Veterinary

Mar- 2020 -

10 March

Vet Help Direct launches new video platform amid Covid-19 outbreak

Vet Help Direct is launching its new video platform to help veterinary practices contingency planning for a Covid-19 outbreak. The video platform will be available free of charge at this time to allow veterinary practices to continue to maintain cash flow and a service to their clients, even those unable…

6 March

Blue Cross reopens Merton hospital

Blue Cross announced it has reopened its animal hospital in Merton following a refurbishment. The animal charity said that work was needed to update the reception area, dispensary and other public spaces within the hospital on Merton High Street. The hospital now features a new operating theatre, as well as…

6 March

Eastcott Referrals unveils new ECC unit

Eastcott Referrals has said it is “delighted” to announce the opening of its new Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) service. Following a half a million pound investment, the centre can now provide “dedicated, around the clock treatment” for serious cases with a newly-assembled team of vets and nurses. Dr David…

5 March

BVA responds to report of human-to-animal Covid-19 transmission

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has released its response to reports that a dog has tested positive for Covid-19 in what is “likely” to be a case of human-to-animal transmission. The Pomeranian dog repeatedly tested weak positive for the virus in Hong Kong, as confirmed by Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries…

4 March

Vets urge dog owners to be ‘extra vigilant’ on checks on imported animals

A veterinary specialist is urging dog lovers and other vets to be extra vigilant with health checks on animals imported from southern Europe or pets who’ve travelled to the region. Andrea Holmes, a European diplomate in internal medicine at Paragon Veterinary Referrals, in Wakefield, recently managed a case of a…

4 March

IVC Evidensia appoints new chair of equine clinical board

Veterinary care provider IVC Evidensia has announced the appointment of Richard Stephenson as its new chair of the equine clinical board. Stephenson, former clinical director of Pool House Equine Clinic succeeds Graham Hunter to the position. Hunter is handing the reins over so he can concentrate on his group veterinary…

4 March

Mental health webinar for vets launches

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative has organised a series of three webinars that will aim to look at issues such as cyber-bullying, eating disorders, and self-harm amongst veterinarians. Each of the three episodes in the free webinar series will be one-hour long, and are scheduled to be held over the…

3 March

UK’s first specialist veterinary heart clinic opens

Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service has launched the UK’s first congenital heart disease referral clinic for puppies and kittens. The Solihull clinic will assess pets who have recently had a heart murmur detected, and are younger than six months old. It will then recommend a course of action to…

2 March

11% of cat owners take their pets to the vet once a year

Some 23% of cat owners and 11% of dog owners take their pets to the vets once a year, with some pets never been taken to the vets. According to a new research conducted by MSD Animal Health, surveying over 5,000 pet owners from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the…

Feb- 2020 -

28 February

46% of vet students failing to make ends meet, study suggests

Part-time work for veterinary students is on the rise as almost half (46%) say that they have less money than they need to live on, according to new data from the latest BVA and AVS Survey 2019. The findings, which were presented at the annual AVS Congress over the weekend,…