cambridge.

4 mins

BSAVA working with European Society of Veterinary Endocrinology after latter became aware of a permanent change in the antibody used for specific cortisol test.

6 mins