Veterinary

Aug- 2023 -

14 August

Thrums Vets celebrates 75th anniversary

Scottish veterinary practice Thrums Vets is set to celebrate its 75th anniversary this month. Thrums opened its doors in 1948 as a large animal practice, set up by Jim Baillie, a vet from Brechin, to support local farmers. It is now a mixed practice, treating pets, horses and farm animals…

Jul- 2023 -

31 July

Wolverhampton PDSA Pet Hospital celebrates 30 years of service

Wolverhampton PDSA Pet Hospital is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Pet Hospital on Tuxford Close (off Hilton Street) first opened its doors to pet patients in August 1993, replacing the old Broad Street site where the charity spent almost 25 years. Since then it has treated hundreds of thousands of…

31 July

Washington Vets for Pets unveils expansion

Vets for Pets in Washington, Tyne and Wear, has unveiled a new refresh and expansion as part of the Pets at Home rebrand. The refurbishment has provided the practice with a new extended dog and cat ward with additional kennels, a new operating theatre, and a brand-new team area with…

28 July

VetPartners acquires Isabelle Vets

VetPartners has announced the acquisition of Guernsey’s oldest veterinary practice, Isabelle Vets. Isabelle Vets, which has been looking after Guernsey’s pets, farm animals and horses since 1919, is the first veterinary practice from the island to join VetPartners. Led by vets, VetPartners was established by CEO Jo Malone in November…

27 July

CVS revenues jump 7.3% in FY23

Correction: In the original article, it was inaccurately stated that revenues had declined by 7.3%. However, the company’s revenues experienced positive growth of 7.3% during period, rather than a decline. We apologise for any confusion this may have caused. CVS, the UK-listed veterinary group and provider of integrated veterinary…

24 July

RCVS Academy turns one with over 10,000 enrolments

RCVS Academy, The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ free digital learning platform for the veterinary professions is celebrating a successful year that has seen more than 10,000 active learners sign up to the platform and 11,000 course enrolments. According to RCVS, the aim of the academy is to support vets…

21 July

RVC receives grant to develop first-ever organ-on-a-chip facility

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been awarded funding to develop a first-of-its-kind organ-on-a-chip facility for veterinary species. According to RVC, the new technology will help close “important knowledge gaps” and reduce the number of animals necessary for in-vivo testing by reflecting animal tissue structures and predicting responses…

20 July

Cinque Ports Vets to open new cat clinic in Kent

Linnaeus-owned Cinque Ports Vets has announced the opening of its first cat clinic in Wye, Kent on 25 July 2023. The new dedicated cat clinic is its sixth practice in Kent and East Sussex and its first surgery specifically for cats. The clinic is based in Wye, Kent, and experienced…

14 July

NVS unveils new group identity and HQ

National Veterinary Services Limited (NVSL), the UK’s provider of animal health products and services has unveiled a new group identity, NVS Group, and has opened its new HQ, Spitfire House, in Stoke-on-Trent. The new group identity unites four of its brands: National Veterinary Services (NVS), Select from NVS, NationWide Laboratories…

13 July

Veterinary Vision opens new surgery centre in Lancashire

Veterinary Vision UK’s veterinary eye clinic has opened a new dedicated ophthalmology referral centre in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, close to its previous base in Charnock Richard. The new centre has been designed and built with sustainability as a “key” priority. Among the raft of sustainable measures introduced at the new…