The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has published new research in Preventative Veterinary Medicine which concluded that surgical management of cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) ruptures in dogs causes better outcomes for reducing lameness compared to non…

Researchers from Leeds Becket University are are looking for SVNs, RVNs and those who deliver diploma-route and degree route veterinary nursing curricular, to help support them in their research project into SVN mental health education.

Dr Faye Didymus…

A study published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice has concluded that the majority of suspected adverse drug reactions (SADR) in veterinary medicine go unreported.

The authors say that whilst it has long been suspected that adverse drug reactions…

Vita Animal Health has published the results of an online survey it conducted¹, which found that whilst 89% of owners agreed poor ear health can compromise a rabbit's quality of life, only 1% were aware that rabbits often show no or few symptoms of…

Agilio Software, a provider of frontline healthcare operations software, has published the results of a survey which found that veterinary professionals still prefer online learning, despite a resurgence of in-person CPD opportunities post-pandemic.

A skirmish has broken out between academics from the University of Liverpool and the University of Winchester after the former published a study which refuted the claimed benefits of a canine vegan diet identified in an earlier study by the latter. 

In 2022…

A new study published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice, has found that the risk of gingivitis increases in cats fed a wet food diet, cats with orange coats, cats that don’t hunt prey, and cats reported to dribble whilst being stroked at age six…

A study published in Animals suggests that Vetoquinol's Phovia fluorescent light energy (FLE) treatment significantly stimulates the wound healing process following mastectomies in dogs¹.

Phovia is a two-part FLE system consisting of a chromophore gel…

Clare Jones RVN has been announced as the winner of the 'Best Poster' in the BSAVA Clinical Abstract Awards for 2024 

Clare won the award for: 'Confidence with CPR within Veterinary Professionals. Would standardised CPR training help confidence…

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 ten…

CVS has published a study¹ which has identified the main factors that are predictive of resignations by support staff team members, including receptionists, patient care advisors and other support staff in companion animal practice. 

For the study, 12 month…

Researchers from Leeds Becket University who are researching how mental health education is integrated into the curriculum of student veterinary nurses are now looking for practising veterinary nurses to take part in an interview.

The project is being…

CVS is embarking on a new study to investigate and document the clinical and clinicopathological features, treatments and outcomes of colitis in UK adult horses.

A team of researchers led by Tim Mair, CVS Equine Veterinary Director and Specialist in b…

The RCVS and British Veterinary Chronic Illness Support (BVCIS) have published the results of a survey which reveal the scale of chronic illness and disability in the veterinary profession. 

All veterinary surgeons, nurses and students over the age of 18…

A study published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice has concluded that intravenous fluid therapy may be unnecessary for cats that have given blood.

This, say the authors, could lead to shorter hospitalisation time and less stress for donor cats.

Dog's Trust has conducted a survey of dog owners in which 89% said that losing a dog is like losing a close family member.

The survey of 2067 past or present adult dog owners, of which 1,170 had experienced the loss of a dog, also found that about…

Vita Animal Health has shared the results of a survey it commissioned which has found that 68% of dog owners either ‘don’t know’ or are ‘not sure’ about how pre and probiotics can support gastrointestinal upset.

In the online…

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 Pain Survey…

A team at Liverpool John Moores University has developed Early Evidence Kits to help with the collection of dog DNA from attacked livestock so that irresponsible dog owners can be held accountable. 

According to the NFU, last year farm animals worth an estimated…

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…

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…

Veterinary nurses and student vet nurses are being asked to take part in a new research which aims to identify risk factors for suicidal thoughts, to better inform suicide prevention.

The research is being carried out by James Glass MRCVS (pictured), a PhD…

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…

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…

Supreme Petfoods has published the UK Small Pet Market Report 2024, which offers an insight into the latest trends amongst rabbit and guinea pig owners.

Based on a survey of 1,000 rabbit and guinea pig owners, the report found that amongst other things…