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    Dômes Pharma launches fluoxetine tablet for dogs with separation disorders

    Dômes Pharma has launched Fluoxevet, billed as the first re-engineered fluoxetine for dogs with separation disorders, offering accurate, flexible dosing in a double-divisible, flavoured tablet. Jonathan Hill, UK country manager at Dômes Pharma said...
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    Molly Varga to talk about ECC of rabbits and rodents at London Vet Show

    Molly Varga, an RCVS recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, will be presenting a talk about the emergency and critical care of rabbits and rodents at the London Vet Show on November 14 th . The talk, which is sponsored by Supreme Petfoods...
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    RCVS Council votes to abolish elections

    At its January meeting today, RCVS Council agreed a series of proposals for the future reform of the College's governance structure which will now go to consultation with the profession and the public before being integrated into the overall recommendations...
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    IVC survey shows vet practices not meeting employees' hopes for sustainability

    IVC Evidensia has released the results of a survey of 90 veterinary professionals who visited BEVA 2023, finding there was a disparity between the importance of sustainability to them personally and how effectively their practice is working sustainably...
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    Great Western Exotics to host free webinar on avian flu

    Great Western Exotics is hosting a free webinar about how practices can recognise and manage avian flu at 7:00pm on 24th January. The one-hour CPD session is being given by Tom Dutton (pictured right), an EBVS specialist in avian medicine and surgery...
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    BSAVA asks vet practices to help with PetSavers fundraiser

    The BSAVA has launched a campaign to encourage vet practices to fundraise for PetSavers, its charitable arm which funds clinical research into companion animal diseases. To get involved, you can use the downloadable fundraising pack, which includes...
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    Nominations now open for RCVS Honours and Awards 2025

    The RCVS is inviting nominations for its 2025 Honours & Awards, to recognise veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and laypeople, both in the UK and overseas, who are doing their utmost for animal health and welfare, the professions and society at large...
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    Pet Eye Health Awareness Week starts 15th September

    Pet Eye Health Awareness Week, which is run by Dômes Pharma to encourage earlier detection of eye health issues in pets, starts on 15th September 2025. In a survey conducted for the company last year, 31% of pet owners said they would wait 3 days or...
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    IVC launches training centres in Birmingham and Dunfermline

    IVC Evidensia has opened two veterinary training centres, one at the Vets Now headquarters in Dunfermline and the other based at Blaise Referral Hospital in Birmingham. The centres have cutting-edge facilities, including high-tech audio-visual equipment...
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    VetLed announces speakers for the Veterinary Human Factors Conference 2025

    VetLed, the group of vets, nurses and other professionals who provide human factors training for veterinary teams, has announced the speaker programme for its 2025 conference, being held online on the 28th February. The theme for the 2025 conference...
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    Webinars to help veterinary women with their finances

    Veterinary Woman and VetYou are to host a series of free, one-hour online discussions to help women in the profession with their finances, the first at 7:30pm on 30th July. Each ' Facing Up To Finances' discussion will include tips from a financial...
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    There is such a thing as a free lunch

    Animalcare is offering veterinary practices free 'lunch and learn' sessions about its recently launched canine osteoarthritis (OA) treatment, Daxocox. Animalcare Marketing Manager, James Beaumont said: “Practice life is busier than ever and we know...
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    Vet nurse's audit reveals medetomidine instead of ACP reduces perioperative hypotension

    Francesca Beorby, Head Veterinary Nurse at Putlands Veterinary Centre, has performed a clinical audit which has revealed that neutering patients premedicated with medetomidine and methadone were significantly less likely to become hypotensive than when...
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    Arthritis is a disease of young dogs, says Boehringher

    Boehringer Ingelheim has launched Arthritis AWARE, a campaign to raise awareness that osteoarthritis is much more common in young dogs than previously thought. Although the disease is commonly diagnosed later in life, a 2022 study of 123 dogs found...
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    Linnaeus doubles funding for open access veterinary research

    Linnaeus reports that last year, it doubled the funding for its Open Access Publication Charge (OAPC) initiative, through which it covers the fees for its associates to publish open access in prominent peer-reviewed veterinary journals. The Linnaeus...
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    BSAVA Congress goes online for 2021

    The BSAVA has announced that its congress will move online for 2021. The Association says continuing uncertainty over the pandemic was the driving force behind the decision and it feels that a virtual Congress is the best option in 2021. The event...
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    BVA says vets and nurses must become the trusted voice about pet food

    The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling on the profession to support pet owners in choosing a healthy, sustainable diet for their cats and dogs. The association says that its research has found that 94% of companion animal vets say they...
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    Vet nurses asked for stories of cats using up their nine lives

    Identi, the microchipping company, has launched a competition in which vet nurses are being asked to submit real life stories of cats that have used one or several of their nine lives, with the winning story earning the entrant a Yorkshire Rose hamper...
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    CPD sessions about antibiotic use in otitis and senior cat health checks at London Vet Show

    Dechra will be hosting two CPD sessions at the London Vet Show, the first about why senior cat health checks are worthwhile and the second covering the Nordic approach to antibiotic usage in otitis external. ‘Feline enthusiasts assemble! How to help...
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    BSAVA publishes new Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice

    The BSAVA has published the third edition of the BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice, updated with new video content. Four new procedures have been added: cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound ...
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    Orthopaedics and neurology referral service to expand into Staffordshire

    Movement Referrals, the independent orthopaedics and neurology service opened by Professor John Innes, Mark Lowrie, Mark Morton and Ben Walton in Preston Brook, Cheshire, last year, has announced plans to open a new site in Staffordshire next year. ...
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    Perdi Walsh wins VN Golden Jubilee Award for dedication to developing vet nurses

    Perdi Welsh, Director of School of Veterinary Nursing at the RVC has been given the RCVS VN Golden Jubilee Award for her dedication to professional development for veterinary nurses. The RCVS VN Golden Jubilee Award is the highest individual award...
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    RVC study shows Thoroughbred foals given larger pastures win more prize money

    New research conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and published in the Equine Veterinary Journal has revealed that Thoroughbred foals that are given extensive turnout in larger pastures during their first six months of life, and those weaned...
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    RCVS helps vet nurses develop leadership skills

    The RCVS has launched the Leadership Library, designed to support the development of leadership skills within the veterinary profession. The College says the online library, which is free to access, aims to encourage people to develop their leadership...
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    Dechra announces London Vet Show CPD sessions

    Dechra has announced four CPD sessions it will be hosting at the London Vet Show on 14th and 15th November. 11:00 to 11:50 on the 14th: ‘The three things about Cushing’s I wish I’d known sooner’, presented by Emily Casey BVM&S MRCVS, veterinary technical...