1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (499+ words) Researchers warned it is “paramount” to educate owners about the condition after thousands of owners’ questionnaires were analysed in a new paper. Periodontal disease was most commonly diagnosed in Yorkshire terriers according to the data. Image: Chris DoAl / Adobe Stock…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (257+ words) Vets have celebrated a young Labrador for beating “every expectation” in her recovery from an “incredibly rare” brain tumour. Purdey, then aged one, was rushed to her local vets last summer after suffering a sudden and alarming string of seizures....

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (366+ words) Ministers and officials are facing growing calls to quit despite senior government vets defending the operation. Image: Aha-Soft / Adobe Stock An independent review has been ordered into the slaughter of dozens of cattle on a Northern Ireland farm, amid growing…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (340+ words) World Spay Day coincided with the four-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Vets across Ukraine have united to pull off a record-breaking spay and vaccination effort. Organised by UK-based non-profit Worldwide Vets, along with other charities including Wildlife and…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (200+ words) Bosses say the course will help to meet “significant demand” for training and mentoring opportunities. Image: Tatyana Gladskih / Adobe Stock A new CPD programme for veterinary nurses, focusing on issues connected to nutrition, has been unveiled. Purina bosses claim the…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (255+ words) One of the women worked at mobile vet clinic at the time of the alleged incident, while the other was a former employee. Two women in Georgia have been arrested after allegedly castrating two cats in a “makeshift” setting in…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (320+ words) With Parliamentarians on their summer recess, a Merseyside practice has secured the support of one of its MPs for change and is urging others to join the campaign. Practice owner and SPVS junior vice-president Kate Higgins with MP Bill Esterson…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (515+ words) Decision was made as part of efforts “to secure a sustainable future” for university’s veterinary medicine course. University of Cambridge. Image: Alexey Fedorenko / Adobe Stock The University of Cambridge has confirmed seven staff will be made redundant after announcing the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (335+ words) Charity is urging pet owners to prepare accordingly for the extreme temperatures. A leading animal welfare charity has warned owners against being complacent with their pets’ health ahead of an extreme heatwave forecast in the UK. Temperatures in some areas…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (336+ words) Image: Song_about_summer / Adobe Stock Veterinary leaders have been urged to complete a survey on the operational and people management challenges of running practices before it closes this month. Open to practice managers, owners and principal vets across the UK, the dedicated…...