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BSAVA Congress 2023 becomes RACE accreditation approved

21 March 2023

The main programme for BSAVA Congress 2023 has been approved for 18 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognise RACE approval. To record your attendance, please ensure you sign into every session (available from your room hosts). For us to upload your attendance, you must have an account with cebroker.com. You can find […]

Kennel Club offers free Respiratory Function Grading Scheme training for vets in Scotland and Wales

21 March 2023

The Kennel Club and University of Cambridge are offering free Respiratory Function Grading (RFG) scheme training for vets in Wales and Scotland, to increase availability of the scheme for dog owners and breeders, and to improve dog health. The RFG scheme assesses Bulldogs, French Bulldogs and Pugs for Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS), a life-limiting […]

BSAVA celebrates #DogsInYellow day to give anxious dogs space

20 March 2023

The BSAVA is celebrating National #DogsInYellow day on 20 March 2023, to help spread the word about what wearing yellow means and why anxious and reactive dogs may need space. #DogsInYellow day aims to help raise awareness of why a dog may be wearing a yellow lead, collar, bandana, or coat; spreading the word that […]

Nurses lead on exotics module at BSAVA Congress

17 March 2023

Love them or hate them, exotic pet ownership is up nearly 60% since 20201 and the range of species is growing2. The likelihood of encountering one in general practice is rising and it is why the exotics module continues to secure its place in the BSAVA Congress programme. This year, the focus is on nursing […]

Treasured pets now safer as microchipping for cats becomes compulsory

14 March 2023

New legislation to introduce compulsory cat microchipping is being laid in Parliament today (13 March), making it easier for lost or stray pet cats to be reunited with their owners and returned home safely. There are over 9 million pet cats in England, with as many as 2.3 million unchipped, meaning that it would be […]

Public urged to follow new flat-faced dog national plan to protect canine welfare

13 March 2023

The Brachycephalic Working Group (BWG), a national group of the UK’s leading dog health and welfare organisations, has launched a new three-point plan that calls on the public to play their part in protecting the health of flat-faced dogs. The launch of the plan comes during Crufts – which offers a platform to talk about […]

BSAVA PetSavers call on veterinary practices to support them in their new fundraising campaign

13 March 2023

BSAVA PetSavers has today (13th March) launched a new fundraising campaign called PetSavers in Practice. The campaign has been created to encourage veterinary practices across the UK to pledge to fundraise for BSAVA PetSavers, by any means they choose. To get involved, practices can use the downloadable fundraising pack, which includes plenty of ideas, tips […]

Animal Welfare Legislation: The Kept Animals Bill

8 March 2023

The Kept Animals Bill is draft legislation that has the potential to improve the health and welfare of companion animals. It was first introduced in the House of Commons in June 2021 but due to a series of events affecting Westminster and the nation, the parliamentary schedule has been altered resulting in a delay to […]

BSAVA Congress strives towards being a carbon neutral event

8 March 2023

As part of the BSAVA’s commitment towards environmental sustainability, this year’s Congress is a carbon assessed event in partnership with Carbon Footprint, and therefore there are a number of sustainable initiatives which are helping us to work towards a neutral event certification for Congress 2023. A sustainable venue Our venue for BSAVA Congress 2023, Manchester […]

Canine intervertebral disc disease: how much do we really know?

7 March 2023

In 2019, Paul Freeman received a BSAVA PetSavers grant of £13,000 (including £5,000 donated by The Debs Foundation) for a project entitled Recovery of ambulation in medically-managed non-ambulatory Dachshund dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniation at the University of Cambridge Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital with Sam Khan. Canine thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion (IVDE) is a […]

BSAVA’s Congress tackles neurodiversity head-on

7 March 2023

1 in 7 people in the UK are estimated to be neurodivergent, yet it rarely features in conversation around inclusivity. That’s about to change with BSAVA’s Congress 2023 tackling the subject head-on in a neurodiversity module. Neurodivergence is a non-medical term used to describe people whose brains process, learn and/or behave differently from what is […]

Bourgelat winner to discuss new FAST® initiative at BSAVA Congress

21 February 2023

Dr Gregory Lisciandro DVM, DABVP, DACVECC, will be delivering his session “Global FAST® is our new core skill: changing the patient care paradigm” at BSAVA Congress on Saturday 25th March, after winning the Bourgelat Award for 2023. The acronym FAST stands for an ultrasound examination called Focused Assessment with Sonography and Trauma, which was created […]

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