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Dentist Helps Broken Beak
Cyrano's beak before the team started work.
A bald eagle from Alaska in the USA has had his beak fixed with a filling from the dentist.
 

Cyrano the eagle was rescued and taken to the Bird Treatment & Learning Center after being found with a missing upper beak, wet and infested with lice.

After close inspection the team believe the bird may have got his upper beak wrapped in fishing line which slowly tightened and cut into the beak. Vets worried that further wear may have caused the beak to completely break off, which would have undoubtedly would have resulted in death in the wild.

After much deliberation, the vets enlisted the help of a dentist, Dr Kirk Johnson. With much development, the team developed a ‘spacer’ to fill the gap in the beak that is made out of the same material used to make temporary crowns for humans.  Unfortunately the beak will never be strong enough to allow the eagle to be released back into the wild, but the team are hopeful that it will become more structurally sound on its own.  

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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.