Pet Story

Sweet little 6-year-old pug Tilly was referred to us at Anderson Moores as she had been experiencing a lack of coordination of her back legs for a few weeks. She came straight in to see Tomas Elvira, one of our Neurology Residents, who performed a thorough neurological examination. He suspected that Tilly had a lesion…

Gorgeous Eddie, a one-year-old Labrador puppy, was referred to our Physiotherapy team in Hampshire by his local vet following a diagnosis of hip dysplasia affecting both of his pelvic limbs. When he first came to us at Anderson Moores in October of last year, Eddie was only able to exercise for five-minute walks every other…

In 2020 Pickle’s owners picked up a gorgeous little kitten from the Blue Cross centre at just 12 weeks old. The following summer he developed an increased respiratory rate, it was a real effort for him to breath, he lost weight and was making strange sighing noises. His owners took him to their vet who…

Alfie, a beautiful 4-year-old Cockerpoo was referred to our Soft Tissue Surgery team at Anderson Moores as he had managed to eat three kebab sticks, with one of them perforating his tummy, his diaphragm (the muscle separating the belly from the chest) and one of his lung lobes! The tip of the stick was dangerously…

Ruby, a lovely Domestic Longhair Cat who at the grand age of 13, was referred as an emergency to our Neurology team at Anderson Moores as she had suddenly appeared off balance, vacant and not quite herself. Edward Ives, our Head of Neurology and Neurosurgery alongside Alice Prodger, our Intern in Neurology undertook a neurological…

Ralph, a very sweet working cocker spaniel puppy at 14-weeks old was diagnosed with a heart murmur by his primary care vet so was referred to Valentina Palermo our Head of Cardiology in Winchester to investigate further. Ralph’s echocardiographic examination showed that he had patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). PDA is one of the most common…

Simba a beautiful 9-year old cat was referred to our Orthopaedic Team as he had managed to fracture his left metatarsals (paw bones). Simba had gone out one evening and came back non-weight bearing on his left hind leg the following morning. James Grierson our Head of Orthopaedic Surgery and Juan Carlos one of our…

Rafa, a sweet 4-month-old Fox terrier puppy was referred to our Neurology Team after he was suddenly unable to stand up and walk. His owners said he had jumped up, fallen over and banged his head, being unconscious for a few seconds that felt like minutes. However, when he regained consciousness, he wasn’t able to…

Last summer beautiful Freya was the victim of a road traffic accident, so was referred to our Emergency and Critical Care Team. She was instantly seen by our Orthopaedic team as there was evidence of fractures in her pelvis, that prevented her from walking. Freya was sedated to be able to take x-rays to assess…