Veterinary

Jan- 2018 -

24 January

New study reveals why dogs eat faeces

A study conducted by veterinary researchers at the University of California has revealed the reasons why some dogs tend to eat their own or others faeces. Nearly 3000 dogs were studied in two separate tests; the first analysed 1552 dogs, made up of canines which were prone to canine conspecific…

19 January

Animal abuse and domestic violence studied at new centre

The new Veterinary Forensic Expert Centre has been opened, in the Netherlands, in the hope of offering further insight into the links between animal abuse and domestic violence. The facility will use an approach that combines veterinary medicine with forensics. In the Netherlands, research indicates that there is a relationship…

16 January

Protesters raise concerns to RCVS

Protesters marched to The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to hand over a petition based on the Council’s recent statement on the use of complementary and alternative medicines, including homeopathy. The delegation, of around 40, handed over a petition containing around 15,000 signatures calling for the RCVS to retract its original statement on…

10 January

Vet nurses help to combat rabies

Two intrepid members of Davies Veterinary Specialists’ (Davies) nursing team in Hertfordshire have returned from the trip of a lifetime in India to help combat rabies. Laura Barham and Emily Prejac joined the Mission Rabies team last November and helped to vaccinate 5,000 dogs in Goa. Laura is a patient…

10 January

£10.6m spent of pet dogs every year

The average cost of owning a dog from puppy age is between £21,000 to £33,000 during its lifetime, according to online veterinary pharmacy, Vet-Medic. The online platform found that 24 percent of people in the UK own at least one dog, with 83 percent considering their dog as their best…

8 January

University launches pioneering feline study

The Feline Healthy Ageing Clinic, located at the University’s Small Animal Practice in the heart of Liverpool, has launched a new feline study in conjunction with ROYAL CANIN. The university will provide a base for the long-term study. Established to improve understanding of the ageing process in cats, the team,…

5 January

#Puglife is prompting public to choose unhealthy breeds, say vets

Vets fear that the number of dogs needing invasive surgery to correct painful breed-related deformities will continue to soar as their clients choose to copy big brands and image-obsessed celebrities in their choice of dog breed. New statistics from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) show almost half of vets believe…

4 January

New illegal puppy trade guidelines launched

Independent Vetcare (IVC) are to release guidelines for its 500 practices giving them advice on how to educate clients and protect themselves from the illegal puppy trade. The group’s clinical board set up a working party in 2017 to study the pitfalls that vets and their clients can fall into…

4 January

Vet convicted of harassment

A Nottinghamshire-based veterinary surgeon has been suspended from the Registrar following a harassment conviction. Victor Daniel Pousada Garcia appeared before the Committee on 18 and 19 December following his conviction for harassment at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court in September 2017 for which offence the magistrates sentenced him to six weeks’ imprisonment,…

4 January

Vet surgery gives a sneaky-peek into new facility

A Wirral veterinary surgery is giving a sneaky-peek inside its new state-of-the-art facility which is about to open in West Kirby. The transformed Acorn Veterinary Centre in Acacia Grove is run by the independently-owned Willows Veterinary Group. The former buildings attached to the end-of-terrace three-storey Victorian town house, which once…