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VETS NOW PAYS TRIBUTE FOLLOWING SUDDEN
DEATH OF VN LOUISE O’DWYER
O’Dwyer was the first vet nurse from the UK to be elected president of the AVECCT and contributed to over 35 publications during her career
Out-of-hours emergency veterinary
practice Vets Now has paid tribute to
veterinary nurse Louise O’Dwyer who died
on 5 May.
Amanda Boag, Vets Now clinical
director, said: “We are devastated by the
loss of Louise O’Dwyer, a highly respected
and exceptional veterinary nurse well
known both in the UK and within the wider
emergency and critical care community
across the world. Our thoughts are with
Louise’s family at this very difficult time,
and we will support them in any way we
can.
“Louise had a natural ability to inspire
and foster talent in others; her passion
and dedication to emergency and
critical nursing led her to become a
leading veterinary nurse, mentor, author
and teacher respected throughout the
international ECC community. We were
privileged to be able to call Louise a
colleague as well as a much loved friend
and she will be sorely missed, not just by
the Vets Now team, but by everyone across
the veterinary profession.”
O’Dwyer gained her diploma in
advanced veterinary nursing (surgical) in
2004 followed by her diploma in advanced
veterinary nursing (medical) in 2007. In
2011, she became a veterinary technician
specialist (emergency and critical care)
and, in 2014, a veterinary technician
specialist (anaesthesia).
Two years later, in 2016, she was the
recipient of the BSAVA’s prestigious Bruce
Vivash Jones Veterinary Nurse Award
and RCVS Golden Jubilee Award for her
contribution to veterinary nursing.
In 2018, she became the first vet nurse
from the UK to be elected president of the
Academy of Veterinary Emergency and
Critical Care Technicians, the body which
certifies vet nurses as veterinary technician
specialists in ECC.
During her career, O’Dwyer contributed
to more than 35 publications and lectured
worldwide on all aspects of anaesthesia,
emergency and critical care, surgery and
infection control.
IN VOGUE PETS LAUNCHES NEW
HARNESS RANGE LILY’S KITCHEN TO EXPAND TO
ASIAN AND MIDDLE EAST MARKETS
Having seen Tre Ponti harnesses at various exhibitions abroad and
being impressed with the quality, In Vogue said it decided that the
brand would fit in with its current offering The producer of natural pet food has plans to double its international
business in the coming year
In Vogue Pets has announced it has become the sole UK distributors of
Tre Ponti, Italian harnesses.
Having seen Tre Ponti harnesses at various exhibitions abroad
and being impressed with the quality, In Vogue said it decided that
the brand would fit in with its current offering. Tre Ponti currently
makes about 5,000 harnesses per day and sells to over 55 countries
worldwide.
Tre Ponti produces harnesses for small and large dogs with
adjustable girth straps which aim to take the pressure off the dog’s
trachea and spine.
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Natural pet food manufacturer Lily’s
Kitchen is looking to grow its global
offering with a selected focus on new
markets across Europe, the Middle East
and further afield in Asia.
The company first dipped its ‘paws’ in
overseas markets more than five years
ago and already has a presence in France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands,
Switzerland and Germany working closely with local retail partners. Lily’s
Kitchen is now venturing to Asia, entering Singapore and Taiwan in May,
South Korea and Japan in June.
This plan follows recent growth, with the company achieving a CAGR of
31% since 2014 and holding the highest share of the UK’s premium natural
pet food category at 30%, resulting in an £80m retail sales value for the
brand by the end of the year.
The company also has plans to enhance distribution within the UK.
David Milner, CEO of Lily’s Kitchen, said: “It’s an exciting category with
the growth of premium natural pet food exploding globally. Lily’s Kitchen
pioneered the sector at a very early stage and is now leading the way with
larger competitors now playing catch up. And this is just on home soil.
“I am looking forward to working with Henrietta to help the team realise
the brand’s potential making an even bigger stamp on this growing
category, both at home and across carefully selected international
markets.”
June 2019