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Managing obesity and diabetes in pets: the role of nutrition
Obesity and diabetes are two of the most common health issues affecting dogs. These conditions are closely interconnected, with obesity being a significant risk factor for the development of diabetes. Managing these issues effectively requires a multidisciplinary approach, including appropriate nutritional support, exercise, and veterinary care.
Dealing with Difficult Dentals
You are nearing the end of the ops list, and there is just one procedure to go before lunch – a 10-year-old greyhound with a malodorous mouth and a tooth root abscess. Do you relish the challenge or secretly wish it was your consult day instead?
Dental cases are some of the most common in first opinion practice, yet they can also be among the most challenging. Understanding how to manage these cases effectively can transform them from stressful hurdles into opportunities to make a significant impact on patient welfare.
Veterinary and medical professionals call for a One Health approach to improve human pandemic infection control
At a time when the world’s biodiversity is facing both a mass extinction event and an increase in emerging infections, a group of leading veterinary and medical professionals have spoken out about the need for professionals in human, animal and …
Extinction: The Facts—Sir David Attenborough’s Stark Warning to the World.
Last night, BBC One aired Sir David Attenborough’s latest documentary Extinction: The Facts. This heartbreaking, albeit, essential piece of viewing examined humanity’s terrifying effects on the natural world, namely biodiversity, the global rate of species extinction, and how we might just be to blame for the emergence of Covid-19. The …
RVC joins prestigious network to preserve the UK’s reputation for world-leading research
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has announced it has joined the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN), in collaboration with nine other leading UK universities—Aberdeen, Bristol, Edinburgh, Keele, Newcastle, Oxford Brookes, Sheffield, Surrey, and UCL—with the aim of improving the quality of …
Product batch recall
This is to inform you that we have been advised by the MHRA to recall Paracetamol 500mg x (Pk 1000) as a precautionary measure. This is due to a small number of pots from some batches that contain discolored tablets …
Under the microscope: veterinary recruitment
It’s already been one week since we witnessed thousands of veterinary professionals flocking to Victoria Docks for London Vet Show. From veterinary nurses to practice managers, would-be animal health graduates and even a few veterinary influencers, ExCel became a …
London Vet Show ’19 | Survival of the Fittest?
Wondering how to survive your first years in practice? Well, Eleanor Price (Friars Moor Vets) will be answering just that at this year’s London Vet Show. Eleanor will be joined by Chloe Roberts (MD, Linnaeus Group) and Lizzie Bewsey-Dyke, (MD, Grads to Vets) to share …
Professor Stuart Reid elected to the National Academy of Medicine of the USA
During its annual meeting today, The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced that Royal Veterinary College Principal, Professor Stuart Reid CBE FRSE FRCVS, has been elected as an international member. The NAM is one of three academies that make up the National …