Technical advice

Technical advice is our interpretation of how professional standards apply in a particular situation. It is designed to help veterinarians deal with common issues in practice, using their professional judgement to apply the advice to their own situation.

It represents our best efforts at the time of publication but standards and expectations change over time and particular care should be used when reading old advice.

Current technical advice by topic:

Delegation

Example nurse vaccination process

Authorising medicines for specified surgical procedures done by non-veterinarians

Authorising Controlled Drugs for use by non-veterinarians

Authorising restricted veterinary medicines for dispensing and use by non-veterinarian staff

Nurses administering vaccinations to companion animals

Nurses signing vaccination records

Stewardship

Authorisation of Critically Important Antibiotics for future use

Authorising Gabapentin without examination

Controlled drugs discrepancies

Authorising between clinics

Client relationships

Informed consent

Can I end the relationship with a client?

Microchipping minefields

Emergency services

Emergency services and competence

Emergency services and offering a specific and limited range of veterinary services

Emergency services and travel times

Animal welfare & ethics

Cattle pregnancy termination considerations