Pet Story

Lovely eight-year-old Labrador Summer was rushed into us as an emergency with a tongue that was swollen and dripping with blood. Her owner said “We gave Summer an air-dried lamb bone which I had bought from a pet store as it was her birthday. She went off to chew it for most of the afternoon.…

Playful 4 year old German Shepherd dog Rocky loves playing with stones – but the beloved pet’s favourite game went wrong when he had to be rushed to vets! His owner said she was left ‘traumatised’ after her four-year-old dog ‘inhaled’ a rock and was left coughing and struggling to breathe. She said he had…

Arthur, a 5 year old Cocker Spaniel, managed to swallow a kebab skewer that made it through to his stomach and then punctured his stomach and chest wall causing real damage. His owner said: “We had no idea Arthur had eaten a barbecue skewer but it was clear something was wrong with him. We took…

Millie, a gorgeous 6 year old Labrador caused real worry for her dedicated family when on a leisurely dog walk along the riverbank she raided a fisherman’s bag hoping for a treat but instead swallowed a fish hook complete with line and weights! Her owners rushed her to their local vet who after taking an…

Lovely 11-year-old Jack Russell Jazzy was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma, a vigorous type of cancer that attacks the body’s immune system. This would have been fatal if she hadn’t undergone treatment. She was referred to our Oncology team and her dedicated owner has since supported her through 5 months of treatment under the care of…

Lovely 4 year old Labrador Finn was referred to us as an emergency case as he was stiff while walking and rapidly progressed to him being unable to stand or open his mouth within 48 hours of arrival with tetanus. It started from a nail bed infection in his dew claw, it had progressed to…

Beloved 14-year-old Labrador Retriever Oscar was rushed to us as an emergency admission as he needed to be resuscitated before spending eight days in intensive care as he became critically ill with pneumonia and septic shock. Two of our Internal Medicine Residents Fang Yu Foo and Victoria Neale led Oscar’s care, handling his recovery and…

Gorgeous young Taffy, a Border Collie, was just eight months old when it became clear that his hips were causing him real discomfort, so he was referred to us. He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia which is a condition affecting the hip joints that leads to abnormal development of the joint and subsequent osteoarthritis. James…

Gorgeous, sweet ten-year-old Pebbles, an Italian Spinone, was first diagnosed with cancer almost three years ago and could have died within days due to the rapid growth of the tumour on her windpipe and lungs. However, her owner was determined to give her girl the best chance of living a good life with help from…