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  VMG and SPVS launch Congress 2019

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  • Published: 01-08-2018, 05:50 AM
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  VMG and SPVS launch Congress 2019

  
  Registration is now open for the VMG and SPVS 2019 Congress, returning to Celtic Manor Resort, Newport on 24-26 January 2019, supported by Boehringer and Citation.
  
  
  Highlights from the programme include:
  
  Kate Richardson-Walsh OBE who led the England and Great Britain Hockey Team for 13 years culminating in Gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics
  · Two streams dedicated to recruitment and retention of the whole practice team
  · Susan Room, professional voice...

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  Davies donates cheque to Medical Detection Dogs

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  • Published: 01-08-2018, 05:49 AM
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  Davies donates cheque to Medical Detection Dogs

  Private referral practice Davies Veterinary Specialists (Davies) has proudly donated a big cheque to the charity Medical Detection Dogs. Enterprising team members at Davies raised £4,450 and the practice topped this sum up to an impressive £7,200, which was presented to Medical Detection Dogs this week. Each year Davies chooses a charity of the year and team members collect as much cash as they can for their chosen charity through numerous fundraising projects. Medical Detection Dogs was...

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  iCatCare Award for Pet Fencing Solution ProtectaPet

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  • Published: 30-07-2018, 12:26 PM
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  iCatCare Award for Pet Fencing Solution ProtectaPet

  
  

  The ProtectaPet team at the iCatCare Awards (left to right) Simon Davies, Operations Director at ProtectaPet, Eve Davies, Communications Director and Colin Selstrom, Installations Manager

  
  ProtectaPet ‘catio’ helps StreetCat Bob become SafeCat Bob
  
  
  
  A pet fencing solution, created in 2009 by a couple in response to the loss of their cat in a road traffic accident, has been awarded a Cat Friendly Award by feline charity International Cat Care (iCatCare)....

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  BEVA urges VMD to overturn suspension of flunixin

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  • Published: 27-07-2018, 03:17 PM
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  BEVA urges VMD to overturn suspension of flunixin

  
  Photo credit: Redwings Horse Sanctuary
  
  The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) yesterday suspended the sale of all injectable formulations of the vital painkiller flunixin, without warning or consultation with the veterinary profession. Flunixin is the most commonly used analgesic in horses with colic, undergoing surgery and for other conditions. The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) is calling for the suspension to be overturned in horses not destined for the human...

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  MSD Animal Health Announces Veterinary Student Research Bursary Winners for 2018

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  • Published: 27-07-2018, 03:11 PM
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  MSD Animal Health Announces Veterinary Student Research Bursary Winners for 2018

  
  Pictured: Veterinary Student Joanna Gillingham
  
  MSD Animal Health has proudly announced the winners of its Veterinary Student Research Bursaries for 2018, a scheme focused on supporting innovation and research in the veterinary industry. Five £1000 research bursaries are awarded to veterinary students of UK veterinary schools for the best research project applications.
  
  The successful applications were Jessica Seale, researching Cryptosporidiumin UK cattle; Olivia...

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  Vets from across the globe declare their support for cats

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  • Published: 27-07-2018, 03:05 PM
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  Vets from across the globe declare their support for cats

  
  
  Vets from all over the world have shown their support for an innovative strategy to improve feline welfare.
  
  The ‘International Declaration of Responsibilities to Cats’, developed by International Cat Care, unites all the different entities responsible for feline welfare, from owners to governments. This document outlines how each of these individual bodies can play their part to protect and improve feline welfare, and crucially, the ways in which they can work together...

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  Join the #woofolution - Because there’s more than one way to crack a nut!

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  • Published: 27-07-2018, 03:01 PM
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  Join the #woofolution - Because there’s more than one way to crack a nut!

  
  
  #woofolution is the new and innovative campaign from Virbac that is helping to raise awareness among pet owners about the alternatives to surgical castration, encouraging them to visit their veterinary practice to speak to their vet about the choices available for their dog.
  
  There is mounting evidence of a growing change in the attitude of pet owners towards permanent castration. Current research has shown that 25% of pet owners are concerned or very concerned that neutering...

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  Virbac’s Bovigen® Scour - Now 1-shot with a 3 year shelf life

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  • Published: 27-07-2018, 02:55 PM
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  Virbac’s Bovigen® Scour - Now 1-shot with a 3 year shelf life

  
  
  Virbac is delighted to announce that their calf scour vaccine “Bovigen Scour” has been recently granted VMD approval for a single-shot vaccination protocol in pregnant cows and heifers, given 12-3 weeks prior to calving; the first and only single-shot scour vaccine to be approved in Europe in more than 18 years.
  
  It now means that irrespective of previous vaccination history, only a single injection of the vaccine given 12-3 weeks prior to calving is required to boost cow...

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  Ceva announces partnership with BVRA

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  • Published: 27-07-2018, 02:47 PM
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  Ceva announces partnership with BVRA

  
  Pictured is Dr Andrew Fullerton presenting at the 2018 BVRA conference
  
  Ceva Animal Health, manufacturer of the leading veterinary behaviour products ADAPTIL^®and FELIWAY^®, has signed up to sponsor the BVRA (British Veterinary Receptionist Association).
  
  The new partnership will see Ceva supporting the BVRA conference, which was a sell out in its inaugural year, and providing BVRA members with educational initiatives including regular webinars on pheromonatherapy....

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  Veterinary Homeopathic Nosodes

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  • Published: 25-07-2018, 02:30 PM
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  Veterinary Homeopathic Nosodes

  
  It has come to our attention that some companies are illegally making medicinal claims for their nosode products, often comparing their effects to those of a vaccine. A nosode is a homeopathic remedy made from diseased animal tissue (including faeces, blood, pus, discharges, and saliva). Once the starting material is obtained, it is then sterilized and serially diluted, just like any other homeopathic remedy. A nosode, like any other veterinary homeopathic remedy, must be registered in...

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