Joshua Silverwood

March 2022

Association makes offer as a “gesture of support” and advises members of the UK profession wanting to support refugees to donate to charities, such as the British Red Cross and UNICEF.  

4 mins

Ideas in RCVS’ Workforce Summit report also include mandatory interpersonal skill CPD courses and developing ways to prioritise workloads.

9 mins

Scottish entrepreneur who lost 95% of his eyesight by the age of 18 launched his own travel firm and is excited to be delivering key speech on first day in Manchester.

5 mins

Paragon Veterinary Referrals in West Yorkshire has been awarded bronze by Investors in the Environment – and has plans to go for silver and green next.

6 mins

February 2022

Vets must renew their registration; declare any convictions, cautions or adverse findings; and confirm they have complied with CPD requirements in 2021 before the deadline.

5 mins

Officials in Romania, Poland and Hungary make exceptions to peacetime restrictions on pets crossing borders as thousands, including many with animals, flee war-torn Ukraine.

6 mins

Four-year-old whippet was referred to Kentdale Referrals in Milnthorpe after owners noticed it had begun suffering with constant lameness and pain.

4 mins

Jack Russell brought to vets with signs of inactivity and sleepiness is fighting fit again after surgeon removes pellet lodged dangerously close to his spine.

6 mins

“This is a really exciting opportunity for us to marry two areas of expertise and hopefully promote more diversity within the veterinary profession" – Heather Bacon, senior lecturer and curriculum lead at UCLan.

13 mins

“I do hope that my expedition may also be an inspiration to others in the veterinary industry, and that I can be a positive ambassador for the veterinary profession, to help others find that work-life balance and go out and try something new“ – Claire Mellish.

12 mins

The Small Animal Expert Group will bring together key players from across the veterinary sector, and use data analysis and data sharing to keep on top of new and re-emerging trends in small animal disease.

12 mins

“Teamwork really has made the dream work for our interventional cardiology service” – Lara Barron, head of cardiology at Davies Veterinary Referrals.

4 mins

“
Welfare remains a priority for most British dairy farmers. The scenes of abuse we saw on Panorama are an intolerable exception” – BCVA president Elizabeth Berry.

13 mins

Veterinary school asks owners to take part in a national online survey to determine whether changes in puppy buying during the COVID-19 pandemic have returned to their pre-pandemic levels.

6 mins

An eight-month–old American bulldog puppy was flown 3,500 miles to Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service where the team operated to correct a pulmonic stenosis.

5 mins

Owner paid £1,200 to fraudsters – claiming to be RSPCA inspectors and working with a practice – who offered to return her missing cat.

11 mins

VetPartners and horse feed manufacturer Dengie want to highlight the risks to overweight horses of related health issues such as laminitis.

6 mins

Ryan Davies and Robert Hamilton hope their new venture, a roving graduate mentoring business, will provide much-needed support to new vets – helping shrink the gap between grads and senior clinicians. 

11 mins

International Cat Care gets behind the joint BVA, BSAVA and BVZS stance calling for vets to review their use of parasiticides and for the VMD to consider reclassifying certain products.

4 mins

Chris Sherwood has left a Government steering committee set up to regulate testing on animals after “losing confidence” in its “direction of travel”.  

7 mins

“I think that if you really want to achieve anything, go for it. I did not think I would be in this position 5 years ago, let alone 10 or 15 years ago. If you strive for something you can achieve it” – Sophie Hadfield.

7 mins

Scheme launched by CVS Group offers funding of up to ÂŁ25,000 for up to three years to support clinical research and has received its first round of applications from students and researchers nationwide.

11 mins

Daniella Dos Santos has been named as one of three new trustees appointed by the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad. 

4 mins

RVC’s Brachycephalic Working Group reveals a group of Aberdeen-based breeders has imported a litter of dogs bred to be hairless – which BVA president Justine Shotton describes as “extremely concerning”.

14 mins

SAVSNET has asked vets across the country with patients suffering vomiting or has diarrhoea to complete a questionnaire and supply a faecal sample.

7 mins

January 2022

Harrison Family Vets opens doors on new practice in Kingswinford, West Midlands, following ÂŁ300,000 investment to add to first premises near Reading.

6 mins

Hana the two-year-old cockapoo was saved thanks to a blood donation given to Pet Blood Bank just an hour before her fall from Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.

5 mins

The RVC’s VetCompass programme has published the results from the world’s largest study into cherry eye in dogs, which identified 17 breeds at increased risk of developing the condition.

10 mins

Calder Vets awarded the accreditations from the RCVS as part of its Practice Standards Scheme after the group demonstrated a range of strong standards across all of its sites.

3 mins

Anderson Moores in Hampshire has confirmed that two dogs have died from cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy so far this month.

5 mins