cats Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/cats/ The journal for the veterinary profession in Northern Ireland Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:10:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://nivettoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-vet-favicon-32x32.png cats Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/cats/ 32 32 Call to make chipping of cats compulsory in NI https://nivettoday.com/call-to-make-chipping-of-cats-compulsory-in-ni/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:10:55 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7416 MLAs have been urged to make the microchipping of pet cats a legal requirement. The call from animal welfare charities comes after new legislation will

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]]> New cat life expectancy research hailed https://nivettoday.com/new-cat-life-expectancy-research-hailed/ Thu, 23 May 2024 12:00:31 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7401 New research on predicting life expectancy among the UK’s companion cat population can help owners to make the right decisions for their pets, it has

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]]> Vets urged to help find Pet of the Year https://nivettoday.com/7365-2/ Thu, 02 May 2024 09:36:59 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7365 Vets Now has launched a competition to find Britain’s Pet of the Year, and is asking vets to help with the search. The awards highlight the

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]]> Regulator to launch formal investigation into vet costs https://nivettoday.com/regulator-to-launch-a-formal-investigation-into-vet-costs/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:51:00 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7249 The UK competition regulator is set to launch a formal investigation into the veterinary market after identifying “multiple concerns” in an initial review, including that

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]]> BSAVA launches new guide for small animal practices https://nivettoday.com/bsava-launches-new-guide-for-small-animal-practices/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:40:33 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7246 The BSAVA has launched the third edition of the BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice. The new edition of this essential step-by-step guide

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]]> BSAVA PetSavers unveils fundraising drive for 50th anniversary https://nivettoday.com/bsava-petsavers-unveils-fundraising-drive-for-50th-anniversary/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:55:35 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7100 BSAVA PetSavers is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, having been set up in 1974 to help fund studies into the many unsolved companion animal

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]]> Quarter of pet owners worried about ‘over-treatment’ https://nivettoday.com/quarter-of-pet-owners-worried-about-over-treatment/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:11:46 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7066 One in four  pet owners have concerns about potential over-treatment of their animals by vets amid concerns around unclear pricing, a Which? survey has found.

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]]> ‘Big Weigh In’ returns to tackle pet obesity https://nivettoday.com/big-weigh-in-returns-to-tackle-pet-obesity/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 12:45:27 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7032 PDSA and Royal Canin are working together to tackle the pet obesity epidemic – and are calling on fellow veterinary professionals to join them for

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]]> Vet nurse reprimanded over removing dead cats’ body parts https://nivettoday.com/vet-nurse-reprimanded-over-removing-dead-cats-body-parts/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:11:39 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=7007 A vet nurse who removed body parts from dead stray cats and took them home has been reprimanded. The nurse, who successfully applied for anonymity

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]]> Vet nurse pens new guide on senior pet care https://nivettoday.com/vet-nurse-pens-new-guide-on-senior-pet-care/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:38:10 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6967 A new guide has been launched to help vets set up and run Senior Pet Clinics with their nurses. The publication of the Ceva Animal

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