Veterinary

Pets’n’Vets launch Scotland’s first ever in-house Receptionist Academy

The Pets’n’Vets Family, a network of veterinary practices with surgeries around Glasgow and surrounding areas, has launched Scotland’s first ever in-house Receptionist Academy for the veterinary sector. The initiative will give every receptionist in the practice an opportunity to enrol in the College of Animal Welfare’s veterinary receptionist’s course; a…

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RCVS orders vet convicted of illegally importing puppies to be struck off

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has directed the registrar to remove a Greater Manchester-based veterinary surgeon from the register after he pleaded guilty to illegally importing puppies to the UK. The Disciplinary Committee hearing for Viktor Molnar took place on Thursday 2 August 2018…

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BVA urges owners to avoid “suffering” pedigree cats

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and International Cat Care are urging cat-lovers to avoid choosing pedigree breeds of cat designed to have extreme or unusual features, such as flat faces or folded ears due to the health problems they face. Figures released today (8 August), to mark International Cat Day…

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Petplan launches ad campaign featuring customers and vets

Pet insurance provider, Petplan, has launched the latest phase of its advertising series featuring customers, vets and their pet stories. Currently on air, the TV adverts filmed at The Veterinary Hospital in Hungerford, focus on the relationships shared between pets and their owners. As well as highlighting the crucial role…

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BVA: Government must make good on its commitment in law pre-Brexit

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has today (7 August) responded to the government’s update following a consultation on the Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill. The government’s announcement centred on a pledge to introduce tougher sentences for animal cruelty, with those who commit the most serious offences facing…

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£3.3m pet hospital opens for business

A new hi-tech, multi-million pound, specialist referral hospital for pets has launched in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. It is the first dedicated pet hospital of its kind in the local area and will create over thirty new jobs by the end of 2018. Hamilton Specialist Referrals (HSR) is the joint brainchild…

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Nurse struck off for being ‘dishonest with a charity’

The Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has asked its registrar to remove a West Midlands-based veterinary nurse after it was found that she had “been dishonest with a charity”. In a hearing that took place between 24 and 27 July, it was found…

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Vets develop blood test to spot early signs of liver disease

Vets at the University’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh have developed a blood test that can quickly identify the early signs of liver disease in dogs, a study has suggested. Experts say that the test – based on insights gained from human patients – could help vets…

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RVC makes breakthrough in treatment of Alabama rot

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) have made a ground-breaking discovery in the treatment of Alabama rot, a deadly disease which affects dogs. Alabama rot, properly known as Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy (CRGV) first emerged in Alabama in the 1980s, giving it…

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Channel 4 series reveals life with Britain’s busiest vets

The realities of day-to-day life in two busy pet hospitals in the UK is being highlighted in a new TV series set to be broadcast on Channel 4. Cameras spent six months behind the scenes at vet charity PDSA’s two Liverpool pet hospital sites, to create the  new series called…

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