This year, 27th June marks the beginning of Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW). Endorsed by the British Veterinary Association and the British Small Animal Veterinary Association, this year marks the 16th RAW. With their inquisitive and social nature, rabbits are an increasingly popular choice of pet. This year, the VPIS have already [...]
In May, we attended the 42nd International Congress of the EAPCCT in Tallinn, where we presented three posters. The posters for the congress are available to view online. Our abstracts are: • Accidental ingestion of alcoholic beverages in dogs • Severe local tissue injury from accidental use of pressurised surgical spirit [...]
Many of us will be celebrating Her Majesty’s historic reign during the Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend, which takes place from 2nd to 5th June. Preparing for a big Jubilee celebration? Coronation chicken, scones, chocolate cake and alcoholic drinks are just a few of the potential hazard's pets could be exposed [...]
Nicola Robinson, our Head of Service, will be lecturing at BVA Live which is taking place on the 23rd and 24th of June at the NEC in Birmingham. Nicola's presentation is on the 23rd at 15.35 in the Clinical Theatre 1. This lecture will look at the various ways for vets [...]
We have recently experienced an increase in cases where owners have given their pets salt water or hydrogen peroxide in an effort to make their pet vomit. These methods can cause toxic effects which may worsen the animal’s condition and can also potentially be fatal. In addition, in many cases [...]
Following a number of recent reports of confirmed and suspected appearances of blue-green algae on lakes and ponds around the UK, we would like to remind all dog owners to be vigilant when walking their dogs around water. Blue-green algae is most common in stagnant fresh water such as lakes [...]
We have been working with the Horticultural Trades Association, who have produced the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Guide to Potentially Harmful Plants 3rd Edition. This guide has been produced to address the risk associated with certain species of plants, ensuring that the public is informed of potentially harmful plants at the [...]
There has been a shortage of supply of the Biomed antivenom (originating from Poland) which has caused issues here in the UK. It was due to the Polish regulator not being able to release the stock on time. Raman Pharma (who are the only importer of antivenom into the UK) received their [...]
The upcoming Easter celebrations mean that there may be many chocolate eggs and treats to tempt pets. Chocolate poisoning in dogs is one of the most common enquiries received by the VPIS, with the severity of the poisoning being influenced by the amount of eaten, and the type of chocolate [...]
Our annual memberships currently include an online subscription to the UK Vet Collection Journals. We would like to make our annual members aware that, due to lack of uptake, this will be discontinued from 31st October 2022. However, due to this we are able to continue to send information leaflets [...]
