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    Ceva launches fireworks marketing support pack

    Ceva Animal Health has launched a marketing support pack to help vets raise awareness of pheromones as a solution to firework fears in cats and dogs. The pack highlights the benefits of Adaptil and Feliway and Ceva’s ThunderShirt range of calming wraps...
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    Dechra relaunches Sedaxylan sedative

    Dechra has relaunched Sedaxylan 20 mg/ml solution for the sedation and premedication prior to general anaesthesia of dogs, cats, horses and cattle. Sedaxylan 20 mg/ml contains the short acting alpha-2 agonist xylazine and is licensed for I/V administration...
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    RCVS announces results of 2020 VN Council Elections

    The RCVS has announced the results of the Veterinary Nurses Council elections, which saw a record number and proportion of the profession turning out to vote this year. 3,112 of the 18,228 veterinary nurses eligible to take part in the elections cast...
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    Record number of vet nurses stand for Council

    The RCVS has announced that a record number of candidates are standing in the 2020 Veterinary Nurses (VN) Council elections. This is the first VN Council election since 2017. There was no election in 2018 due to governance changes and there were too...
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    New electricity-free pheromone products for cats and dogs

    Virbac has launched Zenidog and Zenifel, a range of electricity-free, long-lasting pheromone products designed to help manage stress-related behavioural issues in dogs and cats. The range includes a spray, collars and diffusers. Unlike many other...
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    First veterinary supplier switches to electric delivery vehicle

    MWI Animal Health, which supplies more than 3,000 veterinary practices across the UK with pharmaceuticals, equipment and consumables, has become the first company in the UK’s animal health sector to own and operate an electric delivery vehicle. The...
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    New app offers specialist veterinary consultations for GP vets

    VetCT is launching a new app through which veterinary general practitioners can consult Specialists for £80+VAT for a 15-20 minute consultation, £120 for an extended 30 minute consultation or £195 for a 1 hour consultation, all of which also qualify...
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    RCVS forms working group to develop proposals for mandatory veterinary practice regulation

    The RCVS has established a new working group to develop proposals for how it will regulate veterinary practices on a statutory basis in the future. The mandatory regulation of veterinary practices, including statutory powers of entry and inspection...
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    Nearly a third of owners regret buying a dog

    A new survey of 2000 dog owners conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Forbes Adviser has found that 29% of dog owners regret buying their dog. 32% said they find dog care to be too restrictive 29% said it would be too difficult to go on holiday 24...
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    RCVS councillor's resignation reveals continued lack of transparency at the College

    Colin Whiting MRCVS has resigned his position on the RCVS Council after the College approved a new ‘How we work’ statement requiring Council members to publicly support all decisions taken by Council, even if they disagreed. In his first year of what...
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    New veterinary design company offers free consultations to the first ten

    Veterinary marketing and public relations agency, Companion Consultancy has launched Companion Design Studio to provide veterinary businesses with all forms of graphic, video and digital design, including magazines, logos, leaflets, posters, websites...
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    BSAVA returns to Scotland for Alba congress

    BSAVA is holding Alba 2022 - a weekend congress of CPD, networking and ceilidh dancing - on 16th/17th September at the Macdonald Inchyra Hotel in Polmont, Falkirk. Formerly known as BSAVA’s Scottish Congress, Alba delegates will be treated to 28 lectures...
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    BVA calls on profession to report unregulated dog fertility clinics which are 'fuelling an animal welfare disaster'

    The British Veterinary Association is calling on the profession to report unregulated canine fertility clinics to the relevant authorities as it calls for urgent regulation. According to its latest Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey, 93% of...
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    New CMA transparency rules could cost vet practices several thousand pounds to implement

    The Competition and Markets Authority has unveiled a package of veterinary transparency reforms that will require practices to publish prices, give written estimates and tighten complaints handling. Although the regulator says the changes should impose...
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    Majority of vets given grief over CMA investigation

    VetHelpDirect.com has conducted a survey of 380 vets which found that 54% have received verbal abuse referencing the Competitions and Markets Authority report. 15.3% said they had received written abuse and 13.4% had received online abuse. One in...
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    Free webinars on equine pain and locomotion

    Dechra is hosting a series of webinars about equine pain and locomotion, presented by Specialists David Bardell and Dr. Andy Fiske-Jackson. The webinars will take place every Wednesday at 7pm in May. David Bardell is a European and Royal College...
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    PFMA takes nutrition course online

    The Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA) has converted its residential Pet Food and Nutrition course into a series of CPD webinars for veterinary nurses, surgeons and other animal health professionals. Running from 14th-23rd July, the interactive...
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    Pet Eye Health Awareness Week returns in September

    TVM is holding Pet Eye Health Awareness Week from 18th - 24th September. To help veterinary practices engage with pet owners and help them understand the importance of eye health, TVM has produced a range of free educational materials including waiting...
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    Only half of vets are recommending vaccination against strangles

    Dechra has published the results of a survey which shows how vets and horse owners could do more to prevent strangles. The survey of 50 vets carried out in May this year 1 found that only half of them are recommending strangles vaccination to their...
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    VetPlus launches two supplements for cats

    VetPlus has launched two supplements for cats, designed to support their gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and kidney health. The first is a new formulation of Sustain, which the company says will be the first UK veterinary product for cats to contain...
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    Hill's launches three new Vet Essentials diets for cats and dogs

    Hill’s Pet Nutrition has added three new products to its Vet Essentials range for cats and dogs: Adult Dry, Adult Wet and No Grain. Exclusive to veterinary practices, the new range targets specific health concerns, allowing vets and nurses to offer...
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    Improved Zylkène pack and display

    Vétoquinol has announced that Zylkène, a complementary feed used to help pets cope with unpredictable situations, is now available in a 20 capsule pack. The new packs have been designed to have more 'stand out appeal' on the shelves. Veterinary practices...
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    MWI launches digital veterinary appointment booking system

    MWI Animal Health has launched MWI Pet, a digital system to manage the contact between practices and their clients, including appointment bookings and reminders. The new system integrates with the Merlin practice management system and pet owners can...
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    Langford launches academy for vet nurses

    Langford Vets has launched the Langford Academy, offering bespoke CPD for vet nurses at referring practices throughout the South West. As part of the University of Bristol, Langford is the only referral hospital in the South West which has an educational...
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    Zoetis launches equine inflammation blood test

    Zoetis has launched Stablelab, a hand-held, point-of-care blood test that gives veterinary surgeons diagnostic information about equine inflammation in 10 minutes. The Stablelab hand-held reader detects and quantifies the biomarker Serum Amyloid A...