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Keep up to date with a wide range of short, focused news articles and awareness campaigns, covering the issues and interests of the UK small animals veterinary community today.

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Latest veterinary news

Nurses lead on exotics module at BSAVA Congress

17 March 2023

Love them or hate them, exotic pet ownership is up nearly 60% since 20201 and the range of species is growing2. The likelihood of encountering one in general practice is rising and it is why the exotics module continues to secure its place in the BSAVA Congress programme. This year, the focus is on nursing […]

Treasured pets now safer as microchipping for cats becomes compulsory

14 March 2023

New legislation to introduce compulsory cat microchipping is being laid in Parliament today (13 March), making it easier for lost or stray pet cats to be reunited with their owners and returned home safely. There are over 9 million pet cats in England, with as many as 2.3 million unchipped, meaning that it would be […]

Public urged to follow new flat-faced dog national plan to protect canine welfare

13 March 2023

The Brachycephalic Working Group (BWG), a national group of the UK’s leading dog health and welfare organisations, has launched a new three-point plan that calls on the public to play their part in protecting the health of flat-faced dogs. The launch of the plan comes during Crufts – which offers a platform to talk about […]

BSAVA PetSavers call on veterinary practices to support them in their new fundraising campaign

13 March 2023

BSAVA PetSavers has today (13th March) launched a new fundraising campaign called PetSavers in Practice. The campaign has been created to encourage veterinary practices across the UK to pledge to fundraise for BSAVA PetSavers, by any means they choose. To get involved, practices can use the downloadable fundraising pack, which includes plenty of ideas, tips […]

Animal Welfare Legislation: The Kept Animals Bill

8 March 2023

The Kept Animals Bill is draft legislation that has the potential to improve the health and welfare of companion animals. It was first introduced in the House of Commons in June 2021 but due to a series of events affecting Westminster and the nation, the parliamentary schedule has been altered resulting in a delay to […]

BSAVA Congress strives towards being a carbon neutral event

8 March 2023

As part of the BSAVA’s commitment towards environmental sustainability, this year’s Congress is a carbon assessed event in partnership with Carbon Footprint, and therefore there are a number of sustainable initiatives which are helping us to work towards a neutral event certification for Congress 2023. A sustainable venue Our venue for BSAVA Congress 2023, Manchester […]

Canine intervertebral disc disease: how much do we really know?

7 March 2023

In 2019, Paul Freeman received a BSAVA PetSavers grant of £13,000 (including £5,000 donated by The Debs Foundation) for a project entitled Recovery of ambulation in medically-managed non-ambulatory Dachshund dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation at the University of Cambridge Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital with Sam Khan. Canine thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion (IVDE) is a […]

BSAVA’s Congress tackles neurodiversity head-on

7 March 2023

1 in 7 people in the UK are estimated to be neurodivergent, yet it rarely features in conversation around inclusivity. That’s about to change with BSAVA’s Congress 2023 tackling the subject head-on in a neurodiversity module. Neurodivergence is a non-medical term used to describe people whose brains process, learn and/or behave differently from what is […]

Bourgelat winner to discuss new FAST® initiative at BSAVA Congress

21 February 2023

Dr Gregory Lisciandro DVM, DABVP, DACVECC, will be delivering his session “Global FAST® is our new core skill: changing the patient care paradigm” at BSAVA Congress on Saturday 25th March, after winning the Bourgelat Award for 2023. The acronym FAST stands for an ultrasound examination called Focused Assessment with Sonography and Trauma, which was created […]

BVNA ‘Protect the Title’ surveys receive over 12,000 responses

21 February 2023

The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) have today released preliminary results from recent surveys in support of their campaign for statutory protection of the title ‘veterinary nurse’. The surveys, which were open between 26th September and 31st December 2022, sought to provide an overview of how those within the veterinary profession feel about this issue, […]

Brucella canis: BSAVA Scientific Information Document

20 February 2023

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of companion animals imported into the UK. In some cases, little is known about the medical history of the animals and therefore, the risk of importing diseases which are not endemic in the UK is increasing. Brucella canis is one such disease which not only affects animals but it also has zoonotic potential.

BSAVA invests in next-generation clinical resource

16 February 2023

BSAVA has announced they are investing in the start-up company that owns VETbytes. VETbytes is a revolutionary point-of-care clinical resource that gives small animal veterinary professionals critical access to the latest evidence-based information. It offers a library of concise clinical summaries that are drawn from global guidelines and peer-reviewed journals and has an exciting product […]

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