The RCVS Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee has directed the Registrar to suspend Surrey-based Lois Hodgkinson RVN for ten months, for ordering prescription drugs for her own use through the practice's veterinary wholesaler ordering system. ...

The Government has announced plans to introduce introduce tougher dog breeding licensing rules in what is being described as the biggest reform of the pet trade in 20 years. The new rules will make it illegal to sell puppies younger than eight weeks...

The RCVS Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee has suspended Gwent-based veterinary nurse Samantha Giles from the Register for two months after she failed to respond to repeated requests to provide her CPD records. At the outset of the hearing, Ms...

A Glaswegian 12-week-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier seems to have set the bar when it comes to surviving ingested foreign bodies. Macie was rushed to the PDSA's emergency out-of-hours service after swallowing an eight-inch kitchen knife (click...

The RCVS has removed 247 veterinary nurses from its Register for failing to pay their annual renewal fee. The College says that the number of veterinary nurses removed at the beginning of this year is significantly down from 2016 when 692 VNs were...

Boehringer Ingelheim is offering free creative colouring books and the chance to win an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to veterinary surgeons and nurses who sign up at The Boehringer Academy, the company’s free online CPD resource. The Boehringer...

The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has dismissed a case against Nottinghamshire-based Emma Frances Faulkner MRCVS. It was alleged that in September 2015, she had acted inappropriately by striking a Shih Tzu/Toy Poodle cross puppy called Arnie on his head...

Following Pets at Home's recall of four cat food products found to be low in thiamine , Davies Veterinary Specialists has issued advice for veterinary professionals and pet owners about the diagnosis and treatment of thiamine deficiency in cats. ...

Dechra Veterinary Products - maker of Zycortal - has teamed up with some of Europe’s leading endocrinologists to draw up 'Five Golden Rules', a set of guidelines designed to help veterinary professionals who are diagnosing and treating canine...

CVS has completed the conversion of a 66-year-old pub in Gorleston, Norfolk, into a state-of-the-art veterinary hospital. The Veterinary Hospital and Surgery acquired the Magdalen Arms in late 2014 and started work on the conversion of the listed building...

The Blue Cross has named Newcastle-based Tyrina Gibson RVN as the winner of its Vet Nurse of The Year award. Tyrina, pictured centre right, has worked at the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals for almost four years, a vet nurse for 10 years...

Royal Canin has announced a special offer designed to highlight the importance of feeding hospitalised patients. The company is offering up to £50* worth of vouchers to use at J.A.K Marketing Ltd when purchasing GI diets (including canine and...