Page 8 - Veterinary Record News Today

A new study finds that humans arent the only ones susceptible to COVID-19 infections. Ferrets and cats can also catch the deadly virus. Scientists in the United Kingdom have found evidence that humans infected with SARS-CoV-2, which causes coronavirus, can transmit it to cats. Researchers from the University of Glasgow when screening the country’s feline population identified two such cases of cats contracting the virus from their infected owners. The cats in the study did not live in the s...

Human-to-cat covid transmission identified by Glasgow University scientists There is currently no evidence of cat-to-human transmission or that cats, dogs or other domestic animals play any appreciable role in the epidemiology of human Covid infections. Two cases of human-to-cat transmission of Covid-19 have been identified by researchers Dont miss any of Glasgow Lives biggest stories - sign up to our daily email newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up no...

Veterinarians: Dewormer Resistance Must Be Addressed To Avert Equine Welfare Disaster Sponsored by: Though veterinarians and equine caretakers around the world have stressed the importance of forgoing the once-standard practice of rotational deworming, a recent study shows that dewormer resistance is still looming. Currently, small redworms and large roundworms are resistant to all available dewormers; no new dewormers are currently in creation. Members of the British Equine Veterinar...

Horsetalk.co.nz The commonest types of worms that infect equids are the small strongyles (also known as cyathostomins). A group of British equine veterinarians says an anthelmintic resistance disaster is looming unless horse owners radically change their ways. In a letter to the journal Veterinary Record, David Rendle and colleagues from the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) anthelmintic working group reported the findings of a small-scale survey into the use of fecal worm egg count...

Updated Monday, 21st December 2020, 11:40 am Paragon Veterinary Referrals has issued the appeal as donations for emergency blood banks have declined rapidly due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The specialist-led referral centre, which is part of Linnaeus, is one of many vet practices across the country which receives often lifesaving blood and plasma from the national charity, Pet Blood Bank UK. However, a recent survey in Veterinary Record showed that while 88 per cent of pet owners in the UK said ...