Veterinary

Dobbies Chesterfield welcomes first Carrick Vets branch

Dobbies, the UK’s garden centre retailer, has welcomed the national pet care provider, Carrick Vets, to its Chesterfield store. The veterinary practice, which boasts an operating theatre and digital x-ray facilities, has relocated from its previous site in Clowne. The new practice will offer current and future pet owners a…

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Purely Pets customers to get 24/7 access to digital vet care with Joii

Markerstudy Broking has expanded its relationship with Vet-AI via a new partnership with Purely Pets, meaning Purely Pets insurance holders are now able to benefit from access to Joii Pet Care’s video consultations, opening up its digital vet care to thousands more pet owners. The collaboration means the pet insurance…

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Vetster launches in UK market

One of the world’s fastest growing veterinary telehealth services, Vetster, is officially launching across the UK market following its success in North America.  Vetster connects licensed UK veterinarians with pet owners via video, voice and online chat to address non-urgent pet care issues, aiming to reduce the shortage of pet…

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Hypophysectomy at the RVC – A decade of innovation to help cats and dogs 

Hypophysectomy is a surgical procedure performed to remove the pituitary gland and any associated tumour that may be impairing patient quality of life. The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) pioneered the technique in UK veterinary practice a decade ago and has continued to lead and progress the field.   The pituitary gland,…

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FirstVet partners with Petwise for video appointments

FirstVet, a startup which provides pet-owners with on-demand video consultations with UK registered veterinarians, has announced a new partnership with Petwise, a dedicated insurance specialist for senior dogs and cats.  Following the partnership, Petwise customers are entitled to unlimited video appointments via their mobile device, tablet or computer and can…

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Vet-AI calls for vet industry to accept remote prescriptions

Pet telemedicine firm Vet-AI is calling for remote prescribing to be permitted for video consultations across the veterinary industry after it claimed research “revealed treatment through the height of the Covid-19 lockdown period to be successful”. Vet-AI, which offers video veterinary consultations via its Joii Pet Care app, analysed records…

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Linnaeus appoints business development director

Veterinary group Linnaeus has announced that Russell Welsh, who served as interim chief operating officer for 15 months, has been appointed as its business development director. The role is part of Linnaeus’s executive team and will focus on the growth of the business and investment into its practices across the…

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Vets4pets appoints head of workplace engagement

Vets4Pets has appointed Gudrun Ravetz as head of workplace engagement in a move to further support the working lives of colleagues and partners in veterinary practices. With more than 20 years’ experience, Ravetz has an “in-depth” understanding of the veterinary sector. She has worked as a clinician in private practice…

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Vegan dog food healthier than conventional meat, claims new study

Veterinary surgeons at OMNI welcome the findings of a new scientific paper published yesterday by Plos One that a vegan dog food diet is healthier than the conventional meat diet. In the paper a survey was conducted of dog owners and 2,536 completed the questionnaire. The majority (54%) were feeding…

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FirstVet launches UK digital e-commerce platform

Digital vet service FirstVet has announced it is expanding its UK offering for pet owners by launching its e-commerce site in the UK, aiming to create “an end-to-end, trusted journey for pet owners from digital assessment to product recommendation and delivery”. FirstVet’s e-commerce business is currently already active in Sweden…

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