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    Byotrol launches Anigene home hygiene products for pet owners

    Byotrol has launched a range of home hygiene products for pet owners under the Anigene brand, sitting alongside its professional veterinary range. The new consumer products, which include surface disinfectants, a stain and odour remover, a urine eliminator...

    New book to help indie vet practices succeed

    Vetsure, the independent practice network, has published a free e-book: “How to Thrive as an Independent Vet Practice – A Vet’s Guide to Success”. The guide is aimed at established practices, new start-ups and those who may be thinking about setting...

    Free webinar offers tips for building great veterinary workplaces

    The British Veterinary Association and VDS Training are hosting 'Building Great Workplaces: Practical Tips for Veterinary Teams', a free series of webinars for veterinary professionals, starting on 29th January at 1pm. Great Workplaces by BVA is an...

    RCVS appoints new Registrar

    The RCVS has appointed Clare Paget as its new Registrar and Director of Legal Services. Clare (pictured) who is currently the General Dental Council’s Interim Executive Director for Legal and Governance, will be joining the RCVS as its most senior...

    New, smaller bottle of Senvelgo for cats newly diagnosed with diabetes

    Boehringer Ingelheim has launched a smaller, 12ml bottle of Senvelgo (velagliflozin), its treatment for feline diabetes, in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland. This allows patients to try the drug at lower cost, before progressing to the 30ml...

    Dechra launches Cushing's Campaign

    Dechra has launched ‘They’ve got Cushing’s. You’ve got us’ marketing campaign to highlight the company’s support for Vetoryl. Across Europe, the company has over 30 technical experts who get over 2,500 technical calls each year about Cushing’s. ...

    Vetoryl double divisible coming soon

    Dechra is launching a double-divisible version of Vetoryl Flavoured Tablets for dogs with Cushing's. The range will include Vetoryl 20mg, 30mg and 60mg hydrolysed chicken flavoured tablets, which can be broken into halves or quarters. The new Vetoryl...

    New study shows fluorescent light may reduce the need for antibiotics in canine interdigital furunculosis

    Vetoquinol, distributor of the Phovia light system, is highlighting a new study in Veterinary Dermatology which concluded that fluorescent light energy reduces the time to clinical resolution, increases the resolution rate and minimises the need for...

    Vet nurses needed for RCVS Ethics Review Panel

    The RCVS is looking for two veterinary nurses to join its Ethics Review Panel (ERP), which supports veterinary professionals carrying out practice-based research by providing ethical approval for their projects. The ERP was established in 2016 when...
  • Gloucestershire referral centre installs 'game changing' MRI

    Rowe Vet Referrals has installed a brand new 3.0T MRI scanner which it describes as game changing to the service it can offer referring practices. Rowe Referrals, part of IVC Evidensia Referrals, was one of the very first practices to have an onsite...

    Rachel Hewson is Vet Nurse of the Year

    Rachel Hewson RVN from Belle Vue Veterinary Practice, Cumbria , has been awarded Vet Nurse of the Year 2025 by Petplan. This year, there were over 41,000 nominations for the five awards which were set up 26 years ago to recognise the nation’s most...

    Chambers' animal welfare bill passes into law

    The Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill introduced as a private members Bill earlier this year by Winchester MP, Danny Chambers MRCVS, has passed into law. The new law allows the Government to: raise the minimum age at which...

    Supplies of Zoetis Equip Artervac hit by manufacturing issue

    Zoetis has announced a further delay in the supply of Equip Artervac in the UK, due to a manufacturing issue. The company now expects the vaccine will not be available until June 2025. The company apologised for the d isruption and inconvenience...

    BVA publishes Net Zero report to help the profession towards a more sustainable future

    The BVA has published Net Zero, a report into the role of veterinary practices in tackling climate change. The report comes on the back of a survey by the association which found that 93% of vets say sustainability is important to them. The BVA says...

    HT Vista adds enhanced lump diagnostic capability for dogs

    HT Vista has enhanced the diagnostic function on its cancer screening device so that it can now diagnose lumps on dogs when the specificity exceeds 90%. The update includes a new scoring system of low, moderate or high cancer risk which replaces the...

    World-first double ankle replacement for a dog at County Durham referral centre

    Wear Referrals in County Durham has claimed a world-first double ankle replacement for a dog. The patient was a four-year-old Labrador called Vinny who, in 2019, became the first dog in the UK to receive a BioMedtrix canine ankle replacement system...

    New oncology referral service for the Northwest

    Chestergates Veterinary Specialists in Chester is launching a new oncology referral service for cats and dogs in the Northwest of England. The new oncology department has a dedicated chemotherapy room, access to a variety of chemotherapy drugs and...

    Elanco to host panel discussion about hydatid disease

    Elanco will be hosting a panel discussion about hydatid disease at BSAVA Congress on Friday 21st March. The panel will present the latest information on the prevalence of this zoonotic disease, review prevention strategies, and highlight the significance...

    New CertAVN standard puts learning culture under the spotlight

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has published an updated framework governing how veterinary nursing educators develop and deliver the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN). The CertAVN was introduced in 2019 as a modular...

    New guidelines for vet nurses about parasite control in travelling pets

    The European Scientific Counsel Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP) has published new guidelines for vet nurses on parasite control in travelling and imported pets. ESCCAP says that the risk of novel parasites and zoonoses spreading to new regions...

    Free behaviour advice scheme to support vet nurses in first-opinion practice

    Behavet, a UK veterinary behaviour clinic, has launched Behavet Impact , a free initiative designed to help vets and veterinary nurses deliver early behaviour advice in first-opinion settings. The scheme gives practices access to a dedicated website...

    Jessica Dawe is a diamond vet nurse

    The BVNA has announced the winners of its annual competition in which pet owners, veterinary teams, friends and family are asked to nominate the nursing diamonds at their practice. Jessica Dawe, Deputy Head Nurse of Nine Mile Veterinary Hospital, won...

    New award to recognise exceptional equine vets

    The British Equine Veterinary Association has launched the BEVA One To Watch Award to recognise exceptional early-career equine vets, nominations for which open on 26th April. Anyone - clients, colleagues or mentors - can nominate a young vet who they...

    Free CPD webinar on canine breakthrough pain management

    Animalcare is hosting a free online CPD event about breakthrough pain management, presented by RCVS & EBVS European Veterinary Specialist in Anaesthesia & Analgesia, Matt Gurney on Tuesday 13th July 2021 at 7pm (BST). The webinar is the first of several...

    Vetpartners equine hospitals' upgraded Cushings diagnostics

    VetPartners has invested in four new immunoassay analysers at its equine hospitals: Liphook in Hampshire, Rainbow in North Yorkshire and Rossdales in Suffolk, to offer more accurate blood tests for Cushing's. The new Tosoh AIA 900 analysers have been...