Veterinary

Aug- 2020 -

5 August

Lintbells partners with VetYogi

Lintbells, a manufacturer in premium natural pet supplements, has announced a new partnership with VetYogi that will offer a free, six week online Yoga course to veterinary professionals. The ‘Hatha for Heroes’ campaign was created to raise awareness of the importance of health and wellbeing and to say “thank you…

5 August

Test & Treat appoints new business development manager

Veterinary diagnostics company Test and Treat has appointed Rachel Kirkby as business development manager. Kirkby will be working alongside the research team that led to the development of U-Treat, to explore other applications for the technology, including its use in bovine mastitis, bovine respiratory disease and otitis externa. She will…

5 August

YuMove partners with the Pet Pod Podcast

YuMove has announced a new partnership with The Pet Pod, a veterinary podcast for pet owners which is presented by vet Dr. Zara Boland. The canine nutritionist is founder of The Pet Pod, and has previously presented ‘Zara’s PetClinic’ on ‘This Morning’ as well as appearing on Channel 4, ITV,…

Jul- 2020 -

31 July

SteetVet launches specialist advisory board

StreetVet has launched its own specialist advisory board made up of seven of the most highly regarded clinicians in their chosen fields. Each of the specialists has previously worked with the charity, with many speaking at its annual conferences. The members of the advisory board include Stuart Carmichael, orthopaedics specialist,…

30 July

BSAVA president comments on confirmed Covid-19 pet case

BSAVA President, Professor Ian Ramsey has commented on the Defra announcement of the first confirmed case of a pet cat infected with Covid-19 in the UK. Earlier this week, The UK’s chief veterinary officer has confirmed that the virus responsible for Covid-19 has been detected in a pet cat in…

24 July

University of Bristol appoints new head of vet school

The University of Bristol has appointed Tim Parkin as the new head of the University’s veterinary school. His role will be effective from 9 November. Professor Parkin is himself a Bristol alumni, having previously qualified with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree in 1998. He joined the University of Glasgow…

23 July

Zoetis acquires Virtual Recall

Animal health company Zoetis has acquired Virtual Recall, a business that helps veterinary practices to improve their service offering and communication with pet owners. Through this acquisition, Zoetis is able to offer veterinary customers in the UK, Australia and New Zealand a customer engagement software that “improves” client experience beyond…

22 July

‘Record number’ of vets admitted to RCVS 2020 fellowship

A “record number” of veterinary surgeons have been admitted to the RCVS fellowship this year, joining the learned society in recognition of their contribution to veterinary science and practice. Some 58 fellows have been admitted this year out of a total of 65 applicants. Of those joining the fellowship, 39…

21 July

VetPartners expands to France

VetPartners’ expansion across Europe is set to continue with the group preparing to welcome its first French practices. The UK-based veterinary group expanded into Italy in 2019, with the acquisition of five practices, and expects further growth in France in coming months. Vincent Parez, managing director of VetPartners France, said…

20 July

BSAVA launches science webinar series

The BSAVA has launched its series of science webinars to take a closer look at some of the papers published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice (JSAP). In each webinar the authors of featured papers will discuss the results and application of their papers with a panel and answer…