Case Studies & Blog
Boo
This is Boo who has been having treatment for Addisons disease for more than 2 years now. Addisons disease is caused by a lack of an essential steroid called aldosterone. This deficiency causes may profound problems with water and electrolyte balance and can lead to kidney problems and ultimately, if…Read more
Bailey
Bailey is a 5 year old Jack Russell Terrier. He was first seen beck in March 2015 feeling under the weather and not eating. On exam, all his lymph nodes were hugely enlarged. Further tests diagnosed him with lymphoma, which is a cancer of the lymph tissue. He immediately began…Read more
Diesel And Sass
The dangers of open windows… Hot summer weather – uncomfortably warm houses. How better to keep cool than to open the upstairs windows? Possibly not such a good idea though if there are cats in the house, especially cats that do not usually go outside. Cats are inquisitive creatures. At the start of…Read more
Tallulah
Tallulah came to us a few weeks ago with a history of persistant vomiting. When we examined her we could feel a large abdominal mass and feared the worse. Xrays revealed an unusual density in her stomach and we decided that surgery was the only option for a diagnosis and…Read more
Midget
This is Midget, the Jack Russell Terrier. She came to us having been showing persistent cystitis signs. After investigating we found that a huge stone had grown inside her bladder, causing the problem. We ended up having to operate to remove the stone but Midget is now back on the…Read more
Clay: A lucky escape as one thing leads to another
When Clay's owner noticed he had been sick and was behaving oddly she brought him up to see us. We were worried he might have eaten something he shouldn't and so we sedated him and X rayed his abdomen. When he was sedated we could feel a lump and so…Read more
A Tight Squeeze
This is Leena a patient that came to us with a long term problem with vomiting and weight loss. She has got to the point where it was difficult for her to keep her weight stable or even to eat a full meal without being sick. After a clinical work-up we…Read more
Arthur is Picking Up the Pace
Arthur came in to see us after a couple of episodes of collapsing. When examining him we noticed he had a very slow pulse rate. We performed an ECG which showed that the electricity was not passing properly from the top chambers of the heart to the bottom chambers of the…Read more
Harry Survives His Ordeal
Occasionally at our practice we have injured wildlife bought in to us in need of our care. This is Harry a baby hedgehog bought to us by a caring member of the public. He had a badly broken back leg and was weak and shocked. After receiving treatment for his infections…Read more
Jasper Goes From Strength to Strength
This is Jasper a very lucky cat! Jasper was hit on the head by a car earlier this year and suffered severe concussion as well as injuries to his neck, throat and a fractured jaw. Initially we thought his brain injuries would be too severe to survive but after a few…Read more
Tigger Bounces Back
Tigger came to us following a severe road traffic accident with multiple injuries. He had several pelvic fractures as well as broken foot but his main problem was a compression of his spinal cord causing him extreme pain and weakness on his back legs. We stabilised him for several days with…Read more
Frankie, a Real Star Patient
Frankie was attacked by two large dogs several months ago and had some of the most severe injuries we have ever seen at the practice. The attacking dogs caused extreme wounds to her chest and abdomen that almost killed her. We have had to do multiple surgeries to clean out…Read more
Connie Goes On Holiday
Connie is all ready to go on her holidays to France with her owners thanks to her new Pet Passport. It is now so easy to go away to Europe. Connie already had her microchip implanted when she came to get her passport so she just had to have a rabies…Read more
Flicker goes for the Record
Flicker, who has over a period of a few years ruptured both her cruciate liagaments is our Patient of the Month for March. The cruciate ligament is very important in the knee as it holds the thigh bone to the shin bone and when it is ruptured the dog is…Read more
Elvis has left the Building
Elvis Lockley, 4 year old male cat, was transferred from our out of hours practice one morning in October following a road traffic accident the previous night. He was very shocked and there was a concern he may have serious internal injuries which could potentially be life threatening. Elvis could not…Read more
Smokey all Steamed Up
Smokey - a rottweiller hit by a train and survived to tell the tale! He was found badly injured by a railway line, after going missing, with extensive muscle injuries to his right hind leg. He had emergency treatment on the night of the accident to close the his severe muscle injuries and the next day…Read more
Bailey gets Relief
Bailey, a 5 year old male Dogue de Bordeaux, presented at the Practice with signs of constipation. He was depressed, dehydrated and off his food and was straining to go but passing very little. On examination, Bailey had a large palpable mass of faeces in his large bowel. On rectal…Read more
Tommi in a Tangle
This is Tommi who came to our surgery in January with bad vomiting and diarrhoea that did not respond to normal treatment. Twelve hours from being first examined Tommi was much worse and had become very weak and tender to examine. When we re palpated his abdomen we felt a large…Read more
A Real Star
This is Izzy, a 4 year old cocker spaniel who first came to us in February 2010 with bad diarrhoea. She didn’t respond to normal treatment and we became aware of a lump growing in her abdomen. We were becoming very worried at this stage and performed an operation to take…Read more
Importance of Spaying your Bitch
The Importance of spaying your bitch, Ovariohysterectomy or “Spay” is the surgical removal of the uterus and ovaries in the female dog under a general anaesthetic. The procedure is not reversible, once spayed, a bitch is no longer able to have puppies. The main benefits of the procedure include: The prevention of…Read more
Precious Stones
Precious is a 4-year-old Domestic Longhair female neutered cat with a history of cystitis. The cystitis was thought to be stress induced, which is often the case in cats especially if they are quite nervous. This can be brought on by any sudden changes, such as a new cat to…Read more
Molly's Unusual Lethargy
Molly is a 4 year old Jack Russell Terrier. Her owner noticed she was very lethargic for a couple of days and had gone off her food. When she brought her in we noticed she was very quiet and her gums were very pale. Blood tests revealed she had a…Read more
Pips Drinking Problem
Pip is a 10 year old Yorkshire Terrier. His owner recently noticed his drinking had increased and was getting her up several times in the night to urinate. Blood tests revealed Pip's glucose was high and he was diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus. This means Pip could not regulate his sugar…Read more
Toby Breaks A Leg
Toby is a 4 year old rescue greyhound. He was running in the garden and somehow managed to hurt his leg and was in extreme pain. X-rays revealed a very nasty fracture of R radius and ulnar. This was fixed with a bone plate and screws. He is doing very well now…Read more