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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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    Entries invited for Veterinary Business Awards

    Nominations are now open for the second annual SPVS Veterinary Business Excellence Awards. The awards are to recognise outstanding veterinary practices that have demonstrated exceptional performance and innovation in areas crucial to the future success...
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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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    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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    New respiratory factsheets for vet nurses to give cat, dog and horse owners

    BreathEazy has launched a series of free client factsheets to support vet nurses with the recognition, communication and management of respiratory disease in dogs, cats and horses. The factsheets, which cover canine chronic bronchitis, feline asthma...
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    Survey shows most dog owners don't recognise signs of heart failure

    Vita Animal Health has published the results of a survey which found that only 41% of dog owners know that Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are prone to heart disease and only 39% felt they would recognise the signs. The survey of 1,019 dog owners was...
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    Vet nurses invited to open day at Hertfordshire referral hospital

    Davies Veterinary Specialists, in Hitchin, is holding an open day for veterinary nurses thinking about a career move, on Saturday, January 28th. Head of nursing services at Davies, Lillian Twigg, said: “This is a brilliant opportunity to find out what...
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    New research finds no strong link between rabbit features and dental problems

    A study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found there’s no substantial link between popular conformation in rabbits, including floppy ears or flat faces, and an increased risk of dental problems 1 . According to the RVC, recent studies estimate...
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    Bookings open for Vets Now ECC congress

    Vets Now has opened the bookings for the UK’s for its emergency and critical care congress, which will take place online from 3rd to the 6th November 2021. 2021’s event will see over 70 hours of CPD across eight themes, with speakers including Megan...
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    Identichip launches silent microchip scanner

    Identichip has launched a pocket-sized silent microchip scanner designed to help minimise anxiety when a pet is scanned for a microchip. Identichip says the scanner is particularly suited to noise-sensitive dogs and cats. It's designed to fit in...
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    Waltham-funded study finds more 'love hormone' in children with dogs

    A study by Gnanadesikan et al, supported by the Waltham Petcare Science Institute and published in Psychoneuroendocrinology has found higher levels of the so-called 'love hormone', oxytocin, in children after they interacted with dogs. In the study...
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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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    Voting opens in the 2020 RCVS VN Council Elections

    Voting in the 2020 RCVS VN Council Election is now open. There are 13 candidates standing in this year’s VN Council elections, including two existing VN Council members eligible for re-election and 11 candidates not currently on Council. They are...
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    Identi launches Practice Pet Protection Pack

    Identi has launched a Practice Pet Protection Pack to help vet professionals answer questions about microchipping before cat microchipping becomes compulsory in England from 10th June. The pack contains species-specific microchipping law guides, a...
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    New endocrine app to aid diagnosis

    Dechra has created a new app with the Royal Veterinary College which promises to help vets better diagnose and treat endocrine disorders in companion animals. Typically, diagnosis of endocrine disease is based on a thorough history and physical examination...
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    Animalcare to host more osteoarthritis evenings

    Animalcare has announced that it will be hosting three more osteoarthritis (OA) evening CPD workshops in Darlington (11th June), Edinburgh (12th June) and Bournemouth (26th June). Each event is designed to help attendees with: Insights into canine...
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    Veterinary Wound Conference coming to Derby

    The Veterinary Edge has joined forces with wound management guru Georgie Hollis, to host a two-day CPD on wound management for veterinary nurses in Derby on 18th and 19th May. The Veterinary Wound Management Conference will be taking place at the Derby...
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    Vet nurses asked to take part in Big Pain Survey

    Zero Pain Philosophy, the initiative set up by RCVS Analgesia and Anaesthesia Specialists Matt Gurney and Carl Bradbrook to improve pain management in veterinary patients, is asking vet nurses to complete its second annual Big Pain Survey. The Big...
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    Strangles webinar for equine nurses coming up in December

    Dechra is holding ‘Preventive strategies for strangles: linking research to action’, a free one-hour webinar to help veterinary professionals translate the latest equine strangles surveillance data and research into everyday veterinary practice, at 7...
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    SPVS launches Veterinary Business Excellence Awards

    SPVS has launched the Veterinary Business Excellence Awards, an initiative designed to honour outstanding veterinary practices that have demonstrated exceptional performance and innovation in areas that are crucial to the success of the profession. ...
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    Mind Matters veterinary mental health talks now available to watch online

    The RCVS has published the findings of its fourth Mind Matters Mental Health Research Symposium and videos of talks from the day. The event, which took place in Manchester in October last year, saw veterinary mental health researchers from across...
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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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    Research finds Dachshunds suffer more herniated discs

    Research carried out at two CVS referral hospitals has found a significantly higher incidence of thoracolumbar invertebral disc extrusions (IVDE) in Dachshunds compared to Basset Hounds 1 . For the research, the medical histories of 188 Basset Hounds...
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    CVS launches client care training hub for veterinary receptionists

    CVS has launched a new Client Care Training Hub, designed to enhance customer care skills among its receptionists and client-facing staff. The Client Care Hub, which is thought to be an industry-first, aims to provide CVS's 1,100 receptionists – and...