Veterinary Nursing News Headlines

    New podcast series about canine OA with Stuart Carmichael

    Krka has launched a podcast series about canine osteoarthritis featuring roundtable discussions led by Professor Stuart Carmichael BVMS, MVM, DSAO, FRCVS. Topics include the pathogenesis of OA, the importance of personalised treatment plans, and practical...

    Louise Hosford wins £2000 Vets Now bursary

    Louise Hosford, a Principal Nurse Manager who works at Vets Now's emergency and critical care clinic in Sheffield has become the sixth winner of the company's bursary in memory of Louise O’Dwyer. The bursary gives Louise a £2,000 CPD allowance for...

    New practice support materials encourage owners to take a risk-based approach to parasites

    Krka has launched 'Ears to Tail', a range of veterinary practice resources designed to encourage a responsible, risk-based approach to the use of parasiticides. The materials include pet owner guides, reception posters and slides to display on waiting...

    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...

    Survey reveals reasons older horses are retired

    A survey by the Gluck Equine Research Centre at the University of Kentucky and Spillers, published in the Equine Veterinary Journal 1 , has revealed the main reasons why horses are retired. The survey of 2717 horse owners, 56% of which were leisure...

    West Midlands practice named Best UK Vet

    Warren House Veterinary Centre in Walsall has been named as the overall winner of VetHelpDirect.com's BestUKVets Award. The awards are given to practices across the UK with the most four- and five-star reviews from their clients. To select the winners...

    King Charles rehomes chicken charity's millionth hen

    King Charles has adopted the millionth hen to be rehomed by the British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT). Founded in 2005 by Jane Howorth MBE, the British Hen Welfare Trust rehomes commercial laying hens that would usually be sent to slaughter, typically at...

    TVM launches Vetbromide for dogs

    TVM UK has launched Vetbromide, the only potassium bromide formulation licensed for both adjunct AND monotherapy indications in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy. Vetbromide is presented as a 600mg double divisible tablet for both large and small dogs...
  • 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...

    Submissions invited from vet nurses for BSAVA’s 2025 Clinical Abstracts

    Applications are now open for the BSAVA’s Clinical Abstracts programme for 2025. The Clinical Abstracts provide an opportunity to present new research to the wider veterinary community at Congress and Expo 2025, taking place at Manchester Central on...

    Voting opens for the 2024 VN Council elections

    Voting has now opened for the 2024 VN Council elections, which are being held online. All RVNs were set an email with a voting link and a unique voter code. The College says it will be writing to the few veterinary nurses for whom it has no unique...

    Dechra launches amlodipine product for feline hypertension

    Dechra has launched Lodisure, a 1mg chicken-flavoured amlodipine tablet for the treatment of feline hypertension. Available in packs of 56 (4 x 14 tablet blister packs), Lodisure tablets are divisible for accurate dosing. The recommended starting...

    New weekly NSAID for canine osteoarthritis

    Animalcare has launched Daxocox (enflicoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor), a weekly oral NSAID for the treatment of pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease in dogs. The company says that Daxocox achieves significant...

    'IR35 and Veterinary Locums' meeting now available to watch online

    A recording of the Zoom meeting hosted this week by VetNurse.co.uk and VetSurgeon.org to discuss IR35 and the implications for veterinary locums and practices is now available to view online. At the meeting, Simon Biles from Moore Scarrott gave a 30...

    Animalcare launches post-prescription osteoarthritis diary

    Animalcare (maker of Daxocox), has launched an osteoarthritis diary to help veterinary practices collaborate with owners in the management of canine osteoarthritis. The company points to research which shows that osteoarthritis can affect up to 40...

    Dechra to host strangles and equine disease management webinars

    Dechra is hosting webinars for veterinary professionals about strangles and equine disease prevention on Tuesday 18th February and Tuesday 25th February respectively. The webinars will be available as live podcasts and will also be able to be viewed...

    New specialist pain management clinic for cats and dogs in the Northwest

    Manchester Veterinary Specialists (MVS) is opening a Specialist-led pain management clinic for cats and dogs in the Northwest of England. The clinic will be led by Oscar Bautista MRCVS (pictured), a European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and...

    Practical sessions for equine nurses at BEVA Congress

    BEVA is introducing hands-on sessions for veterinary nurses at this year’s Congress (11-14 September 2024, the ACC in Liverpool). The nursing stream will run all day on Friday 13 September and not only will there be a dedicated lecture and workshop...

    BSAVA publishes new Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice

    The BSAVA has published the third edition of the BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice, updated with new video content. Four new procedures have been added: cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound ...

    Everyone that visits ezyVet at the London Vet Show will raise £1 for Vetlife

    ezyVet, a maker of veterinary practice management solutions, says it will donate £1 to Vetlife for every person that visits its stand (D70) at the London Vet Show, on the 17th and 18th November 2022. Whilst you're there, the company will doubtless...

    SPVS launches Congress 2025

    SPVS has announced that its 2025 Congress, aimed at the whole practice team, will take place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole from Thursday 30th January to Saturday 1st February 2025. The opening speaker will be Cassie Leonard (pictured), engineer...

    RCVS calls on vet nurses to share new advice for pet owners

    The RCVS has launched a new section of its website designed to give pet owners a better understanding of how veterinary practices work and is urging vet nurses to share it with clients. The advice in the new help section has been designed to highlight...

    Kent practice named Employee Ownership Association Rising Star

    Pennard Vets has won the Employee Ownership Association's (EOA) Rising Star award, which recognises the success of an organisation within three years of employee ownership The judges praised the practice group for leveraging employee ownership (EO...

    RCVS Knowledge to create a QI model that offers vet practices a return on investment

    RCVS Knowledge and the University of Nottingham have launched a project that aims to create a bespoke veterinary Quality Improvement (QI) model that provides a return on investment for veterinary practices and animal owners. The RCVS says this is the...

    Feline inappetence and Cushings to be explored at Virtual Veterinary Conference 2024

    Dechra has sponsored two hour-long sessions at this year's Virtual Veterinary Conference 2024, which is free of charge and takes place from Monday 5th to Friday 9th February. The first, hosted by Sam Taylor, head of veterinary specialists at ISFM ...