Veterinary

Johnson’s Veterinary Products launches flea and worming training

Johnson’s Veterinary Products has announced the launch of a new online flea and worming training. The free training portal is available to all Johnson’s stockists via their online account. It has been designed to help boost or refresh retailers’ existing flea and worm knowledge and make hgh street pet stores…

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Bristol Vet Specialists opens chronic pain clinic in the South West

Bristol Vet Specialists (formerly known as Highcroft Veterinary Specialists) is providing a new chronic pain clinic for cats and dogs in the South West of England who may need specialist treatment. BVS stated that chronic pain, particularly pain caused by osteoarthritis, is extremely common in cats and dogs. Even young…

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Krka Group sees revenues rise 8% to €1.3bn

Krka Group, producer of human and animal health products, has reported that its revenues in the first nine months of 2023 amounted to €1.3bn (£1.14bn), up 8% year-on-year, resulting in €320.3m (£280.4m) of operating profit for the period, its highest to date. Revenues from its animal health products increased from…

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Perwyn launches Kin Vet Community amid acquisition spree

European private equity investor Perwyn has completed the acquisition of certain UK veterinary clinics to launch a new group, Kin Vet Community. Ciara McCormack MVB will be heading the new business as CEO. Kin Vet Community is a community of professionals, committed to caring for pets and communities. Perwyn stated…

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Linnaeus acquires Garston Veterinary Group

Linnaeus Veterinary Limited has acquired Garston Veterinary Group, which operates across Somerset and Wiltshire. Established in 1911, Garston welcomes small animal patients and has a 24/7 hospital based in Frome, which is accredited by the RCVS. Its facilities include well-equipped consulting rooms, operating theatres, isolation units, onsite laboratories, ultrasound and…

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Antech to launch new veterinary diagnostics lab in the UK

Antech, the full-service veterinary diagnostics business that is part of the Science and Diagnostics division of Mars Petcare, has announced the opening of a new UK veterinary diagnostics laboratory in Warwick on 15 November.  The new opening expands Antech’s UK lab network, which also includes Southfields Veterinary Specialists Diagnostic Laboratory…

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Sales of veterinary antibiotics in the UK reach lowest ever level

Sales of veterinary antibiotics in the UK are at the lowest level ever recorded, in a report published by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals fell by nearly 10% in the last year and have more than halved since 2014. Sales of the…

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Pennard Vets to build new £3.5m practice in Sevenoaks

Kent-based veterinary group Pennard Vets has started work creating a new state of the art practice in Sevenoaks, which will be one of the largest and most advanced in the South East, as part of a £3.5m investment programme that will also create new jobs in the town. The employee-owned…

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CVS opens a £13.5m Bristol Veterinary Referral Hospital

CVS has opened a £13.5m Veterinary Referral Hospital in Bristol, making it the group’s “largest” ever investment in a site. Based in Bristol, the huge 30,000 sq. ft. multidisciplinary hospital will be the biggest in the South West and South Wales and will act as a centre of excellence for…

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Gourley Vets reopens after £700k refurb

Gourley Vets in Ashton-under-Lyne has reopened its doors after undergoing a £700,000 refurbishment. The refurbishment took three months to complete, and the practice has now been redesigned with the “latest” facilities and equipment, to accommodate more clients and offer more veterinary services to their pets. The reception area has been…

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