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    Boehringer launches first OTC chewable tablet for fleas and ticks

    Boehringer Ingelheim has launched Frontpro (afoxolaner), the first over-the-counter flea and tick treatment for dogs. The new product is being sold through e-retailers including Pet Drugs Online, Animed and Pets at Home. Frontpro is claimed to kill...
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    New look for Simparica Trio

    Zoetis has updated the packaging for Simparica Trio, its monthly chewable parasiticide for dogs. The refreshed packaging keeps the same colour scheme, but the graphics indicating the product uses stand out better. The company has also added an area...
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    CVS upskills its RVNs to perform diagnostic imaging in practice

    CVS reports that it is upskilling its nurses in diagnostic imaging techniques - so that they can take X-rays and perform CT scans, MRI and ultrasound. To date most of these imaging procedures have been performed by vets within the group’s small animal...
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    Dechra launches liquid Felimazole

    Dechra has launched Felimazole Oral Solution 5mg/ml (thiamazole) for the stabilisation of hyperthyroidism in cats prior to surgical thyroidectomy and for the long-term treatment of feline hyperthyroidism. The new presentation is honey-flavoured and...
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    New practice materials for Pet Dental Health Month 2025

    Animalcare has published a range of materials to help practices promote good dental health during Pet Dental Health Month in February. The company has updated its waiting room board kit for veterinary staff to create a visual reminder of the importance...
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    VetLed announces speakers for the Veterinary Human Factors Conference 2025

    VetLed, the group of vets, nurses and other professionals who provide human factors training for veterinary teams, has announced the speaker programme for its 2025 conference, being held online on the 28th February. The theme for the 2025 conference...
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    Liphook Equine becomes first to perform foraminotomies in the UK

    Liphook Equine Hospital in Hampshire has become the first veterinary practice in the UK to perform foraminotomies to address spinal nerve compression. The procedure has already been performed in the US and Germany, where it is reported to have had...
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    RVC research reveals that owners of brachycephalic breeds are deluding themselves

    A study from the Royal Veterinary College has revealed how dog owners are deluding themselves about the health and welfare problems associated with brachycephalic (flat-faced) dog breeds such as French Bulldogs, Pugs, and English Bulldogs, and how this...
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    Megan Hill named vet nurse Apprentice of The Year by Lantra

    Trainee veterinary nurse Megan Hill, from Paragon Veterinary Referrals in Yorkshire, has been named ‘Apprentice of the Year' by Lantra. Megan beat more than 100 nominees to win the Land-based and Environment Learner (LBEL) prize and achieve an overall...
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    Bristol Vet Specialists’ linear accelerator treats 100th cancer patient

    Bristol Vet Specialists, the £13.5M referral centre based to the north west of the city, reports that it has treated its 100th cancer patient with it's state-of-the-art, £1.7M linear accelerator, 12 months after opening. The Elekta Infinity linear...
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    BVRA recognises CVS's Level 4 Receptionist Certificate

    The British Veterinary Receptionist Association (BVRA) has recognised CVS's Level 4 Certificate in Client Care, so holders of the CVS qualification are now eligible for Associate Veterinary Receptionist (AVR) status from the BVRA. It is the first time...
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    RCVS predicts oversupply of veterinary nurses

    The RCVS has published a forecast of the supply and demand for veterinary surgeons and nurses up to 2035, predicting that there will be an oversupply of veterinary nurses in private clinical practice by 2025. The model for the forecast was developed...
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    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...
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    Research shows dogs on anti-epileptic medication more likely to become overweight

    Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College working in collaboration with the University of Cambridge have found that anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) increase appetite in dogs with epilepsy, causing many of them to become overweight. The researchers...
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    91% of vets report that the job causes them mental health problems

    Zoetis reports that a survey it conducted amongst veterinary surgeons has found that 91% report mental health issues relating to their work. 98 veterinary surgeons from around the UK took part in the survey. The survey did not ask respondents to...
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    Online veterinary triage service reports 90% of OOH calls didn't need immediate treatment

    24/7 digital triage service VidiVet has released data which shows that 90% of calls didn’t need out-of-hours treatment and 75% were redirected to their usual practice in work hours. The figures came from an analysis of over 100,000 calls made to VidiVet...
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    Dechra to run canine Cushing's webinar series

    Dechra is running a series of six 30-45 minute webinars about Cushing's in dogs, starting on Tuesday 10th December. The webinars are primarily aimed at veterinary surgeons, but there was a good turnout of nurses at the Cushing's session at the London...
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    Folly Vets wins Veterinary Receptionist Team of the Year

    Krka has announced that Folly Vets in Pontypool has won its inaugural Veterinary Reception Team of the Year award, and Heidi Bodily from Mounts Bay Vets in Penzance, Veterinary Receptionist of the Year. The company said Folly Vets stood out for their...
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    Researchers identify probable cause of equine grass sickness

    Researchers have identified the probable cause of equine grass sickness as a neurotoxin, with similar actions to snake venom toxins but produced by pasture microbes 1 . The researchers, from the Dick Vet Equine Hospital, University of Edinburgh, Newcastle...
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    CVS embarks on research to increase responsible use of antimicrobials in acute diarrhoea, cat bite abscess and otitis externa

    CVS and the University of Bristol are collaborating on a new antimicrobial stewardship clinical research project to increase the responsible use of antimicrobials in in acute (haemorrhagic) diarrhoea, cat bite abscess and otitis externa. It will compare...
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    CVS runs clinical improvement project to improve cardiac ultrasound scan rates

    CVS is running a clinical improvement project in 48 of its small animal practices to improve the use of cardiac ultrasound scans in first opinion heart disease diagnosis and treatment. The project looked first at how effective CVS small animal first...
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    Purina Vet Nurse Symposium to help with mental wellbeing

    Purina has announced that its Vet Nurse Symposium, being held online on the 11th December from 2:00-6:30pm, will cover things like mental wellbeing and client communication in addition to pet nutrition. Speakers include Dr. Cecilia Villaverde, Consultant...
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    Dômes Pharma launches two products to alleviate anxiety in pets

    Dômes Pharma has launched Bonqat and Tessie, two products designed to alleviate anxiety in cats and dogs respectively. Bonqat 50 mg/ml oral solution for cats contains pregabalin, an analgesic, anti-epileptic which has now been licensed for the alleviation...
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    Finn Pathologists uses AI to improve prognostic scoring for canine mast cell tumours

    Finn Pathologists is introducing an AI-assisted Ki-67 scoring system to help predict the behaviour of canine mast cell tumours and offer more accurate prognostic evaluation. Ki-67 is a proliferation marker used for assessing tumour aggressiveness,...
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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...