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    Scotland's Rural College launches veterinary nursing degree

    Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) in Aberdeen has announced the launch of a three-year BSc veterinary nursing degree – with the option of a fourth year to gain an honours qualification. The course, which starts in September 2021 at SRUC’s Craibstone...
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    Fitbit for dogs could improve vet nurses' obesity clinics

    Appearing as my alter ego, 'Gadget Man', I've just published a new review of the Pitpat dog activity monitor , something which has the potential to increase engagement with dog owners at veterinary nurses' obesity clinics. The Pitpat was designed...
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    New action plan to mitigate crisis in the veterinary profession

    The RCVS has published a Workforce Action Plan which sets out ways to mitigate the ongoing workforce crisis in the veterinary profession. The Action Plan presents what the College is doing to tackle the issue and explains how collaboration, culture...
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    CVS launches new nursing training programme

    CVS has launched a new CPD training programme for its nurses. The 2021 Nursing Programme, which was launched in January, is a new course that provides CVS employees with over 150 hours of foundation training and is open to all registered veterinary...
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    Bethany Pope joins vet nursing anaesthesia elite

    Bethany Pope from Paragon Veterinary Referrals has been awarded Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) status in anaesthesia – one of only three veterinary nurses in the UK to gain the qualification in 2024, and only 17 worldwide. Bethany said: “I...
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    Caroline Jones, Helen Rooney and Lesley Ramsey in the finals for Vet Nurse of the Year 2023

    Petplan has announced the finalists for this year's Veterinary Awards. This year, there have been over 30,000 nominations for the awards. The finalists this year are: Vet Nurse of the Year Caroline Jones, Battle Flatts Veterinary Surgery, York...
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    Vet nurse to run half marathon dressed as a rhino

    Dan Sutcliffe, RVN and Area Manager for Medivet , is going to run the Great North Run half marathon in an inflatable rhino costume to raise funds for the Wilderness Foundation Africa's Forever Wild Rhino Protection initiative. Dan, who is a novice...
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    Boehringer launches support for risk-based parasite control

    Boehringer Ingelheim has launched an online educational hub to help practices use a risk-based approach to responsible parasiticide prescribing in their practice. whatstherisk.co.uk has been created for all practice staff and contains advice from parasitologists...
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    Purina CPD webinar will present the latest on feline hydration

    The Purina Institute is hosting a free CPD webinar in which feline Specialists Sarah Caney and Andy Sparkes will present the latest research into the factors affecting feline hydration, on Wednesday 9th December at 8:00pm. Nutritional researcher Brian...
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    Competition and Markets Authority investigates veterinary sector

    The Competition and Markets Authority has opened a review of the veterinary sector after concerns that pet owners are paying too much or not being given enough information to make an informed decision. Asked why the CMA had decided to launch the review...
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    RCVS Registrar Jane Hern to stand down

    The Registrar and Secretary of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Jane Hern, has announced that she will be standing down at the end of the year. After 15 years in the job, Jane says she has been pleased to oversee a number of significant reforms...
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    Royal Canin launches Pill Assist Cat

    Royal Canin has launched Pill Assist Cat - a treat designed to make it easy for owners to give medication to their cats. In an internal study, Royal Canin found that Pill Assist Cat achieved over 91% pill acceptance. Pill Assist Cat is enriched with...
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    Patient Care Assistants Alice Boyle and Lilly Barnes appointed to Linnaeus clinical board

    Linnaeus has appointed Patient Care Assistants Alice Boyle and Lilly Barnes to its Clinical Board. This is the first time Linnaeus has appointed PCAs to its 68-strong clinical board, which aims to make it more inclusive by including a wider range of...
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    Bristol Vet Specialists launches new surgical procedure for dogs with mitral valve disease

    Bristol Vet Specialists has launched a new surgical procedure for dogs with mitral valve disease (MVD). The procedure, called transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER), is a minimally invasive alternative to open heart surgery. TEER is performed on...
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    New social media guides for veterinary practices

    Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has launched a series of new guides and videos to help practices engage with clients on social media. The company says the series will help practices set-up, post content and measure the effectiveness of their social...
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    Vetoquinol to take over Profender and Drontal from Elanco

    Vetoquinol has announced that it has agreed terms to acquire the European Economic area and UK rights to Profender and Drontal from Elanco Animal Health. The deal is expected to complete by the middle of 2020. According to the terms of the deal...
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    RCVS invites nominations for 2023 awards

    The RCVS has opened the nomination period for its 2023 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...
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    Eye specialist calls on vet practices to refer cataract cases quicker

    James Oliver MRCVS, a European and RCVS specialist in veterinary ophthalmology at Dick White Referrals, is calling on veterinary practices to refer dogs with cataracts caused by diabetes cases urgently to avoid irreversible sight loss. James says he...
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    Pets Choice launches veterinary division to develop CBD products for animals

    Pets Choice Limited has established a veterinary division to develop a range of cannabidiol (CBD) oral dosage formats capable of being prescribed under the cascade. The new division has been granted a ManSA license by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate...
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    40% of dog owners would consider 'Wagovy' for their dog

    MoneySuperMarket.com has conducted a survey of pet owners which revealed that 40% would consider giving their pet a GLP-1 style weight-loss injection if it was recommended by a vet. The company conducted the survey of 404 owners after news that the...
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    New service to help vet practices compete on parasite control

    MSD Animal Health has launched VetsDeliver, a new service delivering parasite prescriptions direct from the veterinary practice to the pet owner’s home. Through the new service, which is designed to save clients' time and improve compliance, practices...
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    Veterinary wellbeing event goes online for 2020

    WellVet, the annual event held to help veterinary professionals thrive and support each other, has announced the line up for this year's conference, which will be held online on Saturday 23rd May 2020. Five time European champion and British record...
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    Professor David Argyle resigns from RCVS Council as PIC concludes 'no further action'

    RCVS Junior Vice-President (JVP) Professor David Argyle has resigned from RCVS Council and his position as its Junior Vice-President, after the Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) closed a case against him and decided to take no further action...
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    Canaural returns

    Dechra has announced the return of Canaural, a treatment for otitis externa, to the veterinary market. Canaural contains fusidic acid, framycetin and nystatin for their antibacterial and antifungal effects against the most common organisms associated...
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    Vet nurses invited to come and learn how to avoid blame and shame culture

    The Veterinary Defence is to host a session at BVNA Congress at midday on Friday 11th October, when it will share its advice about how veterinary nurses can help stop a blame and shame culture in their practices. The session, which will be led by...