February 2019

The directory lists pet bereavement specialists, vet practices that offer end-of-life support services and other organisations able to support owners whose animals have died.

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Scientists say, for the first time, vaccinated horses are affected, demonstrating evidence of failure of vaccine effectiveness in the UK.

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“With their simple, ethereal power, these images show moments of calm in the busy working day of a zoo vet” – Paignton Zoo vet Jo Reynard.

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Welfare of UK’s farmed animals and captive exotic species to lead agenda at this year’s Animal Welfare Foundation Discussion Forum.

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German shepherd dog Oliver presented to Penrith-based Veterinary Vision Ophthalmic Referrals with acute loss of sight from both eyes.

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Body consisting of veterinary specialists from UK, Europe and the US created to raise awareness of canine infectious respiratory disease.

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January 2019

Association pleased new APHA plans will mean OVs revalidate every four years, with a six-month window to complete the process.

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RCVS disciplinary committee decides practitioner showed serious dishonesty towards her colleagues and the owners of a dog, and clear breaches of the code of conduct.

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The research – led by Nottingham Trent University’s School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences – included more than 600 measurements from 41 healthy adult horses.

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Filipa Lyseight was on duty when bunged-up bearded dragon Beardy was admitted to Southfields Veterinary Specialists – accompanied by a BBC camera crew filming a CBeebies show.

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Positron emission tomography scan on a standing, sedated horse has the potential to drastically expand technique’s use in equine lameness evaluation.

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Wiltshire dental specialist becomes only one in Europe to gain prestigious US recognition.

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Serious cruciate ligament damage left border collie Tiegen unable to put her leg down properly, but surgery and sessions on an underwater treadmill have got her back on her feet.

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Royal (Dick) vet Jasmin Paris wins 268-mile hill race in record 83 hours with just 3 hours’ sleep – and expresses milk for her baby at four out of five checkpoints to prevent mastitis.

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Norman Bagley, head of policy for the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers, made his remarks at the Oxford Real Farming Conference.

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The warning comes after an outbreak that led to 28 out of a herd of 29 cattle dying, or having to be euthanised, during a 23-day period.

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The unique research, the result of which is believed to be "an important piece" in the mast cell tumour jigsaw, provides an insight into the types of drug that may prevent tumours from spreading.

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Two online learning courses unveiled by the International Society of Feline Medicine – one for vets and nurses, and one for receptionists.

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Reason for axolotl’s head distension and anorexia traced to a “huge” pebble lodged firmly in the creature’s mouth.

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Vets are being advised to remind rabbit owners about the dangers of rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease following a new outbreak in the north-east.

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