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VN animal Campanion awarded

An RVN who had dedicated her life to helping animals in need has been named Blue Cross British Vet Nurse of the Year. The charity presented the award to Tyrina Gibson, who has been a VN for a decade and has worked at Newcastle PDSA Pet Hospital for four years. Those who nominated her described […]

Dangers of Blue-green Algae

Blue-green algae is a term used to describe a group of bacteria known as cyanobacteria. It is not actually algae, but the organism got it name because it gives the appearance of algae, when it clumps together in bodies of water. Blue-green algae may not always be harmful but you cant tell by simply looking […]

UK’s First Neutering Benchm...

The UK’s first national neutering audit of cats and dogs has revealed almost 1-in-10 cases involved one or more abnormalities requiring medical treatment or surgical intervention – and in both species, spays suffered more complications than castrates.The audit data, comprising more than 30,000 individual cases from veterinary practices across the country. Between 8.2% and 9.1% […]

New Threat of Avian Influenza- Hu...

Research led by The Pirbright Institute has shown mutant H9N2 bird flu viruses isolated from Pakistan are able to escape immune responses and adapt to infect humans. This could result in reduced vaccine efficiency and the possibility of human outbreaks. Published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Pirbright scientists carrying out surveillance research discovered small changes to a […]

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