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    Vetlife invites nurses to take the plunge

    Vetlife is inviting veterinary nurses to come and take part in a sponsored cold water dip at Walpole Bay Tidal Pool, Margate, at 12:30pm on Friday, May 17th. The Walpole Bay Tidal Pool is the biggest in the UK, covering four acres. Everyone taking...
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    Everyone that visits ezyVet at the London Vet Show will raise £1 for Vetlife

    ezyVet, a maker of veterinary practice management solutions, says it will donate £1 to Vetlife for every person that visits its stand (D70) at the London Vet Show, on the 17th and 18th November 2022. Whilst you're there, the company will doubtless...
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    New veterinary wellbeing events running til mid-April

    WellVet and Boehringer Ingelheim have partnered to host ‘Spring into Spring', a series of online wellbeing events for veterinary professionals The series will start on Sunday February 27th when Katie Ford MRCVS, who is also a life coach, will discuss...
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    Ex Vetlife President rendered speechless after Vet Dynamics raises whopping £40K

    Vet Dynamics, the business consultancy for independent practices set up by Alan and Vicky Robinson, has raised a staggering £40,712 for Vetlife at its annual conference. The money, which was raised from the annual raffle and auction was nearly 50%...
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    Moores Orthopaedic Clinic gets the go ahead for new canine elbow surgery research

    The Moores Orthopaedic Clinic has got approval from the RCVS Ethics Review Panel to offer Biomedtrix third-generation TATE elbow replacement surgery for dogs with severe osteoarthritis as part of a clinical evaluation trial for the implant. The original...
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    New practice support materials encourage owners to take a risk-based approach to parasites

    Krka has launched 'Ears to Tail', a range of veterinary practice resources designed to encourage a responsible, risk-based approach to the use of parasiticides. The materials include pet owner guides, reception posters and slides to display on waiting...
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    Senior veterinary educators gather to consider how to teach contextualised care

    CVS has co-presented a Vet Ed workshop with the University of Bristol to explore the teaching of contextualised care during student placements in practice. Senior educators came from both UK and international veterinary and nursing schools to discuss...
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    Dechra launches amlodipine product for feline hypertension

    Dechra has launched Lodisure, a 1mg chicken-flavoured amlodipine tablet for the treatment of feline hypertension. Available in packs of 56 (4 x 14 tablet blister packs), Lodisure tablets are divisible for accurate dosing. The recommended starting...
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    BSAVA publishes 100th client drug information leaflet

    The BSAVA has now published its 100th drug information leaflet for clients. Its 103rd, to be precise. The association began to produce client information leaflets in 2011, to help its members provide information to clients about the safe use of the...
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    Vet-AI says its veterinary triage tool outperforms Gemini and Chat GPT

    Vet-AI has announced the results of its latest testing which, according to the company, shows its new automated triage tool outperforms Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT in both clinical accuracy and triage effectiveness. Vet-AI's automated triage...
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    Linnaeus publishes collection of veterinary research papers and articles

    Linnaeus has published Pathways to Innovation: Learning and Leadership in Clinical Veterinary Research, which contains a selection of veterinary research papers and articles by experts from across the profession. The studies and articles include a...
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    Medicine Specialist urges profession to support Antimicrobial Awareness Week

    Ian Battersby, an RCVS and EBVS European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine and Head of Internal Medicine at Davies Veterinary Specialists is urging the profession to support Antimicrobial Awareness Week. Ian, who helped devise...
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    Animal handling supremo Melvyn Driver dies aged 80

    Melvyn Driver, the founder of MDC Exports who dedicated his life to the design and production of humane animal handling equipment, has died of natural causes aged 80. Melvyn was instrumental in shaping the success of the Trap, Neuter, Return, method...
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    RCVS announces runners for 2023 VN Council Elections

    The RCVS has announced the names of this year's candidates for VN Council. There are 5 candidates standing for two available places on RCVS VN Council this year. They are: Sarah Jane Batt-Williams RVN Heather Jane Mathieson Kirkness RVN Katherine...
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    Boehringer offers free business support during pandemic

    Boehringer Ingelheim is hosting a live webinar at 7:30pm on Thursday evening (16th April) in which a panel of business experts will offer advice as to how practices can navigate the coronavirus pandemic. The webinar will consider questions such as...
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    New weekly NSAID for canine osteoarthritis

    Animalcare has launched Daxocox (enflicoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor), a weekly oral NSAID for the treatment of pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease in dogs. The company says that Daxocox achieves significant...
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    Practical sessions for equine nurses at BEVA Congress

    BEVA is introducing hands-on sessions for veterinary nurses at this year’s Congress (11-14 September 2024, the ACC in Liverpool). The nursing stream will run all day on Friday 13 September and not only will there be a dedicated lecture and workshop...
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    New domestic poultry resource

    Vetlexicon has launched Avis, a resource designed to provide comprehensive, up-to-date clinical information to veterinary professionals to support diagnostic and treatment decision-making in domestic poultry. Avis includes over 350 articles, images...
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    No future for VN Futures

    The RCVS and the BVNA have announced the retirement of their VN Futures project, because it has reached its natural conclusion. The project was launched in 2016 to identify and find solutions to some of the specific issues facing the veterinary nursing...
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    New diabetes guidelines for veterinary nurses

    International Cat Care has published new veterinary guidelines for the nursing of cats with diabetes mellitus. The new guidelines are freely available in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS), along with new consensus guidelines for vets...
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    Veterinary diversity group celebrates fifth anniversary

    Animal Aspirations, a national student-led organisation dedicated to improving ethnic and socioeconomic diversity within animal-related careers, celebrated its fifth birthday this week. The group was set up in 2019 by veterinary students Stephanie...
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    Animalcare launches post-prescription osteoarthritis diary

    Animalcare (maker of Daxocox), has launched an osteoarthritis diary to help veterinary practices collaborate with owners in the management of canine osteoarthritis. The company points to research which shows that osteoarthritis can affect up to 40...
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    NAVC launches new veterinary product gallery

    The North American Veterinary Community has launched an online gallery, open to all members of the veterinary profession worldwide, which showcases new animal healthcare products. The gallery was traditionally held in-person at the NAVC’s annual Veterinary...
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    Study shows transcondylar bone screws and Kirschner wires are an effective fracture treatment

    A study by orthopaedic Specialist Steve Butterworth at Weighbridge Referrals in Swansea has shown that using a combination of transcondylar bone screws and Kirschner wires (K-wires) to treat humeral unicondylar fractures in puppies younger than seven...
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    Horiba to host webinar on respiratory disease in cats and dogs

    Horiba is hosting a webinar about i nfectious lower respiratory tract disease in cats and dogs, presented by Amanda Paul FRCVS, on Thursday 11th July at 7:30pm. Amanda originally studied and worked in Australia where she undertook a residency in small...