Veterinary Practices
Veterinary practices are an essential part of the UK petcare ecosystem, influencing product recommendations, customer trust, and pet owner behaviour. Pet Gazette reports on commercial developments within the veterinary sector that impact the retail and supply chain — including practice acquisitions, corporate consolidation, partnerships with petcare brands, and cross-referral strategies. Coverage also includes new clinic openings, service innovations, and trends in preventative care and prescription products. This tag offers valuable insight into how veterinary practices shape demand for health-related pet products and interact with the wider commercial pet industry.
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Oct- 2020 -26 OctoberManufacturers
Nutravet launches new product for animal health range
Nutravet is launching a new product, Nutramarin+, to its exclusive veterinary animal health range. According to the animal healthcare brand, Nutramarin+ is an “advanced, fast acting” triple action formula to support and maintain healthy liver function in both dogs and cats. Following the launch of Nutramarin earlier this year, Nutramarin+…
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Aug- 2020 -25 AugustVeterinary
Scottish practice joins VetPartners
Tay Valley Vets and Equine Centre, one of Scotland’s oldest veterinary practices, has joined the veterinary group VetPartners. The practice has treated small animals and horses since 1896, and will now join 14 other Scottish veterinary practices to be part of VetPartners. Practice owners Harvey Carruthers and Jamie Gartside will…
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18 AugustManufacturers
Nutravet adds to nutraceuticals range
Nutravet has announced the launch of nutraren, a next generation, renal health product that will add to its range of veterinary exclusive nutraceuticals. It comes as the group said that maintaining optimum renal health is “vital” for an animal’s general health and well-being as they get older, with kidneys playing…
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17 AugustFeatures
Why Covid-19 will change the veterinary industry for the better
History shows that challenging times bring out the best in both people and business. It is also true that in time of war, innovation increases a hundred-fold. Our war is with a deadly virus, but I believe some good will come from this period in our lives and in particular…
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13 AugustFeatures
Coronavirus diaries: TVM UK
This has certainly been an interesting time for us as a company. Even though our parent company TVM is based in France, TVM UK has complete autonomy over its operational strategy. The message from France was to follow UK regulations and to do what we thought was best based on…
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5 AugustBusiness
Vetoquinol completes Profender and Drontal acquisition
Vetoquinol has acquired Profender and Drontal, the broad spectrum dewormers for cats and dogs, and is now the new owner of the brands in the UK and Ireland. The brands were acquired following recent mergers and allow Vetoquinol to play an “increasingly important” role in supporting practices with their preventative…
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Jul- 2020 -23 JulyVeterinary
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…
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21 JulyVeterinary
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…
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14 JulyVeterinary
Covid to ‘accelerate’ consolidation of vet sector, says VetPartners
VetPartners CEO Jo Malone has said that the veterinary industry will emerge “stronger than ever” after showing “adaptability and resilience” amid the pandemic. It comes as Covid had a “drastic” economic impact on veterinary practices, with a recent survey by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) revealing a reduction…
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13 JulyFeatures
Coming together in the face of a pandemic
We are living in an unprecedented, unpredictable and challenging time. In the weeks since my last column, there has been a seismic shift in the way in which veterinary teams function and the range of services they are able to offer clients. The financial and emotional toll of the Covid-19…
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