PETstock stores across Australia will next month provide a $10 microchipping service to ensure more of Australia’s pets can be easily identified if they become lost. 2018 marks the third year of the national microchipping initiative, which is run in […]
Veterinary News
Zoetis products to be supplied directly to vets
Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company, has launched new, direct-to-vet distribution model known as ‘Zoetis Direct’ that will change the way Australian vets purchase companion animal products. Zoetis Direct will benefit vet clinics from a closer relationship that will allow […]
New online resource for livestock vets
Veterinary digital content specialist Vetstream has extended its Vetlexicon service with the launch of Bovis, a practical, peer-reviewed online clinical resource for veterinarians working with cattle. Bovis contains more than 750 articles and 1,500 images and videos from more than 120 […]
US vet makes first ever GT diagnosis in cat
A critical care specialist with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine recently diagnosed a cat with the congenital platelet disorder, Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT)—the first ever such diagnosis in a cat. Miao Miao, a four-year-old male domestic shorthair cat, was brought […]
WSAVA vaccination project concludes in Mexico
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association Vaccination Guidelines Group (VGG) last month held a series of meetings and continuing education (CE) sessions in Mexico—the final country visit in its three-year project aimed at enhancing levels of understanding of infectious diseases across Latin […]
New cat door launches this weekend
Sure Petcare, the pet technology specialist, will be previewing the latest cat door technology, the SureFlap Microchip Cat Door Connect, at the Cat Lovers Show, to be held at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition hall on 8 and 9 September 2018. The SureFlap Microchip Cat Door Connect allows cat owners to lock […]
Bondi vet inspires future vets
Special guest Bondi Vet Dr Alex Hynes was in attendance at the recent launch of the January 2019 program for Future Vet Kids Camp—a veterinary-inspired school holiday program that caters to kids aged 9 to 16 years from around Australia. The […]
Parasites worming their way through wildlife
Global research reveals some of the world’s most damaging parasitic worm species are being spread by wildlife, not just by dogs and cats. An international team of scientists, including Dr Nicholas Clark from The University of Queensland’s School of Veterinary Science, found that […]
Rat may hold the key to koala virus spread
A Queensland rat, the grassland melomys, could be the origin of a koala retrovirus, which infects the majority of Australia’s koalas. University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science lecturer Dr Gregory Simmons, who is currently trying to determine the biological mechanism that leads […]
Dogs to benefit from simple blood test for liver disease
UK vets have developed a blood test that quickly detects early signs of liver disease in dogs. The test—described in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine—means that fewer dogs will have to undergo invasive liver biopsies. Diagnosing canine liver disease […]