Study indicates most owners do not take out pet insurance Research by one of the country’s leading price comparison websites suggests more than half of UK pet owners have not taken out an insurance policy for their animal, despite 4 out of 10 admitting they couldn’t afford to pay vet bills from their savings. The Populus survey of 1,000 UK pet owners was conducted in […] Posted: 17 January 2019 at 9:18 am
Equimax Oral Gel for Horses Yardpacks – Product defect recall alert The following batches of Equimax Oral Gel for Horses Yardpacks Vm 05653/4176 are being recalled. Packs of 48 syringes each containing 7.49 g of product are being recalled with immediate effect, as they do not contain English language package leaflets and the immediate packaging (sticker on dosing syringe) is not in English. Batch Expiry Date […] Posted: 17 January 2019 at 9:04 am
VMD update on Carprieve small animal injection recall Norbrook is recalling batch 8254-90G (expiry date 21 June 2020) from the marketplace as a precautionary measure, as sterility cannot be assured Norbrook has confirmed none of the batch 8254-90G (expiry date 21 June 2020) recalled by the VMD ever reached the UK market. Posted: 3 January 2019 at 4:02 pm
Vet group donate £60,000 The Linnaeus Group has donated £60,000 to the charity Dogs for Good, which provides accredited assistance dogs to people with physical disabilities and children with autism. The gift comes hard on the heels of a similar £60,000 donation in November made to Vetlife, which provides emotional, financial and mental health support to the veterinary community. Banbury, […] Posted: 3 January 2019 at 3:55 pm
Ban of third party kitten and puppy sales confirmed Anyone looking to buy or adopt a puppy or kitten below six months must now either deal directly with the breeder or with an animal rehoming centre. The Government has confirmed it will be banning third-party sales of puppies and kittens – known as “Lucy’s Law” – in a bid to fight the scourge of […] Posted: 3 January 2019 at 3:38 pm
Vet awarded OBE The former head vet at Edinburgh Zoo and personal chair of Zoological and Conservation Medicine at the city’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies has been appointed an OBE in the Queen’s New Year 2019 Honours List. Anna Meredith, who is now the head of Melbourne Veterinary School in Australia, received the honour for services […] Posted: 3 January 2019 at 3:28 pm
Owning pets reduces social isolation, research suggests Pet ownership could be key to tackling the UK’s “loneliness epidemic” research has revealed. Data from Mars Petcare has shown the average Briton feels lonely for seven days each month of the year- totaling one-and-a- half years across the average adults lifetime. Furthermore, a third of Britons consider themselves to be socially isolated. Mars Petcare […] Posted: 17 December 2018 at 11:51 am
Veterinary Medicine Supply Problem: Isoflurane Due to ongoing UK supply problems with isoflurane-containing products, the VMD has recently assessed the following products for import under the Special Import Scheme: IsoFlo Vet 100% (Zoetis) from Germany IsoFlo 100% w/w vloeistof voor inhalatiedamp (Abbott Laboratories) from Germany Isoflo vapor liquid inhalant (Ecuphar) from Spain Isoflurin 1000mg/g inhalation vapor, liquid (VetPharma Animal Health […] Posted: 17 December 2018 at 9:43 am
RVHD Outbreak Vets are being urged to spread the word about the importance of vaccinating rabbits following an outbreak of deadly disease that can kill in hours. The Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) collective is calling for support to help spread the word about the importance of vaccinations following a deadly outbreak of rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease (RVHD2). […] Posted: 10 December 2018 at 12:16 pm
PetPlan Voted best pet insurance company by vets Petplan has won the award for the best pet insurance company at this year’s Veterinary Trust Awards. The awards – hosted by The Webinar Vet, in collaboration with Vet Dynamics – calls on members of the veterinary profession to decide which companies and charities provide a service they can rely on and have made a […] Posted: 10 December 2018 at 12:10 pm